It's taken 16 attempts but the Wellington Phoenix have finally won an A-League game in Melbourne.

Taking the law of averages into account, the Wellington Phoenix should beat someone 5-0 in the next couple of games.

The Wellington Phoenix continue to search for that elusive first win of the season after they were held to a 0-0 draw by the Western Sydney Wanderers at Westpac Stadium today.

Progress remains slow and steady under new Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick.

When Jeremy Brockie is in a Wellington Phoenix shirt, he just can't stop scoring goals.

First and foremost Ernie Merrick is an educator. His journey as a football coach and an educator has brought him to Wellington and he conducted his first full training session outdoors with the Phoenix today and ran it so his players would learn something.

Some Phoenix fans might be underwhelmed by the appointment of Ernie Merrick - but chances are they won't be for long.

In the end, Ernie Merrick's knowledge of the A-League proved invaluable.

Having achieved almost all there was to in their debut A-League season.