This afternoon's grand final is more than just the culmination of the season's work for Kaye Sweeney.

It is the apex of a five-year-long journey.

Back in 2021, Sweeney first took charge of the McCarthy Young Guns. In reality, she had already been with the team for some time as the manager of their representative team.

But they asked her to coach them in a Saturday competition, and she said yes.

Little did she know the impact it would have.

"When I took over coaching these girls, they renewed a lot of my enthusiasm," Sweeney said.

"They would just respond to whatever I asked them to do, and I'd ask for their input even at 13 or 14 for what we're going to do. Having them involved in the decision-making makes it so much better."

Over the next few years, the side gradually evolved as th

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