The Brisbane Roar Chronicle
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Ben Warland signs for Sydney FC while still at Brisbane Roar
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Ben Warland has agreed terms with Sydney FC for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Brisbane Roar baulk at the price for Sam Sutton
Perth Glory wanted more than $560.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Brisbane Roar
Lachlan Wales 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jay O'Shea falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Lawrence Wong
Brisbane Roar asked and Melbourne City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Brisbane Roar ask about Mason Melia
A loan enquiry to Tottenham: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Jamie Mullins behind
- Squad Youstin Salas still has not settled
- Market Brisbane Roar bring in Jamie Mullins on loan
- Market Brisbane Roar and Benjamin Mazzeo are talking past each other