It was a day of rapturous celebration at Dock Lake on Saturday afternoon.
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Taylors Lake's senior football and A Grade netball sides both pulled off upset victories against Rupanyup, rejuvenating an immense excitement at the club after several seasons without much on-field success.
It was the club's first A Grade netball victory since 2012, and comes three years after the club received permission not to field an A Grade side in 2016 due to a lack of numbers.
For the senior football, it was their first victory against a side other than Pimpinio since August 2016. The footballers also completed the clean sweep - winning the under-14s, under-17s, reserves and seniors for only the second time in the club's history.
Taylors Lake president Tammy McDonald said it was an incredible day.
"The feeling is indescribable," McDonald said.
"We've been working so hard to get success across our whole club, and to see it going in the right direction.
The feeling is indescribable.
- Taylors Lake president, Tammy McDonald
"It's been a lot of blood, sweat and tears and a long time in the making.
"A lot of people before me have put in a lot of hard work as well. To see everybody finally get the reward was fantastic."
McDonald said the support from the sidelines was incredible.
"It was fantastic to see all the support," McDonald said.
"The footballers also came across to watch the A Grade after the football, and they sung the song all together as a group.
"It was very overwhelming - it showed how we are really one club. The support across both sides is just fantastic."
While the A Grade side won by 22 goals, the football was far from a walkover, with Rupanyup cutting the margin back to less than a goal late in the last quarter.
But the Lakers held strong to boot the final two goals of the game and claim a 17 point victory.
"We played really good footy," Lakers coach Brandon Weatherson said.
"We could never get it out past 20 points but we felt in control for most of the game."
The win propelled the Lakers above Laharum and into ninth on the Horsham District football league ladder.