Springvale White Eagles 1-2 Essendon Royals in the VPL 2, round 3.

Springvale White Eagles won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–D), scoring 7 and conceding 9.

Essendon Royals won 1, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 4 matches (L–L–L–W), scoring 12 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 4 times: Springvale White Eagles 1 win, Essendon Royals 3, 0 draws.