Irankunda insights, a Mariners-Nix thriller, Victory's derby delight, and home comforts for Western

Another A-League Men review on the Front Page Football Podcast! Host Christian Marchetti takes you through all his thoughts from the weekend's matches! It's a long one!Christian starts by discussing the Wanderers falling at home to the Brisbane Roar on Friday night, assessing Macklin Freke's standing amongst the league's best goalkeepers and Marko Rudan's interesting "perception" comment about Western Sydney and Sydney FC (1:27). Christian also reviews Western United-Macarthur, considering whether the Bulls need to be careful about losing their spot in the top six, and the importance of club's having appropriate stadium's following the early success of Western's new facility in Tarneit (13:25).Moving onto the round's biggest clash between the Central Coast Mariners and Wellington, Christian showers both sides with praise following a gripping encounter, discussing the mutual respect between Mark Jackson and Giancarlo Italiano (25:35) before moving onto a Melbourne Derby that saw Melbourne Victory stamp their authority over Melbourne City in a dominant fashion (39:36). Later on, he dives into Newcastle-Sydney (48:02), including Robert Mak's controversial red card and the Match Review Panel's inability to hold referees accountable.He finishes the review with many thoughts from a wild game between Perth and Adelaide (1:04:12), praising the emergence of Daniel Bennie and yet another Nestory Irankunda masterclass. Christian also provides some insights into the latest surrounding Irankunda's omission from the Olyroos' Asian Cup squad (1:14:18).Christian closes the pod with his updated power rankings after 23 rounds! (1:21:33)No Wednesday show this week but we'll be back on Friday for another pod!!Front Page Football socials:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrontPgFootball- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FPFHome/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontpgfootball/- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/front-page-football/- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@frontpgfootball- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frontpgfootball?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcClick here for more unique coverage and insight into the world game in Australia: https://www.frontpagefootball.net