Winning is becoming a habit for the Dubbo Demons after they defeated ladder leading Bathurst Giants on Saturday in the AFL Central West competition at South Dubbo Oval.
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It was the Demons third win in as many matches and now means they have defeated every team in the competition at least once.
Demons player Mick Daly knows the discipline of the home side played a big factor in the 15.9.99 to 10.8.68 win on Saturday.
"We were really disciplined early on and I think their lack of discipline gave us an edge at the start," he said.
"The gameplan is clicking and you can see from the last three weeks now we've beaten every team in the comp.
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"Our gameplan and what Terry has instilled in us is coming to fruition."
Daly feels the side are have found confidence in their abilities over the last few weeks but they know they will need to continue to perform well.
"We are really up and about," he said.
"Everyone is keeping a lid on it so to speak so we can be happy and excited about the win but we know each week we have to put in just as much if not more effort."
Daly felt his side benefited off the Giants lack of discipline and knows it could've been a different game if the visitors did not give away reckless free kicks.
"We were just disciplined for most of the game and they weren't,
"I don't know how many free kicks they gave away but they came good at the end.
"I think next time we play them if they can maintain their discipline it could be closer.
"The weekends game probably could've had a goal in it really, I think we got a few goals off some stupid penalties they gave away."
Dubbo got off to a fast start kicking five goals in the first quarter but Daly and the Demons have belief in their game plan across the whole match.
"I suppose you can't really plan to get off to a fast start," he said.
"We just put our plans in place and know if we execute over a long period of time then it's going to go well for us.
"I think they got the first clearance and the first shot on goal within the first 30 seconds.
"A few years ago if that kind of stuff happens we would kind of go into a shell a bit but we just know what we do works.
"We don't do dictate our play to their play and things come from the plan."
The Demons enjoyed a successful day as a whole against the Giants.
The Tier 2 Men's side kept the finals hopes alive with a strong win with Bailey Delany kicking six goals in the 13.6.84 to 6.8.44 win.
The Women's side performed admirably but were outplayed by a Giants side who look a level above the rest of the competition at the moment with the final score 10.8.68 to 2.1.13.
In the other game of the round, the Bathurst Bushrangers got back in the winners circle with a comfortable win over the Orange Tigers. The Demons sides will play in Orange and Bathurst next weekend.
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