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Chris Greenacre's last message to Riley Bidois was "go and win it for us."
Less than 60 seconds later, he had put Wellington Phoenix back in front in a dream return to the A-League.
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Against all odds.
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Piper, Tuiloma and Walker were all v good for Wellington.
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Corban Piper scores Wellington Phoenix's first goal of the 2026-27 A-League Men season. Brilliant cross from Matt Sheridan and an even better header. Upset brewing.
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Bev Priestman on the late goals the Phoenix conceded to lose to Melbourne City: "At the end of the day we should’ve put the game to bed before that."
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Phoenix had the edge in the first half, had the best chance with Makala Woods hitting the post anyway. All the new players have added quality, but especially Riley and Erceg, who had a key block on Keane. Lots of kids on the bench though, so feel like they need to score first.
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Marisa van der Meer starts from the bench in Wellington Phoenix’s opener.
Esson; Barry, Walker, Erceg (c); Nunn, Jale, Yallop, Elliott; Riley, Woods, Vlok.
Rebekah Stott on the bench for Melbourne City.
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Kiwis v Kangaroos was a far better spectacle than this Bledisloe Cup game. All Blacks way too good for the Wallabies in the first half, even with so many key players out, and they’ve just been coasting ever since.
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Impressive first-up result for Auckland FC, beating Melbourne City 3-1 at home. Lachlan Bayliss with a brace and already looking like the signing of the season.
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Dream home debut for Lachlan Bayliss. Intercepts a loose pass and spots the goalkeeper off his line, scoring from a long way out to give Auckland FC the lead against Melbourne City.
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The Black Ferns just beat the fourth-ranked team in the world 81-12.
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This signing shows how far Wellington’s A-League Women team has come in five years.
Tameka Yallop moved here to be closer to her family, but also because she felt it would put her in the best position to make next year’s World Cup.
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