The Brisbane Roar Chronicle
Squad25 Oct 2027
Jordan Lauton damages knee ligaments — 76 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 76 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The terraces25 Oct 2027
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 26 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Tempers go at Brisbane Roar
Amir Ganah 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.
Boardroom25 Oct 2027
Graduation day at Brisbane Roar
5 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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Dimitris Valkanis signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dimitris Valkanis commits to Brisbane Roar for another 4 years.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Joel King 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Lucas Walker steps up from the Brisbane Roar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas Walker 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Brisbane Roar promote Travis Murray from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Travis Murray has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market25 Oct 2027
Scott Richards steps up from the Brisbane Roar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Scott Richards 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
- Market One of our own: Kye Marshall joins the Brisbane Roar first team
- Match A bad afternoon for Brisbane Roar against Macarthur FC
- Player ratings Amir Ganah runs at them all day