Roar Guru
Wellington and Brisbane fought out a 2-all draw on Sunday afternoon.
Final score
Wellington Phoenix 2
Brisbane Roar 2
Brisbane Roar are aiming to continue their hot patch of form against the Wellington Phoenix as they aim for a place in the finals. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 5pm AEDT.
TV
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Having earned 15 points from the last 21 on offer, John Aloisi and the Brisbane Roar have turned their season completely around and are well and truly in the hunt for post season football.
Incredibly the Roar are only two points behind both Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers who occupy the final playoff positions respectively.
The three-time premiership winners have looked all out of sorts throughout most of the campaign, especially during the infamous Asian Champions League qualifying loss to minnows Ceres-Negros which included the jersey debacle.
Not qualifying for the continental tournament has proven to be a blessing in disguise for John Aloisi.
The Roar have all the confidence in the world after beating reigning champions and current leaders Sydney FC on their own turf.
Both Wanderers and Adelaide United will now be sweating on their finals qualification as Brisbane are roaring home with their favourable fixture list.
What can we say about Wellington Phoenix? Another wasted season, highlighted by poor recruitment and the exit of head coach Darije Kalezic.
Not much was expected by the team across the Tasman, yet there is still much disappointment surrounding this club.
The only shining light has been the introduction of young, fresh faces, highlighted by teenager Sarpeet Singh, but unfortunately for Phoenix fans he will be away hoping to make his debut for New Zealand.
Singh alongside talisman Roy Krishna, Michael McGlinchey, Tom Doyle, Matthew Ridenton and Alex Rufer will all be missing due to international duty whilst Brisbane Roar will continue to battle without three first-choice central defenders Luke Devere, Jade North and Avram Papadopoulos.
Playing Phoenix away is always an obstacle for all A-League clubs but there is no reason as to why the Roar shouldn’t see themselves with three points and quite possibly, a position in the top six come the end of the weekend.
Roar 2-0.