• Team & Ladder Ranking: Melbourne Victory are 3rd. 12W 5D 8L. 41 Points.
  
• Last Result: 1-1 Draw, away against Sydney FC.
  
• Ladder Movement: Melbourne Victory winning would give them a massive boost in the fight for 3rd spot, with Adelaide playing on Sunday. Losing could push them into 4th.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: Nathan Coe stood tall to deny Sydney FC on several occasions, including saving a penalty from Del Piero.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: Finish. Finish. Finish. Finish. Finish. They missed more than a handful of golden chances to put the game to bed but Connor Pain, Marco Rojas and Archie Thompson all failed. With Milligan, Rojas & Thompson out with international duty the rest of the squad needs to step up. Several youngsters did step up last week and will be pressed into action again.
  

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Perth Glory are 8th. 8W 4D 13L. 28 Points.
  
• Last Result: 2-1 Loss, home against Wellington Phoenix.
  
• Ladder Movement: Lose and they will be down to the last chance saloon on the final day. Win and put immense pressure on Sydney FC, Newcastle and Brisbane for the 5th and 6th final spots.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: Ryo Nagai was once again the brightest spark in a team seemingly resigned to the fate of missing the finals. He deserves better support from the rest of the outfit.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: They managed to lose to a team who had literally nothing to play for, and were doing it thousands of km's away from home.
  

Prediction: With Smeltz & Thwaite missing for Perth, even the depleted Victory should triumph. 2-0 Melbourne.

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Western Sydney Wanderers are 1st. 17W 2D 6L. 53 Points.
  
• Last Result: 3-1 Win, away against Melbourne Heart.
  
• Ladder Movement: Equation is simple. Win the match, win the Premiership. Draw or Lose and the title could go down to the final day.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: Iacopo La Rocca was immense as a 'box to box' style midfielder against Heart, he laid on a goal for Labinot Haliti, then scored a wonderful goal of his own with two exquisite touches. With Polenz, Hersi out, and Mooy unlikely to play he will be a key to this match and to containing Del Piero.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: Despite the 3-1 win it wasn't completely comfortable, the defence slacked in allowing Gol Gol Mehbratu open pastures to smash a wonder strike, and they can't allow Del Piero the same room.
  

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Sydney FC are 5th. 9W 4D 12L. 31 Points.
  
• Last Result: 1-1 Draw, home against Melbourne Victory.
  
• Ladder Movement: A win should secure their finals positions pending other results, would make their position extremely strong. Losing could see them fall out of the top 6 on goal difference and make it very hard to make the finals in the last week considering their poor goal difference.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: They picked up a point they shouldn't have. Ivan Necevski was the pick of the bunch, being good enough to prevent several one on one break aways.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: Vedran Janjetovic should have left earlier for starters! Del Piero could've scored his penalty, Seb Ryall's discipline failed badly and should have seen him punished with a red card in the first half. They played poorly despite the late equaliser.
  

Prediction: The second half against Heart has helped Western Sydney have overcome their still winning form slump and their depth will show as they take apart an overconfident Sydney FC to win the Premiership. 4-0 Wanderers.

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Brisbane Roar are 7th. 8W 5D 12L. 29 Points.
  
• Last Result: 1-0 Loss, away against Central Coast Mariners.
  
• Ladder Movement: Brisbane are currently out of the finals positions. They need a win a to leapfrog Newcastle and potentially Sydney FC. Losing means they will need results to go their way on the final day.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: Bah. No-one. They were crap. They couldn't pass, shoot, tackle, or do anything that looked remotely like a coherent football team should look like. Watching their match knowing even a draw, a solitary goal by the end of the match, would win Western Sydney the premiership was painful.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: Everything.
  

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Melbourne Heart are 9th. 8W 3D 14L. 27 Points.
  
• Last Result: 3-1 Loss, home against Western Sydney Wanderers.
  
• Ladder Movement: A win would push them to 7th, and they have to win to have a hope of finishing in the top 6. Lose and they are done. A draw would prolong the agony perhaps depending on other results.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: Gol Gol lived up this name after several attempts, he struck sweetly and put Heart back in the match.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: A goal rubbed out by an offside call before half-time stunted their momentum and Western Sydney grabbed the match by the throat in the second half. More first half, less second half in this one.
  

Prediction: Both teams were rubbish, and Heart are playing away. Jade North is away with the Socceroos but that's potentially as much of a bonus for Brisbane as a negative. Brisbane 1-0.

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Adelaide United United are 4th. 12W 4D 9L. 40 Points.
  
• Last Result: 1-1 Draw, home against Newcastle Jets.
  
• Ladder Movement: If Victory have won then Adelaide must follow to keep their hopes of 3rd alive. If Victory lost then winning would jump them to 3rd.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: Vidosic played quite well, and had his winning goal dubiously ruled out for a Jeronimo offside. Paul Izzo will be in goals due to a Galekovic call-up, a big chance to show the world his potential.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: Their defence was shambling and they conceded after an atrocious back pass mix-up that gave Newcastle an indirect free kick inside the box.
  

• Team & Ladder Ranking: Central Coast Mariners are 2nd. 14W 6D 5L. 48 Points.
  
• Last Result: 1-0 Win, home against Brisbane Roar.
  
• Ladder Movement: Lose or Draw and the Premiership goes to the Wanderers. Simple.
  
• Keep Up The Good Work: The Mariners were very lacklustre, wasting several chances up front until Ibini managed to squeeze one past the near post of Theo.
  
• Things They Could Have Done Better Last Week: Their defence was split apart on a couple notable occasions and as the game went on they tired, allowing Brisbane back on. Only the generally poor technical display by the Roar kept the Premiership race alive. Justin Pasfield will be in goal for Central Coast due to Mat Ryan being called up for the National Team, as will McGlinchey for New Zealand.
  

Prediction: Adelaide to capitalise on the loss of McGlinchey and win 2-1 against the emotionally drained Mariners.

Note: Newcastle and Wellington played their Round 26 match several weeks ago.

Football Federation Australia & Parramatta Stadium have withdrawn their approval for an RBB Tifo display at the 3rd Sydney Derby. As a response the RBB will be boycotting all food, alcohol, other beverages & merchandise at the ground during the 3rd Sydney Derby.

After the design was given initial approval some time ago, involving Western Sydney Wanderers staff members Shaun Mielekamp (Supporter Liaison) & CEO Lyall Gorman both giving approval on the design, the RBB Tifo Crew began to plan the ambitious and colourful pullover display.

This involved nearly 2 dozen RBB members working over several days to organise the equipment, canvas, paint & location so that work could progress to sketching out the design then come together in force to paint the design. This was completed roughly a week and a half ago.

The RBB found out tonight that Football Federation Australia & Parramatta Stadium have withdrawn their approval for the Sydney Derby tifo. They have deemed any display to be 'high risk' and as such have refused both the Western Sydney Wanderers & Sydney FC supporter groups any approval for a display.

Update: It has also been confirmed that the Sydney FC tifo ban was extended to the RBB as the FFA believed the idea that the RBB would have a tifo and Sydney FC could "increase tensions", presumably between the two groups and towards the FFA.

As a result of such a late-term withdrawal of approval, the RBB will be boycotting all food, alcohol, beverage, merchandise and other concession stands during the Sydney Derby. All members both active and non-active are encouraged to spend their money prior to or after the match at the local organisations that have supported Parramatta as a city, the Wanderers as a club and the RBB as an active supporter group, and where possible to reduce their spending at the ground.

The RBB followed all instructions given to the group by all parties involved, we have not subverted or in anyway attempted to 'switch' or obfuscate the design in an attempt to gain approval before changing the subject or content at the last minute.

This is a boycott only. There will be no silent protest as with the Wellington match.

WestSydneyFooball.com Opinion: The timing of the withdrawal is a clear attempt by Football Federation Australia & Hatamoto to discourage and punish the RBB for the silent protest at the Wellington Phoenix match, and for our perceived 'role' in the incident of supporter violence at the recent Melbourne Heart away match. The only other explanation would be that with the Sydney FC banner debacle of their Melbourne Victory match, that the FFA do not want to appear to favour the RBB and have thus extended the tifo ban from Sydney FC to the RBB as well. Neither sit well with myself, as both are punishments for the actions of other groups.

My personal view is that Parramatta Stadium has a sheer and total lack of respect for the Western Sydney Wanderers, who will be the major tenants of the stadium for the foreseeable future. In recent weeks the stadium has re-painted the changing rooms to the Blue & Yellow of the Parramatta Eels, have allowed the playing of multiple games of junior Rugby League matches that have completely wrecked the pitch, and this attempt to reduce the spectacle of a top tier fixture in the A-League when the Eels were embarrassed by pulling a smaller crowd for their first home game of the season in comparison to the Wanderers crowd against Wellington. Lyall Gorman must respond to the lack of respect that Parramatta Stadium has shown the team, to show that the Wanderers cannot be taken for granted.

Both the FFA & Parramatta Stadium should be ashamed of their actions in this matter, the atmosphere at these matches is a key point of difference to the other major codes in this country, and active supporter groups should be encourage to improve the colour of the atmosphere, not punished by groups who should be working with active support rather than against it.

I call upon the FFA & Parramatta Stadium to immediately retract their decision and allow the RBB & any Sydney FC displays to regain full prominence at this potentially Premiership deciding match. There is no reason why this display should be banned. In a season where Football Federation Australia have pleaded with active support groups to both fill their coffers and improve the atmosphere by attending National Team matches as organised groups, it should be Football Federation Australia who show respect to the groups who spend thousands of manhours a year in supporting the clubs in the A-League before making such pleas.