The visitors fell behind to an early goal before piling on the pressure in the second half and levelling through Chris Greenacre's 85th minute header.

"In hindsight that was a match we should've won," Herbert said. "We played very well and we knew we had that sort of performance coming. Sure, there were aspects of the performance that still need work but, once we put the full one together, who knows what we're capable of."

Phoenix's continual pressure eventually reaped rewards when substitute Daniel laid on a pinpoint cross for Yorkshire striker Greenacre to nod past Roar keeper Liam Reddy for his second goal in three matches.
 
"I thought we had them exposed on several occasions and we certainly dictated play for the majority of the match," Herbert said. "It really did seem that we were going to press on and take the win and I was confident in those closing stages that with another decent set play we could've taken the points."

"The relationship between Paul, Chris and Leo up front is coming together well," said Herbert. "We changed things in the second half, pushing Paul up with Chris and that changed things significantly. But bringing in Daniel worked exceptionally well and he deserves a huge amount of credit for what he brought to the attacking mix."
 
However, he admitted another slow Phoenix start was a concern.
 
He added: "Two words, tighten up. That's what we need to do if we're going to be a finals team. We conceded an early goal and that's football sometimes, but it is a concern for us. It happened against Newcastle and Perth and we need to be better. While it's testament to the ability of this team to fight our way back into matches, we can't keep chasing things."