2020–21 Melbourne Victory FC season
Melbourne Victory 2020–21 football season
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The 2020–21 season is Melbourne Victory's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will be participating in the A-League for the 16th time. This season was the last season where the Victory played home matches at Marvel Stadium; from the 2021-22 season onwards, the Victory play all home matches of all competitions exclusively at AAMI Park.
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
ManagerGrant Brebner
(to 17 April 2021)
Steve Kean (caretaker)
(from 19 April 2021)
(to 17 April 2021)
Steve Kean (caretaker)
(from 19 April 2021)
StadiumAAMI Park
Marvel Stadium
Marvel Stadium
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
| Manager | Grant Brebner (to 17 April 2021) Steve Kean (caretaker) (from 19 April 2021) | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park Marvel Stadium | ||
| A-League | 12th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jake Brimmer, Elvis Kamsoba, Rudy Gestede (5) All: Jake Brimmer, Elvis Kamsoba, Rudy Gestede (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,467 (6 March 2021 vs. Melbourne City | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,235 (23 April 2021 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,823 | ||
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Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 20 | GK |  Max Crocombe |
Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 October 2020 | [1] |
| 22 | MF | Jake Brimmer | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 October 2020 | [2] |
| 7 | MF |  Callum McManaman |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 October 2020 | [3] |
| 4 | DF | Nick Ansell | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year[4] | 22 October 2020 | [5] |
| 8 | MF | Jacob Butterfield |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [6] |
| 11 | FW | Ben Folami | Ipswich Town |
Loan | 1 year | 29 October 2020 | [7] |
| 19 | DF | Dylan Ryan |  Willem II |
Loan | 1 year | 11 November 2020 | [8] |
| 34 | FW | Gianluca Iannucci | Unattached | Free transfer | 18 November 2020 | [9][10] | |
| 9 | FW |  Rudy Gestede |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 25 November 2020 | [11] |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Shotton |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 December 2020 | [12] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | James Donachie | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 5 June 2020 | [13] |
| 18 | MF |  Migjen Basha |
Unattached | End of contract | 27 August 2020 | [14] |
| 7 | FW |  Kenny Athiu |
Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 19 | MF | Benjamin Carrigan | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 16 | MF | Josh Hope | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 15 | MF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | End of contract | 28 August 2020 | [15] |
| 9 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 September 2020 | [16] |
| 20 | GK | Matthew Sutton | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 21 September 2020 | [17] |
| 24 | MF | Anthony Lesiotis | Unattached | End of contract | 21 September 2020 | [18] |
| 33 | DF | Dalibor Markovic | Western United | Free transfer | 12 April 2021 | [19] |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Shotton |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 20 May 2021 | [20] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 24 September 2020 | [21] |
| 3 |  Adama Traoré | Left-back | 1 year | 25 September 2020 | [22] |
| 2 | Storm Roux | Right-back | 1 year | 26 September 2020 | [23] |
| 17 |  Elvis Kamsoba | Winger | 1 year | 27 September 2020 | [24] |
| 13 | Birkan Kirdar | Midfielder | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [25] |
| 14 | Jay Barnett | Midfielder | 2 years | 29 September 2020 | [25] |
| 15 | Aaron Anderson | Central defender | 1 year | 29 September 2020 | [25] |
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Grant Brebner[26] |
| Assistant coach | Steve Kean[27] |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Vacant |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 16 November 2020 Friendly | Melbourne Victory  | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: Match was played with 3 x 45-minute halves. | ||||
| 13 January 2021 Friendly | Hume City | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 19 January 2021 Friendly | Altona Magic | 0–4 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| Report |
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Stadium: Paisley Park Soccer Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 2 January 2021 | 6 June 2021 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19.23 |
| AFC Champions League | 24 November 2020 | 6 December 2020 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 20.00 |
| Total | 31 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 19.35 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[a] |
| 10 | Western United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[b] |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.
Matches
| 2 January 2021 1 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,304 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 January 2021 4 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 18:40 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 26 January 2021 18 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,018 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 30 January 2021 10 | Western United | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 6 February 2021 15 | Brisbane Roar | 5–2 | Melbourne Victory | Kippa-Ring |
| 17:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 8,847 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 10 February 2021 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 5,376 Referee: Alex King |
| 21 February 2021 9 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 24 February 2021 3 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,424 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 27 February 2021 13 | Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 7,190 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 6 March 2021 11 | Melbourne Victory | 0–6 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 11,467 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 13 March 2021 12 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 5,217 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 24 March 2021 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 4–1 | Melbourne Victory | Wollongong |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Win Stadium Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 27 March 2021 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,730 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 4 April 2021 5 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 10 April 2021 20 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 15:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 17 April 2021 19 | Melbourne City | 7–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 23 April 2021 21 | Melbourne Victory | 5–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 27 April 2021 14 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 2 May 2021 16 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,019 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 6 May 2021 24 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 9 May 2021 8 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 18:10 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 14 May 2021 17 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Campbelltown |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 19 May 2021 25 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Alex King |
| 23 May 2021 26 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 18:10 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 28 May 2021 22 | Western United | 1–6 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted) Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 6 June 2021 23 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted) Referee: Shaun Evans |
AFC Champions League
Melbourne Victory were in continuation of their 2020 AFC Champions League campaign from their 2019–20 season.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Beijing Guoan |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  FC Seoul |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Chiangrai United |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 |
| 24 November 2020 | Beijing FC | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Doha, Qatar |
| 13:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar) |
| 27 November 2020 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Beijing FC | Doha, Qatar |
| 13:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
| 30 November 2020 | Chiangrai United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
| 3 December 2020 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | FC Seoul | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
Knockout stage
| 6 December 2020 Round of 16 | Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Doha, Qatar |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[29]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | AFC Champions League | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | AUS |
Matt Acton | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | NZL |
Storm Roux | 29 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | CIV |
Adama Traoré | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | AUS |
Nick Ansell | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | AUS |
Leigh Broxham | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Callum McManaman | 22 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jacob Butterfield | 30 | 3 | 25+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | BEN |
Rudy Gestede | 18 | 5 | 15+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | AUS |
Robbie Kruse | 19 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | AUS |
Ben Folami | 22 | 4 | 13+4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 13 | MF | AUS |
Birkan Kirdar | 16 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | AUS |
Jay Barnett | 24 | 0 | 7+12 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | AUS |
Aaron Anderson | 14 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | BDI |
Elvis Kamsoba | 23 | 5 | 10+10 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | AUS |
Dylan Ryan | 23 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | NZL |
Max Crocombe | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | AUS |
Jake Brimmer | 30 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 23 | FW | NZL |
Marco Rojas | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | AUS |
Brandon Lauton | 14 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | AUS |
Lleyton Brooks | 9 | 2 | 3+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | AUS |
Nishan Velupillay | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF |  JPN |
So Nishikawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | AUS |
Gianluca Iannucci | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | |
| 35 | DF | AUS |
Zayden Bello | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | FW | AUS |
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 17 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Shotton | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | AUS |
Dalibor Markovic | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source: Soccerway
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[29]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| 3 | DF | CIV |
Adama Traoré | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS |
Nick Ansell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BDI |
Elvis Kamsoba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Callum McManaman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | AUS |
Robbie Kruse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUS |
Jake Brimmer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NZL |
Storm Roux | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS |
Leigh Broxham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jacob Butterfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS |
Aaron Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Shotton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AUS |
Dylan Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | AUS |
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | AUS |
Matt Acton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BEN |
Rudy Gestede | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS |
Ben Folami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AUS |
Birkan Kirdar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AUS |
Jay Barnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUS |
Brandon Lauton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | AUS |
Dalibor Markovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Soccerway
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.