Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 3rd with 42 points, SWQ Thunder 8th with 26, 16 apart. Eastern Suburbs Brisbane's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.86/1.59 for Eastern Suburbs Brisbane and 1.77/1.91 for SWQ Thunder (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.96.
Heath Park in Brisbane, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Eastern Suburbs Brisbane led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-4.