Corio Bayside continue their run of big scores, Isaac Heeney doing serious damage from the interchange tackle slot — the kind of dual-role versatility that coaches have been trying to draft since the VFL introduced the interchange bench in 1978 and immediately started arguing about how to use it. Sainta's Sinners beat Western Suburbs Walkabout, Tom Atkins posting 66 in the tackle slot on a day the Walkabout's forwards were essentially bystanders. South East Suburban Flannie put up a season-best 219, Willem Drew and Luke Jackson the key contributors. James Rowbottom went 54 for the Boner in another losing effort — like Finn Bálor, technically excellent, never quite holding the belt. Bethnal Green Village squeaked past Coolbellup Cazzu Grandes by four points, Patrick Cripps the difference from the interchange. The Pirates accounted for Fabulous Phils comfortably, Andrew Brayshaw (54) the standout. Nick Daicos and Darcy Parish did their jobs for the Phils; everyone else came up short.