BDCA Finals: Watch the dramatic final moments of Marist’s maiden women’s premiership triumph at Forrest Park

Marist have released the unbelievable footage of the final ball frenzy which won them their first ever women’s premiership — with a soundtrack added for extra drama. Donnybrook needed three runs to win the game from the final ball, which you can watch in the video player below, with a tie enough to give the Blues the premiership. Marist had lost the competition’s first three grand finals, something which captain Jess Barton said made the breakthrough triumph extra special. Desperately lunging back for a second run to tie the game, Willow Healy was beaten to the crease by the ball, but the bails had been dislodged by a stray hand. As Healy lay face-down on the Forrest Park turf, thinking the game was lost, non-striker Summer Towers came screaming down the wicket, pulling her teammate off the grass and forcing her down the other end. But their desperate efforts were in vain, with a throw to the non-striker’s end beating Healy back. It means Marist won their maiden flag without winning a single game in the finals series — tying with Leschenault last week to book their grand final place. It came after a clutch final over from Gabrielle House, who defended just four runs, moments before being named the season’s champion player. Marist skipper Jess Barton said she was “really, really confident” in House, who snuck two balls down the leg side early in the over.