Koroit's Archie Tepper and Damian Dobson, Hampden U16 grand final

Koroit's Archie Tepper and coach Damian Dobson after the Hampden league under 16 football grand final

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00:00 Thanks for joining us Archie and Damien, a fantastic win in the U16 grand final, a thriller,

00:05 how are you feeling?

00:06 Still a bit rattled at the moment to be honest, I don't kick my Archie, the last quarter was

00:13 pretty nerve wracking and when I hit the front I thought we weren't going to get there and

00:17 for Archie to step up, he's that goalie, pretty much on the siren and something green has

00:21 made all the difference in Archie.

00:23 How are you feeling Archie, I mean your celebration obviously summed it up.

00:26 Two minutes before the kick I was like oh no, I'm lost but then Taylor came out of the

00:32 middle, laced me up and then I fell on top of the wheel.

00:36 How were you feeling when you went back to line up for goal?

00:38 I was shaking, I was like oh no, but it went through.

00:43 What was it like having your team mates and the crowd come and swamp you after that?

00:46 Oh it was crazy, I was on the bottom of the pack all the way down, I thought I was going

00:50 to die but no it was good.

00:52 And Damien obviously, Cobden hit the front late through Archie Taylor, what were you

00:59 thinking on the sidelines, did you think this team had it in them to have another go?

01:02 Yeah I didn't doubt the boys' determination, they've shown it all year and it was just

01:07 great for the senior players in the team, they set upon themselves to get around the

01:12 ball, two calves on the ball and another, Rolly Parsons and they got the centre clearance

01:17 and the level-headedness of Archie Taylor who's caught up Archie in that contested

01:22 forward line was first rate and for us to keep it going, I still love seeing it on video,

01:28 pretty amazing to see it there.

01:30 And what does it mean for you guys to win this, it's been a long time between drinks

01:34 for the under 16 team and Kuroi?

01:36 It means heaps to us, it's been about 30 years I think and all the hard work we've put in,

01:42 I think we deserved it and it was just unreal to get the win.

01:47 Premierships are hard to come by no matter what level, age level it is or senior level

01:52 and for these boys they've put the hard work in all year, they've done extra sessions and

01:56 their attendance and training has been first rate and they've sometimes deserved to get

02:01 what you want in footy and they certainly deserved it to get the win today.

02:05 Unfortunately for Cobham they put up a great fight and they probably could have had it

02:10 in the last minute of the game which most of the crowd did but for them to come from

02:14 fourth is a sensational effort and they deserved it as a great grand final really.