A-League: Sydney, Victory depleted for clash

Both unbeaten teams have been robbed of their star internationals for the weekend's 'Big Blue' - pitting second against third in Sydney - with nine players plucked away for national duty.

Victory - level on 11 points with Sydney after five rounds - are the hardest hit, having lost captain Mark Milligan, Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand), Daniel Georgievski (Macedonia), Connor Pain, Scott Galloway and Jason Geria (Australia U-23) for upcoming international fixtures.

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