There's no denying it has been a big week for Launceston's Brooke Brown but the recently-drafted Roo made it even bigger on Saturday.
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The 23-year-old booted five majors as her Blues defeated North Launceston 9.9 (63) to 3.2 (20) at Windsor Park to reach their second consecutive final, where they will face Glenorchy who accounted for Clarence at Abbotsfield Park.
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North grabbed the first goal of the contest through Sophie Farrow but from there, Brown and the Blues took over as she booted five in the first half - sharing honours with Meg Sinclair and Molly Clark.
Launceston went into the third quarter with a 34-point advantage but play evened out throughout the second half with scarce opportunities as Clark kicked two more and Bomber Maggie added one for North.
After some pre-game banter was thrown their way at Friday's press conference, Launceston coach Ange Dickson was impressed with her side's response.
"To come away 40-point winners, I think that kind of shows where we are at compared to where they are at," she said.
"I was really proud of our girls and they way that we came out and played the game.
"I think North try to win footy games through trash talk and things like that and I think in the end it showed who was more composed out there."
Brown's composure and presence impressed her leader while her side finished the match with only two players on the bench courtesy of a planned precaution with Daria Bannister's troublesome knee.
"Off the half-back line again Georgia Hill with her run and carry, the way she hits the contest is fantastic.
"In the end, we were down to two on the bench just trying to rest players for next week, so we ended up throwing Dearne Taylor into the midfield where she was dominant and then we had to throw her up forward as well - I think it just shows the versatility of our group."
In defeat, North Launceston captain and assistant coach Jodie Clifford was pleased with her side's performance in what happened to be the final game of her career - retiring following the loss.
"Obviously our history against Launceston isn't great, we wanted to come out and be competitive and I think they did that," she said.
"It was really driven from the girls today so we were really happy with what we put out there."
She said getting off to a strong start through Farrow's major was a priority following the pre-match banter and described the early lead as a confidence booster having only scored eight points against the Blues this year.
The likes of Raigan Kettle, Sophie Townsend and Ruby Slater impressed her in the side's second finals series, which she said will make the side stronger going forward despite her absence.
FULL TIME SCORES
Launceston 9.9 (63) d North Launceston 3.2 (20)
Goals - Launceston: Brown 5, Clark 3, Sinclair 1
North Launceston: S. Farrow, Maurer, Cuthbertson 1