After an even opening quarter, the Pumas put the Hawks to the sword in an emphatic display which culminated in the 48-point victory to give the club its first senior premiership cup.

Victorious coach Trent Fiscalini, who only took the reins at the end of last season, said the final minutes of the match brought with them a mixture of emotions but the overall feeling was a sense of pride in his team's accomplishment.

"It didn't feel real, it wasn't until that final siren went and it became a reality that it hit me. Everyone had come to play, we applied the pressure and everything was spot on and fell into place," he said.

"When I took on the coaching role I had this goal in mind. I thought with the 10 months I had in front of me that I would come up with a plan and the aim at the end of that was to win the premiership.

"I wanted to make sure that every guy that I had out there was prepared for that one day in September and for the actual plan to come together it is unreal."

Both sides began the decider with a high intensity, but it was Jamie Elder and Aidan Bell who got Moyston/Willaura away to the better start with two quick majors in the opening five minutes.

Tatyoon pegged one back when brothers John and Steven Butler combined deep inside the Hawks' forward-50, while the class of Sean McDougall and Damian Cameron helped set Steven Butler up for his second major soon after.

Jake McCarthy gave Tatyoon the lead at the 23-minute mark of the quarter, while Jack Fraser was solid on the last line of defence as the quarter drew to a close.

With Aaron McKinnis' shot on goal falling short after the siren, the Hawks held a four point buffer at the first break.

"Especially the first couple of minutes we'd provided that intensity and brought the heat and if we had have kicked a couple more goals it would have been the perfect start, but I thought we more than matched it with Tatyoon in that first quarter," Fiscalini said.

"Even though we were down by a couple of points at quarter time, I thought if we could hold that pressure and keep the emphasis on the ball carrier to cause turnovers, it was going to hold us in good stead."

Things began to unravel for the Hawks in the second term with McKinnis getting on the scoreboard early, followed by two more goals to Bell.

With the Pumas' onball brigade dominating they were able to score once more on the stroke of halftime, again through McKinnis, to take their lead to 20 points.

"Our midfield gave us first use, blokes like Jake Hamilton, Luke Thomas and Brew (Lynden Brewis) were leading by example," Fiscalini said.

"They were the boys we have relied on all year and were fantastic again on the day.

"When we had it down forward I thought even though we didn't kick as many goals, when it was down there we were red hot with our pressure and that allowed us to lock it in."

Fiscalini urged his charges to approaching the second half of the match in 10-minute blocks, which seemed to work in the Pumas' favour.

The star of the premiership quarter was the Moyston/Willaura coach himself, with Fiscalini collecting plenty of the ball across the backline and directing the ball into attack.

Tatyoon was hapless to the pressure applied by the Pumas around the ground, with the Hawks again held goalless while the Pumas added four more goals to their total.

A third straight shot at goal after the siren — this time from Lachie Hamilton — failed to score, however this was of little significance in the context of the clash, as the grand final was all but decided by the final break. Moyston/Willaura holding a 48-point advantage.

“We made sure that we just stuck to our structures and just focused on going about our business,” Fiscalini said.

“Halfway through the last quarter it started to feel a bit sweeter knowing the foot was on their throat and the match was ours for the taking.”

The Hawks finally broke their goal drought through Mitch Cronin midway through the fourth quarter, before Bell with his game high fourth major sealed the 11.19 (85) to 4.13 (37) win.

Pumas’ co-captain Lyden Brewis won the AFL Victoria Country Medal for best afield as voted by the officiating umpires, while Fiscalini was awarded the J.A Knight Medal, selected by an independent panel.

Fiscalini praised the efforts of Brewis and his offsider Matt Peel, describing the pair as the heart and soul of the club.

“It means so much to those boys, they have been around the club for a long time and stuck by when Moyston/Willaura was in the pits during the early 2000s,” Fiscalini said.

“John Vanderwaal is another that has been here for a long time, around when (former coach) Wilf Dickeson and those boys were struggling and this is huge for them, it means a lot to be able to do it for everyone that has been associated with the club.

“I’d like to also mention Mick Davis and particularly Cheryl Stapleton. It is her first year as club president and she has just been fantastic.

“She has given me so much support, as has Dennis Bell, I couldn’t have done it without his assistance throughout the season either.”

The win also came just five days after the death of popular club stalwart and MDFL president Ruth Brain, who was honoured before the match with a tribute by the league and a minute’s silence.

Fiscalini said the grand final victory meant a lot to many people.

“Just the amount of supporters that celebrated with us after the match, the old folk, the ones that put in all the hard work behind the scenes whether it was at the bar, or the strappers, Les Bright, all those people — it means everything to the club that have done it tough for the past 10 years,” he said.

“Finally for the community of Moyston and Willaura, this win is for those people.”