MILDURA moved into third spot on the ladder with a tradesman-like victory against a plucky South Mildura in their SFNL senior football clash on Saturday.

In truth, the Bulldogs were better than the 10-goal final losing margin showed as they pushed the Dees for three quarters before abandoning their team-first, hard-at-the-footy approach.

After losing their opening two games, the Dees have pulled...