Matildas' Yallop injured as Victory beat Roar in ALW

The Matildas will nervously await scans on Tameka Yallop's right hamstring after the veteran midfielder was injured in Brisbane Roar's final game of the A-League Women season.

Yallop limped off clutching her right leg in the 89th minute of Brisbane's 2-0 defeat to Melbourne Victory on Saturday at AAMI Park.

Treated behind the goal, the midfielder tried to hobble to the bench with help, but couldn't put any weight on her right leg and was ultimately piggy-backed to the change rooms.

A serious injury would rule Yallop, who has been in dazzling form and scored 12 goals this season, out of Australia's May and June friendlies against Argentina.

Yallop's injury comes just three days after confirmation of Mary Fowler's devastating ACL tear.

"I think it's her hammy," Roar coach Alex Smith said of Yallop.

"She'll get a scan on Monday or Tuesday, and then we'll go from there. Until we get that, we don't really know any more.

"She said it locked out a little bit, so we just need to figure out why that is.

"If it's bad, it's bad, and it just kind of sums up the game, sums up 2025 for our football club."

The game was a dead rubber because Victory could not leapfrog premiers Melbourne City or be overtaken in second place, while seventh-placed Brisbane had already missed the finals.

Victory coach Jeff Hopkins rested striker Emily Gielnik (12 goals), which effectively confirmed City star Holly McNamara (15) won the golden boot.

Earning next week off with their top-two finish after going unbeaten in 13 games, Gielnik and defender Ellie Wilson will return for the following week's semi-final first leg.

Nickoletta Flannery opened the scoring in the 43rd minute with a wonderful strike into the top corner.

Alex Chidiac nutmegged Roar goalkeeper Keeley Richards for Victory's second in the 54th.

Brisbane's Momo Hayashi was sent off in the 60th minute and Smith indicated the Roar would appeal the Japanese midfielder's red card.

"What I've been told, it was contact with the referee," he said.

"I haven't seen it but I'd trust someone like Momo with my children.

"I'm fairly confident it'll get overturned on appeal just because of the player it is."

Meanwhile, Matildas hopeful Isabel Gomez shook off a left knee complaint to help a finals-bound Central Coast claim a 2-1 derby victory over Newcastle.

Gomez, whose maiden Matildas call-up in late November was derailed by an MCL tear, had looked worse off after a heavy collision with Newcastle's Sophie Hoban.

She was on the receiving end of a cutback by Annalise Rasmussen before a desperate tackle by Hoban.

Tiana Fuller was the quickest to react and equalised in the 78th minute with the crumbs.

The 11th-placed Jets had opened the scoring in the 57th minute at the Maitland Sports Ground, with Deven Jackson's ball going unchallenged by goalkeeper Sarah Langman.

A Jade Pennock goal in the 83rd minute sealed the win for the Mariners.

Canberra United secured a 3-1 win over bottom-placed Western Sydney as Matildas interim coach Tom Sermanni watched on from the CommBank Stadium stands.

Darcey Malone broke the deadlock with her 25th-minute header, before Bethany Gordon pulled off a superb strike in the 50th minute from outside the box and Ruby Nathan's 79th-minute goal.

Wanderers substitute Bronte Trew scored in the 64th minute to at least deny Canberra the clean sheet.

Central Coast can finish fourth and Canberra fifth should Wellington Phoenix defeat sixth-placed Western United in their Sunday fixture.