Rd 27 Brisbane Roar 20.3.20 at 7.30pm

[MFKS]

Game day tomorrow

Beats me why the **** we are even playing

[Couscous]

A rare game that I can actually attend.

[MFKS]

A rare game that I can actually attend.

Your invitation has been revoked

[The Dunster]

Team news
Brisbane Roar FC squad: 1.Max CROCOMBE (gk), 2.Scott NEVILLE, 3.Corey BROWN, 4.Daniel BOWLES, 5.Tom ALDRED (c), 6.Macaulay GILLESPHEY, 10.Bradden INMAN, 12.Aiden O’NEILL, 14.George MELLS, 19.Jack HINGERT, 20.Aaron AMADI-HOLLOWAY, 21.Jamie YOUNG (gk), 23.Dylan WENZEL-HALLS, 25.Rahmat AKBARI, 26.Jay O’SHEA, 27.Kai TREWIN, 28.Izaack POWELL, 29.Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS 30.Mirza MURATOVIC, 77.Scott MCDONALD
**2-4 to be omitted**

Ins: 14.George MELLS (promoted), 29.Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS (returns from injury)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: Nil

Newcastle Jets squad: 1.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Bobby BURNS, 3.Jason HOFFMAN, 4.Nigel BOOGAARD (c), 6.Steven UGARKOVIC, 7.Roy O’DONOVAN, 8.Wes HOOLAHAN, 9.Abdiel ARROYO, 10.Dimi PETRATOS, 11.Nick FITZGERALD, 16.Matt MILLAR, 17.Joe LEDLEY, 18.Johnny KOUTROUMBIS, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 20.Lewis ITALIANO (gk), 21.Bernie IBINI, 28.Pat LANGLOIS, 29.Connor O’TOOLE, 32.Angus THURGATE, 44.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY
**2-4 to be omitted**

Ins: 9.Abdiel ARROYO, 19.Kosta PETRATOS, 21.Bernie IBINI, 28.Pat LANGLOIS (all promoted)

Outs: Nil

Unavailable: 5.Ben KANTAROVSKI (quad – 2-4 weeks), 22.Lachlan JACKSON (knee – indefinite), 40.Noah JAMES (hand – 3 months)

[The Dunster]

Fair to say that we are pretty much at full strength now. This will be the real test of how far we have come under Carl Robinson. We need to win this one.

[StannyCFCJET]

Ibini not in squad, Not fully fit?

[Frodo]

Ibini not in squad, Not fully fit?

Not good enough to make the squad in the first place.

[StannyCFCJET]

Not good enough to make the squad in the first place.

Yeah nah he's more then good enough. Gypo bias doesnt hide their talent, Just makes you hate them no matter what

[The Dunster]

Excellent goal from McDonald. Although we gifted them the posession and failed to mark up

[The Dunster]

Houlihan does some remarkable things but his effort is poor at times and he does not hold the ball well.

I think Carl's about to get his first loss. Brisbane are well and truly controlling the game now.

Our passing is to piss poor to even attemp playing this way.

We need to be direct.

[boz-monaut]

seeing the Jets suck is actually making me feel better

finally, something familiar and reassuring in these awful times

[The Dunster]

Houlihan needs to be hooked. His effort level is piss poor in attack and invisible in defence.

[The Dunster]

Wes and Dimi are too deep and Roy is isolated up front and not looking like scoring

[Hunter403]

Wes and Dimi are too deep and Roy is isolated up front and not looking like scoring

Kossie must have read this..

[The Dunster]

We need to change the formation.
I'd bring on Arroyo for Houlihan.
Get two up front and start playing direct.
Roar will kill us if we keep trying this slow build up passing shit.

[The Dunster]

Kossie must have read this..

As I was typing it.

[Retro Jet]

Typical Slater sees that ball off O'Donavan as 'the arm'.

[Frodo]

Could only watch bits and pieces but it all looked a bit slow and hard going. Brisbane weren't the better side by much, other than shots on target and obviously shots that actually went in. If you don't get them on target, you aren't going to score many goals. Oh well. Still winning where it counts I suppose.

[MFKS]

Win next weekend and our season aims will be achieved

Victory against the Gypos will see them 11 points behind us with 3 games to go

Nothing else matters

[belchardo]

seemed to lack ideas on how to break the roar structure down. passing was poor. perhaps their minds were elsewhere.

is there a revised draw somewhere? heard on the broadcast that we are playing again on Monday night.

[mic22]

Seems like Robbo is implementing a possession based game, but tempo is way too slow: 3 touches before passing, and Roar had all the time to maintain a decent structure all the time.
Lacked a bit of spark from Dimi and Wes.
Johnny wasn't that good, gave away too many possessions, including the one that led to Brisbane's goal.
Arroyo had a positive impact, but he can't hit a hangar door and seems more and more disconnected from the team.

That said... looks like games are only being played to avoid contract issues with Fox (who are just waiting for an excuse to bail out)
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-real-reason-nrl-afl-and-a-league-are-playing-through-a-pandemic-20200320-p54c8p.html
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/stick-with-us-a-league-players-want-certainty-from-fox-over-season-shutdown-20200318-p54bf8.html

[StannyCFCJET]

Seems like Robbo is implementing a possession based game, but tempo is way too slow: 3 touches before passing, and Roar had all the time to maintain a decent structure all the time.
Lacked a bit of spark from Dimi and Wes.
Johnny wasn't that good, gave away too many possessions, including the one that led to Brisbane's goal.
Arroyo had a positive impact, but he can't hit a hangar door and seems more and more disconnected from the team.

That said... looks like games are only being played to avoid contract issues with Fox (who are just waiting for an excuse to bail out)
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-real-reason-nrl-afl-and-a-league-are-playing-through-a-pandemic-20200320-p54c8p.html
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/stick-with-us-a-league-players-want-certainty-from-fox-over-season-shutdown-20200318-p54bf8.html

Arroyo plays for him self more then the team no matter how good he's been. We've been playing a little quicker past few weeks but certain players always take number 10 cough cough always take too many touches

[My2BobsWorth]

We needed a striker and Griffiths hired Arroyo, nuf said

[StannyCFCJET]

Arroyo is a winger IMO

[380]

Arroyo plays for him self more then the team no matter how good he's been. We've been playing a little quicker past few weeks but certain players always take number 10 cough cough always take too many touches

Agree about Dimi. Reckon both Dimi and the club could do with fresh starts.

[StannyCFCJET]

Agree about Dimi. Reckon both Dimi and the club could do with fresh starts.

Problem is who else is getting over 5 goals and assists a season? And can we replace that

[Alton]

A rare game that I can actually attend.

Great interview you had with Kossie