The first half was especially tough to watch with very few chances being created by either side and a scrappy battle in the midfield.

Robbie Fowler will probably feel the hard done by coach, as Roar failed to find the net after several good chances which were stopped by some very desperate Western Sydney defending.

Here are three thoughts from Western Sydney’s draw against Brisbane…

Good fortune or a never die attitude?

Western Sydney have shown an incredible knack of battling their way out of precarious situations this season. Arguably, in all of their games so far, they’ve been the lesser impressive side, yet they are undefeated and top of the table.

Kwame Yeboah’s most effective contribution to the game came on the defensive side as he blocked a goal-bound shot while tracking back, while Alexander Meier made a goal-line stop from a Brisbane corner.

Coach Markus Babbel has said that his team need to be better if they want to continue getting results, but on the field, it doesn’t seem like they are getting things absolutely right.

Is it good fortune that Western Sydney are currently leading the pack, or has Babbel formed a squad with a mentality that will help them get out of arduous situations throughout the game?

Last week, I said it was a sign of a title winning side if they could pick up points while playing badly. How long does bad performances getting results continue until you start wondering if this side truly has what it takes to mount a serious title charge, though?

Georgievski Western Sydney’s hero

Since joining Western Sydney Daniel Georgievski has already earned a lot of plaudits on social media for some of the brilliant marketing he’s done for the league and his team. What makes it even better is that he has put in just as much work on the pitch as he has off it.

He was already thrown into the deep end after several injuries to the Wanderers backline forced him to move to the right of a back four after training as a left back with a back three for all of pre-season. Still, he hasn’t been put down by the constant challenges, and he’s arguably been Markus Babbel’s best player this season.

Playing on the right is clearly something that doesn’t come naturally to the former Jets full-back, with a few undercooked crosses on his weaker foot hurting their attack, but he’s still been their most dangerous threat going forward.

Something to note when watching Georgievski on the right side is that even though he knows he’s playing on his weaker foot, he still puts in 100% and will act as if his right leg is natural to him.

Most of the time, it doesn’t work, but in crucial moments like Mitchell Duke’s winner against Sydney FC, he’s the only one willing to take that risk.

Alarm bells ringing for Fowler?

Three games and still without a win in the A-League for Robbie Fowler.

Today, he was unfortunate not to get a result given some of the team’s chances his team had, and on another day his time might have won convincingly. Still, there is something curious about Fowler’s Brisbane side that makes it hard to understand what exactly their strategy is.

The chances they did make were largely through deflections and set pieces, but the Roar players look lost when it’s up to them to take the initiative in possession.

It’s not exactly hoofing the ball up the pitch, but the Roar do have a tendency to play a more direct style of football, which has not paid off so far.

They look a lot better with that tactic when Aaron Amadi-Holloway is on the pitch, yet somehow strangely Fowler continues to keep him on the bench and bring him on as a substitute.

If plan B is more effective than A, why not make that your primary strategy? Fowler will have to figure out what to do so that Roar can finally earn their first win for the season.