Thomas Kristensen 3

Victory dominated the midfield and Kristensen didn’t have an effect on the blue wave that swamped his defence. Hard with ten men but he needed to do better.

Alex Lopez 4

He really struggled with Victory’s midfield. His best contributions were reading and cutting out a couple of Victory back heel attempts.

Matt McKay 6.5

Gets a bonus point for his cheeky first minute grin after being awarded a corner for a very wayward shot. Showed commendable leadership to ensure Papadopoulos got some first aid for a head injury. Otherwise it was a tough night for the veteran.

Eric Bautheac 1

With that sort of violence he must have thought he was wearing yellow in Paris rather than Orange in Brisbane. But there’s no excuse for his actions.

Stefan Mauk 4

Was rather anonymous tonight. Which is better than coming on and getting a red card.

Adam Taggart 7

Tonight was his hundredth game and he got to despatch a penalty but otherwise he didn’t get many chances. His hold up play as a lone striker for ten men was impressive. His team mates need to use this aspect of his game more.

SUBS

Henrique 5

This is how he should be used this season, off the bench to make an impact. He was prominent when he came on because the game had slowed down.  

Nicholas D’Agostino 5

Didn’t get much of a chance to make an impact but he certainly felt an impact. He bruised his hip after mounting Hope.

Dylan Wenzel-Halls N/A

Didn’t get enough ball in his short spell.