Match Report
In the standings it was Western Pride 5th on 30 points, Southside Eagles 10th on 21 — separated by 9. Southside Eagles had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Western Pride 1.91 scored and 1.95 conceded per game, Southside Eagles 1.59 and 1.91, with the league averaging 1.81.
Southside Eagles had gone 9 games without a win. Over the last five, Western Pride had taken 9 of 15 points to Southside Eagles's 1.
Briggs Road Sporting Complex in Flinders View staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 3-3 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-5.