Cup sprouts in the carrot patch

GLENORCHY players were encouraged by their coach to chase the “carrot” of a TSLW premiership, and it seems at least some Magpies took that message to heart.

Several Glenorchy players dressed as the vegetable yesterday as part of their celebration of the team’s twopoint win over Clarence in the grand final on Saturday.

“I spoke about two months ago about the fact that there’s a carrot there if you want it. The carrot was the premiership cup,” coach Craig Grace said.

“It grew from a comment off-the-cuff to a bit of team thing.

“The girls were pulling out carrots left, right and centre.”

The celebrations were in full swing at KGV yesterday, with the players re-watching the match and conducting their best and fairest count, but captain Nietta Lynch said they will ramp up another notch today.

“The big day for us is [today], we have a full-on mad Monday planned here,” Lynch said.

She said the win was still sinking in.

“There’s been moments, for myself there’s been little waves,” she said.

“When I look back through the photos and when I saw the vision again, it was just a realisation, but it felt like a dream really to tell you the truth.”

Grace said his players deserved to let their hair down after a long season culminating in Saturday’s win.