Metro 14.4 (88) defeated the Croweaters 9.11 (65) to win its fourth division one title in five years, having also won it in 2001-02 and 2004.
Vic Metro won the title after going through the championship undefeated, having recording a 27-point victory over Western Australia and a 38-point win against Vic Country in its previous two encounters.
For South Australia, its campaign ended with two losses, after it opened the division one section of this year's titles with an emphatic 51-point win over Vic Country.
Ben McKinley had another terrific match for Vic Metro, jagging six majors, after he booted five goals against Vic Country last Wednesday at Skilled Stadium. He finished the tournament with 12 goals.
Marc Murphy - the son of former VFL/AFL player John - also capped off an outstanding championship with 23 disposals against South Australia. Ryan Jackson, Richard Douglas and Nathan Jones were other terrific performers for Vic Metro against the Croweaters.
South Australian skipper Shannon Hurn was his side's best, notching up 24 touches and claiming 10 marks. He too had a great week at this level.
Vic Metro set up its title win with seven goals to zip in the opening term to runaway to a 41-point lead at the first change. Nick Salter was the lone South Australian scorer during this period, when he registered a behind during this period.
McKinley and Simon Phillips both booted two goals each for Metro in the opening term.
South Australia posted its first goal via vice-captain Tom Rischbieth at the four-minute mark of the second term. But the margin was still 40 points in favour of Vic Metro at half-time, after it added three goals to two.
The Croweaters displayed plenty of fight in the third term, posting four goals to one, with the deficit reduced to 24 points at three quarter-time. But with South Australia adding 4.4 to 1.2 for the term, the margin could have been narrowed even further, had several shots on goal not been squandered.
Any thought of a fairytale comeback from South Australia was quickly thwarted by Vic Metro in the final term, when it booted three of the opening four goals in the final term to bounce out to a 35-point lead. Two late Croweaters' goals were too late.
VICTORIA METROPOLITAN: 7.0 10.4 11.2 14.4 (88)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 0.1 2.4 6.8 9.11 (65)
GOALS - Vic Metro: McKinley 6, Cain 2, Phillips 2, Adams, Bowes, Douglas, Dowler South Australia: Rischbieth 2, Hughes, Hurn, Moss, Pfeiffer, Redden, Sugars, Yeomans
BEST - Vic Metro: McKinley, Murphy, Jackson, Jones, Nicholls, Douglas, Bowes, Nahas South Australia: Hurn, Redden, Yeomans, Hurley, E.Lower, Pfeiffer, Hughes, Bode
UMPIRES - Elliott, Kelleher, Ryan
At Optus Oval
