2022–23 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2022–23 season was the club's 18th professional season in the history of Brisbane Roar Football Club. The club participated in the A-League Men for the 18th time and participated in the Australia Cup for the eighth time.

Brisbane Roar

2022–23 season
Chairman	Rahim Soekasah
Manager	Warren Moon (to 20 February 2023) Nick Green (from 21 February 2023)
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium Kayo Stadium
A-League Men	8th
A-League Men Finals	DNQ
Australia Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jay O'Shea (9) All: Jay O'Shea (10)
Highest home attendance	12,063 vs. Sydney FC (24 April 2022) A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	3,462 vs. Western United (18 March 2023) A-League Men
Average home league attendance	5,629
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Newcastle Jets (H) (8 April 2023) A-League Men
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Newcastle Jets (A) (27 January 2023) A-League Men
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.

Players

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  AUS Macklin Freke 2 DF  AUS Scott Neville 3 DF  AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins (on loan from Raków Częstochowa) 5 DF  SCO Tom Aldred (captain) 7 MF  AFG Rahmat Akbari 10 FW  AUS Nikola Mileusnic 11 MF  AUS Jez Lofthouse 12 MF  AUS Taras Gomulka 13 FW  AUS Henry Hore 14 FW  AUS Robbie Kruse 15 DF  AUS Noah Smith 16 DF  AUS Josh Brindell-South

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  AUS Carlo Armiento 19 DF  SRI Jack Hingert 21 MF  AUT Marcel Canadi 22 FW  SRB Stefan Šćepović 23 GK  AUS Jordan Holmes 26 MF  IRL Jay O'Shea 27 DF  AUS Kai Trewin 28 FW  AUS Joe Knowles 32 DF  AUS James Nikolovski (scholarship) 35 MF  AUS Louis Zabala 99 FW  AUS Ayom Majok (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
9	FW	Charlie Austin	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	2+ years	27 June 2022	[1]
8	MF	Riku Danzaki	Consadole Sapporo	Loan	6 months	9 July 2022	[2]
17	FW	Carlo Armiento	Perth Glory	Free transfer		14 September 2022	[3]
28	FW	Joe Knowles	Oakleigh Cannons	Free transfer	1 year	16 September 2022	[4]
3	DF	Jordan Courtney-Perkins	Raków Częstochowa	Loan	1 year	16 September 2022	[5]
21	MF	Marcel Canadi	Šibenik	Free transfer	6 months	20 January 2023	[6]
12	MF	Taras Gomulka	Melbourne City	Free transfer		1 February 2023	[7]
14	FW	Robbie Kruse	Unattached	Free transfer	6 months	2 February 2023	[8]
22	FW	Stefan Šćepović	AEL Limassol	Free transfer	6 months	7 February 2023	[9]
15	DF	Noah Smith	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	1.5 years	7 February 2023	[10]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
32	DF		James Nikolovski	20	scholarship contract[11]
99	FW		Ayom Majok	20	scholarship contract[11]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
18	FW	Ryo Wada	Sagan Tosu	End of loan	17 May 2022	[12]
21	MF	Nicholas Olsen	Unattached	End of contract	17 May 2022	[12]
22	FW	Alex Parsons	Unattached	End of contract	17 May 2022	[12]
23	FW	Juan Lescano	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	9 July 2022	[13]
3	DF	Corey Brown	Unattached	Contract termination	18 August 2022	[14]
9	FW	Luke Ivanovic	Perth Glory	Mutual contract termination	14 September 2022	[15][16]
9	FW	Charlie Austin	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	14 December 2022	[17]
15	MF	Jesse Daley	Cavalry FC	Undisclosed	15 December 2022	[18]
18	MF	Matti Steinmann	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	27 December 2022	[19]
29	FW	Cyrus Dehmie	Næstved Boldklub	Free transfer	17 January 2023	[20]
8	MF	Riku Danzaki	Consadole Sapporo	End of loan	28 January 2023	[21]
4	DF	Anton Mlinaric	Oakleigh Cannons	Mutual contract termination	7 February 2023	[22][23]
6	DF	Connor Chapman	Melbourne Victory	Mutual contract termination	7 February 2023	[22][24]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
4	Anton Mlinaric	Centre-back		25 May 2022	Permanent contract following loan[25]
13	Henry Hore	Attacking midfielder	3 years	1 June 2022	[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Gold Coast
		Report	Amalfitano Ngbakoto

Brisbane Roar v Leeds United

14 July 2022 (2022-07-14) Queensland Champions Cup	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Leeds United	Gold Coast, Australia
19:45 AEST	Knowles 40'	Report	James 23' Gelhardt 25'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium

Brisbane Roar v Aston Villa

20 July 2022 (2022-07-20) Queensland Champions Cup	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Aston Villa	Townsville, Australia
19:45 AEST		Report	Archer 77'	Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium

Football Wide Bay Select XI v Brisbane Roar

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Fraser Coast Tour	Football Wide Bay Select XI	0–7	Brisbane Roar	Nikenbah
14:30 AEST		Report	Danzaki 18', 32' Austin 28' Mileusnic ?' Waddingham 55' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Fraser Coast Sports and Recreation Precinct

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

4 September 2022 (2022-09-04)	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Kippa-Ring
15:00 AEST	Ivanovic 57' (pen.)	Report	D'Agostino 15'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park

Rochedale Rovers v Brisbane Roar

17 September 2022	Rochedale Rovers	0–8	Brisbane Roar	Brisbane
17:00 AEST		Report	? ?' (o.g.) Hore 20', 59' Austin 24' Mileusnic 38' Dehmie 62' Lofthouse 70' Daley 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Underwood Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	8 October 2022	29 April 2023	Matchday 1	8th	26	7	9	10	26	33	−7	026.92
Australia Cup	27 July 2022	11 September 2022	Round of 32	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	9	7	+2	050.00
Total					30	9	10	11	35	40	−5	030.00

Last updated: 29 April 2023
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Men

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Wellington Phoenix[a]	26	9	8	9	39	45	−6	35	Qualification for Finals series[b]
7	Western United	26	9	5	12	34	47	−13	32
8	Brisbane Roar	26	7	9	10	26	33	−7	30
9	Perth Glory	26	7	8	11	36	46	−10	29	Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs
10	Newcastle Jets	26	8	5	13	30	45	−15	29

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
2. The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	7	9	10	26	33	−7	30	4	5	4	12	11	+1	3	4	6	14	22	−8

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	11	6	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	W
Position	7	10	11	11	8	11	8	8	7	5	9	7	7	10	10	10	11	9	10	11	11	12	8	10	11	8
Points	1	1	2	3	6	7	10	11	12	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	20	20	20	23	23	26	27	27	30

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC

8 October 2022 1	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Macarthur FC	Brisbane
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,521 Referee: Adam Kersey

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

14 October 2022 2	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT		Report	Maclaren 22', 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

22 October 2022 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Krpić 5'	Report	Austin 50'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,766 Referee: Ben Abraham

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

29 October 2022 4	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
15:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Chris Beath

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

6 November 2022 5	Brisbane Roar	3–1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00 AEDT	Austin 6' Armiento 12' Brindell-South 72'	Report	Caceres 40'	Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 5,086 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

9 December 2022 7	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT	O'Shea 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Blackwood 72'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 4,258 Referee: Alex King

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

16 December 2022 8	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:45 AEDT		Report	Mileusnic 80'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Kurt Ams

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

23 December 2022 9	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT	Armiento 62'	Report	Bozanic 18'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 3,487 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Western United v Brisbane Roar

30 December 2022 10	Western United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	Prijović 78'	Report	Armiento 28'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

6 January 2023 11	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT		Report	O'Shea 73'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,392* Referee: Kurt Ams

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

10 January 2023 6	Perth Glory	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Perth
19:30 AEDT	Lachman 34' Neville 60' (o.g.)	Report	Chapman 56'	Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 3,492 Referee: Ben Abraham

Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix

14 January 2023 12	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Brisbane
17:00 AEDT		Report	Zawada 65'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Adam Kersey

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

21 January 2023 13	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 5,565 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

27 January 2023 14	Newcastle Jets	4–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:45 AEDT	Sotirio 52' Buhagiar 72' Mikeltadze 76' Goodwin 90+4'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,235 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

4 February 2023 15	Adelaide United	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
19:45 AEDT	D'Arrigo 35' Irankunda 82'	Report	Knowles 37'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,047 Referee: Alex King

Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners

10 February 2023 16	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT	O'Shea 23' (pen.)	Report	Túlio 19' Nkololo 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

18 February 2023 17	Sydney FC	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Parsons 90+4'	Report	Mileusnic 34'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,168 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

26 February 2023 18	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane
17:00 AEDT	Aldred 28' Hore 45'	Report	Clisby 19'	Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 4,653 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Macarthur FC v Brisbane Roar

5 March 2023 19	Macarthur FC	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Campbelltown
15:00 AEDT	Arabuli 14' Millar 67' McGing 90+5'	Report	O'Shea 78' Lofthouse 80'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

12 March 2023 20	Melbourne City	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	O'Neill 22', 88'	Report	O'Shea 80' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,881 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Brisbane Roar v Western United

18 March 2023 21	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Western United	Brisbane
17:00 AEDT	O'Shea 81'	Report		Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar

1 April 2023 22	Central Coast Mariners	4–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
17:00 AEDT	Túlio 15' Nisbet 17' Holmes 30' (o.g.) Cummings 58' (pen.)	Report	O'Shea 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 5,517 Referee: Daniel Elder

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

8 April 2023 23	Brisbane Roar	3–0	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
17:00 AEST	Hore 35' O'Shea 70' Šćepović 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 3,911 Referee: Shane Skinner

Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar

16 April 2023 24	Wellington Phoenix	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Auckland
13:00 AEST	Zawada 35' (pen.) Sasse 56'	Report	O'Shea 8' (pen.) Neville 82'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 8,320 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

24 April 2023 25	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane
19:00 AEST		Report	Mak 34' Le Fondre 77'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,063 Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

29 April 2023 26	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:45 AEST		Report	Courtney-Perkins 54'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Shaun Evans

Australia Cup

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup

Heidelberg United v Brisbane Roar

27 July 2022 Round of 32	Heidelberg United	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:30	Petratos 57' (pen.)	Report	Akbari 2' Hore 59' Mileusnic 88'	Stadium: Olympic Village Referee: Alex King

Avondale FC v Brisbane Roar

17 August 2022 Round of 16	Avondale FC	2–2 (1–4 p)	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Boland 67' (pen.) Zinni 119'	Report	Danzaki 58' Hore 96'	Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Abraham
	Penalties
	Ahmed Trajceski Aguek		Trewin Hore Austin Chapman

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

31 August 2022 Quarter-finals	Adelaide United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
19:00 ACST	Ibusuki 42'	Report	O'Shea 7' Austin 31'	Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Sydney United 58 v Brisbane Roar

11 September 2022 Semi-finals	Sydney United 58	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
14:00	Bilic 24' Antelmi 71' Trifiro 105'	Report	Danzaki 13' Austin 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Adam Kersey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of 29 April 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men		Australia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Macklin Freke	3+1	0	4	0	8	1
2	DF		Scott Neville	23+1	1	2	0	26	1
3	DF		Jordan Courtney-Perkins	21+4	1	0	0	25	1
5	DF		Tom Aldred	24	1	2	0	26	1
7	DF		Rahmat Akbari	9+12	0	4	1	26	1
10	FW		Nikola Mileusnic	12+8	2	3+1	1	24	3
11	FW		Jez Lofthouse	8+4	1	1	0	13	1
12	MF		Taras Gomulka	11+1	0	0	0	12	0
13	MF		Henry Hore	15+8	2	2+2	2	27	4
14	FW		Robbie Kruse	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF		Noah Smith	4+2	0	0	0	6	0
16	DF		Josh Brindell-South	1+8	1	0	0	9	1
17	FW		Carlo Armiento	15+9	3	0	0	24	3
19	DF		Jack Hingert	20+2	0	2+1	0	25	0
21	MF		Marcel Canadi	0+4	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW		Stefan Šćepović	9+1	1	0	0	10	1
23	GK		Jordan Holmes	23	0	0	0	23	0
26	MF		Jay O'Shea	23+1	9	3	1	27	10
27	DF		Kai Trewin	25+1	0	4	0	30	0
28	FW		Joe Knowles	13+8	1	0	0	21	1
35	MF		Louis Zabala	13+5	1	2+2	0	22	1
99	MF		Ayom Majok	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
4	DF		Anton Mlinaric	0	0	2+1	0	3	0
6	DF		Connor Chapman	12+2	1	4	0	18	1
8	MF		Riku Danzaki	7+5	0	4	2	16	2
9	FW		Charlie Austin	7	2	4	2	11	4
9	FW		Luke Ivanovic	0	0	0+4	0	4	0
15	MF		Jesse Daley	0+1	0	1+3	0	5	0
29	FW		Cyrus Dehmie	0+6	0	0+1	0	7	0
34	MF		Brandon McMorrow	0	0	0+1	0	1	0

Disciplinary record

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

As of 29 April 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	23	GK		Jordan Holmes	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
2	3	DF		Jordan Courtney-Perkins	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
3	19	DF		Jack Hingert	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0
4	26	MF		Jay O'Shea	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
5	2	DF		Scott Neville	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	5	DF		Tom Aldred	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
7	7	MF		Rahmat Akbari	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	13	MF		Henry Hore	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16	DF		Josh Brindell-South	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17	MF		Carlo Armiento	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	27	DF		Kai Trewin	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	28	FW		Joe Knowles	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	1	GK		Macklin Freke	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10	FW		Nikola Mileusnic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11	FW		Jez Lofthouse	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12	MF		Taras Gomulka	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35	MF		Louis Zabala	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1	4	DF		Anton Mlinaric	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	6	DF		Connor Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Charlie Austin	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	29	FW		Cyrus Dehmie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					41	2	1	3	0	0	44	2	1

Clean sheets

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 29 April 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	23		Jordan Holmes	7	0	7
2	1		Macklin Freke	1 (1)	0	1 (1)
Total				8 (1)	0	8 (1)

See also

• 2022–23 in Australian soccer
• List of Brisbane Roar FC seasons