THE Mallee Eagles returned to the winners' list at home with a 35-point win over Tooleybuc-Manangatang keeping them within touching distance of the top five.

While the victory was the Eagles' first since their round 8 defeat of Tyntynder last month, it also came at a cost, with the Mallee side losing key rebounding defender Jacob Wade to what appeared to be an ACL injury.

While the Eagles regain...