The Brisbane Roar Chronicle
Squad15 Feb 2027
A fracture rules Jay O'Shea out for 20 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Brisbane Roar will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market15 Feb 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.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Caleb Mitchell: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Brisbane Roar have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Brisbane Roar
Nick D'Agostino 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.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words at Brisbane Roar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Elliot Collier 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.
Match13 Feb 2027
A bad afternoon for Brisbane Roar against Auckland FC
0‑2 to Auckland FC, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Match13 Feb 2027
After 4 games, Brisbane Roar finally taste it again
The first defeat in 4 matches. The manager will say it had to come; the dressing room will say it did not have to come against Auckland FC; the supporters will say both, in that order, all week.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Justin Vidic
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Justin Vidic, and the manager let it.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Shane Bell: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- Squad Damien Gray stays put
- The dugout Dean Bouzanis has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Benjamin Halloran runs at them all day