Joe Caletti - 6.5

Threw himself around physically but was taken off at half time for Nick D'Agostino.

Álex López - 6.5

Few decent deliveries but very quiet, despite some ball rotation. 

Éric Bautheac - 7.5

Solid display in the opening 45 with few opportunities, faded in the second before springing back to life, ended up hitting a bullet header for draw even at 2-2.

He can drift in and out of games, becoming suddenly frustrated then bouyant and vice versa, but he works hard for an ageing marquee and brims with quality.  

Henrique - 7

Henrique's definitely underrated. He's not that slow and despite being ineffective in certain styles, he scores regularly and plays excellent balls, can beat a man. Very good squad player, withdrawn on the 60th minute. 

Matt McKay - 6.5

Had a large role defending from the front, which he attempted wholeheartedly but with only partial success. Hit the post on the 78th minute from a fine late run.

Adam Taggart - 7  

Too quiet until his goal, which took through fantastic positioning. Ignited his match slightly.

SUBS

Nick D'Agostino - 7.5

Heavily involved in an unfamiliar, deeper role upon his introduction. 

Dane Ingham - 6.5

Introduced for Henrique and combined with D'Agostino to create Brisbane's equaliser, but was largely stilted by Newcastle, especially Georgievski. 

Dylan Wenzel-Halls - N/A

Brought on for Reardon as Brisbane went hell-for-leather.