Perth Glory have farewelled Kim Carroll in style, with the retiring defender enjoying a 1-0 win over Brisbane in her final A-League Women match.
Glory's finals hopes were ended even before kick-off after last-placed Wellington Phoenix failed to beat fourth-placed Melbourne Victory on Saturday.
That match finished 2-2, and it meant Perth could only finish fifth at best.
But Glory still had plenty to play for at Perry Park in Brisbane on Saturday given it was Carroll's send-off.
Perth's players lifted for the occasion, producing a fighting display in the second half to ensure the 35-year-old went out a winner.
Gabriella Coleman scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute, with her glancing header at the near post from a Hana Lowry corner proving the difference.
Glory had to produce a series of Herculean defensive efforts from that point on to ensure Roar didn't equalise.
Lowry and Demi Koulizakis both produced goal-line clearances, while captain Natasha Rigby limped off in the dying minutes after bravely putting her body on the line in a bid to win possession.
The efforts were all greatly appreciated by Carroll, who was full of smiles after the match as she hugged her elated teammates.
The first half lacked highlights, but Coleman was left kicking herself when she found herself one-on-one against the goalkeeper in the 40th minute but could only get a fluffed left-foot strike away.
Things spiced up after the break, with Coleman venting her fury after Roar defender Holly McQueen lashed out at her following a tackle.
Roar striker Shea Connors looked threatening all game, and she almost broke the deadlock in the 64th minute with a floating long-range strike that bounced off the upright.
Brisbane had a series of corners following Coleman's goal, but they couldn't find a way past Glory's brick-wall defence.
