The Western Sydney Wanderers Chronicle
Squad23 Nov 2026
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.
Match21 Nov 2026
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 ratings23 Nov 2026
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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
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
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Dylan Scicluna
- Player ratings Ryan Fraser ran the game