Carl Valeri - 7

Sat in front of his defence and soaked up any pressure. This gave Milligan and Troisi the creative freedom in Perth’s half, Melbourne’s primary source of attack. Certainly, one of Valeri’s better performances this season.

Mark Milligan - 8.5

When you consider the amount of air miles Milligan has clocked within the last two weeks, his performance in Perth was nothing short of sublime. His creativity with Troisi was a constant and direct source of attack for Victory.

Jai Ingham – 7.5

Caused numerous problems for the home side’s defence with his direct style of play. His early cross to Berisha for the first goal was excellent and Kevin Muscat will hope Ingham can play like this more consistently, following the injury of Mitch Austin.

James Troisi – 7.5

To begin with, it seemed travelling with the Socceroos had caught up with the attacking midfielder, but Troisi slowly grew into the game. His partnership with Milligan was the pinnacle of Victory’s win and he would have had a goal himself, if it weren’t for some excellent defending from Lowry.

Leroy George - 8

Every cross that left the boot of George was either dangerous or accurate. The tricky Dutchman was often found in acres of space, where he could dribble the ball at defenders or offer assistance to his teammates. He later claimed his third goal of the season from close range, no less than the winger deserved.

Besart Berisha - 7

When Berisha’s glancing header bounced off the post and into arms of Liam Reddy, it looked as though the Victory striker was about to endure another frustrating 90 minutes. However, the veteran’s fortunes changed when he lost his defender and found the end of Ingham’s cross, claiming the opening goal.

SUBS:

Christian Theoharous - 6

The talented youngster expressed some eye-catching skills late on, but entered the field a little too late to make much of an impact.

Stefan Nigro – was substituted too late to earn a fair rating.

Matias Sanchez – was substituted too late to earn a fair rating.