MITIAMO became the first Loddon Valley league team in 15 years to hold an opponent goal-less - the Superoos doing so to the reigning premiers on Saturday.

In horrendous conditions at Mitiamo that forced the game to be halted for 25 minutes during the second quarter, the Superoos continued their strong form, beating the depleted Newbridge 9.14 (68) to 0.4 (4).

It was the first time a Loddon Valley league team had been kept goal-less since Mitiamo restricted Inglewood to 0.2 (2) in round 15 of 2004.

Remarkably, though, the Maroons won one of the quarters, outscoring the Superoos 0.3 to 0.1 during the third term.

Apart from Newbridge's three points in the third quarter, the Maroons' only other score was a behind in the first term.

"It was a tough day, but I don't think the scoreboard was reflective of our blokes effort," Newbridge coach Brad Comer said.

"Unfortunately, we've got a lot out at the moment and we just can't cover it against quality teams, but the positive is we're playing some kids and they are holding their own.

"Losing like we did today obviously isn't great, but I thought our young players like Keelan Bertuch, who is an old-fashioned footballer, and Ricky Cathie did some good things."

Umpires halted the game during the second quarter amid safety concerns following a number of lightning flashes in a decision Superoos co-coach Tyrone Downie said was the right call to make.

"We went back out just after quarter-time, but the conditions started to deteriorate with the lightning and the umpires made the right call to send us off," Downie said.

"We sat it out for about 25 minutes and went back on once the conditions improved... the lightning stopped, but it was still very windy and wet.

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"Both clubs made the decision to only have a five-minute half-time break to keep the game moving along. In the conditions that were presented to us the umpires made a really good decision to stop play and the shorter break was a really smart decision as well.

"Mitiamo certainly lived up to its reputation today with the conditions."

The defensive trio of Luke Lougoon, Max Simpson and Lachlan Woodward were all among the best for the Superoos, who after losing the grand final to Newbridge last year have beaten the Maroons by a combined 136 points in their two encounters this season.

"I believe we've got one of the best backlines in the competition and they repelled the ball really well all day," said Downie, who expects to return to the field from his broken cheekbone in round 15.

"It was a scrappy game and I thought we fought it out really well."

On a tough day for forwards, Jamie Twyford (three) and veteran Justin Maddern (two) were multiple goalkickers for Mitiamo, which improved to 10-1.

With Pyramid Hill having the bye on Saturday, the Superoos moved to the top of the ladder - a position they haven't occupied since round three of 2011.

On a forgettable day for Newbridge, William Daly and Robbie Wells were the Maroons' best two players.

In what's an unwanted category to fall into, the Maroons, who slipped from fifth to sixth, are now one of only six Loddon Valley teams since 1980 to endure a goal-less game, joining:

* Dunolly - 0.1 (1) v BL-Serpentine, round 16, 2003;

* Dunolly - 0.1 (1) v Mitiamo, round 8, 2003;

* Inglewood - 0.2 (2) v Mitiamo, round 15, 2004 ;

* Korong Vale - 0.2 (2) v Bridgewater, round 16, 1986; and

* Inglewood - 0.5 (5) v Marong, round 3, 2004.

Marong paid a hefty price for its wasted chances in front of goal against Maiden Gully YCW.

The Panthers had two more scoring shots, but were beaten by 23 points at home as the Eagles prevailed 8.10 (58) to 3.17 (35).

The Eagles retained fourth spot with their victory that lifted their ledger into the positive at 6-5.

Standouts for the Eagles included Josh Worsley, Matt Waterson and Brayden Aitken, who was lively inside 50 with four goals.

The Panthers' wayward 3.17 featured 1.6 in the first quarter, 1.3 in the second, 1.2 in the third and 0.6 in the last as they blew the chance to move back into the top five.

"We've basically kicked as many points as they had scoring shots, we beat them in clearances and inside 50s, but just couldn't capitalise on what was a difficult day to score," Marong co-coach Taylor Beard said.

"It's very disappointing because I felt we had more control than they did, so it's another one of those games that got away.

"You've got to finish your work off inside 50, which we didn't do today."

Centre half-back Corbin Fleming was the Panthers' best, along with Ben Millar and Chris Ling.

For the second time this season Inglewood was unable to capitalise on a half-time lead against nemesis Bridgewater.

The Blues led the Mean Machine by two points at half-time, but were outscored eight goals to three in the second half as Bridgewater ran away with an 11.18 (84) to 6.6 (42) win at home.

The 42-point victory elevated the Mean Machine back into the top five and extended their long-time winning streak against Inglewood to 23 in a row.

The Blues had also led at half-time of their round three encounter against Bridgewater before being outplayed after the break.

Saturday's victory put an end to Bridgewater's rare four-game losing streak.

"It was a really even contest in the first half... we had plenty of opportunities, but struggled to kick goals," Bridgewater coach Dale Cameron said.

"We put it on the group at half-time to step up and respond in the third quarter and the boys did that well.

"Matt Bourke was outstanding down back, Archie Conway and Pete Coghlan were both really good and Alex Powell gave us a good target up forward."

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Despite spending most of the second quarter with a knee concern on the interchange, Powell bagged four goals and has taken over the mantle as the competition's leading goalkicker with 37.

Liam Drummond, assistant coach Hayden Polglase and Nicholas Leach battled hard for the Blues in the club's 25^th loss in a row.

Despite Inglewood's struggles, the Blues' Samuel Barnes, who slotted one, is now one of just three players in the competition - along with Bridgewater's Powell and Pyramid Hill's Braidy Dickens - to have kicked a goal in every game his team has played.

Despite failing to score in the second quarter, Bears Lagoon-Serpentine comfortably accounted for Calivil United by 49 points at home.

The Bears maintained their grip on third position and won their fifth game in a row with the 10.15 (75) to 3.8 (26) result as the Demons were held to their lowest score since 2014.

"Conditions were very ordinary; it rained all day, the ground was heavy, so in the circumstances I thought it was a very good win," Bears coach Greg Gadsden said.

"We were able to open the game up in the third quarter and then finished off well in the last."

There were no goals kicked in the second quarter. While the Bears went scoreless, the Demons could muster just four behinds.

Kalem Paxton was in-and-under all game and provided plenty of tackling pressure to be the best for the Bears, who had Harry Gadsden (four) and Andrew Gladman (three) combine for seven goals.

The Demons were well served by defender Sam Demeo and Jake Lawry.

Among the three goalkickers for the Demons was mid-season signing Nick Higginson in his first game for the club. Levi Moss and Brenton Fitzgerald kicked the Demons' other two.

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