Match Report
Eastern Suburbs Brisbane (7th, 29 pts) visited Gold Coast Knights (4th, 38 pts) with 9 points between them. Gold Coast Knights had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Gold Coast Knights 2.09 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 1.55 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.83.
9 matches unbeaten backed Eastern Suburbs Brisbane's arrival.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Gold Coast Knights, 2 by Eastern Suburbs Brisbane, 0 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gold Coast Knights led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Gold Coast Knights: Brad Inman (4'), Joel Russell (17'), Joel Russell (43'), Tyson Martin (78') · Eastern Suburbs Brisbane: B. Doolan (75')
Key stats
Possession: Gold Coast Knights 29% · Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 71% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 10-4 · Corners: 7-3