Ronald Vargas 7.5

Was at the heart of countless Newcastle attacks and should have bagged a goal for his personal tally. Unfortunately, the Venezuelan suffered a horrific injury in the second half and was stretchered off the field of play.   

Ben Kantarovski 7.5

Picked up an early yellow card and had to tread lightly for a majority of the game. Despite his early caution, the midfielder was never far from the ball and managed to avoid a further booking.

Andrew Nabbout 7

Should have buried the game with a chance in the 58th minute – finding space inside the Brisbane penalty area. Instead of finding the back of the net, Nabbout fired his shot wide of the target. Overall, an encouraging performance.

Dimitri Petratos 8.5

Was given heaps of space on the edge of the box, before thumping the ball into the top corner. The resulting celebration was fairly muted from the former Roar player, who was arguably the most exciting player on the pitch.

Roy O’Donovan 7

Lost his marker at the back post and converted Vujica’s low cross from close range. Failed to present himself with many other chances, but keeps his goal-scoring form on track.

Subs:

Wayne Brown  6

Joey Champness (n/a)

Nicholas Cowburn (n/a)