By ZAC MILBANK
It was the dramatic moment 12 months in the making.
South Adelaide had been on a single-minded quest for redemption, with coach Rick Watts and vice-captain Jordann Hickey at the forefront of the Panthers’ goal to win the 2024 Hostplus SANFLW premiership.
As special guests on the latest edition of Checkside Chats, the key premiership pair reveal what the ingredients have been to ensure the club has been the most successful, with three flags since the competition’s inception in 2017.
But what threatened to derail their hopes of premiership glory in the week leading up to the big dance?
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