R17 vs Perth Glory | Sat 2 Feb | 11:59pm | SS4

Referee: Shaun Evans

Assistant Referee 1: Arvin Shanmuganathan

Assistant Referee 2: Josh Mannella

Fourth Official: Adam Fielding

VAR: Craig Zetter

Perth Glory squad: 1.Tando VELAPHI (gk), 2.Alex GRANT, 3.Jason DAVIDSON, 4.Shane LOWRY, 5.Ivan FRANJIC, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Joel CHIANESE, 9.Andy KEOGH, 11.Brendon SANTALAB, 13.Matthew SPIRANOVIC, 17.Diego CASTRO, 19.Chris IKONOMIDIS, 20.Jake BRIMMER, 22.Fabio FERREIRA, 23.Scott NEVILLE, 27.JUANDE, 33.Liam REDDY (gk), 88.Neil KILKENNY

**two to be omitted**

Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Filip KURTO (gk), 4.Mandi SOSA, 5. Ryan LOWRY, 6.Dylan FOX, 7.Cillian SHERIDAN, 9.Nathan BURNS, 11.David WILLIAMS, 12. Antony GOLEC, 13.Liberato CACACE, 14.Alex Rufer, 15.Michal KOPZCYNSKI, 16.Louis FENTON, 18.Sarpreet SINGH, 19.Tom DOYLE, 20.Oliver SAIL (gk), 21.Roy KRISHNA, 23.Max BURGESS, 27.Steven TAYLOR

**two to be omitted**

So Gulley isn't even on the list?

Golec straight into squad

Gulley has been playing regularly. Golec has not due to injury recovery. Strange call to me. Still two to be omitted.

Starting back line will be interesting without Dura.

Noticed that when the team came through via nix twitter. What's the deal there?! Surely he'll be the fitter of the two? 

Fax not in? 

Still two to be omitted. Might just be about him travelling with the team and getting to know them, rather than leaving him behind in Wgtn.

Playing away to Perth, when choosing between two brand new players to the squad, if one was needed to play I'd rather it was Golec given his experience in the league. May be a different answer after a few weeks though.

6 CBs in there, counting Kopa. My guess:

Doyle, Taylor and Golec start - Doyle L, Taylor centre, Golec R.

Lowry on the bench - CB and RWB cover.

Kopa on the bench - DM cover. Fresh legs.

Fox omitted (Lowry preferred as provides RWB cover). Burns omitted too.

Possibly to do with CB needing cover, and with Golec being possibly more likely to be familiar with Perth players (after playing for CCM) than Gulley?  Can't think of any other reasoning though.

Rufer has become such a key player, that we are now putting his name in lower case hoping that the other team doesn't notice he's there! That Rudan, eh - crafty cod!

No one seems to have picked it up yet, but congratulations are in order for Louis Fenton who is set to make his 100th A-league appearance for the Nix! Great to see him come back into the fold and become a regular first XI player after such a wretched couple of years, well done lad! 

I still remember his debut, scoring a bullet header and played in midfield - his best position.

That was the day I got to interview a certain Alex Del Piero! Difficult day to forget!

great header... is midfield still his best position? He's looking good at Rwb

So if Taylor gets 2 yellows and gets a red, does that mean he sits out a game for the red and has also done a game for 5 yellows?

Taylor is on 4 yellows. But under your scenario, the two yellows wouldn't count, just the red. The yellow count would remain as what he entered the game with. 

willl there be a podcast out before the match? At the risk of sounding like an ungreatful Phoenix city fan, heaps of the pods are coming  out on game day at the moment- makes it tricky to listen before the game. Anyway, love your work Patrick and co!

Trying to contain Castro will be crucial.

He is their threat so to speak

I mean they've done a pretty good job containing him in Cuba for the last few decades so not too worried

Not feeling it today.  Another game last week we were lucky to get 3 points from. We really struggle once teams start pushing forward and Fenton and Cacace have to drop back. Without Durante have a feeling they not going to be able to get forward as much. Picking 3-1 to Glory. 

We are over due to belt someone dont see why it cant be in the distance derby.Not as if they found us easy at our place last time.

COYN

Is it too early to start drinking? These midnight kickoffs can be dangerous.

Not too hot for a summer day in Perth today, about 23 degrees at the moment and no hotter for kick off.

Would take a dour 0-0 tbh

Never to early, just hope I make it to midnight

Good omens in Gosford as CCM lead Victory by 2-0 at the break?

Feels to me like we're due to stick a complete performance, while Glory are surely due a shocker.

2-0 to us. 

There's a few things more important than the actual  footy.

I hope both us and the Glory have a 'Save Hakeem' banner.

And Ben Kennedy fudges it for us... 2-2

How soon after the game di they upload the full file the my football channel?

It's really hard to fire up when it's 10pm and still 2 hours away from kick off. But still. Fire up, people

COYN!!

What is up with the lineup?

Yikes, Taylor out with a virus. Lowry and Fox in....

Taylor is sick. Mandi missing game due to pregnant wife. Durantes yellow wasnt so smart now...

No Mandi either.