And breathe! What a weekend of football it was across the A-Leagues.
There was entertainment and drama galore but more importantly it was a goal-fest in the Isuzu UTE A-League Men and Ninja A-League Women with 50 goals scored over the 12 respective fixtures.
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In the Isuzu UTE A-League, high-flying Adelaide United crushed two-time reigning champions Central Coast Mariners 4-0 on Friday night to kick off Round 8 before Western United stunned Sydney FC 4-3 in a thriller at Allianz Stadium.
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On Saturday, Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar traded blows in a topsy-turvy 2-2 draw after Macarthur Bulls conquered Wellington Phoenix at Sky Stadium, while lowly Newcastle Jets put fellow strugglers Perth Glory to the sword in a 4-0 rout in Western Australia.
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In Round 6 of the Ninja A-League, an incredible Sienna Saveska first-half hat-trick saw Western Sydney Wanderers humble Western United 5-1 on Saturday.
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Holly McNamara made her long-awaited comeback from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after 392 days in league-leading Melbourne City’s 4-2 defeat of Canberra United on Sunday, while Perth Glory won at the Sam Kerr Football Centre for the first time thanks to a 3-1 success at the expense of 10-player Adelaide United.
Despite a red card, Newcastle Jets shocked defending champions Sydney FC 2-1 in a dramatic and last-gasp fightback and Brisbane Roar were 2-1 winners over Central Coast Mariners as a 90th-minute equaliser saw Wellington Phoenix hold Melbourne Victory to a 1-1 draw at the Home of the Matildas.