DES Kennedy Medallist Matt Seiter was out on his feet at three-quarter-time.
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But losing simply wasn’t an option for the ruckman who helped Brock-Burrum kick eight goals to one in a stunning final quarter blitz at Walbundrie.
“I didn’t think I did much in the last quarter because I was done, but the boys were fantastic,” Seiter said.
“We have had two games in a month and we’ve trained hard all year.
“It didn’t matter if we were going into the wind or anything like that.
“We were good to go.”
Seiter did a power of work at the centre bounces and in defence during the opening three quarters before drifting forward when the floodgates opened.
While he kicked one goal, another shot didn’t go to plan when he missed from the top of the goal-square.
“I thought bugger it, we’re six goals up so I’m going to give a torp a go,” he said.
“I bloody missed though.
“I’d say I’ll cop a bit about that.
“You have got to laugh.”
Seiter joined Brock-Burrum from Wodonga this season and, like many of his teammates, hit top form in the second-half of the home and away series.
He and Aidan Johnson formed a powerhouse combination with Kade Garland providing another tall option in attack.
“It doesn’t get much better than this,” he said.
“I just what to thank all the supporters and the people who put in the hours behind the scenes.
“We just play footy.
“The twos boys behind the goals were great today.
“A few players were stiff to miss out, particularly Aaron Livermore.
“He’s played almost every game this season and is a really big part of this grand final win.”
While Seiter was judged Brock-Burrum’s best player, talented youngster Dylan Pettingill was a standout for Jindera.
He was close to best on ground at half-time after kicking three goals and continued to play well when moved to a wing opposed to Saint star John-Roy Williams.
Pettingill returned to the side after missing last weekend’s preliminary final win against Henty with a back complaint.
“We run out of legs and they got away from us,” Pettingill said.
“It’s unfortunate I suppose.
“It would have been nice to get over the line with the boys but what can you do.”
Jindera has lost to Brock-Burrum (2016), Osborne (2017) and Brock-Burrum (2018) in the past three grand finals but is confident of remaining a force next season.
“We’ll stick together as a young side,” Pettingill said.
The Bulldogs are set to announce outgoing coach Kerry Bahr’s replacement in coming days.