Nick Sculley is a Melbourne Heart blogger for BPL.

Four points from the last two games and all of a sudden the Melbourne Heart are on the brink of the A-League top six. To an outsider's perspective this would look like an amazing form turnaround, but when you delve a little deeper and with the help of a slight bias, we can see that it was only a matter of time before the mighty Heart began their march up the table.

The Heart are yet to be at full-strength during the opening ten weeks of the season; with the combination of injuries, suspensions and national duties conspiring against them. Add to this the fact that it is the clubs first season, a fact that is continually overlooked, and the chemistry will take time to materialise. And yet we have heard no excuses from inside the club, who have been quietly going about their business and slowly but surely finding their groove.

Two players have been the key to recent results; Matt Thompson and Alex Terra. Terra has lacked fitness during the opening of his inaugural season in the A-League, yet between the matches missed through injury he showed glimpses of his undoubted talents. In recent weeks however he has taken his game to a new level, a level that all A-League supporters will relish being able to witness. He is quick, has brilliant feet and is a deadly finisher; the ideal poacher to surround Aloisi and Sibon.

Thompson, on the other hand, has played a far less noticeable role for the Heart as he did in previous years with the Jets, however after the opening ten rounds you would be hard-pressed to find a more consistent performer. Thompson is a coach's dream; he can play in the midfield, in defence and, as he showed in Wellington, he can push forward and score sublime goals. As he displayed on Sunday his best role is pushing up from midfield, and hopefully with improved discipline from the rest of the side he will remain there for the remainder of the season.

This week's clash with the Gold Coast is the defining game of the season so far. Win and AAMI Park is well on the way to becoming a fortress much the same as the ‘Cake tin' in Wellington, lose and questions will again be asked about quality and consistency of a list that, depending on who you talk to, is either ‘old' or ‘experienced'. The Heart will be hoping for a still day after the freak gust of wind that potentially cost the side two points last Sunday, however that's just speculation. If the Heart are able to contain Bruce Djite, who could potentially be the best player in the A-League by season's end, I can see a win well and truly within their reach. Melbourne Heart to win 3-1.