More importantly, there were no VAR dramas this week with the referees finally using the technology appropriately. These were the five moments that changed everything this week...

Retre takes his chance in De Jong's absence

With Siem De Jong going down with an unfortunate hamstring injury after being subbed on in the Sydney derby, Steve Corica needed an answer and he might have found one in the form of Paulo Retre.

After putting in an ordinary shift against Adelaide in the Cup Final, Retre responded brilliantly against Melbourne City, notching up a goal and an assist.

The former City man netted Sydney’s opener against his old club by reacting quickest to Rhyan Grant’s drilled cross by providing a deft finish through the legs of Eugene Galekovic.

He then teed up Adam Le Fondre for the Sky Blues’ second, showing fantastic awareness to pick out the Englishman who then obliged to finish delicately over Galekovic.

Retre was a squad player under Graham Arnold last season but did his job when he was required, and he did the same on Friday by replacing De Jong, but can he keep up this form up for last season’s premiers?

Baumjohann the next Broich?

Alexander Baumjohann has been oozing class for the Wanderers ever since he put in a solid display against rivals Sydney FC in the FFA Cup semi-final, but on Saturday against the Nix he brought a complete performance across the ditch by netting his first for the red and black.

Bruce Kamau peeled away from the Wellington defence well to collect Raul Llorente’s ball in behind, before showing excellent composure to lay the ball off to the German who empathically smashed in the opener into the roof of Filip Kurto’s net.

The 31-year-old was sublime, displaying an awareness on a par with Milos Ninkovic and Keisuke Honda, whilst playing with a flair and swagger that was reminiscent of his German counterpart Thomas Broich, a two-time Johnny Warren medal winner with Roar.

Baumjohann looks like he could be in the conversation for that same award by the end of the season, but can he replicate the same sort of impact that Broich had on the league and add to the growing list of successful foreigners that the A-League has had?