DRIVEN by will-o’-the-wisp forward Jayden Fox’s nine-goal blitz, reigning premiers Imperials spoilt South Mildura’s season debut in a keenly fought encounter at the Mildura Sporting Precinct.

The 32-point victory made it two on the trot for the Green Machine, but the margin didn’t reflect an incendiary contest played under an unusually hot autumn sun.

There was plenty of niggle from the ...