[3] Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of finishing first and second respectively, whilst Western United (third) met Wellington Phoenix (sixth) in the first elimination final and Adelaide United (fourth) took on Central Coast Mariners (fifth) in the second elimination final.

[4] Western United then faced Melbourne Victory in the semi-final, who had finished the regular season in second place.

[5] After losing the home leg 0–1, Western United then mounted a comeback in the away leg, defeating Melbourne Victory 4–1 in front of 15,349 spectators, with the scoreline being 4–2 on aggregate, to progress to their first ever A-League Men Grand Final.

Young Franco, Tkay Maidza and Nerve performed before the start of the match and at half-time.

[10] Joe Marston Medal: Aleksandar Prijović (Western United)[11] Assistant referees: Anton Shchetinin Ashley Beecham Fourth official: Daniel Elder Fifth official: Andrej Giev Video assistant referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones Kate Jacewicz Kearney Robinson Match rules