“This is the only league in the world where you can't comment on it [a refereeing performance]. It's true – you can't say anything unless it's very nice,” he said with a laugh.

Roar lost 3-2 after Green awarded a dubious penalty to the Jets after earlier having given the Roar a penalty of their own.

Nevertheless, Farina lamented his side's missed opportunities in the preliminary final and how luck at times deserted them. “Sasha [Ognenovski] goes off and Newcastle score. That put us behind the eight ball a bit. But that's life.

“At halftime I told them we are still definitely in this game. I think the players had that belief and I was proud of the way they kept going.”

And he warned his talented younger brigade that life in the A-League was not going to get any easier. “The young ones [Zullo, Kruse, Minniecon] stamped their arrival this season but next season's going to be very difficult for them. They'll be expected to play at the standards they've set and teams will know them now.”

Farina added that skpper Craig Moore – who received a red card from Green for a trailing elbow on Mark Bridge after earlier receiving a yellow card - will continue with the club. “He's a great leader," said Farina. "At his age, he's only 32 so he can keep going."

Farina confirmed however that talented defender Sasa Ognenovski has played his last game for Queensland. He's expected to be unveiled as an Adelaide United player soon.

And the Roar coach defended his decision to leave tyro Danny Tiatto on the bench, explaining that he felt he may've been a bit underdone.

As for the F3 grand final next week, Farina quipped: “I don't give a shit to be honest.”