Melbourne Victory's Carl Valeri not 'caught up in the emotions' of retirement

Melbourne Victory have claimed a tough 1-0 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers to spoil the party for retiring club legend Mark Bridge. Wollongong Wolves defender Nikola Djordjevic pulled off an acrobatic scorpion kick against the Sutherland Sharks in the NPL. Perth Glory have defeated Wellington Phoenix 5-0 at HBF Park in the final round of the regular season. Newcastle Jets have ended their A-League season with a 2-0 win over Sydney FC. Melbourne City easily beat the Central Coast Mariners 5-0 with Shayon Harrison at the AAMI Park. Did he mean this? Eric Bautheac gave the home crowd something to remember with a cheekily-taken penalty which fooled Adelaide United's goalkeeper. Retiring Brisbane legend Matt McKay plays his final game in a 5-3 defeat against Adelaide, with new Roar coach Robbie Fowler watching on. Expect steely inward focus and no outward shows of emotion from retiring Melbourne Victory captain Carl Valeri when he starts his last A-League finals campaign later this week. The 34-year-old former Socceroo midfielder announced earlier this month he would finish up at the end of Victory's 2018-19 campaign. Before that happens Valeri wants to reach a fourth Grand Final and win a third championship in his five-season stint with the Victorian glamour club. His quest continues on Friday at Melbourne's...

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