Anna Harrington

Melbourne Victory have blown the chance to seal an A-League Men home final and will lose defender Jason Geria for at least one match through suspension after a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Brisbane Roar.

Melbourne Victory are guaranteed to finish in the A-League Men top four and host an elimination final, despite blowing their chance to seal third place in a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Brisbane Roar.

With his troublesome finger fixed up, Melbourne star Clayton Oliver is primed to bounce back to top form against Richmond, coach Simon Goodwin says.

‘We'll just wrap our arms around him.' Richmond are wondering if strapping on injury-cursed star Jacob Hopper's knee played a part in the strange scenes that unfolded at the MCG on Wednesday night

Leigh Broxham started his career as the teenage kit man cleaning his teammates' boots, but will end it as a Melbourne Victory legend and the A-League Men games record-holder.

Sydney FC have qualified for a seventh consecutive A-League Women grand final after a 1-1 draw with Central Coast delivered a 2-1 semi-final win on aggregate.

Melbourne City will face Sydney FC for a record fifth A-League Women championship after beating Newcastle 3-0 to seal a 6-0 aggregate semi-final win.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mackenzie Hawkesby is just fantastic. The midfielder was everywhere for Sydney FC against Central Coast, including pouncing to score the opening goal.

Melbourne City have locked in an A-League Men elimination final against Melbourne Victory and ended Western Sydney's season in one fell swoop with a 1-0 win over Western United.