The stage was perfectly set. A record crowd of 56,371 packed inside one of Australia's most modern stadiums. The A-League's two best teams in the country, at full strength and ready to go. A beautiful afternoon in the west.For the second grand final in a row, the VAR provided the major talking point. Last season, it was a hardware malfunction which saw a goal from Melbourne Victory winger Kosta Barbarouses stand when it should have been given offside.
Everyone waited for the VAR to do its job and overturn an clearly incorrect decision - but the men back in the Redfern bunker stayed out of it, reportedly because the call was so tight it did not constitute a clear or obvious error.
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