The Tasmania Devils made a winning return to the state as they braved the elements and came out on top against the Western Jets 11.17 (83) to 8.6 (54).
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The Devils' last home game was at Dial Park but the scene for their latest league win was a wet and windy Windsor Park as they targeted their fourth win of the year.
It started well for the home side as they jumped their mainland opponents with the help of a strong wind that blew across Windsor Park.
They made use of the wind to notch multiple forward entries as their midfield worked the ball out of the contest and into the attack.
Once in there, it was hard for the Devils' key forwards in Will Splann and Co. to show their marking prowess but it left Tasmania's small forward brigade to go to work.
Jack Callinan led the way with two goals for the term as the livewire snatched the ball out of congestion and slotted it with ease before repeating the feat just before the interval.
The Western Jets entered the second term facing a five-goal deficit after going goalless in the opening term.
The visitors gave the Devils a dose of their own medicine though as they took full advantage of the wind to get back into the game.
They kicked five unanswered goals in the term as they settled into the game and showed some skill going inside-50 spotting up the likes of Jovan Petric getting in on the act.
After enjoying a goal-fest in the opening term, the Devils struggled to cultivate the same level of opportunity and ended up going goalless as the conditions hindered them.
But it was not to last as the Devils rediscovered their touch in the third term to devastating effect.
The home side's midfield, lead by Heath Ollington and Thomas Beaumont, fed off Logan Elphinstone's impressive ruck work.
They managed to drive the ball and hold in their half of the ground for most of the quarter. Coach Jeromey Webberley spoke midweek about the need for leg speed when the wet weather hit and Lachie Cowan and Seth Campbell showed that.
Cowan's ability to take territory via pure speed helped set up a Devils' goal on more than one occasion as the home side scored six goals while the Jets went scoreless.
It marked a memorable quarter as debutant Geordie Payne kicked his first goal for the Devils but the home side spurned other opportunities with seven behinds.
The ground was a factor the further the game went along into the day as the consistent rain, especially through the fourth term, made for a gruelling encounter.
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With pinpoint football off the cards due to the conditions, both sides needed to nail the fundamentals and the Devils delivered that in a contested final term.
While they only added one goal in the final term, they managed to lock the game down after the Jets made a charge for the win.
The visitors added three goals of their own but the likes of Tom McCallum stood up in the final term to secure a Devils' win in front of home support.