They entered the 2020 Orange District Football Association division one decider as firm favourites and Waratah FC more than lived up to the hype on Saturday, decimating CYMS 10-1 to capture the premiership.
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Sky blues' skipper Ryan Sinclair described his side's performance as 'clinical' as they put their foot on the gas in the early stages and didn't let up until the final whistle.
"We were ruthless in front of goal," Sinclair said.
"In the first half we started pretty strongly... we scored some of the better goal you'll see."
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Tahs' striker Tim Kelly left his mark on the main event, bagging a hat-trick in the nine-goal offensive eruption.
And even though Kelly received the referee's three points for player of the game, the skipper couldn't pick just one bloke to tip his cap to.
"We were all pretty hungry and we all wanted to ram it home," he said. "They [CYMS] deserve credit, though... they never gave up.
"It's not as if they didn't turn up to play or they put the cue in the rack. They got stuck into us but we were just a class above."
Sinclair gave props to the opposing keeper Luke Dingham who played bravely throughout the loss.
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"He made three really good saves in the first half and a couple in the second," he said. "It could have been 15 if he didn't play the way he did."
For CYMS' coach Matt Roberts, it's never easy bringing your side's spirits up after such a crushing loss but the leader did the best he could in the wake of the contest.
"I got them straight into a huddle before anyone else could talk to them," Roberts said.
"They're all so young and I wanted to get into their ear before anyone else did.
"I told them to not let the game define the season they've had. From where they've come from to now, their futures all so bright."
As for the match itself, it unfolded like Roberts thought it would and despite facing an early deficit, was always confident in what his side could achieve in the latter stages.
"The first half was about what I expected," he said.
"Even being down two at half time, we were confident we could give it a good shake... we were comfortable.
"I'm not sure what they said at half time but they were so clinical coming out of the sheds. "The boys got it over quickly. They're already excited for next year."
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