in the group stages, the , , and finished top of their respective groups and qualified for the semi finals. won group a with 3 wins out of 3, qualifying ahead of and . the win over that secured a place in the semi finals was marred however by a serious broken leg suffered by key ruckman brendon lade. in group b, won their place in the semi finals after a 28-point win in the final group game against . group c was won by after they defeated by 13 points in the deciding game of the group. group d was secured by after a 100-point thumping of meant they qualified ahead of on percentage.