Brisbane Roar’s Ninja A-League squad are ready to kick off their 25/26 campaign this Saturday in their season home opener against Melbourne Victory at Spencer Park.
Having played three pre-season matches against Caboolture Sports FC, Olympic FC and the Football Queensland State Team, Alex Smith will be determined to see his side secure three points against last season’s Grand Finalists.
WHAT WAS SAID
Head Coach Alex Smith believes his side have had an outstanding pre-season with the addition of some quality Visa signings, and is ready to make his mark for Round 1 of the new campaign.
New recruit Ashlyn Miller has arrived at Roar with a winning mentality and is looking for nothing but three points against Melbourne Victory.
TEAM NEWS
For our Women’s, having one of the most exciting squads in club history makes their season opener against a strong Melbourne Victory outfit proves to be a must watch for Roar fans at Spencer Park this weekend.
Injury wise for the Women’s, Ruby Cuthbert (hamstring) and Isabela Hoyos (ankle) will miss out on the action with their minor concerns whilst Momo Hayashi is unavailable until round 3 due to a suspension carrying over from last season.
Brisbane Roar A-League Women Squad: 1.Chloe LINCOLN (GK), 2.Leia VARLEY, 3.Daisy BROWN, 4.Kijah STEPHENSON, 5.Aimee MEDWIN, 8.Josie STUDER, 10.Grace KUILAMU, 11.Marianna SEIDL, 12.Tahlia FRANCO (GK), 13.Tameka YALLOP (C), 14.Zara KRUGER, 15.Keira MEYERS, 17.Bente JANSEN, 18.Amali KINSELLA, 22.Ava PIAZZA, 24.Sharn FREIER, 27.Ashlyn MILLER, 32.Alicia WOODS, 47.Kyla HANSON
Ins: NIL
Outs:Â
Unavailable: 6.Ruby CUTHBERT (hamstring), 7.Momo HAYASHI (suspended), 23.Isabela HOYOS YANEZ (ankle)
LAST TIME WE MET
Roar last faced Victory in Round 23 of the 24/25 season away at AAMI Park which resulted in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the hosts.
The match was scoreless until the 43rd minute when Nicki Flannery stunned with a strike to the top left corner of goal, out of Keeley Richard’s reach, to open the scoring for the hosts.
Returning from the break, Victory did not hesitate to extend their lead with a great goal from Matilda, Alex Chidiac, after getting her foot to a lobbed ball and nutmeg Richards to find the back of the net in the 54th minute.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Games: 20
Brisbane wins: 8
Victory wins: 7
Draw: 5
MATCH DETAILS
Ninja A-League Women 25/26 – Round 1: Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne Victory FC
Spencer Park, Newmarket
Saturday, 1 November (4:00pm AEST KO) LIVE on Paramount+
