The Brisbane Roar Chronicle
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Michael Ruhs runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Giorgos Vrakas stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Giorgos Vrakas and Brisbane Roar agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
Graduation day at Brisbane Roar
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Brisbane Roar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jay O'Shea 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Marc Tokich 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 Brisbane Roar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market26 Oct 2026
Mark Jones steps up from the Brisbane Roar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mark Jones has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Harrison Baker joins the Brisbane Roar first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Harrison Baker is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
Caleb Knight steps up from the Brisbane Roar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caleb Knight has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market26 Oct 2026
Dean Stewart steps up from the Brisbane Roar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dean Stewart has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Dean Bouzanis dropped after a run of poor form
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Brisbane Roar
- Match Brisbane Roar and Macarthur FC cancel each other out