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Jamie Maclaren scored five goals in Melbourne City's 7-0 mauling of Melbourne Victory in the standout fixture of Matchweek 17.
Brisbane Roar kicked off the Matchweek with a 2-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers, before Central Coast Mariners Mariners lost 1-0 to Western United on Saturday afternoon, allowing City to jump into top spot on the A-League table on Saturday night.
Sunday saw a triple-header take place, with Adelaide coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Sydney FC at Leichhardt Oval and Newcastle Jets tying with Macarthur FC by the same margin.
Matchweek 17 concluded with a 3-1 Wellington Phoenix win over Perth Glory away from home - a result which helped Ufuk Talay's side stick tight to Western United and Roar as the three sides placed seventh to ninth continue to push for a place in the top six.