Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rockdale City Suns 4th with 55 points, Mt Druitt Town 16th with 22, 33 apart. On the form table Mt Druitt Town stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Rockdale City Suns were scoring 2.27 and conceding 1.37, Mt Druitt Town 0.8 and 2, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Rockdale City Suns had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Mt Druitt Town arrived off four straight defeats. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Rockdale City Suns against 1/15 for Mt Druitt Town.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rockdale City Suns 3, draws 2, Mt Druitt Town 1, at 2.83 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
The venue was Illinden Sports Centre in Sydney, with room for 7,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Rockdale City Suns led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-0.