Out of another 17 goals in total, at least six would be vying for Goal of The Year contention at the end of the season, equalling or bettering anything even the restarted English Premier League could serve up.

Saturday night saw an absolute feast of football, with an incredible 11 goals across two matches - all involving Queensland teams.  A six-goal thriller between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory contained goals worthy of any highlight reel, including a Danny Tiatto scorcher and a double to Costa Rican talisman Carlos Hernandez.

Earlier in the evening last year's Golden Boot winner, Shane Smeltz, put in an extraordinary effort in front of a home crowd to bag four goals to signal an absolute demolition of a rather pedestrian-looking North Queensland Fury.

Not to be out-done, Smeltz's former team-mate Leo Bertos struck a scorching free kick to seal the points for Phoenix against a lacklustre Perth Glory.

Version five well and truly has arrived.

On Friday night an upbeat Central Coast outfit were hoping to back-up their well-deserved win over Melbourne Victory the week before with another over their closest rivals, Newcastle Jets. For long periods of the first half, Lawrie McKinna's men dispelled claims of ugly, long-ball play - at least in part - with some sleek interchange in the middle of the park.  The Mariner's dominance look to have paid off in the 10^th minute, when Matt Simon headed past Newcastle keeper Ben Kennedy after some nice build up work, only to have the goal contentiously called offside. The home side continued to press but failed to make the most of their chances.

The second half saw Newcastle boss Branko Culina make changes at half-time with an immediate impact as Jin-Hyung Song netting just two minutes after the restart. The scorecard had barely ticked over when the Mariners equalised through a Nigel Boogaard header. The Jets pressed for a late winner, but in the end a draw was deemed a fair result.

Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury proved that although they are both expansion teams, that's where the similarities ended.

The home side, courtesy of a Shane Smeltz four-goal massacre, took apart their shell-shocked northern cousins with aplomb. Smeltz's tally now stands at five goals in just two matches - a statistic that has his coach resigned to the fact that overseas clubs will come knocking sooner or later.

Once again Jason Culina was at the forefront of United's attack, with the Socceroos midfielder dazzling his opposition - and the crowd - with some silky smooth build-up play and goals assists.

Fury's woes were compounded by a late goal to super-sub Tahj Minniecon in the dying stages of the match, sending Fergie's Fury back to their Townsville base sorely beaten.

While Clive Palmer' conservative s pre-game estimate of 7000 spectators was right on the money, sell-out crowds cannot be far off...can they?

North Queensland's search for a first win doesn't get any easier - they face a resurgent Melbourne Victory at home next weekend.

Reeling after a first-up loss to the Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory were determined to get a result against a Brisbane Roar side that, in past years, had travelled well - losing only two games on the road last season.

But the home side's hopes of a good start were dashed inside 22 minutes, courtesy of a thumping Danny Tiatto long-range shot, which left Melbourne goalkeeper Glen Moss well beaten.

 It must have been déjà vu for Melbourne just minutes later after when Roar winger Henrique wriggled past the defence to earn his side a penalty, which was coolly slotted home by striker Sergio van Dijk.

When all seemed lost at Etihad, Victory talisman Carlos Hernandez blazed home from the edge of the area after a galloping run by makeshift wingback Nick Ward.

An extraordinary volley by Danny Allsopp clawed Victory back into the game on 63 minutes, and Hernandez rescued a point for his team with an expertly taken free kick seven minutes later.

Though Frank Farina may lament twice giving up a two-goal lead, neutral fans were the winner with a thrill-a-minute match that has instantly become an all-time A-League classic.

Perth Glory, searching for their first win of the season, made the longest trip in domestic football to a blustery, grey Westpac Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

And before their in-flight meal had time to settle, Glory found themselves on the scoresheet when  Victor Sikora pounced on some sloppy Wellington defensive work to score in just the third minute.

The early goal seemed to galvanise Phoenix however, who, despite weathering pressure from the visitors, created plenty of chances of their own.

Their resolve may have been tested, but the Wellington outfit rallied strongly and their perseverance was rewarded on 24 minutes, when import Paul Ifill headed home from close range following an inspired run by Leo Bertos.

Bertos wasn't finished yet though. After earning a free kick 35 yards from goal, the flying winger sent a blazing strike past Tando Velaphi to seal the win.

The final match of the round saw Sydney FC host Adelaide United. In the past, competition between the two teams had been fiercely contested.  The Moore Park men started the better in a tense contest, with John Aloisi angling his header goal-ward just after 10 minutes. 

Throughout the first half, Sydney continued to ask questions of the Adelaide defence and looked certain to score seven minutes later when Aloisi delivered a clever back-heel flick to Corica to unleash a powerful strike which was brilliantly saved by Galekovic.

Sydney's appeals for a penalty on the half-hour mark went unheeded by referee Matthew Breeze, to the disgust of the 15,000-strong crowd.

The arm-wrestle continued, but it was the hosts who were to create more chances, with both Brosque and Simon Colosimo denied by Galekovic and Karol Kisel narrowly missing the target with a dangerous free-kick on 70 minutes.

It wasn't until the 77^th minute, though, that substitute Mark Bridge saved the day with a belated goal that sees his team return to the top two of the A-League ladder.

Hyundai A-League 2009/10 League Table

Hyundai A-League 2009/10 - Leading Goal-Scorers

5 - Shane SMELTZ

2 - John ALOISI, Jason HOFFMAN, Sergio VAN DIJK, Carlos HERNANDEZ

1 - Matt SIMON, Michael MCGLINCHEY, Travis DODD, Royston GRIFFITHS, Robbie FOWLER, Kofi DANNING, Jason CULINA, MILSON, Jason NAIDOVSKI, Ben SIGMUND, Chris GREENACRE, Nigel BOOGAARD, Jin-Hyung SONG, Tahj MINNIECON, Mark BRIDGE, Paul IFILL, Leo BERTOS, Danny TIATTO, HENRIQUE, Danny ALLSOPP