The Bushpigs enjoyed their first win of the season at Nixon Park last Saturday, beating the Kangaroos for the first time in five years. 

The club is determined to see winning become the 'new normal' but no-one was playing down the significance of the occasion.

It's not just about the four points, but where they'd like to be in four months' time.

Only two years ago, as Temora enjoyed it's third straight premiership, CSU was coming to terms with playing an entire season without a single win. 

Last year, they avoided the wooden spoon on percentage, after one win over Barellan who were back in the Farrer League for the first time in two decades.

But after six games under Athanitis, they've enjoyed an important victory.

"It's good for Daniel and shows a bit of faith from the boys," Robinson said.

"He's got faith in them and he's got them really singing, they're listening to his every word.

"It's a pretty calm (approach) - well thought out speeches and the game structures and that sort of thing."

Athanitis joined the club for two seasons at the end of last year from Hume League club Rand-Walbundrie.

With assistant coach Jack Egan (in his second year at the club), he has set about building a competitive unit.

"Everything we've been working on - the systems and that we're bringing in to the club - was always going to take a little bit of time," Athanitis said.

"And there was probably evidence of that in the first half last week (against The Rock-Yerong Creek) and against the Jets (in round four).

"I could sense that we weren't far away.

"The things we want to do and achieve are still a long way away.

"(Against Temora) was evidence that we're on the right track.

"We've got to keep competing and plenty more wins like that aren't far away."

The Temora result has the rest of the competition sitting up and taking notice. Not to mention erasing the 'W' they might have pencilled in on the draw next to their own upcoming games against the Bushpigs.

But Athanitis, who is almost ready to return from a knee injury himself, isn't getting ahead of where the side is at.

"We still are a massive work in progress, we'll have our ups and downs still," he said.

"But to win away from home was the most pleasing fact, it didn't matter who it was against."

Athanitis knows the win meant as much to Robinson and other CSU stalwarts as to the players or himself, pointing out that the president was running the water on Saturday.

Winning both games of football and all four grades of netball made the day sweeter still for Robinson.

The first grade win just topped it right off.

"It was a really gusty win - it wasn't easy and it was good to see a bit of camaraderie," he said.

And as much as the focus now is on building on what they've started, Robinson hinted at how much it meant on a personal level to those at the club.

"It's just a little bit of pressure off a lot of people," he said.

"There are people at work and around the traps who always ask, 'How did you go at the weekend?'"

For a change, he said, it's nice not to have settle for saying that they got beaten but played well. 

"It was a good performance against a club that's been near the top for a few years."