Wout Brama – 6

Locked into a good battle with compatriot Roly Bonevacia and was collected several times by Western Sydney players, he took charge of the middle with Tom Hiariej still missing but also put in little effort to protect his defence on the goals. He was harshly sent off in another bout of VAR controversy.

Liam Rose – 5

He can be categorised similarly to Wout Brama in that he could’ve done much more to protect his defence for both goals, but additionally didn’t offer as much as his Dutch teammate when going forward.

Danny De Silva – 5

The Wanderers dominating possession meat De Silva’s influence was limited. He had his momentary flashes but ultimately struggled to play the sharp ball or make a darting run to penetrate the opposition.

Andrew Hoole – 7

Executed a lovely roulette in midfield which was surprisingly effective in gliding past an opponent. His bread and butter is playing in teammates in better positions.

Connor Pain – 6

Pain’s speed was on show again with an array of angled runs into the box, but his golden moment ended sourly when his flicked shot towards the open side of the net was saved spectacularly by a flying Janjetovic.

Asdrubal – 6

Was suffocated in his return game by the Wanderer’s defence. He had a few moments of control and passing which sparked the play but conjured very few meaningful chances.

SUBS

Blake Powell – N/A

Made a few nice runs into the final third when he came on but didn’t do much otherwise.

Storm Roux – N/A

Like Powell but in defence, he made one or two blocks and tackles but didn’t contribute much else.

Kwabena Appiah – N/A

Was barely seen in the final ten minutes following his substitution. VAR had killed the game by this point anyway and the Mariners were in full defence.