Taggart brace hands Jets 2-1 win over Roar Corey Brown of the Roar controls the ball ahead of eventual double-scorer Adam Taggart of the Jets during the round-six A-League match Source: Getty Images Tribute to players . . . Gary van Egmond, coach of the Newcastle Jets, during the rain-hit round-six A-League against Brisbane Roar Source: Getty Images An Adam Taggart brace handed the Jets their finest win of the season, a 2-1 victory over Brisbane Roar. AN Adam Taggart brace handed Newcastle Jets their finest win of the A-League soccer season, a 2-1 victory over Brisbane Roar in atrocious weather at Hunter Stadium today. The Roar led 1-0 after a dominant first-half performance and a 39th minute goal through Luke Brattan. But in driving rain on a sodden field the home side finished by far the stronger with 51st and 74th minute goals to Taggart in the round-six fixture. The scoreline could have been even greater in the Jets' favour but Nathan Burns missed a 63rd minute penalty after a Jade North handball. But Taggart made no mistake, after Burns threaded a delightful through ball to him to create the equaliser, and then again after a James Donachie error at the back allowed him the time and space to fire home a left-footed winner. Despite the chilly conditions, Taggart ripped off his shirt in jubilation after putting Newcastle ahead to a raucous reception from the small but hearty crowd of 7692 fans. The Jets' win, which was soured by a red card to Kew Jaliens for dissent in the 88th minute, means the Roar have surrendered top spot on the A-League ladder to Western Sydney Wanderers. In conditions that deteriorated as the first half progressed, Newcastle, with former England striker Emile Heskey watching on as a substitute, could not manage a single shot on goal in the first 45 minutes in a worrying effort for coach Gary van Egmond. Brisbane were on target only twice, the first came in the 31st minute when Scott Neville blocked a shot from Brattan. The Roar made the most of their second chance when, moments after Brisbane goalkeeper Michael Theo had collected a cross from Jaliens, Brattan found the back of the net in 39th minute on the back of an error from Jets' gloveman Mark Birighitti. Birighitti punched the ball straight into the path of Brattan just outside the box and he made no mistake to hammer the ball home and put the visitors ahead 1-0, a lead they enjoyed at half-time. Van Egmond paid tribute to the steely resolve of his players. The win was the Jets' second of the season, and one van Egmond said they thoroughly deserved against an under-strength Roar in the round-six fixture. "It's never easy to play against Brisbane, they are always a tough opposition and we had to show some real resolve to get ourselves back into the game after we missed that penalty," van Egmond said. We showed a good strong mental resolve out there. In the first half we really didn't have enough composure and in the second half we turned that around and probably did that to them. We have to understand they weren't at full strength though and the challenge for us now is to make sure we are consistent. Van Egmond said he felt his side dealt with the challenging conditions better than their opposition to force the win. But van Egmond's counterpart Mike Mulvey said his side gifted both goals to the Jets and the win. It's a difficult one. It is one that got away from us to be honest," Roar coach Mulvey said. I still can't believe we lost that game. Obviously 1-0 up isn't comfortable but I felt we were in control at half-time. Then 10 minutes later we gift them a goal and then a crazy second goal. What hurts is that we were the architects of our own downfall. It was our mistakes that cost us both of those goals.