2024–25 Brisbane Roar FC season

Brisbane Roar
2024–25 season
OwnerBakrie Group
ChairmanKaz Patafta
Head CoachRuben Zadkovich
StadiumSuncorp Stadium
A-League Men13th
Australia CupPlay-offs
Top goalscorerLeague: Thomas Waddingham (4)
All: Thomas Waddingham (4)
Highest home attendance8,726
vs. Sydney FC
(1 November 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance6,125
vs. Melbourne City
(6 December 2024)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance6,849
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Melbourne City (H)
(6 December 2024)
A-League Men
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Brisbane Roar Football Club's 20th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane Roar also participated in this season's editions of the Australia Cup.

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Macklin Freke
2 DF Australia AUS Scott Neville
3 DF Australia AUS Corey Brown
4 DF Australia AUS Ben Warland
5 DF United States USA Marcus Ferkranus
6 MF Australia AUS Joe Caletti
7 FW Indonesia IDN Rafael Struick
8 MF Lebanon LBN Walid Shour
10 MF France FRA Florin Berenguer
11 FW Ecuador ECU Néicer Acosta
12 DF Australia AUS Lucas Herrington (scholarship)
14 DF Australia AUS Pearson Kasawaya (scholarship)
15 DF Australia AUS Hosine Bility (on loan from Mafra)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Australia AUS Thomas Waddingham (scholarship)
17 DF Australia AUS Harry Van der Saag
18 MF Australia AUS Jacob Brazete (scholarship)
19 DF Sri Lanka SRI Jack Hingert
21 DF Australia AUS Antonee Burke-Gilroy
22 FW Australia AUS Alex Parsons
23 MF Australia AUS Keegan Jelacic (on loan from Gent)
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay O'Shea (captain)
27 FW Australia AUS Ben Halloran
29 GK Australia AUS Matt Acton
30 MF Australia AUS Quinn MacNicol (scholarship)
35 MF Australia AUS Louis Zabala
43 FW Australia AUS Adam Zimarino

Transfers and contracts

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Transfers in

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No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
17 DF Harry Van Der Saag Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 17 May 2024 [1]
4 DF Ben Warland Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 20 May 2024 [2]
27 FW Ben Halloran Unattached Free transfer Multi-year 5 June 2024 [3][4]
5 DF United States Marcus Ferkranus United States LA Galaxy Free transfer 2 years 7 June 2024 [5]
15 DF Hosine Bility Portugal Mafra Loan 1 year 19 June 2024 [6]
8 MF Lebanon Walid Shour Lebanon Al Ahed Free transfer 2 years 25 June 2024 [7]
43 FW Adam Zimarino Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 27 June 2024 [8]
7 FW Indonesia Rafael Struick Netherlands ADO Den Haag Free transfer 16 September 2024 [9]
11 MF Ecuador Néicer Acosta Ecuador Guayaquil City Free transfer 1 year 17 September 2024 [10]
14 DF Pearson Kasawaya Sydney FC Youth Scholarship 2 years 19 September 2024 [11]
18 MF Jacob Brazete Sydney FC Youth Scholarship 2 years 19 September 2024 [11]

From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
12 DF Australia Lucas Herrington 17 3-year scholarship contract[12]

Transfers out

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No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
27 DF Kai Trewin Melbourne City End of contract 17 May 2024 [13][14]
5 DF Scotland Tom Aldred Unattached End of contract 27 May 2024 [15][16]
8 FW Jonas Markovski Unattached End of contract 21 June 2024 [17]
10 FW Nikola Mileusnic Unattached End of contract 21 June 2024 [17]
12 MF Taras Gomulka Perth Glory Mutual contract termination 21 June 2024 [17][18]
17 FW Carlo Armiento Unattached End of contract 21 June 2024 [17]
18 MF Shae Cahill Unattached Mutual contract termination 21 June 2024 [17]
32 DF James Nikolovski Unattached End of contract 21 June 2024 [17]
99 FW South Sudan Ayom Majok Unattached End of contract 21 June 2024 [17]
13 MF Henry Hore South Korea Gangwon FC Loan 1 July 2024 [19][20]
20 FW New Zealand Marco Rojas Wellington Phoenix End of contract 9 July 2024 [21][22]
11 FW Jez Lofthouse Unattached End of contract 17 September 2024 [23]
14 FW Rylan Brownlie TBA Mutual contract termination 17 September 2024 [23]
44 DF Ryan Lethlean Australia Heidelberg United Mutual contract termination 17 September 2024 [23][24]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
1 Macklin Freke Goalkeeper 2 years 24 April 2024 [25]
29 Matt Acton Goalkeeper 1 year 24 April 2024 [26]
21 Antonee Burke-Gilroy Right-back 1 year 26 April 2024 [27]
19 Sri Lanka Jack Hingert Right-back 1 year 29 April 2024 [28]
6 Joe Caletti Central midfielder 1 year 30 April 2024 [29]
14 Rylan Brownlie Forward 21 June 2024 [17]
30 Quinn MacNicol Attacking midfielder 21 June 2024 [17]
35 Louis Zabala Midfielder 21 June 2024 [17]
13 Henry Hore Attacking midfielder 1 year 1 July 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26[20]
23 Keegan Jelacic Attacking midfielder 1 year 2 July 2024 Extension of loan[30]

Pre-season and friendlies

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24 August 2024 2024 Bandodkar Trophy GS Dempo India 1–5 Australia Brisbane Roar Fatorda, India
19:00 IST
  • Ali 80'
Report
Stadium: PJN Stadium
27 August 2024 2024 Bandodkar Trophy GS Goa India 1–0 Australia Brisbane Roar Fatorda, India
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: PJN Stadium
30 August 2024 2024 Bandodkar Trophy GS Sporting Goa India 0–2 Australia Brisbane Roar Fatorda, India
16:00 IST Report
Stadium: PJN Stadium
3 September 2024 2024 Bandodkar Trophy SF Odisha India 2–1 Australia Brisbane Roar Fatorda, India
19:00 IST
Source Stadium: PJN Stadium
13 September 2024 Queensland State Team Australia 1–2 Australia Brisbane Roar Brisbane, Australia
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Underwood Park
5 October 2024 Adelaide United Australia 1–1 Australia Brisbane Roar Mildura, Australia
17:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Mildura Sporting Precinct

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 19 October 2024 2 May 2025 Matchday 1 8 0 2 6 11 21 −10 000.00
Australia Cup 23 July 2024 Play-offs Play-offs 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 9 0 2 7 13 25 −12 000.00

Last updated: 21 December 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 8 3 1 4 10 11 −1 10
10 Central Coast Mariners 7 2 3 2 5 10 −5 9
11 Newcastle Jets 7 2 0 5 8 11 −3 6
12 Perth Glory 9 1 2 6 5 24 −19 5
13 Brisbane Roar 8 0 2 6 11 21 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[31]
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 0 2 6 11 21  −10 2 0 0 4 5 11  −6 0 2 2 6 10  −4

Last updated: 21 December 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Home figures include Brisbane Roar's 3–2 loss on neutral ground in Unite Round against Adelaide United on 23 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567891012111314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundABHANAHAHAHHABAHHABAHAAHHAHHA
ResultLXLLLDLDLXX
Position121213131313131213
Points000001122
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 October 2024 1 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 24,492
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 November 2024 3 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:35 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Shane Skinner
9 November 2024 4 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,251
Referee: Tim Danaskos
23 November 2024 5 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Alex King
30 November 2024 6 Macarthur FC 4–4 Brisbane Roar Sydney
18:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Daniel Elder
6 December 2024 7 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Sam Kelly
14 December 2024 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 6,617
Referee: Daniel Elder
21 December 2024 9 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,145
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
29 December 2024 10 Western United v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
3 January 2025 12 Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
18:35 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
7 January 2025 11 Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
11 January 2025 13 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
18 January 2025 15 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
25 January 2025 16 Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
31 January 2025 17 Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:35 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
6 February 2025 18 Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
21 February 2025 20 Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
1 March 2025 21 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
8 March 2025 22 Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
15 March 2025 23 Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
4 April 2025 25 Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC Brisbane
18:35 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
11 April 2025 26 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:35 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
17 April 2025 27 Brisbane Roar v Western United Brisbane
19:35 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
26 April 2025 28 Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
2 May 2025 29 Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:35 AEST Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium

Australia Cup

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23 July 2024 Play-offs Brisbane Roar 2–4 Perth Glory Darwin
17:30 ACST
Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[32]

As of 21 December 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS Macklin Freke 9 0 8 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Australia AUS Scott Neville 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Australia AUS Corey Brown 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
4 DF Australia AUS Ben Warland 9 0 8 0 1 0
5 DF United States USA Marcus Ferkranus 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Australia AUS Lucas Herrington 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Hosine Bility 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
17 DF Australia AUS Harry Van der Saag 9 0 5+3 0 1 0
19 DF Sri Lanka SRI Jack Hingert 8 0 2+5 0 0+1 0
21 DF Australia AUS Antonee Burke-Gilroy 9 0 7+1 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Australia AUS Joe Caletti 3 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF Lebanon LBN Walid Shour 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
10 MF France FRA Florin Berenguer 7 0 4+3 0 0 0
23 MF Australia AUS Keegan Jelacic 8 1 7 0 1 1
24 MF Australia AUS Samuel Klein 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay O'Shea 9 2 8 2 1 0
30 MF Australia AUS Quinn MacNicol 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
35 MF Australia AUS Louis Zabala 5 0 3+1 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Indonesia IDN Rafael Struick 6 1 2+4 1 0 0
11 FW Ecuador ECU Néicer Acosta 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
16 FW Australia AUS Thomas Waddingham 9 4 8 4 1 0
18 FW Australia AUS Jacob Brazete 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
22 FW Australia AUS Alex Parsons 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW Australia AUS Ben Halloran 7 0 5+1 0 1 0
43 FW Australia AUS Adam Zimarino 4 1 2+1 0 0+1 1
49 FW Australia AUS Ivan Ozzi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[32]

As of 21 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 3 DF Australia Corey Brown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 17 DF Australia Harry Van der Saag 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
3 4 DF Australia Ben Warland 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
43 FW Australia Adam Zimarino 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
5 8 MF Lebanon Walid Shour 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF Australia Hosine Bility 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Sri Lanka Jack Hingert 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF Australia Antonee Burke-Gilroy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Australia Keegan Jelacic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 DF Australia Louis Zabala 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 12 0 0 2 0 1 14 0 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 21 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Total 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Harry Van Der Saag signs for Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Ben Warland". Brisbane Roar. 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ Monteverde, Marco (5 June 2024). "Former Socceroos winger Ben Halloran rejoins Brisbane Roar". news.com.au.
  4. ^ "Ben Halloran returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Marcus Ferkranus". Brisbane Roar. 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Hosine Bility". Brisbane Roar. 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Lebanese International Walid Shour". Brisbane Roar. 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Adam Zimarino". Brisbane Roar. 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Indonesian International Striker Rafael Struick". Brisbane Roar. 16 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Ecuadorian Winger, Neicer Acosta joins Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Exciting Teenage Duo Jacob Brazete & Pearson Kasawaya join Roar on Scholarship Deals". Brisbane Roar. 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Lucas Herrington earns Three-Year BRFC A-League Scholarship Contract". Brisbane Roar. 9 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Kai Trewin Departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 17 May 2024.
  14. ^ "City signs A-League All Stars defender". Melbourne City. 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ Wynn, Amos (27 May 2024). "'I'm ambitious:' Ex-Blackpool, Watford and Carlisle United defender weighs up his next move following Brisbane Roar exit". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Tom Aldred Departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 20 June 2024.
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  19. ^ Kim Hee-woong (1 July 2024). "[오피셜] 강원, 'A리그 이니에스타' 호주 윙어 헨리 영입…"매우 흥분된다"" [[Official] Gangwon recruits ‘A-League Iniesta’ Australian winger Henry… “I’m very excited”]. IS Plus (in Korean).
  20. ^ a b "Henry Hore signs one-year extension before joining K League 1 side Gangwon FC on loan". Brisbane Roar. 1 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Marco Rojas Departs Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 9 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Welcome back Marco!". Wellington Phoenix. 9 July 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "ALM Trio Depart Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 17 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Lethlean is a 𝓦𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓻! Heidelberg United are thrilled to announce the signing of Melbourne born defender, Ryan Lethlean The former Melb. Victory NPL product returns to his hometown, following an interstate experience with the Brisbane Roar's NPL Team". Heidelberg United. 2 December 2024 – via Instagram.
  25. ^ "Freke signs two-year contract extension". Brisbane Roar. 24 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Acton extends on one-year deal". Brisbane Roar. 24 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Burke-Gilroy signs one-year contract extension". Brisbane Roar. 26 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Roar veteran Jack Hingert extends on one-year deal". Brisbane Roar. 29 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Caletti extends on one-year deal". Brisbane Roar. 30 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Keegan Jelacic signs 12-month loan extension from K.A.A. Gent". Brisbane Roar. 2 July 2024.
  31. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
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