Complex sentence: This was realised in the first year when the Hawks played in the final of the Galbraith shield narrowly losing to Marist, they made the semi finals twice in the next four years before winning the Galbraith Shield in 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: This was realised in the first year of competition when the Hawks played in the final of the Galbraith shield just narrowly losing to Marist. The team made the semi finals twice in the next four years before eventually winning the Galbraith Shield in 2006.