Hampden GF open netball: South Warrnambool's Annie Blackburn

Watch: South Warrnambool's Annie Blackburn was best on court in HFNL open netball grand final

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00:00 I'm so excited. Cobden really brought it to us today. We were up a little bit going into the last quarter and they really took it to us.

00:08 I'm just really proud of our girls for holding our heads and staying composed. I'm really proud of everyone.

00:14 And for you, the final game before you move overseas, to get two medals, how do you feel about that?

00:19 I'm so pumped. I really wanted to get the win today. It's really sweet. It's obviously a bit sad as well because I won't be playing next year.

00:29 But I think this team is amazing and I'm just so proud of everyone.

00:33 How do you think they're going to cover you next year?

00:35 I think they'll be fine. The attack end is fantastic. They make my job so easy. With Aly O'Connor, Izzy and Holly.

00:43 They honestly make my job so easy and I'm so lucky to have such a great team.

00:48 Will Jefferson has come in and made a massive impact at this club. Tell us about him as coach.

00:54 I don't know where to start with Will. He is the best coach I've ever had. He is so dedicated and I think he downplays how busy he is.

01:04 He's got a child at home, he travels back and forth to Melbourne and he still makes us a priority.

01:10 So I will always be grateful for that. His netball brain is just incredible and he's made us all better netballers.

01:17 And me in particular, he's taken my game to another level and I'll always be grateful for that.

01:24 How do you girls celebrate tonight?

01:26 We'll go back to South and celebrate a couple of wins. We had a win in the 15s and a win in the reserves footy.

01:33 And hopefully the senior footy will get a win as well. So we'll just go back to South and celebrate with everyone.

01:39 So we're looking forward to it.

01:40 What does this club mean to you? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

01:43 It means a lot. My partner is South through and through and it just means so much because Brayden's mum was a big part of South.

01:53 And she passed away about 25 years ago and just to bring back her legacy and do this for her was really special.

02:01 Thank you so much.

02:03 Thank you.

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