Match Report
In the standings it was Oakleigh Cannons 1st on 54 points, South Melbourne 5th on 41 — separated by 13. Oakleigh Cannons had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Oakleigh Cannons were scoring 2.15 and conceding 0.92, South Melbourne 1.5 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Oakleigh Cannons, 3 draws and 2 for South Melbourne, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 21% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings.
The match was played at Jack Edwards Reserve (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Oakleigh Cannons: Campbell Strong (12'), Joe Guest (64') · South Melbourne: David Yoo (29')
Key stats
Possession: Oakleigh Cannons 50% · South Melbourne 50% · Corners: 7-4