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The Brisbane Roar Chronicle
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
Brisbane Roar say no — this time
The offer from Sogdiana for Justin Vidic was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market31 Aug 2026
Nathan Amanatidis puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Brisbane Roar, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Brisbane Roar count the cost of losing Eduardo Acosta
74 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
In brief
- Squad Tempers go at Brisbane Roar
- Squad Oscar Page is a better footballer than he was
- Squad Words at Brisbane Roar training over how hard people work