Coach Jeromey Webberley highlighted the differing games styles the teams would bring to the table in Melbourne on Saturday.

"They a bit of a different side, generally you face really tall teams in the NAB League, Sandy are a bit different to that, they're quite small and they're similar to the Western Bulldogs they like to flick the ball around and use uncontested marks, we probably play a different style to them," he said.

"It's going to be a contrasting two styles of footy but we're looking forward to it."

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Webberley said his group's height was an important point of difference in the competition.

"We've been playing Bryce Alomes on the wing and playing three talls behind the ball as well," he said.

"I think we're the tallest team in the NAB League on average, we think we can expose teams there and our tall stocks are very talented."

The unbeaten Devils beat the Sydney Swans by 11 points in their opening game and the Northern Knights by 41 points a week ago.

"It's been a good start to the year, the boys have played some good footy, the pleasing thing is I think they've had their backs to the wall a bit over the first two weeks and they've been able to pull together and get the job done," the coach said.

"That's a really pleasing start, whenever you start with a new group the first thing you want to know is if they're going to play for each other and this group has shown in the first two weeks they will."

The Devils will be up against former teammate Ryley Sanders on Saturday.

The North Launceston product was awarded the Devils' rising star in 2021.

Webberley explained Sanders had taken up a school scholarship in Victoria through his manager.

"That's going to be an interesting experience for some of the players, he's obviously really tight with some of the Northern guys so hopefully that adds a bit of bite to the game," he said.

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