Try telling that to the men who poured out emotion moments after the final siren.

The methodical 30-point win against Lauderdale on Saturday at UTAS Stadium secured North Launceston’s legacy as the greatest team of the statewide era.

Six titles over 30 seasons is pretty good. But winning four in the last five is even better.

For the joyous players, they are just numbers.

Sherrin Egger’s then starting to count from one. 

He’s one of five Bombers tasting glory for the first time.

The teenager capped off a strong campaign in which he polled eight votes in the TSL player of year award to finish just outside the top 10.

“The boys say the time you win your first that it’s just so unbelievable and now I know why,” Egger said.

“The first is definitely a bit more special. Your first premiership is always something you will remember.

“I’m sure the boys who have won three or four will say it’s an even better feeling but if not, just as special.”

He has proven a key player at the defensive end this year.

But when the reigning premiers, who produced just five goals in three quarters, struggled for a spark Taylor Whitford turned to Egger.

A crucial miss from point blank range left the result in doubt. Minutes later nailing a strong mark and goaling from the pocket, Egger made amends to deliver North an unassailable lead to victory. 

“I missed that first one that I’d expect to make every day of the week,” Egger said.

“All the boys, as they do, are great leaders and said to me, ‘next one, next one’.

“Lucky I got another opportunity to redeem myself and it went through. There’s nothing better than kicking a goal down there with the cheer squad behind it.”

Tom Couch’s peculiar year at Invermay ended on a high.

The one-time Melbourne rookie returned to the side for the sixth time and the first in more than two months.

But the 30-year-old who has turned his hand to a fitness coaching career on the world tennis circuit did his best to go back-to-back.

“You’d rather be training three or four times a week as a group to do everything you can to prepare,” Couch said.

“I tried to do everything on my own. I had a kick with a few mates back home and did all the running.

“There was probably a few instances in the game when I panicked a bit with that goal sense because of it. So I tried to pressure as much as I could and bring it to ground.”

It was a year since he held up the prized silverware with then-captain Whitford. But the last coach rated this premiership no less special.

“For me, it all about the team success,” Couch said.

“Seeing how hard Taylor [Whitford] coaches, I am just so proud of him. There are a few boys who are now four-time premiership players and a few have won three.

“All I can say is they are just a very special group.”