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Wenzel-Halls bags brace on return

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There’s plenty to be excited about as Brisbane Roar fan with just less than three weeks remaining until the opening round of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season, according to young forward Dylan Wenzel-Halls.

The 2018/19 Breakthrough Player of the Year marked his return from an injury suffered earlier in pre-season with a second-half brace as the Roar defeated a Wide Bay Select 4-1 at a packed Fraser Coast Sports & Recreation Precinct on Saturday night, rounding out the squad’s trip to the Fraser Coast region

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The 21-year-old says it’s a delight to be back on the park and finding the back of the net.

ā€œIā€™m always happy to contribute to goals, whether thatā€™s a training game or a [Hyundai] A-League game, so it was good to score and I felt good out there,” Wenzel-Halls said post-game.

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ā€œHopefully as a team we can build on this and take the positives as we continue to build for the season.ā€

The Roar returned to Logan Metro Sports Park today, continuing to build ahead of the October 13 opener out west against defending Premiers Perth Glory, following a positive time away in Hervey Bay

Wenzel-Halls, who bagged five goals in his maiden Hyundai A-League campaign, added the trip was a great bonding opportunity for the squad, which consists of a number of faces preparing for their maiden season down under.

ā€œIt was a good week away, we trained really hard as is expected in pre-season, itā€™s a nice place everyoneā€™s been welcoming,ā€ he said.

ā€œNo matter where you go itā€™s a good opportunity to mix with each other and have that little bit of banter with your roommates – having coffee and playing cards. You come away and work really hard – I think it brings the group together.

ā€œWeā€™ve got a really good bunch of guys out there that are all willing to work for one another, the Club and the boss so I think these trips away are great for the team morale.ā€

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The Roar will round out their pre-season with clashes against NPL QLD outfits Gold Coast Knights and Peninsula Power FC before taking on Perth Glory on October 13

With the new season fast approaching, Wenzel-Halls says excitement around the Club is sky high.

ā€œWith three weeks to go weā€™re all excited for the season coming and I think Queensland should be excited. Weā€™ve got a new boss on board, a new bunch of boys, itā€™s a different atmosphere, a different vibe at training,” he added.

ā€œWeā€™re just looking to keep building on what weā€™re doing, weā€™ve got a couple of tough pre-season games coming up still that weā€™re going to look to win and give our all to give ourselves the best opportunity to start the season well.ā€

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