Brisbane Roar 

Mackenzie Arnold - 7.5
 
Some good blocks and looked pretty safe. Could have possibly done better with the opening goal she conceded after her block fell at the feet of Mijatovic, but it was poor defending to leave Mijatovic unmarked. 
 
Couldn’t blame her really in all honesty for either goal. 
 
Carson Pickett - 7.5
 
Beautiful run and passing. Always get what you expect from Pickett and that is a honest performance. 
 
Celeste Boureille - 8
 
83 touches, 62 passes and 81% accuracy. A very good shift. 
 
Clare Polkinghorne - 7.5
 
Very reliable as always. 
 
Rylee Baisden - 6.5
 
Involved but couldn’t help Brisbane capitalise enough. 
 
Katrina Gorry - 7.5
 
Plenty of involvement. Fell for it when Aivi Luik got her to concede a penalty. But otherwise she worked hard in defence and in the middle of the park. 
Natalie Tathem - 7
 
Plenty of involvement but her passes sometimes went astray.
 
Tameka Yallop - 7.5
 
Was involved but not as many touches as we would like for her. 
 
Hayley Raso - 8
 
Didn’t stop trying all night. If only she was more clinical in front of goal, Brisbane may have had a chance. 
 
Hollie Palmer - 6
 
Not involved enough. Substituted in the 65th minute. 
 
Isobel Dalton - 7.5
 
Decent performance all round. 

SUBS

Elise Kellond-Knight - 7.5 
 
Came on for the last 25 minutes and had an impact. 
 
Indiah Paige-Riley - N/A
 
Late sub.

Melbourne City 

Lydia Williams - 8
 
Looked safe all night, her ball distribution and decision making was good all night long. It’s what you’d expect from the veteran. 
 
Lauren Barnes -7.5
 
Plenty of involvement and decent distribution with the ball. 
 
Emma Checker - 6.5
 
Not enough touches, but when she did have them she was fairly accurate. 
 
Rebekah Stott - 7.5
 
Plenty of involvement in defence and attack. 
 
Ellie Carpenter - 6.5
 
Did some good things, her runs were impressive, but it still wasn’t her best night. Taken off after 60 minutes after a silly yellow card. 
 
Passing was off tonight. 
 
Aivi Luik - 8.5
 
Won a penalty in the 55th minute after cleverly drawing a foul from Gorry. Smashed home a goal in the 75th minute. 
 
Provided plenty of drive and was very accurate with her passing. All class from the Matilda. 
Yukari Kinga - 8
 
Doesn’t necessarily look like she is doing a lot, but she does. And what she does, she does it with class.
 
Steph Catley - 7
 
Set up the opening goal after her cross was parried by Arnold. Was heavily involved and put plenty of balls into the box. 
 
Rare error when she missed a penalty. 
 
Claire Emslie - 6
 
Didn’t have the best night. Not enough quality touches. Subbed for Simon in the 62nd minute. 
 
Emily van Egmond - 7
 
Lots of touches but not very accurate with her passing. 
 
Milica Mijatovic - 8.5 
 
Nice finish in the fifth minute. Getting in the right spot at the right time. Clever footwork throughout the game. 
 
Assisted Luik’s goal with an unselfish pass after intercepting a Brisbane clearance. 

SUBS

Kyah Simon - 6.5
 
She came on with 30 mins to go and looked dangerous but didn’t have enough time to do a lot. 
 
TJ Vlajnic - 6
 
She came on with 30 minutes to go and didn’t have a lot of time to do much. 
 
Chelsea Blissett - N/A
 
Subbed on with 10 to go.