Tag Archives: Brisbane Roar

Looking back on 2010, here’s an assortment of topics off the top of my head that stood out as being worthy highlights or forgettable lowlights for the year. The Best of the Year The iPad I picked up an iPad at launch when it came out in May this year and am still absolutely in love with it.  It’s simple ...

It was potentially a preview of Finals Football on Boxing Day in the A-League.  Top of the table Brisbane Roar played fourth placed Gold Coast United in the M1 Derby.  Meanwhile 2nd and 3rd placed Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners met in the other fixture on the day. For a rivalry that has only existed for two seasons, there ...

Round 22 went Brisbane Roar’s way before their match even started.  Second placed Adelaide United somehow threw away a 1-0 advantage late in the game to eventually lose 2-1 to the unlikely Melbourne Heart at Hindmarsh Stadium further cementing the club’s reputation as a bunch of choke artists that can’t handle the heat in the business end of the season.  ...

The Brisbane Roar had their third game on the road in a row this weekend.  This time it was a return to the SFS to play the league’s defending champions Sydney FC.  Last week Sydney copped an absoluting hiding from the Mariners 4-0 and so the Roar were mindful that they could be dangerous like a wounded lion.  Also, the ...

After the news this morning that the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament would be hosted by Qatar, football fans in Australia were looking to turn their attention back to the A-League and put the disappointment of the day’s events behind them.  What better way to do that than a pulsating Friday night encounter between the league leaders and the most ...

The Roar went on the road on Sunday.  This was the game to break the record.  If the Roar could secure a win or a draw against the Central Coast Mariners, they would claim the record for the greatest undefeated streak in the A-League. I watched this game at an Irish pub on the Sunshine Coast with my Uncle Russell ...

If the Brisbane Roar won this home fixture against the Perth Glory, they would tie the A-League record held by Adelaide United for the greatest run of matches without a defeat.  Thirteen. The Glory have been a thoroughly awful side this year and only a handful  garnered in the opening rounds of the season has seen them avoid being bottom ...

The Roar faced a tricky midweek roadtrip to EnergyAustralia Stadium to play a resurgent Newcastle Jets on a humid Wednesday night in New South Wales.  Although the Jets currently sit bottom the table, they have recently found their form and over the past weekend they made short work of Adelaide United, crushing them 3-0.  With former Arsenal striker Francis Jeffers ...

This weekend I was thinking back to Tim Parks’ book A Season With Verona where he talks about why we support the teams we do and what it tells us about ourselves as people.  When was the last time you sat back and thought about why you are a fan of one club but not another?  Or why you watch ...

It was a top of the table clash on Saturday night between the Roar and the former league leaders Adelaide United.  This match of the round would pit the two most entertaining sides in the league against each other and promised to deliver fast, free flowing football.  Due to the A-League’s bizarre fixture arrangement, this would also be the Roar’s ...