CAM – Alexander Baumjohann

The next Thomas Broich? Alexander Baumjohann is definitely starting to make his case. After decent displays against Perth and Sydney in which his team didn’t taste victory, the German led from the front in the absence of compatriot Markus Babbel by opening his account for his new club in Wellington, with the Wanderers picking up their first win of the season. The 31-year-old showed his class in a complete performance, and could be the next big European to hit the A-League.

LM – Craig Goodwin

What a week! Craig Goodwin is on fire right now, and if we stopped the season right now he would be a shoe-in for the Johnny Warren medal. After netting a heroic brace against Sydney FC in the FFA Cup final with two show stopping strikes, the 26-year-old was at it again in Gosford on Sunday, scoring another brace as well as teeing up Apostolos Stamatelopoulos for United’s second. With Daniel Arzani out for nine months through injury, Goodwin is also surely a shoe-in for the Socceroos right now.

ST – Adam Le Fondre

Another man who cannot stop scoring is Le Fondre, who was unfortunately snubbed in last week’s team but is one of the first names on the team sheet this time around. Milos Ninkovic made the admission after Friday’s victory that the Englishman may even eclipse the heights that Brazilian Bobo reached last season, and the early signs suggest that could happen. The former Reading and Bolton man netted a brace against Melbourne City, the first a lovely delicate finish from Paulo Retre’s through ball before finding space in the box to tuck away Ninkovic’s backheel in stoppage time.

Honourable Mentions – Paulo Retre, Milos Ninkovic, Oriol Riera, Andy Keogh.