James Durrington

Attacking Midfielder (C) - Brisbane Roar
10 Feb 2027
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25 Edition

The Brisbane Roar Chronicle

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

Amlani Tatu, 18, steals the show — 7.80

Marked 7.80 at 18, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.

The dugout18 Jan 2027

Austin Ludwik keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Brisbane Roar may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

Vintage Jay O'Shea — 8.30

At 38 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.30, and nobody on the pitch better.

Market18 Jan 2027

James Durrington hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Brisbane Roar can pretend not to have heard.

Transfer targets18 Jan 2027

Trent Ostler will not be coming to Brisbane Roar

Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Perth Glory is saying, and nobody at Brisbane Roar is enjoying the guessing.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Late improvement for Youstin Salas

At 30 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Michael Ruhs falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Transfer targets18 Jan 2027

Brisbane Roar rebuffed over Alex Badolato

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Newcastle Jets have kept their man, and Brisbane Roar go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Words exchanged at Brisbane Roar

Hosine Bility and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

In brief

Back issues
21 Edition

The Brisbane Roar Chronicle

21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad21 Dec 2026

Youstin Salas breaks a bone — 42 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 42 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Match21 Dec 2026

Brisbane Roar are in real trouble now

Position 10, 7 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

Market21 Dec 2026

James Durrington puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Brisbane Roar, and it is not being withdrawn.

Match19 Dec 2026

5 matches without a win for Brisbane Roar

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Brisbane Roar are no longer polite ones.

Squad21 Dec 2026

A late step up for Youstin Salas

At 30 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Squad21 Dec 2026

Words at Brisbane Roar training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Eli Adams is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match19 Dec 2026

The goals have deserted Brisbane Roar

3 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Brisbane Roar can tell you which week it ends in.

Match19 Dec 2026

A bad afternoon for Brisbane Roar against Central Coast Mariners

0‑1 to Central Coast Mariners, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

The dugout21 Dec 2026

The manager makes an example of Justin Vidic

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

17 Edition

The Brisbane Roar Chronicle

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad23 Nov 2026

76 days out for Youstin Salas after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Brisbane Roar will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Market23 Nov 2026

James Durrington asks to leave Brisbane Roar

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Player ratings23 Nov 2026

Eli Adams runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad23 Nov 2026

A late step up for Youstin Salas

At 30 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Squad23 Nov 2026

Words at Brisbane Roar training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Eli Adams is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad23 Nov 2026

Tempers go at Brisbane Roar

Dimitris Valkanis was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match21 Nov 2026

Newcastle Jets take the points off Brisbane Roar

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

Brandon Hall answers for it

“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

No hiding place for George Plusnin

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to George Plusnin, and the manager let it.

In brief