Taralga earned the home major semifinal after finishing the regular season as minor premiers.

The Tigers went into the match without having played for the past four weeks, due to a club bye, competition bye and a forfeit from Harden. Their chances were dealt a further blow with Tim Andersen and Matt Chalker, still carrying injuries, starting from the bench.

Taralga ran uphill in the first half and were behind on the scoreboard early after a penalty at the second breakdown of the match saw the visitors grab a 3-0 lead.

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