Goals aplenty, a shock result at Wanderland and one of the great Melbourne derbies: Round 19 had it all. And here’s our team of the week to top it all off.
An incredible four-goal haul by Blake Powell has seen Wellington Phoenix produce the upset of the season, crushing Western Sydney Wanderers 5-2 at Pirtek Stadium on Sunday.
Wellington, in freefall and running out of time to save their season, won’t find the Wanderers in a charitable mood with the Premiership on their minds at Wanderland.
New Zealand Football and Wellington Phoenix confirmed on Thursday that the loan deal for Alex Jones from Birmingham City to Wellington Phoenix has yet to be cleared by FIFA.
Hawke’s Bay United striker and former Phoenix Football School of Excellence player Hamish Watson has joined the Hyundai A-League club as an injury replacement for Roy Krishna.
If the TAB was taking bets on the make-up of next season’s Wellington Phoenix squad the odds on two high quality strikers being in it would be prohibitively short.
His upbeat personality has become famous in Wellington, but Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick was struggling to look on the bright side after watching his side fall to a fourth consecutive Hyundai A-League defeat, losing 1-0 at home to Perth Glory.
The Wellington Phoenix can seal the Long Distance Derby Trophy when they take on Perth Glory in a Hyundai A-League game at Westpac Stadium on Sunday afternoon