It was a similar story to their abject NAB League debut.
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Eight days later, Tasmania Devils were highly competitive through the first quarter, but then predictably lapsed on Sunday after that interval.
Eastern Ranges kicked the first goal early on, but not before Perri King snapped a Devils reply to equalise after forward pressure paid dividends just on quarter-time.
The Glenorchy recruit had moments before laid a terrific smother before gathering the ball and kicking quickly.
The enormity of the state's historic first goal riled up the Devils entering the huddle.
The Devils were held goalless last week in a 102-point shellacking at North Hobart against Oakleigh Chargers.
"The joy at quarter-time when the girls had that goal on the board relieved a bit of that pressure for them," line coach Jodie Clifford said.
Sunday's goal was as close as it got for the second-game rookies, losing to the Ranges 10.6 (66) to 1.3 (9) in the girls under-18s clash at Kilsyth.
The more polished Ranges added four sharp goals in just the next eight minutes to dampen the contest. But not all was lost for the Devils.
Improvement was there as was terrific intent, displayed by the Tasmanians hunting around in packs all the while applying relentless pressure.
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The tackle count was won 72 to 51 that would have at least pleased Clifford further.
"In patches, we were first to the ball," she said.
"But if they weren't, [our players] still went in hard to try and win it back.
"We had wanted the tackle count to be down because we wanted to be first to the ball."
The Devils put in a satisfactory third term, much like the first to hold the Ranges down to a solitary goal.
That effort came on top of having 25 rebounds out of the defensive 50 to just 15 to show more promising signs for the Devils' future.
However, it was inevitably a sign the visitors were under constant attack.
Ranges scored 245 touches - 115 more than their rivals.
"It was tough for our defenders to read the ball in the air and that's probably where they got the better of us too," Clifford said.
"They were able to use that breeze quite a fair bit."
The Devils are expected to travel across to Craigieburn in Melbourne's north to face Calder Cannons on Saturday.
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