Match Report
North Geelong Warriors, 14th on 14 points, faced a 48-point deficit to South Melbourne (2nd, 62). Per game in the league, North Geelong Warriors were scoring 0.69 and conceding 2.73, South Melbourne 2.08 and 0.81, against a competition average of 1.68 goals per team per game.
North Geelong Warriors were winless in 5. 6 matches unbeaten backed South Melbourne's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for North Geelong Warriors, 13/15 for South Melbourne.
Elcho Park in Lara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.