WORST

Record crowd, poor performance

Over 17,000 people packed HBF Park after a big campaign from the Glory over the past week to attract fans to see their table-topping Premiership favourites, but Perth couldn't deliver on the pitch.

It's little more than unfortunate timing for Tony Popovic's side, which no doubt have one hand on the trophy after a stellar season - yet their relatively listless display will do them no favours in the long-term.

Route-one disappointments

Perhaps most disappointing for Perth's fans was their team's lack of creativity in the final third. Route-one crosses to the likes of Dino Djulbic were a disappointing way to show their wares to a slew of new fans at HBF, yet it was all-too-often all Perth could muster.

Melbourne, on the other hand, were more stylish both in build up and result. Their ability to play through the lines, in direct contrast to their performance last time these team's met at AAMI Park, was clear for all to see.

It's an interesting foreshadowing for how Kevin Muscat has learned from the team's inability to handle Perth this season across multiple fixtures. Could it bode well for Victory come finals? We'll have to wait and see...