Rudy Gestede powers Melbourne Victory up the table as star bags a brace

To his credit Brebner and his players blocked out the off stage noise, regrouped after a home loss to Newcastle at the weekend when they were booed off by their own fans, and showed plenty of character and determination to send Wellington to the foot of the table.

Brebner must have run over a herd of black cats, smashed a hall of mirrors and strolled under 13 ladders, such has been his run of ill fortune with injuries, and he feared more of the same in the first half of this game.

He was…