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October 21, 2012 5:00 PM EST
nib Stadium — Perth
Referee: M. Gillett
Attendance: 7548
October 21, 2012 5:00 PM EST
nib Stadium — Perth
Referee: M. Gillett
Attendance: 7548
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| Perth | 1.91 | 1.06 | 1.83 | 1.08 | 1.75 | 1.94 | 1.86 |
| Draw | 3.25 | 9.50 | 3.50 | 8.00 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.23 |
| Melbourne Heart | 3.60 | 56.00 | 4.33 | 151.00 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.80 |
A-League preview: Perth Glory v Melbourne Heart
Heart will face a tough task attempting to keep their unbeaten start to the season intact, with the Glory - minus Smeltz - and keen to bounce back after their loss to the Mariners
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By WILLIAM VALLELY |
| PROBABLE LINEUP |
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PERTH GLORY  Vukovic Risdon, Thwaite, Pantelidis, Heffernan
Zahra, Miller, Burns, Nagai
McGarry, Mehmet
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MELBOURNE HEART  Bolton Marrone, Gerhardt, Vrankovic, Behich
Fred, Garcia, Thompson
Williams, Macallister, Dugandzic |
Melbourne Heart travel to Perth following a disappointing home result against a weakened Wellington Phoenix side last Sunday.
Heart will face a sterner test from last season’s grand finalists on Sunday, and will have to do it without the experience of suspended defender Simon Colosimo.
Colosimo was sent off for handling the ball in Heart's draw against the Pheonix, though his absence could have been amplified further if A-League goal-machine Shane Smeltz was not missing for Perth.
Smeltz returned from international duty with New Zealand nursing a hamstring strain, and he will miss at least two matches.
Heart will breathe a sigh of relief, as the prolific hitman seems to enjoy taking on the visitors.
Given Perth's strong home form - undefeated in the last three - Heart coach John Aloisi will hope David Williams and Dylan Macallister can make the most of the limited opportunities they are expected to get, or he may be forced to consider pulling the boots back on himself.
Ian Ferguson has included former Heart midfielder Adrian Zahra in the squad for Sunday's game.
Zahra has not featured in Glory’s first two games, and perhaps the chance to impress his ex-employers may encourage Ferguson to give the winger a spot among the substitutes.
As well as Smeltz, Glory are without defender Bas van den Brink, who is set to be replaced in the XI by Steve Pantelidis.
Utility Evan Berger is still six weeks away from full fitness.
For Heart, Jonatan Germano is still searching for the required fitness to force his way back into Aloisi's plans.
With an array of attacking talents on display, goals are expected in this exciting clash between two teams looking to consolidate on their promising starts to the season.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Perth Glory 8-0 Melbourne Heart
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Perth Glory 2-0 Melbourne Heart
- 12.5 %
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Perth Glory 8-8 Melbourne Heart
- 12.5 %
| Australia - A-League (AUS1) | 09/02/2013 | Melbourne Heart 2 - Perth Glory 0 |
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| Australia - A-League (AUS1) | 08/12/2012 | Melbourne Heart 1 - Perth Glory 0 |
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| Australia - A-League (AUS1) | 21/10/2012 | Perth Glory 2 - Melbourne Heart 0 |
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| Australia - A-League (AUS1) | 01/04/2012 | Perth Glory 3 - Melbourne Heart 0 |
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| Australia - A-League (AUS1) | 15/01/2012 | Melbourne Heart 1 - Perth Glory 2 |
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| 05/04/2013 | Melbourne Victory 2 - Perth Glory 1 | AUS1 |
| 30/03/2013 | Perth Glory 1 - Adelaide United 1 | AUS1 |
| 23/03/2013 | Melbourne Victory 2 - Perth Glory 3 | AUS1 |
| 17/03/2013 | Perth Glory 1 - Wellington Phoenix 2 | AUS1 |
| 08/03/2013 | Newcastle Jets 1 - Perth Glory 2 | AUS1 |
Melbourne Heart
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| 30/03/2013 | Central Coast Mariners 2 - Melbourne Heart 1 | AUS1 |
| 24/03/2013 | Brisbane Roar 2 - Melbourne Heart 0 | AUS1 |
| 16/03/2013 | Melbourne Heart 1 - Western Sydney Wanderers 3 | AUS1 |
| 11/03/2013 | Melbourne Heart 0 - Adelaide United 2 | AUS1 |
| 03/03/2013 | Wellington Phoenix 1 - Melbourne Heart 0 | AUS1 |
| 1 | Danny Vukovic | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Steve Pantelidis | Midfielder |
| 35 | Dean Heffernan | Defender |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon | Defender |
| 14 | Scott Jamieson | Defender |
| - | Michael Thwaite | Defender |
| 7 | Jacob Burns | Midfielder |
| 10 | Liam Miller | Midfielder |
| 14 | Steven McGarry | Midfielder |
| 7 | Billy Mehmet | Striker |
| 13 | Travis Dodd | Midfielder |
| 30 | Lewis Italiano | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Nick Ward | Midfielder |
| - | Adrian Zahra | Midfielder |
| - | Chris Harold | Striker |
| 1 | Bolton | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Marrone | Defender |
| 6 | Patrick Nyema Gerhardt | Defender |
| - | Aziz Behich | Defender |
| 18 | David Vrankovic | Defender |
| 5 | Fred | Midfielder |
| 8 | Matt Thompson | Defender |
| 11 | Richard Garcia | Midfielder |
| 9 | Dylan Macallister | Striker |
| 15 | David Williams | Striker |
| 23 | Mate Dugandzic | Midfielder |
| 20 | Andrew Redmayne | Goalkeeper |
| - | Steven Gray | Defender |
| 9 | Jason Hoffman | Striker |
| 10 | Josip Tadic | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Daniel McBreen Striker Central Coast Mariners |
19 | 4 |
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Jeremy Brockie Striker Toronto FC |
16 | 2 |
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Marco Rojas Midfielder Melbourne Victory |
15 | 0 |
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Alessandro Del Piero Striker Sydney FC |
14 | 4 |
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Besart Berisha Striker Brisbane |
14 | 4 |