Wellington coach Gemma Lewis will wait until the last minute before making a call on whether to play captain and goalkeeper Lily Alfeld against Western Sydney.
Melbourne Victory will play their seventh game in 23 days when they face Adelaide United on Sunday in a clash crucial to their A-League Women finals hopes.
An ACL injury to teenage Matildas star Holly McNamara was felt around the league - and sparked an engaging discussion on the prevalence of such injuries in the women's game on The Official A-Leagues Podcast.
Your Neds Weekend Preview provides you with your game-by-game guide to the weekend, as the Liberty A-League features two matches with direct top four and title race consequences.
Wellington Phoenix have backed midfielder Grace Wisnewski's decision to cut her A-League Women season short and return to New Zealand for mental health reasons.