Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 3rd with 42 points, Mitchelton 12th with 11, 31 apart. Eastern Suburbs Brisbane's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Mitchelton were scoring 1.27 and conceding 3.18, Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 2.86 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.96 goals per team per game.
Mitchelton had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Eastern Suburbs Brisbane, 10.
Teralba Park, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Eastern Suburbs Brisbane led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-6.
Goal scorers
Eastern Suburbs Brisbane: 6 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Total shots: 3-12 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 6-4