Keilor Park ended Westmeadows’ winning streak and has put itself in a good position for a double chance in the Essendon District Football League division 2 competition.
The Devils’ belief has continued to grow as the season has come along and the win against the Tigers has only seen that grow.
Devils coach Colby Blyth said things were tracking along really nicely.
“We’re in a good position and it’s a good feeling,” he said. “We’re confident in our system and we knew that the boys would be OK.
“The boys have something special going on. It’s definitely a point of difference.
“The bond that they have we use that and try to take it on the footy field. We feel like we have that.”
The last time the Devils played the Tigers, the Tigers came home hard late to sneak a win.
There would be no repeat this time, with the Devils winning 6.10 (58)-5.14 (44).
Blyth said it was about sticking to what they knew worked and they had done so well for most of the season.
“We were confident going into the game,” he said. ‘We had to keep our momentum level the same throughout the game.
“We had to get the fundamentals on our terms and maintain them throughout the whole game and we knew we would be OK.
“We had to make sure we stayed composed when they did gain momentum and go back to the fundamentals.”
The Devils are in fourth spot heading into the weekend’s matches.
The minor premiers, which is likely to be Glenroy will get the first week of finals off, while second and third get a double chance.
The Devils are in fourth spot, two points behind Rupertswood. The Devils have the easier run home of the two teams, with Westmeadows having already sealed the other double chance.
Blyth said they were aware of what was at stake the last couple of rounds.
“We have been focusing on week to week, but the club put little more in them saying the opportunity is there if they want it,” he said.
“We’ve beaten Westy on their ground and they had not lost there. We take a lot from that.
“We almost beat Glenroy and we’ve beaten Rupertswood and Coburg Districts.”
“We take a lot of confidence out of all of that.”
The Devils are set to face East Sunbury on Saturday.
They finish the season against the Sunbury Kangaroos.
Both games are at home and Blyth said they were keen to get wins on the board in both games.
“We’ll look to go back to making sure our structures, systems and fundamentals are good and everyone is healthy and ready to go for finals.”
In other matches this weekend, Rupertswood is away to Hadfield, the Sunbury Kangaroos play Glenroy, Burnside Heights face Westmeadows and Northern Saints play Coburg Districts.
