Roar Email: Brisbane Roar lock in 'B' Team product and Queenslander Emmett Shaw on three-year scholarship deal Brisbane Roar is proud to announce the signing of 17-year-old Roar 'B' team midfielder Emmett Shaw on a three-year scholarship deal ahead of the 2026/27 Isuzu UTE A-League...

Hollywood is applying AI and CGI to "regenerate" the classics without actually having to exercise imagination. To me, the acting that made the classics great cannot be replaced by flashy effects. Maybe the younger generations, who did not grow up with the originals, will like them. I suspect...

"A left-back with a very interesting skillset" Seems we are quite heavily leaning into youth development - but doing it through the first team rather than developing and refining them in a lower league/level then bringing them into a stable and effective senior team as they evolve. I have no...

Roar Email: Queenslander Archie Mitchell earns long-term Brisbane Roar deal Brisbane Roar is pleased to announce the signing of Roar 'B' team product Archie Mitchell on a four-year scholarship contract ahead of the 2026/27 Isuzu UTE A-League season. The 17-year-old left-back regularly...

So you did bring the suitcase back then...?

I do recall that was the deal The day the football died.

I seem to recall that happening from a documentary I heard once. When the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield.

I was interested (spelt the same way as pissed off but much more polite) to see the Norwegian goal disallowed because of a two handed shirt front push. VAR studied it, got the ref to check, and they decided a 2 handed shirt front push was somehow illegal. I totally agree it was a foul in the...

Where can you go to discuss it? Great for people looking for an outlet and some genuine discussion.

They called it the Game of Throws when the same people did it on the blanket making forum. Yeah alright. Tenuous link I admit.

It is a real challenge for Herrington because he reads the play and identifies emerging threats - so he reacts to shut it down. In lower level football that is a huge asset for the team because the danger is often limited to the one significant threat and if he shuts that off problem solved...

Google is flogging us too. But how is Peppa Pig rating?

Is your name a spin on the great Ari Cule? If so - love it.

Whether he actually played him onside or not - he set up the possibility of it by being that step back behind the rest of our line.

Turkey was the one game where we applied pressure upfield. They came at us when they had their chances, but it was a team working to create something on the fly as opposed to a team putting all their pieces in place then executing. When we went forward, we did not need to be doing it from 9...

My read of the comments on here is not that we should be outplaying teams through our individual ball skills and brilliance. I don't think many posters consider our players good enough to individually beat several world class opponents consistently and score every game. The beef with...

I can see where the confusion has come from. Mono is talking about proper football rebfem. <running footsteps> <door closing>

I am thinking there is no one looking over your shoulder as you bravely write that. But she will see it sometime you know...

The right of a coach to question officials and decisions is 100% necessary and appropriate - and as LFC says it is especially important when we are talking money and careers. How they do that ranges from too bloody quiet to entitled, rude tosser. Always important to insert a Roar reference in...

I would suggest that coaching in the aleague men's or women's can be seen as a development league just as much as it is for players. Or to refine it better, it is an opportunity to establish a name and the better players and coaches will always be looking to a step up - or at least to be paid...

Roar Email: Alex Smith departs club for exciting overseas opportunity after record-breaking season Brisbane Roar can today announce the departure of Ninja A-League Women Head Coach Alex Smith, who takes up an overseas opportunity following a strong 2025/26 campaign. Smith led his side...

With the Development Fee for on-sold players it would be an interesting fight who got the money. And as the players come through, which of the teams within each State would get their pick of players from their academy? Do we have to introduce a Draft system? And how much legitimate screaming...

Sterlo probably thinks Liverpool is in South West Sydney though :(.

Roar Email: Brisbane Roar pre-season fixture update and reschedule to support Queensland's Australia Cup clubs Brisbane Roar can confirm that both of the club's opening men's pre-season fixtures will now be played one day later than originally scheduled. The Roar's first hit-out against...

They haven't rescinded it - they have just suspended the suspension for a year. So they still think it was a legitimately awarded card but it doesn't apply for 12 months. That process doesn't reek to you regardless of what you think about issuing the card in the first place?

I think it safe to assume there will be no penalties being awarded to Belgium. Makes total sense of the ignored handball when Irankunda was pushed away while jumping for the ball in the goal mouth. The home team must win... Retrospective papers have already been drafted to expel each...

We had some very promising results under Ross before he pissed off and left us after a couple of games. I wouldn't write him off as a coach in general over John.

Different class of players to start with I acknowledge - but watching France play I am envious of their overall approach to games. They went a goal up against someone this World Cup with at least 5 players streaming forward in threatening and supporting roles. Missed many chances but created...

My read is that the Roar is the aleague club he has followed since 'childhood' - as opposed to he club or clubs he has played for.

In terms of cohesion and fluid play the US is a long way ahead of us. They play like a stable team with developed combinations and they execute them well. Our play is disjointed and we play like the team we are - different players every game 'but they all know the system' so they are expected...

They Walter Lindrummed Redmayne. Changed the rules to stop him being so good at putting penalty takers off their shot.

Agree totally. But the size comment originally was not so much about saving the shot - it is the cosmetic presence that a bigger keeper carries into the goal mouth to put a question of doubt in the taker's head.

EVE has been asked to forward some of her photo collection to Devlin. Should be in the side soon.

Everything after we went a goal down needs the microscope. Defending in our back quarter with only a single player at halfway when we were a goal down is exactly how Popa has managed previous games where we conceded. It is such a failure mindset and it produces the expected result more often...

Regardless of the skill and spring - someone taking penalties wants to see more open space around the keeper than not. It just adds a little more pressure when the keeper seems to loom in front of you. Ryan looked tiny on camera and that must give a confidence boost to the penalty takers...

It isn't playing in Asia - it is Popa. We could play in Asia and improve our style of play with a coach who could see beyond Popa's limitations. I agree we win games with the strength in the box and unfortunately Popa thinks that is enough when the quality of opposition goes up.

First up - the ref failing to pull yellow cards for all the late tackles was crippling. 90 minutes of late hacks and trips all given as free kicks but no card. That's not even the South American way. Just inconceivably poor officiating. Bos' injury may not have happened if the ref had been...

Roar Media Release: Brisbane Roar sign talented young goalkeeper duo ahead of 2026/27 season Brisbane Roar is pleased to announce they have signed 18-year-old George Plusnin and 19-year-old Oscar Page on scholarship deals ahead of the new 2026/27 Isuzu UTE A-League season. A local...

Roar Media Release: Roar to face Caboolture FC and Ipswich FC as first pre-season fixtures are confirmed! Brisbane Roar are pleased to announce the first set of pre-season fixtures ahead of the 26/27 Isuzu UTE A-League season. The action kicks off on 14 July against FQPL1 outfit...

You can search for "Suncorp Stadium seat view" or just go to "https://suncorpstadium.com.au/plan-your-visit/stadium-map" then click on your section (320) to get a little bit of an idea what you will see. The view looks to be about Row 15 - but if you are at all like me it will give you a buzz...

Socceroos have always been a big draw card in Brisbane. Football is strong here regardless of attendances at aleague games. I have waited at the Ticketek window at Central Station on my way to work a few times in the past so when they opened I was one of the first in. I forgot this time, and...

Much better write off thanks.

Players like Salah are great players for a reason. Same as Mbappe and Kane. They got their name by being consistently good - so hoping we catch someone of Salah's capability on a bad day and holding him ineffective for 90+ minutes is a bit of a nonsense. If he plays, we have to score more...

I'd rather beat Egypt with Mo Salah's torn off limb. Do we need a true dead ball specialist to take coroner kicks? ;)

Pre-sale opened at 1pm today. By 1:30/1:45pm, when I got to check it out, only single seats were available along the bottom tier, all the middle top tier were unavailable, and the top tier itself - labelled in best BS as Platinum seats - had only a couple of bays where you could buy more than 2...

Roar Media Release: " Dimitri Valkanis secures permanent move to Brisbane Roar from AEK Athens FC Brisbane Roar can today announce that defender Dimitri Valkanis has signed a three-year deal with the club after the conclusion of his loan spell from Greek Super League giants, AEK Athens...