The Brisbane Roar (originally known as Queensland Roar) was forced to change its name following the introduction of the North Queensland Fury and Gold Coast United to the A-League. Despite making back-to-back preliminary finals in 2007/08 and 2008/09, a transitional period under new manager Ange Postecoglou saw the team slip to ninth by the end of 2009/10. However, last season brought about a change in fortune as the club went on the greatest undefeated streak in Australian football history. Following their dramatic penalty-shootout victory over the Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final, the club extended their unbeaten run to a record 28 matches, a truly remarkable performance by the Brisbane club.
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Roar sign off with draw in ACL
by AAP - May 17th 2012 @ 2:26am
Marathon season almost over for Roar
by AAP - May 16th 2012 @ 1:46am
Roar looking to bolster squad with international recuits
by Rooball96 - May 11th 2012 @ 2:31am
With a long 2011/12 season drawing to an end, Brisbane Roar are already looking to stregthen their Championship squad ahead of next season. With key players Sayed Adnan and Issey Nakajima-Farran’s contracts coming to an end in June, and with no word on re-signing, newly appointed Rado Vidosic has some changes to deal with ahead [...]
Why were the goalkeepers voted the best in the A-League?
by philipcoates - May 7th 2012 @ 6:59am
The 2011-2012 A-League Season is over and we’ve also moved through the period of annual club award nights and the announcement of each club’s ‘Player of the Year’. All clubs, with the exception of Perth, (to be held in June) and GCU (unknown), have announced their season’s best as follows. – Brisbane Roar: Besart Berisha [...]
Some positive lessons to be learned from the ACL
by Mike Tuckerman - May 5th 2012 @ 1:03am
An ACL campaign which started with so much promise for Brisbane Roar ended with a second defeat to an unheralded Japanese side. But having labelled the trip to Tokyo a “learning experience”, new Roar coach Rado Vidosic will have picked up plenty of tips from his team’s 4-2 defeat to FC Tokyo at a rain-swept [...]
FFA moves to strengthen coaching, player pathways
by philipcoates - May 5th 2012 @ 1:02am
It’s the nature of any sporting competition that most of us spend our time only looking at the shop front window. We thrill or groan at the quality of the football on the park. We watch transfixed as Clive Palmer and Nathan Tinkler air dirty laundry in full sight. And the football enthusiasts and football [...]
Video technology needed to support football referees
by Stephanie Shipard - May 5th 2012 @ 12:58am
Refereeing is one of the most highly scrutinized aspects of any game and football is no exception. Referees are generally the focus of player, coach, and supporter abuse. Even the media likes to throw in their two cents. Why is football one of the only codes in the world that doesn’t have a video referral [...]
FC Tokyo end Roar’s ACL campaign
by AAP - May 3rd 2012 @ 2:08am
Postecoglou leaves Roar players in lurch
by Villa_B - May 3rd 2012 @ 1:17am
I’m sure many Brisbane Roar players were disappointed when news filtered through that Ange Postecoglou had ‘not been invited’ by Brisbane Roar officials to their annual end-of-season awards night. It was agreed that his defection to the Melbourne Victory would make the night uncomfortable with his presence. From a player perspective, however, his attendance may [...]
FC Tokyo vs Brisbane Roar: ACL live scores
by The Roar - May 2nd 2012 @ 8:17pm
A new era at Brisbane Roar begins tonight with new boss Rado Vidosic at the helm as his side travel to meet FC Tokyo, with anything but a win ensuring elimination. We’ll have live scores from 8.30pm AEST. Apologies: Technical issues may mean the scores aren’t updating. Please go to World Game’s Stats centre to [...]
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