Reece Byrne

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Western Sydney Wanderers U18
30 Jan 2027
Saturday
Process

Marked for Reece Byrne

17 Edition

The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Ryan Fraser in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Western Sydney Wanderers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Brandon Borrello the difference as Western Sydney Wanderers beat Adelaide United

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Brandon Borrello. 1‑0 against Adelaide United, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings

Brandon Borrello was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.16. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Squad

Anthony Pantazopoulos gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad

Brandon Borrello finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Western Sydney Wanderers have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Squad

A first senior shirt for Reece Byrne

Every debut is a small story about the future: Reece Byrne, 17 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.

In brief