Darley is hoping it will be fourth time lucky in the Ballarat Netball League grand final this Saturday.
The Devils are through to a fourth straight A-grade grand final but are yet to taste success after falling short on the past three occasions.
Darley made sure it got another opportunity as it accounted for North Ballarat on Saturday in the preliminary final.
The Roosters had been strong in the finals so far as they looked to send off coach Annie McCartin with another premiership.
The Devils though had other ideas and jumped out of the blocks to lead 16-8 at the first break.
Darley extended the lead slightly to 10 goals at half time and then 12 goals at the last break.
The Roosters came home strong in the final quarter but the damage had already been done with the Devils winning, 55-47.
Olivia Cawthray was really strong in attack for the Devils, shooting 43 goals.
It was a mixed day for the Devils, with their B-grade and D-grade sides also winning through to grand finals.
In B-grade the Devils beat Redan, 49-45 after trailing by two goals at three quarter time.
In D-grade the Devils had a big 40-22 win against Lake Wendouree. It’s the first time the D-grade side has made a grand final.
The Devils under-19 side was knocked out though by East Point, losing 30-24, while its C-grade side lost to the Sunbury Lions, 39-22.
Darley will face the Sunbury Lions in all of its three grand finals this Saturday.
The A-grade grand final is a repeat of last year’s decider, which was won by the Lions.
The Lions beat Darley in the semi finals with the Devils the only team to beat the Lions this season.
