The Demons came to play, piling on five goals to one in the first term.

The Roos could have succumbed to the onslaught in the second quarter, but showed they were made of tougher stuff, fighting back with four goals to one in the term.

Former Western Bulldogs and St Kilda midfielder Shane Birss was outstanding in the middle for the Roos.

Fellow mid Ben Fisher got among the goals, and Thomas Hedley started to come into the game.

An 11-point half-time deficit looked retrievable for Walpeup-Underbool, but Ouyen United put its foot down after the main break.

The Demons kicked four goals to two in the third and held the Roos goal-less in the last.

Laurence Angwin’s four-goal haul paced the Demons, while Jason McGlynn was best afield in the 14.16 (100) to 7.7 (49) win.

Ouyen United joins Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers at the top of the ladder with a 4-1 record after the Tigers fought off the spirited Southern Mallee Giants.

The Tigers entered the match as favourites and lived up to expectations.

The visitors led by 50 points at the main break, with Jordan Doering and Cliff Ryan doing plenty of damage up forward.

The Giants started to turn things around in the second half with a Kain Robins goal sparking a mini run.

Liam Price added two majors of his own including the final one of the term to have his side within about four goals at the last change.

Robins booted another major only four minutes into the last quarter to close the gap to 18 points, but Doering, Ryan and Jarrod Arentz closed the door with consecutive goals.

Mahoney was the Gaints’ best player, while Ryan starred up forward for the Tigers with five goals and Doering had six.