Old Paradians recovered from a triple-figure thumping in round 1 to beat Ivanhoe 12.8 (80) to 6.12 (48) in their second match in division 2 on Saturday.
Ivanhoe got the jump at Ivanhoe Park, kicking the only two goals of the first term to take an 11-point lead by quarter-time.
But Old Paradians took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second quarter, seven goals to one giving them the lead by 24 at the halfway point.
Neither team could make any major scoreboard impact in the third quarter, with Old Paradians still leading by 20 points at three-quarter time.
Four goals to two in the last gave Paradians their first win of the season, David Boundy kicking seven.
La Trobe University was no match for Richmond Central in a low-scoring game in division 3, going down 7.16 (58) to 5.10 (40).
Brayden Beks was the only multiple goalkicker for La Trobe, booting two.
Two of La Trobe’s five goals came in the first term as Central controlled the game from start to finish.
The loss leaves La Trobe winless and third from bottom after two rounds.
