What I got out of this game is that we probably would have leaked a couple of goals anyway even with WeeMac and Burns on the pitch.
We did not score with a makeshift frontline, but equally I do not think having Fenton in the backline would have helped our defence. With the full-strength squad we might have lost 1:2 or thereabouts. Sydney are playing very well away this season so I do not see it as a "debacle" or anything of the sort.
As it is we have a plausible excuse to give to the board; but the reality is that we got outplayed today by a better team.