A win for Roar would book their finals spot. As for Josep Gombau's men, three points would keep them in contention for the playoffs.

The RBB boycott meant it was a quieter ANZ Stadium, but that didn't throw Western Sydney off their game as they came away with a wonderful 3-0 win.

Proving to be a handful for Brisbane's defence who had a horror start Spainard, Oriol Riera, scored a brace in the first half.

Things for Brisbane continued disastrously as Chris Ikonomidis finished with a header to bring up the third before half-time.

Brisbane tried to claw back the deficit, and with Brett Holman coming on, some spark did appear but the game was pretty much over after an abysmal all-round performance. 

Western Sydney Wanderers

Vedran Janjetovic (GK) - 6

Some poor distribution. Made some good saves but Brisbane were lacking the firepower.

Josh Risdon - 7.5

Squared ball for Alvaro Cejudo in the area. Great runs and service inside the danger area.

Brendan Hamill - 7

Closed in on Massimo Maccarone to deny an equalising opportunity. Got better as the game went on and was excellent on several occasions. 

Jack Clisby - 6.5

Was too square and let Maccarone in. Got his body position wrong, and was lucky not to see Fahid Ben Khalfallah equalise. Improved in the second half. 

Raul Llorente - 8

Great marshalling and link-up play with Cejudo and Riera. Superb cross to assist Ikonomidis.

Keanu Baccus - 7

Thwarting attack in dangerous areas but gave away a few fouls.

Kearyn Baccus - 7.5

Dispossessing, stopping counter-attacks, stellar in the midfield.

Marcelo Carrusca - 7

Beautiful cross for Riera's second and worked well with the Baccus'.

Chris Ikonomidis - 9

Started brightly, great passing. Unstoppable pace and was untouchable. Terrific headed goal. Came close to a second. If Wanderers had men in the box on a few different occasions, they could've been up by more goals. 

Oriol Riera - 8

Bullet header to open the scoring. Looked for the second header but ended up finishing with a toe-poke.

Alvaro Cejudo - 8

Exquisite free kick to assist Riera. Was on fire with his passing and deliveries. Where was this all season?

SUBS

Steven Lustica - 6

Got involved in the attack when he was subbed on.

Brendon Santalab - N/A

Didn't do enough for a rating but his heroics were not needed.

Jaushua Sotirio - N/A

Came on late in the match.

 

Brisbane Roar

Jamie Young (GK) - 5.5

Sensational save to deny Riera's initial point blank header, but was unable to stop the tap-in to double the lead.

Jack Hingert - 6.5

Quiet first half. Denied Riera his hat-trick as his positioning and awareness saw him clear off the line.

Jacob Pepper - 4

Great block to deny a second goal. But applied no pressure and invited WSW in. Looked stunned and unsure.

Daniel Bowles - 2

Looked rattled, no marking on Riera. Non-existent aerial defence. Stood still when Wanderers moved in on goal 

Ivan Franjic - 2

Looked to struggle with the pace of Ikonomidis all match. 

Thomas Kristensen - 5

Some good interceptions and blocks. But lacked the killer ball in.

Matt McKay - 4

Intercepting in key areas but then fizzled out.

Fahid Ben Khalfallah - 3

Execution was off, no magic.

Henrique - 4.5

Had a chance but a heavy touch let him down. Played a few balls in but lacked the spark Brisbane desperately needed. 

Eric Bautheac - 5

Worked hard to get the ball into good areas but was unusually quiet. Didn't help when his side were off. 

Massimo Maccarone - 5

Came close to getting one back but his shot had no bite. Two headed clearances from inside the box. Managed to find more space, had a few shots on goal.

Got a goal back but Holman was clearly offside.

SUBS

Brett Holman - 6.5

Looked to get in behind, shot on target. Made an impact and probably should have started.

Corey Gameiro - 6

Got himself into a good position to have a crack at goal.

Connor O'Toole - N/A

Didn't do enough to warrant a fair rating.