A COLD and grey winter’s afternoon at Compound Accounting Park saw Irymple overcome a scrappy opening quarter to beat Merbein in convincing fashion in Saturday's round 10 SFNL seniors action.

The swallows locked in a 9.17 (71) to 2.4 (16) win over the Magpies in a physical affair defined by physical play and effective ruck work from the away side rather than accurate finishing.