After two years of disappointment, the NSW Waratahs are Super Rugby Women's champions yet again after they put an ill-disciplined Fijian Drua to the sword in blowout 50-14 win in Ballymore.
It was revenge for the Waratahs who were knocked out of contention in the semifinal by the Drua last year and were beaten in the grand final for the first time just a year earlier, with Desiree Miller, Georgina Friedrichs and player of the match Atasi Lafai the standouts in a strong team performance.
Read on for our three big moments from the match.
ATASI LAFAI SEALS TOP PERFORMANCE WITH A TRY
There were plenty of outstanding performances across the squad for the Waratahs with Desiree Miller continuing her impeccable form with another triple while Georgina Friedrichs laid down her claim for a Wallaroos jersey with some superb ball running, but it was second-rower Atasi Lafai who led the side to a famous victory in Brisbane.
Dominating the clash with bruising hits and hard ball carries, Lafai regularly bumped off defenders to give her side the front foot ball they needed to unleash their backline and run away with the result, and in the end she was rewarded for her hard efforts with her own try as she somehow managed to drag three defenders with her as she dotted it down.
It caps off what has been a stellar year for the lock who has suffered so many injury setbacks in the past. The injury list is extensive with two ACL tears, a broken collarbone, ankle surgery and last year a neck injury. She was hit again when she copped a stud to the eye in a free accident.
There's no doubt she'll be one of the first names on new Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp's squad list this week.
MILLER DOES HER WALLAROOS ASPIRATIONS NO HARM
It's scary how easy scoring tries seems to be for both Maya Stewart and Desiree Miller with the duo combining for five of the Waratahs eight tries.
It was Miller who got the Tahs on the board in the 12th minute, diving over the line after simple backline move saw the ball move from right to left and the wing found the space on the edge for the try. But it was her second that exemplified the speed the young flyer has.
Catching the Drua napping, Tahs halfback Layne Morgan took a quick tap following a scrum penalty and spotted the endless space on the left. Engaging the defender, Morgan sent a cheeky dummy to her right towards support player Bella McKenzie before she skipped past the defender and sent a beautiful ball to her left to Miller who ran away for the try.
You don't see many better tries than that.
Conceding a yellow card and penalty try for a deliberate knock down couldn't take away from her sensational performance though as she ran in a third in the final 10 minutes to really solidify the Tahs incredible victory.
You can only imagine the damage Miller and Stewart will do in the gold jersey next month.
BRAIN FADES AND POOR DISCIPLINE MAR DRUA PERFORMANCE
In the hunt after halftime and trailing by just three points, things fell apart quickly for the Drua as their discipline fell to pieces with the pressure mounting.
As the Waratahs continually tested the Drua defensive line and forced Fiji to make a seemingly endless number of tackles, wing Adita Milinia was shown a yellow card for a over-the-shoulder high tackle and conceded a penalty try as the last defender.
She was joined only minutes later in the naughty corner when fly-half Jeniffer Ravutia took Friedrichs out high with a truly ugly tackle. Making no attempt to dip, Ravutia slammed hard into the centre with her arms wrapping Friedrichs head, leaving the Drua with just 13 on the pitch.
Another high shot on replacement Waiaria Ellis saw Asinate Serevi quickly shown a yellow as well. But the worst was still yet to come with Ravutia shown another yellow turned red after her frustrations boiled over and she stomped on Waratahs replacement Jade Sheridan.
Take nothing away from the Waratahs performance, they were deserved winners, but the Drua were poor for much of the match with their discipline leaving them with little chance of competing. Meanwhile, Ravuita might be counting the cost of her brain fade as they enter the Test season with a ban no doubt coming her way.
