LADDER leaders Birchip-Watchem suffered their first blemish of the season on Saturday, with Wedderburn coming from 42 points down midway through the third quarter to share the points with the unbeaten Bulls.

After trailing by seven goals, the Redbacks kicked eight of the last nine goals of the match to draw level with Birchip-Watchem in front of a parochial home crowd in the Redbacks' first home game