HORSHAM DEMONS' brutal 74-27 demolition of Nhill on Saturday showed the divide between the strongest and weakest sides in the Wimmera Netball Association.
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It left the Demons with an enviable 10-0 win-loss record, but the flip-side of their undefeated start is the Tigers still remain without a win.
Georgia Duncan netted 41 goals and Stephanie Thomson 33 as the Demons burst out of the blocks and never gave Nhill a chance.
Paige Lloyd was prominent in wing-attack and was another of Horsham's better players.
But despite the lopsided scoreline that handed Nhill its 10th loss of the season, Tigers coach Emma Dickinson said the apparent dominance was not obvious to her.
"The Demons are a very polished unit who have played together for a very long time,” she said.
"We're a very young side and it was a good learning experience for us, and that's the way we have to look at it."
Amy Pilgrim impressed again, continuing to earn her place after moving up from B grade.
She scored 11 goals as Georgia Batson chimed in with 10 and Emma Smith six.
But Dickinson said the damage was done early.
"They got away right from the start but we improved over the other three quarters," she said.
"We had a few players who were down in the first quarter but picked their performance up over the course of the game."
Dickinson said the most pleasing thing was her side never let the scores overwhelm it.
In other matches, Minyip-Murtoa galloped to a 53-28 win over Dimboola, thanks to 38 goals from Kirby Knight and strong games from Stevie Bibby and Stefanie Cooper.
Emma Hawker tried hard as goal-keeper while Tahlia Avery played well in wing-defence for the Roos.
The win moves the Burras three games clear in third, while Dimboola sits safely inside the top five.
A strong defensive effort from Ararat’s Tiffany Boatman and Lee-Ann Moana held Horsham Saints to just five first-half goals in their clash at the weekend.
Sharon Fedke led the way for the Saints, switching from attack to defence, but it was not enough as they paid the price for their slow start, going down 51-25.