Perth Glory's former England striker Daniel Sturridge made a successful return in a 1-1 draw with Western Sydney and will now target champions Melbourne City.
Central Coast have boosted their chances of snaring an ALM finals berth after 17-year-old Garang Kuol scored an 81st-minute winner against Western United.
Macarthur coach Ante Milicic is backing his team to secure an A-League Men's finals berth and give him a big finish to his time in charge of the Bulls.
Melbourne Victory aren't out of the race for the A-League Men premiership yet, having put pressure on Melbourne City and Western United by beating Wellington.
Melbourne Victory are storming toward the finals on a club-record run of 14 games without defeat, with Friday night's 3-1 win over Wellington the latest in a string of impressive outings.