| # | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
| 1 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 42 |
| 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 38 |
| 3 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 38 |
| 4 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 38 |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 37 |
| 6 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 33 | –1 | 30 |
| 7 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 31 | –2 | 25 |
| 8 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | –16 | 20 |
| 9 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 46 | –28 | 14 |
| 10 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 35 | –16 | 11 |
Due to torrential rain in Brisbane, the match was called off
in the 73rd minute, with the three points handed to Wellington, who were
leading 2-1 at the time thanks to goals from Michael McGlinchey and Nathan
Burns.
The victory was the Phoenix’s first ever over the Roar at
Suncorp Stadium, and though Merrick believed his players had done enough to deserve
it, he said the atmosphere in the dressing room was a strange one.
WRAP: Brisbane Roar 1 Wellington Phoenix 2
“The boys aren’t celebrating.
“They do a team song after every win, there was no
celebration.
“They understand, it’s a tough way to win a game, those are
the rules though.”
Merrick said he had never experienced a situation before
where the game was called off but the result stood.
“30 years of coaching, 200 A-League games, it was
controversial, but they’re the rules,” he said.
“I don’t think anyone is happy but the weather is quite
incredible.
“It’s a bit like Scotland, only it’s more horizontal in
Scotland and a bit colder.”
The Scotland-born manager praised the performance of his
men, who now sit four points clear at the top of the A-League table.
