The Brisbane Roar Chronicle
Squad16 Nov 2026
Joel King signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Joel King commits to Brisbane Roar for another 4 years.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Brisbane Roar
Sebit Ngor 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.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Austin Ludwik
“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.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Eli Adams knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Brisbane Roar, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Joel King goes back to face Sydney FC
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Joel King’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Brisbane Roar needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Looking ahead: the trip to Sydney FC
Position 3 for the hosts, a long journey for the away end, and a fixture that will look ordinary on paper right up until it is not.
In brief
- Squad Eli Adams makes the division’s eleven — 6.60
- Squad Isaac Walker is fit again