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2022–23 A-League Men

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The 2022–23 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 18th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
A-League Men
Season2022–23
Dates7 October 2022 – 3 June 2023
ChampionsCentral Coast Mariners (2nd title)
PremiersMelbourne City (3rd title)
Champions LeagueMelbourne City
AFC CupCentral Coast Mariners
Macarthur FC
Matches played156
Goals scored477 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorerJamie Maclaren (24 goals)
Biggest home winMelbourne City 6–1 Macarthur FC
(4 February 2023)
Biggest away winSydney FC 0–4 WS Wanderers
(18 March 2023)
Highest scoringAdelaide United 4–4 WS Wanderers
(19 February 2023)
Perth Glory 4–4 Adelaide United
(23 April 2023)
Longest winning run4 matches
Adelaide United
Melbourne City
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Adelaide United
Longest winless run6 matches
Macarthur FC
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Longest losing run3 matches
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Wellington Phoenix
Western United
Highest attendance34,232[1]
Sydney FC 0–1 WS Wanderers
(12 November 2022)
Lowest attendance1,408[1]
Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Macarthur FC
(11 March 2023)
Total attendance1,115,048[1]
Average attendance7,544[1] ( 1,942)
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2023.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)
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The regular season commenced on 7 October 2022. The season featured a mid-season break from 18 November 2022 to 8 December 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.[2]

Melbourne City were the defending premiers and Western United were the defending champions.[3] Melbourne City successfully defended their title, winning their third premiership in a row with two games remaining. Central Coast Mariners won their second championship, defeating Melbourne City 6–1 in the Grand Final.

This season was the first A-League Men season since 2013–14 to record an increase in average attendance compared to the previous season.

Clubs

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Stadiums and locations

Twelve clubs are participating in the 2022–23 season.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Club, City ...
Club City Home ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 16,500
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Kayo Stadium 11,500
Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium 20,059
Mudgee Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium 10,000
Macarthur FC Campbelltown Campbelltown Stadium 17,500[4]
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth HBF Park 20,500
Macedonia Park 4,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 42,500[5]
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Sky Stadium 35,000
Auckland Eden Park 50,000
Palmerston North Central Energy Trust Arena 15,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Parramatta CommBank Stadium 30,000
Western United Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Ballarat Mars Stadium 11,000
Hobart North Hobart Oval 10,000
Launceston UTAS Stadium 19,000
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Australia Carl Veart Australia Craig Goodwin[6] UCAN[7] Flinders University[8]
Australian Outdoor Living[note 1][9][10]
Brisbane Roar England Nick Green (caretaker) Scotland Tom Aldred[11] New Balance[12] Cars4Us[13][14]
Central Coast Mariners Scotland Nick Montgomery Australia Danny Vukovic[15] Paladin Sports[16] MATE[17]
Macarthur FC Australia Mile Sterjovski Mexico Ulises Dávila[18] Kelme[19] ALAND[20]
Melbourne City Croatia Rado Vidošić Australia Scott Jamieson[21] Puma[22][23] Etihad Airways[23]
Melbourne Victory Australia Tony Popovic Australia Joshua Brillante[24] Macron[25] Bonza[26]
Newcastle Jets Australia Arthur Papas England Carl Jenkinson
Australia Matthew Jurman
Australia Brandon O'Neill[27]		 Legend Sportswear[28] Port of Newcastle[29]
Ampcontrol[note 1][28][30]
Perth Glory Australia Ruben Zadkovich Australia Mustafa Amini[31] Macron[32] Evolution Capital[33]
Sydney FC Australia Steve Corica Australia Alex Wilkinson[34] Under Armour[35] The Star[36]
Wellington Phoenix Australia Ufuk Talay New Zealand Alex Rufer[37] Paladin Sports[38] Oppo[39]
Spark[note 1][39]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Marko Rudan Brazil Marcelo[40] Kappa[41] Voltaren[42]
Turner Freeman Lawyers[note 1][43]
Western United Australia John Aloisi Italy Alessandro Diamanti[44] Kappa[45] Simonds Homes[45]
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Macarthur FC Australia Ante Milicic Resigned[46] 26 April 2022 Pre-season Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 15 May 2022[47]
Perth Glory Australia Ruben Zadkovich Promoted to full time 2 June 2022 Australia Ruben Zadkovich 2 June 2022[48]
Melbourne City Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Signed by France Troyes[49] 23 November 2022 1st Croatia Rado Vidošić (caretaker) 23 November 2022
Macarthur FC Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Mutual termination[50] 21 January 2023 6th Australia Mile Sterjovski23 January 2023[51]
Melbourne City Croatia Rado Vidošić (caretaker) Promoted to full time 6 February 2023 1st Croatia Rado Vidošić 6 February 2023[52]
Brisbane Roar Australia Warren Moon Sacked[53] 20 February 2023 11th England Nick Green (caretaker) 21 February 2023[54]
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Foreign players

See also: A-League Men transfers for 2022–23 season
More information Club, Visa 1 ...
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United England Zach Clough Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Spain Juande Spain Javi López Spain Isaías1
Brisbane Roar Austria Marcel Canadi Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea Scotland Tom Aldred Serbia Stefan Šćepović Afghanistan Rahmat Akbari2
Sri Lanka Jack Hingert2		 England Charlie Austin
Germany Matti Steinmann
Japan Riku Danzaki
Central Coast Mariners Brazil Moresche Brazil Marco Túlio France Béni Nkololo Ghana Paul Ayongo New Zealand James McGarry Fiji Dan Hall2
New Zealand Storm Roux2
Vanuatu Brian Kaltak3		 Nigeria Kelechi John
Macarthur FC England Craig Noone Georgia (country) Bachana Arabuli Mexico Ulises Dávila Poland Filip Kurto United States Jason Romero3 Barbados Mario Williams
Melbourne City Finland Thomas Lam France Florin Berenguer Kosovo Valon Berisha Netherlands Richard van der Venne Portugal Nuno Reis
Melbourne Victory France Damien Da Silva Portugal Roderick Miranda Portugal Nani Spain Cadete Spain Rai Marchán North Macedonia Matthew Bozinovski2
Paraguay Fernando Romero3
Newcastle Jets England Carl Jenkinson Georgia (country) Beka Mikeltadze Japan Manabu Saitō New Zealand Dane Ingham2 Georgia (country) Beka Dartsmelia
New Zealand James McGarry
Perth Glory Curaçao Darryl Lachman England Mark Beevers Republic of Ireland Aaron McEneff Spain Adrián Sardinero North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski2
Tunisia Salim Khelifi3		 Burundi Pacifique Niyongabire2
Israel Ben Azubel
Sydney FC England Adam Le Fondre England Joe Lolley England Jack Rodwell Slovakia Róbert Mak Spain Diego Caballo
Wellington Phoenix Brazil Yan Sasse Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev England David Ball England Scott Wootton Poland Oskar Zawada
Western Sydney Wanderers Brazil Marcelo Democratic Republic of the Congo Yeni Ngbakoto France Romain Amalfitano France Morgan Schneiderlin Tunisia Amor Layouni Ivory Coast Adama Traoré1
Serbia Miloš Ninković1		 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sulejman Krpić
Western United Italy Alessandro Diamanti Japan Tomoki Imai Mali Tongo Doumbia Serbia Aleksandar Prijović Switzerland Léo Lacroix England Jamie Young2
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The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[55]
2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury replacement players, or National team replacement players;
4Guest players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)

Regular season

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The 2022–23 season sees each team play 26 games, starting on 7 October 2022, and concluding on 30 April 2023, with a mid-season break between 14 November 2022 and 8 December 2022, due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[56] This will be followed by a finals series for the top six teams.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 26 16 7 3 61 32 +29 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners (C) 26 13 5 8 55 35 +20 44 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 +7 42 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 +16 41
5 Sydney FC 26 11 5 10 40 39 +1 38
6 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 9 8 9 39 45 −6 35
7 Western United 26 9 5 12 34 47 −13 32
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 −7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 −10 29 Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 −15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 −5 28
12 Macarthur FC 26 7 5 14 31 48 −17 26 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and 2023 Australia Cup play-offs[d]
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[57]
  2. The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  4. Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

Fixtures and results

More information Home \ Away, ADE ...
Home \ Away ADE BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN ADE BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 2–1 1–4 1–0 4–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 4–4 0–1 1–1 2–0
Brisbane Roar 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2
Central Coast Mariners 4–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–2 4–1 3–0
Macarthur FC 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–1
Melbourne City 3–3 2–1 1–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 4–1 4–0
Melbourne Victory 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–2
Newcastle Jets 2–4 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–2
Perth Glory 4–4 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2
Sydney FC 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–3 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–4
Wellington Phoenix 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1
Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 1–1 0–3 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–0
Western United 2–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–0
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Source: Keepup.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

AFC Champions League qualification

Due to the re-formatting of the AFC Champions League to have an inter-year schedule from September (northern hemisphere autumn-to-spring) instead of an intra-year schedule (northern hemisphere spring-to-autumn),[58] the qualification for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League was changed. The single qualification spot for this competition goes to whichever of the Premiers for the current season or the previous season accrues the most combined points over both seasons.[59] Melbourne City won the Premiership in both the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons,[60] thereby automatically qualifying for the Champions League.

Melbourne Derby pitch invasion

Main article: Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory (17 December 2022)

During the Melbourne Derby between Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory FC on 17 December 2022 at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, the match was abandoned in the 22nd minute after several incidents of hooliganism took place both on and off the field. Throughout the match, supporters of both teams both ignited and threw flares.

In the 20th minute, the match was interrupted due to flares being ignited and thrown onto the pitch, two of which had been thrown by Melbourne Victory supporters. Conflict arose when Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover, who was defending the goal in front of the Melbourne Victory supporters end, picked up and threw the flares away from the pitch, the second of which was thrown into the crowd of Victory supporters. This sparked a pitch invasion by between 100 and 200 spectators, who proceeded to attack Glover and match referee Alex King, both of whom sustained minor injuries. The match was abandoned as a result.

On 23 December, Football Australia handed down interim sanctions on both clubs while a full investigation was being conducted. Both teams had their active supporter bays closed, with Melbourne Victory further sanctioned with supporter restrictions: travelling support was banned for away games, while home games were restricted to only valid club members.

The match was resumed on 5 April 2023 from the 21st minute, with the score resuming at 1–0 to Melbourne City.[61] The match ended in a 2-1 win to Melbourne City, with Aiden O'Neill and Nishan Velupillay scoring for the Victory.

Finals series

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Main article: 2023 A-League Men finals series

Format

The finals series was held in mostly the same format as the previous year, run over three weeks, and involving the top six teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams played a single-elimination match, with the two winners of those matches joining the first and second ranked teams in two-legged semi-final ties. The two winners of those matches met in the Grand Final.

On 12 December 2022, the Australian Professional Leagues announced that the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final would be the first of three successive Grand Finals hosted in Sydney, regardless of which two teams earned the right to play in the final.[62] The move received a large amount of backlash from supporters of all 12 clubs,[63][64] and was overturned in the following season.

Bracket

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1
5 Sydney FC 2 5 Sydney FC 1 0 1
1 Melbourne City 1 4 5
1 Melbourne City 1
3 Adelaide United 2 2 Central Coast Mariners 6
6 Wellington Phoenix 0 3 Adelaide United 1 0 1
2 Central Coast Mariners 2 2 4

Elimination-finals

More information Adelaide United, 2–0 ...
Adelaide United2–0Wellington Phoenix
  • Goodwin 19', 67' (pen.)
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Attendance: 10,231
More information Western Sydney Wanderers, 1–2 ...
Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Sydney FC
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Attendance: 27,288
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi-finals

Summary

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Melbourne City 5–1 Sydney FC 1–1 4–0
Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Adelaide United 2–1 2–0
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Matches

More information Sydney FC, 1–1 ...
Sydney FC1–1Melbourne City
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Attendance: 15,322
Referee: Adam Kersey
More information Melbourne City, 4–0 ...
Melbourne City4–0Sydney FC
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Attendance: 9,223
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne City won 5–1 on aggregate.

More information Adelaide United, 1–2 ...
Adelaide United1–2Central Coast Mariners
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Attendance: 15,771
Referee: Alex King
More information Central Coast Mariners, 2–0 ...
Central Coast Mariners2–0Adelaide United
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Attendance: 20,059

Central Coast Mariners won 4–1 on aggregate.

Grand Final

See also: 2023 A-League Men Grand Final
More information Melbourne City, 1–6 ...
Melbourne City1–6Central Coast Mariners
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Attendance: 26,523
Referee: Chris Beath

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of 29 April 2023
More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubGoals[65]
1 Australia Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 24
2 Australia Jason Cummings Central Coast Mariners 16
3 Poland Oskar Zawada Wellington Phoenix 15
4 Australia Brandon Borello Western Sydney Wanderers 13
5 Australia Craig Goodwin Adelaide United 12
6 England Adam Le Fondre Sydney FC 10
7 Slovakia Róbert Mak Sydney FC 9
Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea Brisbane Roar
Australia Marco Tilio Melbourne City
Brazil Marco Túlio Central Coast Mariners
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of A-League Men hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Netherlands Richard van der VenneMelbourne CityMacarthur FC6–1 (H)4 February 2023[66]
Australia Jamie MaclarenMelbourne CityWestern United3–1 (A)22 April 2023[67]
Australia Jason Cummings Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City 6–1 (N) 3 June 2023 [68]
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More information Key, (A) ...
Key
(A) Away team
(H) Home team
(N) Neutral venue
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Clean sheets

As of 29 April 2023
More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubClean sheets[69]
1 Australia Lawrence Thomas Western Sydney Wanderers 10
2 Australia Jordan Holmes Brisbane Roar 7
3 Australia Tom Glover Melbourne City 6
4 Australia Paul Izzo Melbourne Victory 5
Poland Filip Kurto Macarthur FC
Australia Andrew Redmayne Sydney FC
New Zealand Oliver Sail Wellington Phoenix
8 Australia Danny Vukovic Central Coast Mariners 4
England Jamie Young Western United
10 Australia Cameron Cook Perth Glory 3
Australia Jack Duncan Newcastle Jets
Australia Joe Gauci Adelaide United
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Awards

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Club awards

More information Club, Player ...
ClubPlayerRef.
Adelaide UnitedAustralia Craig Goodwin[70]
Brisbane RoarScotland Tom Aldred[71]
Central Coast MarinersAustralia Josh Nisbet[72]
Macarthur FCAustralia Ivan Vujica[73]
Melbourne CityAustralia Mathew Leckie[74]
Melbourne VictoryFrance Damien Da Silva[75]
Newcastle JetsNew Zealand Dane Ingham[76]
Perth GloryEngland Mark Beevers[77]
Sydney FCSlovakia Róbert Mak[78]
Wellington PhoenixPoland Oskar Zawada[79]
Western Sydney WanderersAustralia Brandon Borrello[80]
Western UnitedAustralia Josh Risdon[81]
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Annual awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2022–23 Dolan Warren Awards night that took place at The Star Casino on 1 June 2023.[82]

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Johnny Warren Medal Australia Craig Goodwin Adelaide United
Young Footballer of the Year Australia Jordan Bos Melbourne City
Golden Boot Award Australia Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City
Goalkeeper of the Year Australia Lawrence Thomas Western Sydney Wanderers
Coach of the Year Australia Carl Veart Adelaide United
Goal of the Year Australia Giordano Colli Perth Glory
Fair Play Award Brisbane Roar
Referee of the Year Australia Chris Beath —
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Team of the season

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper[83] Defenders Midfielders Forwards Substitutes
Australia Joe Gauci (Adelaide United) Brazil Marcelo (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Vanuatu Brian Kaltak (Central Coast Mariners)
Australia Jordan Bos (Melbourne City)		 Australia Aiden O'Neill (Melbourne City)
Australia Josh Nisbet (Central Coast Mariners)
Australia Calem Nieuwenhof (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Australia Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City)		 Australia Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Australia Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City)
Australia Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United)		 Australia Lawrence Thomas (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Australia Curtis Good (Melbourne City)
Australia Nectarios Triantis (Central Coast Mariners)
Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar)
Brazil Marco Túlio (Central Coast Mariners)
Australia Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners)
Australia Marco Tilio (Melbourne City)
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Notes

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