{"id":83657,"date":"2022-04-14T04:45:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=83657"},"modified":"2022-04-14T11:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T00:34:44","slug":"devils-down-burra-in-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/devils-down-burra-in-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils down \u2018Burra in opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DARLEY&#8217;S six-point win on the road against finals aspirant Sebastopol was one for the players and the fans especially, while new Coach Dan Jordan opted with a measured approach in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did some good things today,&#8221; Jordan said. &#8220;It gives us something to work with going forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I&#8217;m really happy for the players and the club to chalk up that early win, our journey has just begun.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83659\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-83659\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/04\/IMG_2102-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sebastopol\u2019s Zane Le Huray looks to move the out of the \u2018Burra\u2019s backline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Son of a gun youngster Mace Cousins donning his father\u2019s number 14 guernsey was named best for the Devils in a real confidence boost for the former Western Jet.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Bewley continued his recent run of form out of the recent practice match against Rowville, to feature among the better players while older brother Brett &#8211; 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