Eastern Lions 1-3 Essendon Royals in the VPL 2, round 24.

Eastern Lions won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–D–D–W), scoring 8 and conceding 10.

Essendon Royals won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–D), scoring 12 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 2 times: Eastern Lions 0 wins, Essendon Royals 2, 0 draws.