Melbourne City star Mathew Leckie's Socceroos absence will extend beyond a year, souring his heroic effort to play through a hamstring injury and a busted nose in the A-League Men grand final.
Leckie won the Joe Marston Medal as player of the match in City's 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory, despite having his nose splattered across his face and bleeding through a bandage after copping an accidental boot early in the second half.
