Weekly Advertiser | Dimboola netball coach Ant Toet estimates it has been more than 35 years since the Roos have beaten Horsham Demons in an A Grade match.

But to her side’s credit, the Roos achieved one of the upsets of the season on Saturday, knocking over the Demons 52-47.

With scores at 23-all at half-time, Dimboola was able to edge ahead in the third quarter and hang onto that lead in the last term.

Without their usual goaler Nicole Polycarpou, overseas, and young gun Indy Ward, who is expected to miss the season after injuring her knee against Ararat in round 11, Dimboola had to work hard for the win.

“It’s been a tough sort of time for the girls because they’ve really worked hard on being there for each other, team goals and goal-setting,” Toet said.

“And then, you’ve got to deal with the stuff you can’t control – and I think that really rattled them, but to their credit ... and it was hard ... but this was awesome.

“We had a game plan and we stuck with that for the whole game.”

Toet said the wet conditions suited the Roos’ game plan. 

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