The Melbourne Ice have defeated the Newcastle Northstars 4–3 in their semifinal game of the 2024 Goodall Cup playoffs. Melbourne had qualified for the match after defeating the Brisbane Lightning in yesterday’s preliminary round and Newcastle had qualified after finishing the regular season in first on the Rurak Conference standings. Melbourne now advance to tomorrow’s Goodall Cup final where they will take on Canberra Brave who had earlier progressed following their win over the Sydney Bears in the other semifinal.
Result
| Melbourne Ice | 4–3 | Newcastle Northstars |
| SOG: 43 | (1–2, 0–1, 3–0) | SOG: 31 |
Further information
Articles
- Finals Preview – Melbourne Ice by Tristan Metcalfe (Hockey Hype Australia, 21 August 2024)
- Finals Preview – Newcastle Northstars by Tristan Metcalfe (Hockey Hype Australia, 20 August 2024)
- Melbourne Ice Complete Comeback and Finals Equation by Eric Brook (Hockey Hype Australia, 25 August 2024)
- (Subscription required): Northstars in safe hands with goalkeeping dilemma for national play-offs by Josh Callinan (Newcastle Herald, 19 August 2024)
Podcasts
- Hockey Night in Australia: Hellyer Interviews by Hockey Hype Australia (22 August 2024)
- Hockey Night in Australia: Rurak Interviews by Hockey Hype Australia (21 August 2024)
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