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Ange Postecoglou makes appearance number two as the enemy at Suncorp Stadium as his Melbourne Victory side tackles Brisbane Roar in another game that will shape the A-League finals. We’ll have live updates through the match from 7.45pm AEDT.
The last time the former Roar mentor paid a visit to his old stomping ground, things were very different – back when Brisbane were invincible and Victory a shambles.
That was round two. It ended 5-0 in the Roar’s favour and it was thought they were surefire title candidates. The tables have turned.
It ended up being Melbourne, who eventually grasped the key tenets of ‘Angeball’, setting up camp in the top half of the table while Brisbane were brought back down to earth with a shocking thud.
Mike Mulvey is in charge now and while there have been flashes of that trademark swagger from the reigning champions, the side is still wildly inconsistent and is far from a finals certainty.
Meanwhile, Victory straightened up with a 5-0 pasting of Newcastle last week but one more failure and they’ll be all but out of the title race.
The side that revolutionised the A-League against the team trying to write the sequel to that success. With so much on the line this could be a classic.