North Adelaide have defeated Norwood by 19 points in the SANFL grand final to complete a remarkable rags-to-riches tale.
North, coached by ex-AFL player Josh Carr, have risen from finishing bottom last year to win the premiership with a 19.10 (124) to 15.15 (105) triumph on Sunday.
North's spot in the grand final was only confirmed by the SANFL tribunal last Tuesday night after the club fielded an extra player for a period in their preliminary final victory.
Carr, a former Port Adelaide player, admitted the extra-man mistake but his club was permitted to play in the grand final against red-hot favourites Norwood.
North, before 40,355 spectators at Adelaide Oval, captured its first premiership since 1991.
North prevailed despite a standout display from Norwood's Mitch Grigg, who played 20 AFL games for the Adelaide Crows before being delisted at the end of the 2016 season.
Grigg, who has won consecutive Magarey medals as the SANFL's best-and-fairest player, kicked six goals and collected 31 disposals in a losing side to enhance his claims for a return to AFL ranks.
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