the sydney blue sox were the first team to clinch a postseason berth, when they defeated the brisbane bandits in the first game of their second series at blue sox stadium in sydney, the final series of the regular season. in the second game of the same series the following night, the blue sox clinched a home postseason series by beating the bandits again. the canberra cavalry clinched their first abl postseason berth that same night, when they defeated the adelaide bite at norwood oval in adelaide. the win also guaranteed a regular season finish no lower than second, and like the blue sox assured the cavalry oh hosting a home postseason series.