Melbourne City travel across ditch to Wellington looking to get their season back on track Melbourne City's Patrick Kisnorbo in action. GAMES against Wellington Phoenix delivered both the worst and best of times for Melbourne Heart last season. A 1-0 loss to the Phoenix at AAMI Park on December 27 was Heart's 17th game without a win and ultimately led to coach John Aloisi's sacking. But less than two months later Heart, then coached by John van't Schip, went to Wellington and won 5-0, snapping a 22-game winless streak away from home. Currently facing what seems to be another fork in the road moment, the freshly-named Melbourne City is hoping for a result that more closely resembles the club's last trip across the ditch when it takes on the Phoenix at Westpac Stadium today. And captain Patrick Kisnorbo said a road trip together could be just what the team needs to get its season back on track. Melbourne City's Patrick Kisnorbo is looking for a productive trip across the ditch. "Sometimes it's a bit refreshing to go away and play with a clear head," Kisnorbo said. We can get the team bonding happening on away trips. We know it's going to be a different game this time (compared to last time), it's tough to go over there. But hopefully we can go over and get the result that we want and play the way that we want. Despite having had just the one win, City still sits inside the top six. A win today by two goals or more would see it jump the Phoenix in to fifth. Kisnorbo said, as captain, he had been doing his best to keep the mood of the playing group upbeat since last week's loss to Sydney FC. It's been a tough start to the season for City. But he also said the realities of sport had been put in to context this week by the tragic death of cricketer Phillip Hughes. "I'm one of those guys that likes to keep a tight unit at the club and I try to do my best with every individual player, as well as the playing group as a whole, just to reinforce that things aren't that bad," he said. Unfortunately we lost a fellow sportsman in Phillip Hughes this week, who lost his life playing a game. It puts everything into perspective. We're just fortunate to be playing a game at that we love, but you've got a guy that lost his life - and life itself is bigger than anything. I just say that so far we haven't got what we wanted (out of this season), but at the end of the day we're still in the top six, it's only Round 8, and there are a lot of things that can still happen. Originally published as City hoping for more happy Phoenix memories