Reaching the top

Last year's champions Melbourne Victory lost deservedly in Adelaide, based on their performance. That was their first defeat after 9 games with 7 wins and 2 draws. Now they sit on the second place of the table with 23 points, having 6 points less than first-placed Perth Glory. Georg Niedermeier, Jai Ingham and Nick Ansell, as well as team's super star Keisuke Honda remain injured. In the midfield we can find two players that performed in Greek Super League, Kostas Barbarouses (Panathinaikos) and Terry Antonis (PAOK). Veteran Danish international Ola Toivonen is also part of the tean. Their upcoming away game will be against Brisbane Roar.

On the other hand, Newcastle Jets continue their average journey. They were defeated in Melbourne City's home, although they opened the scorline as Ronald Vargas' sent off was crusial. Now they sit on the 7th place of the table with 12 points, having 7 points less from top 6 teams. Ben Kantarovski and Joe Champness are injured, while Vargas is suspended due to his sent off in the previous game.

Melbourne Victory may have many absences, but they still got the lead against unreliable Newcastle Jets.Home win.