A HABIT OF FINDING A WAY
Five times, Park Ridge changed the game after 80'
Park Ridge finished their FQPL 6 league campaign with 16 wins from 21 matches. Five of those victories were decided by a goal after the 80th minute that broke a level score and put them ahead for good.
That means almost a third of their league wins were secured by a late decisive goal. At the moment each of those five goals was scored, Park Ridge were heading for a draw.
Turning five draws into five wins is a swing of 10 league points — a huge part of a 52-point season.
THE FIVE
When Park Ridge struck
Jordan Williams vs ACU
Williams converted from the spot to make it 2–1. Daniel Martinez added another in the 90th minute as Park Ridge won 3–1.
Samuel Garlick vs Teviot Downs
A scoreless match deep into the night was settled by Garlick in the 89th minute.
Franco Perez vs Brighton Bulldogs
Perez broke the deadlock four minutes from the end to deliver a 1–0 Park Ridge win.
Jordan Williams vs Bribie Island
At 2–2, Williams struck in the 87th minute to send Park Ridge back in front and seal a 3–2 victory.
Franco Perez vs Brighton Bulldogs
With the score locked at 1–1, Perez made it 2–1 in the 86th minute. Joshua Smart added a third in the 90th.
WHO DELIVERED
Williams and Perez led the late show
Jordan Williams
87' vs ACU
87' vs Bribie Island
Franco Perez
86' vs Brighton Bulldogs
86' vs Brighton Bulldogs
Samuel Garlick
89' vs Teviot Downs
WHY THE NUMBER MATTERS
No other team matched Park Ridge's late-winning habit
Across the main Queensland men's pyramid, Park Ridge were the only side to record five decisive go-ahead goals after the 80th minute.
The next-best total was three, reached by a group of teams including Brisbane Strikers, Broadbeach United, Lions FC, Moreton City Excelsior, Newmarket and Pine Rivers.
Park Ridge did it across four months, against four different opponents, with two of the five coming against Brighton Bulldogs.
ONE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION
Late goals, but five actual winners
Park Ridge scored other goals after the 80th minute during the season, including insurance goals in the 90th minute against ACU and Brighton Bulldogs.
For this stat, a “decisive late winner” is only counted when the score was level before the goal, Park Ridge moved ahead, and they never surrendered that lead.
PARK RIDGE · THE LATE SHOW
Five times level.
Five times they struck late.
Five wins.
Data note: The Low Block checked all eligible 2026 league matches across NPL Queensland and FQPL 1–6. Only reliable score-state timelines were used. A decisive late winner is defined as a goal scored from the 80th minute onward that broke a tied score, put the eventual winner ahead and was not followed by the lead being surrendered.