In front of the club's lowest crowd in history, a Reinaldo double and strikes from Sergio van Dijk and David Dodd helped the Roar up the table.

Looking to register their first home win since beating Sydney in Round-8, Brisbane went on the attack early, Sergio Van Dijk's header finding the wood-work after youngster Tommy Oar provided a well-directed cross from the left.

Reinaldo opened the scoring for Brisbane in the 17th minute, when van Dijk's back-post header was parried by Phoenix keeper Reece Crowther directly into his path. The move started after Charlie Miller played Oar into space, the youngster serving another tantalising cross into the box.

Not to be outdone Wellington struck back 10 minutes later through Chris Greenacre, the Englishman rising unmarked from a corner to fire home, beating the Roar defenders who were guilty of napping after Daniel and Leo Bertos conjured a quick set piece from the flag.

The Phoneix should have grabbed a second a short time later, Roar 'keeper Griffin McMaster producing a great one-on-one save to deny goal scorer Greenacrce, who was played neatly into space by Brazilian winger Daniel.

With sides creating chances at both ends, it was Brisbane who could have gone into the half-time break with the lead. Midfielder Andrew Packer nearly scrambling his diving header home after a deep Tommy Oar cross was misjudged by Phoneix keeper Crowther.

Emerging from the break it was Ange Postecoglou's men who took the lead ten minutes in, Reinaldo registering his second of the night when he was played in behind a stretched Wellington defence by Miller to slot home low past the advancing Crowther.

Already on the back foot, the Phoenix were reduced to ten men a minute later when Maltese international Manny Muscat elbowed Tommy Oar in an off-the-ball incident.

With Brisbane looking ever dangerous, van Dijk stretched the score line further, slamming home a curling left foot drive after the Roar were granted a free kick right on the edge of the area in the 76th minute, the goal Van Dijk's 20th in 39 matches Hyundai A-League matches.

David Dodd capped off a well-earned win for the Roar in the 90th minute, when he was played into space by Mitch Nichols, the substitute rolling it through the legs of Crowther.