North Geelong 1-0 Melbourne Knights in the VPL 1, round 1.

North Geelong won 2, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 3 matches (W–D–W), scoring 12 and conceding 6.

Melbourne Knights won 0, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 3 matches (L–L–D), scoring 3 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 8 times: North Geelong 1 win, Melbourne Knights 6, 1 draw.