The unbeaten Demons were unsettled by the Kangaroo onslaught and struggled to gain a clear break in the game.

Bungaree looked dangerous, kicking two goals in the first five minutes of the game, but fizzled out as 

Waubra took hold and kicked the next four.

That two-goal lead of Waubra's was eroded by three majors from Bungaree 10 minutes into the second term.

Two late Kangaroo goals saw them maintain a slender seven-point lead at half time.

The third quarter was Bungaree's downfall. Four Waubra majors sailed through and the Demons just managed two points.

That 31-point Roos lead going into the final term was too hard to cut and the damage had been done.

The hero of Waubra's win was half-forward Tim Boyle, who booted seven of his team's 12 majors.

He took some big marks and was cool and calm converting set shots.

Tim Mullane was the other multiple scorer with two majors. 

One player who was hungry in attack was Rhys Brown. He worked hard for his single goal.

Clearances seesawed from quarter to quarter, but Bungaree's ruckman David Benson took it up to Waubra's big men, led by Matthew Wapling.

It was a tough day for Demons forwards, but a highlight was Shaun Finlayson's two majors.

According to Waubra's coach Grant Luscombe, it was the Roos’ hardness in the contests that made the difference against Bungaree.

"It was a highly contested game. We always knew it was going to be against the top side,” Luscombe said.

"Bungaree are there for a reason. They contest the footy well. We had to match them in that area.

"I thought our back six were very good. But our pressure from our midfield was pretty good, too."

Bungaree coach Heath Pyke said it was the result the Demons deserved for the way they played on the day.

"In the end, it was probably a just result. Probably the result we deserved for the way we played. I don't think at any stage did we play fluently. Waubra was far too good for us," Pyke said.

"They wanted more of the contest than we did. Definitely won more contested footy than we did."

When asked about losing top spot, Pyke said: "It puts us back in the mix again. Makes life a little bit harder come the end of the year.”

Waubra now prepares for a clash against Ballan, while Bungaree eyes a meeting with Carngham-Linton.