Pomborneit is celebrating a milestone it hasn't achieved in decades.
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The Bulls won their third South West Cricket Association one-day premiership in a row, defeating Mortlake on Saturday at Cobden Recreation Reserve.
"I think it's the first time it's happened since maybe the 1950s for our club," skipper Grant Place said.
"...Just to play consistent cricket against good opposition over three full seasons and come out on top is a huge effort."
Grant, who made 40 not out and hit the winning runs, played a brave captain's innings on a tricky pitch.
He only had one run from 14 balls at one stage but hung tight.
Grant danced up the pitch once he got his eye in, trying to keep the run-rate ticking.
His two fours down the ground in the 43rd over proved crucial to victory and were met with big cheers from the crowd.
The Bulls' leader praised opener David Murphy who was man of the match with a half-century.
"It was pretty ballsy," Grant said.
"...No one timed the ball, from both teams, except him."
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The Bulls bowled tight and had Mortlake 4-79 off 39 overs before the Cats pushed to 9/131 from their 50 overs.
Opener Shane Slater held down the Cats' innings, top-scoring with 47 before being stumped.
The Bulls' Sri Lankan imports Lahiru Fernando (3/17) and Tharaka Sendanayake (4/23) were handy with the ball.
Pomborneit brothers David and Steven Murphy had a strong opening stand with a 41-run partnership before Steven was caught in slips off spinner Todd Lamont.
David blasted himself to the 30s in nearly as many balls.
But the Cats were able to hold up the run-rate after Steven's dismissal.
David brought up his 50 off 72 balls with a four, while Tom Place held down an end.
Tom was bowled and David was caught after swiping to mid-wicket while on 50.
Pomborneit was suddenly 3/71.
Grant and middle-order batsman Fernando then dug in with runs hard to get.
The pair held the crease until Fernando was run out for 17 with the Bulls on 105.
When Sendanayake was caught for one you wondered whether the game was changing.
But Grant and Stephen Hill guided Pomborneit home.
Grant said the Bulls dug deep and "turned it on when it mattered" this season.
"We were looking pretty unlikely after round six, sitting three and three," the skipper said.
A touching gesture came at the end of the match when Sendanayake gave his medal to injured teenager Tom Darcy who was on crutches and didn't play in the grand final.
Grant explained Darcy was injured in a serious car accident in recent months.
"After we won the semi I had a couple of drinks with Senda and Larry (Fernando)...he brought it up to me he wanted to give his medal to (Darcy) if we won," Grant said.
The captain also praised Tom Place who had been the Bulls' form batsman of the past month.
Pomborneit won the 2019/20 decider against Camperdown and the 2018/19 finale against Mortlake.
Mortlake won the two one-day premierships prior to that.
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