Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 3rd on 42, Moreton City II 11th on 12. Eastern Suburbs Brisbane had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 2.86 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Moreton City II 1.23 and 3.5, with the league averaging 1.96.
Moreton City II entered with six losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 10/15, Moreton City II 0/15.
The match was played at Heath Park in Brisbane (capacity 1,000). Eastern Suburbs Brisbane led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 7-1 full-time score.