 On 20 March, he tied his career high of 28 points against the Cockburn Cougars.The Hawks finished the regular season in sixth place with a 15–11 record and faced the third-seeded Geraldton Buccaneers in the quarter-finals.The Hawks dropped game one of the series with Purser scoring a season-low seven points, before going on to lose game two as well despite Purser's team-high 22 points.