Brisbane Roar FC (W-League)

Brisbane Roar FC W-League
Full name Brisbane Roar Football Club
Founded 2008
Ground Perry Park, Bowen Hills
QSAC, Nathan
Suncorp Stadium, Milton
Chairman Dali Tahir
Manager Melissa Andreatta
League W-League
2015–16 4th (league)

The Brisbane Roar FC, also known as the Brisbane Roar Women and previously Queensland Roar, is a soccer team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 2008, it is the affiliated women's team of Brisbane Roar. The Roar competes in the country's premier women's soccer competition, the W-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia.

Formation

Brisbane Roar Team (2009)

Brisbane Roar (then Queensland Roar) were a founding member of the Westfield W-League in 2008.[1]They team was initially coached by Welshman Jeff Hopkins, who had played his football career predominantly in England, as well as representing Wales at the international level.[2] The playing roster featured a mix of youth and veterans, including founding captain and Matilda's stalwart, Kate McShea, and up-and-coming goalkeeper Casey Dumont.[3]

Grounds

Ballymore Stadium has been used predominantly as the Roar's home ground as well as other stadiums including Perry Park, Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Suncorp Stadium, A.J. Kelly Park, Stockland Park and Cleveland Showgrounds.

Current squad

squad for the 2016–17 season. (current at 5 November 2016)[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Mackenzie Arnold
2 Denmark DF Nina Frausing-Pedersen
3 Australia FW Amy Chapman
4 Australia DF Clare Polkinghorne (Captain)
5 Australia DF Brooke Spence
6 Australia DF Angela Beard
7 Australia MF Sunny Franco
8 Australia MF Kaitlyn Torpey
9 Australia FW Cortnee Vine
10 Australia MF Katrina Gorry
No. Position Player
11 Australia MF Maili Forbes
12 Australia FW Allira Toby
13 Australia MF Tameka Butt
14 Australia DF Summer O'Brien
15 Australia MF Abbey Lloyd
17 Australia FW Emily Gielnik
18 United States MF Maddy Evans
19 Australia MF Natalie Tathem
20 Australia GK Georgina Worth

Managers

Last updated 29 January 2016

Name From To Played Won  Drawn Lost
Wales Jeff Hopkins 2008 Sep 2012 48 32 10 6
Australia Belinda Wilson[5] Sep 2012 Sep 2016 52 25 8 19
Australia Melissa Andreatta[6] Sep 2016 0 0 0 0

Medical

Head Physiotherapist - Daniel Muscat
Team Doctor - Kieran Miles

Broadcasting

Since the inaugural season in 2008, the national public television network, ABC, broadcast one match a week per team. In November 2014, ABC announced a decision to cease broadcast of the league at the end of the 2014 season as part of widespread budget cuts.[7] Ahead of the 2015–16 season, it was announced that pay-TV network Fox Sports would televise one W-League match a week.[8] ABC also rejoined the broadcasting arrangement ahead of the 2015–16 season, being entitled to air one live match of the round in conjunction with Fox Sports.[9]

Honours

Records

Correct as of 11 November 2011
Biggest Victory:

Biggest Defeat:

Highest Scoring Game:

Longest Undefeated Streak:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women in a league of their own". Football Federation Australia. 28 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "JEFF HOPKINS NAMED MELBOURNE VICTORY'S NEW WESTFIELD W-LEAGUE COACH". Football Queensland. June 20, 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Grainey, Timothy F. (May 1, 2012). "Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer". University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Roster". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Tobin, Michelle (6 September 2012). "Wilson announced as new W-League coach". Football Federation Australia.
  6. ↑ "Melissa Andreatta named as Brisbane Roar head coach". The Women's Game. 20 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "ABC TV cut broadcast of 2015/16 Westfield W-League". w-league.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "W -League games to be played as A-League curtain-raiser and broadcast live on Fox Sports". couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "W-League returns to ABC TV in partnership with FFA and Fox Sports". ABC News. 15 September 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 27°26′31″S 153°1′4″E / 27.44194°S 153.01778°E / -27.44194; 153.01778 (Ballymore Stadium)

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