 With several important players under an injury cloud and the departure of Musonda back to his native Zambia it was never going to be an easy task for the White Eagles.Stepanovski was left out as he was unable to recover in time from an injury sustained in the draw to Canning and Andres started from the bench after he was also injured against Fremantle.Captain Radinovic who was hamstrung since the Cockburn fixture, was available to start.