The win moves Gully into fourth on 14 points while South sits tenth with six points in the 14 team Victorian Premier League.

The 27-year-old former Fawkner glovesman pulled off a number of brilliant close saves to keep the visitor in the game at crucial times of this clash on Sunday afternoon.

A well organised Gully midfield shut-out a disappointing South while the Cavaliers' impressive forward line got in behind the home side's defences on a regular basis.

Nikolic's double and Steve Burton's penalty helped Gully to the easy win. Coach Ian Dobson was understandably delighted after the game.

“The goalkeeping position has been a problem for a few years [at the club]. But today he made crucial saves at important times in the game. And Joel scored two nice goals.”

A superbly placed header from Nikolic midway through the first half from a pinpoint angled cross eluded keeper Dean Anastasiadis to give the visitor the lead.

From this point on, Gully were never going to lose this clash as they put South under repeated pressure.

A penalty shortly after which was converted by Burton consigned South to a 2-0 half time deficit in front of a crowd of around 800.

In the second stanza, a missed penalty from Andy Vargas could have made it 3-0 before Nikolic banged in his second in the shadows of full-time to round out a miserable afternoon for John Anastasiadis's men.

A South Melbourne board meeting on Tuesday night could decide the fate of Anastasiadis, a former club star player, after a disappointing start to the 2008 Victorian Premier League.

There are no such problems for Tilovski who said that he's playing with confidence. “Everything's falling into place right now.”

The former Carlton SC keeper added he had A-League ambitions: “I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing. I'm ready. I've just got to get the opportunity.”