Essendon Royals 4-3 Whittlesea Utd in the VPL 2, round 8.

Essendon Royals won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–L), scoring 9 and conceding 10.

Whittlesea Utd won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–D–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 5 times: Essendon Royals 3 wins, Whittlesea Utd 1, 1 draw.