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I have two very simple requests of the Melbourne Victory tonight:

1. Get a goal. Your home fans need to see that net ruffle.
2. Win. Is it too much to ask for something other than a draw? (And don’t even think about losing!)

I’m not asking much, am I? Just a little action and a chance to sing the club song for the first time this season!

The Queensland Roar lost last week against Sydney (how embarrassing). Poor efforts in front of goal have been blamed repeatedly, but it’s interesting to note that their defence is yet to manage a clean sheet. It seems Craig Moore’s presence in the back hasn’t managed to solidify the team as much as Frank Farina would have hoped.

Melbourne come into this game with two likely absentees: Danny Allsopp and Kevin Muscat. If neither of these boys plays, I do believe that would be a first-ever for the club (haven’t checked this, so correct me if I’m wrong). But I have enough confidence in the rest of the squad to think that Danny’s and Kevin’s absence won’t put us on the back foot. In Danny’s place, for example, comes Leandro Love, whose performance last week has had people buzzing all week. Let’s hope Leandro and Archie Thompson continue to operate as a sizzling partnership tonight.

Without Muscat, Hérnandez should be back in the starting line-up against Queensland. And with Joe Keenan back in the team, the midfield looks strong and certainly potent enough to dominate Queensland’s midfield, which boasts the impressive presence of Matt KcKay and Danny Tiatto.

Off the field, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of crowd the Telstra Dome will draw tonight. Given our unimpressive string of draws so far and the fact that this is Grand Final weekend, I’m tipping a smaller crowd.

But anyway, to the result… My prediction: Melbourne Victory 2, Queensland Roar 0

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