Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ballard 1st with 31 points, PDX 6th with 6, 25 apart. PDX had been under-performing their position — 83rd on five-round form against 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/2.83 for PDX and 3.42/1.08 for Ballard (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.78.
PDX arrived off three straight defeats. Ballard came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: PDX 6/15, Ballard 13/15.
The match was played at Barlow Park in Cairns (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, Ballard led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.