PERENNIAL finalists Ouyen United gave their SFNL A Grade finals hopes a major boost at the Brian Weightman Oval courts with a solid 43-28 victory over hosts Imperials in tricky conditions.

It was a scrappy battle of defences between the two sides, who went into the encounter with identical 2-4-1 records and tied for seventh on the table.

Blustery conditions led to a large amount of turnovers at ...