Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Lioli (7th, 48 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Members (14th, 23 pts). Members's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Members 0.7 scored and 1.77 conceded per game, Lioli 1.13 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.11.
Level finishes had become the habit for Members: three in a row. 8 matches unbeaten backed Lioli's arrival. The last-five ledger: Members 3/15, Lioli 9/15.