The match was a close affair before the Bulldogs got the better of the Cougars in the final term to run home convincing 13-goal victors.

In a close contest between two of the competition's front runners, Gormandale edged out premier Woodside.

The sides were level at each change before Tigers claimed the honours, 49-45.

Heyfield sealed its first win of the season with a 17-goal defeat of Stratford.

The Swans kept with the Kangaroos in the first half before the home side gathered momentum to run away with the match, 48-31.

Glengarry got the jump on Traralgon-Tyers United, breaking clear to a seven-goal lead at quarter-time before taking the points by 12 goals.

Rosedale and Cowwarr played out a tight low-scoring contest.

Three goals separated the two sides at the final break before the Blues held onto their slender lead to record a second win of the season, 38-34.

Results:

A grade: Rosedale 38 d Cowwarr 34, Sale City 45 d Churchill 32, Gormandale 49 d Woodside 45, Heyfield 48 d Stratford 31, Glengarry 50 d TTU 38; ladder: Sale City 12, Gormandale 8 (161 per cent), Glengarry 8 (110), Rosedale 8 (89), Woodside 4 (121), TTU 4 (97), Cowwarr 4 (94.4), Heyfield 4 (94.2), Churchill 4 (90), Stratford 0 (71), Bois-Briag 0 (56).

B grade: Rosedale 39 d Cowwarr 26, Churchill 42 d Sale City 39, Gormandale 53 d Woodside 33, Stratford 38 d Heyfield 31, TTU 49 d Glengarry 33; ladder: Churchill 12, Rosedale 8 (151), Stratford 8 (139), Sale City 8 (110), TTU 8 (106), Gormandale 4 (121), Heyfield 4 (111), Glengarry 4 (89), Cowwarr 0 (70), Woodside 0 (62), Bois-Briag 0 (45).

C grade: Cowwarr 51 d Rosedale 37, Churchill 46 d Sale City 38, Gormandale 57 d Woodside 30, Stratford 40 d Heyfield 22, Glengarry 48 d TTU 36; ladder: Glengarry 12, Churchill 10, Cowwarr 8 (97), Sale City 8 (99), Gormandale 6, Rosedale 4 (120), Woodside 4 (95), Stratford 4 (93), TTU 0 (88), Heyfield 0 (57), Bois-Briag (25).