A SHORT turnaround proved little issue for the Horsham Demons when the side travelled to take on Ararat on Sunday.
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The Demons were all over the Rats on the way to securing a 19.19 (133) to 6.3 (39) win.
Horsham coach Louie Dalziel said it was pleasing to secure another win after the short break.
“A lot of pre-season planning had been about these first three rounds of the season,” he said.
“To come away with two wins with one round to go in this block of games is just what we wanted.”
Horsham jumped out to a 28-point lead in the first quarter as the side restricted Ararat to two goals while it managed six of its own.
Dalziel said there was a few errors made in conceding those early goals.
“Our back six were probably a little bit disorganised in the first quarter but were real miserly after that,” he said.
“We only let them get a handful of forward 50 entries in the second quarter.”
The Rats managed just one goal in the second as the Demons piled on a further six.
By half time the margin was out to 10 goals.
In the third-quarter Ararat managed to play tighter but it was wayward kicking in front of goal by the Demons that prevented the home team from falling further behind.
It was a similar story in the final quarter that prevented the margin from blowing out beyond 100 points.
Dalziel said his side lacked a bit of polish in front of goals.
“We converted at 50 percent but we would like that to be up a bit higher,” he said.
“Sometimes we just need a player who will back himself to go back and kick it. We have a few players who will dish it off to players who are not necessarily in better positions.”
Dalziel said Josh Mibus created a lot of opportunities forward and could have kicked five or six goals instead of his one.
Joel Geue and Jeremy Hartigan kicked six and five goals respectively for the Demons.
Deek Roberts was very productive in the midfield, with Baillie Batchelor and Jack Mentha aslo drawing praise from their coach.
“They know the roles they have been asked to play and they have played them well,” Dalziel said.
“I said to the boys after the game that we did not have any passengers, everyone played their roles.”
A highlight for Dalziel was Tim Wade’s run to chase down a young Ararat player late in the game.
“It shows the commitment of our team when someone of Wadey’s age and size runs 50 yard down the wing to bring down an opponent when you are 14 goals ahead,” he said.
The Demons will face a tough assignment against Stawell in round three while the Rats come up against Dimboola.