Brisbane Roar's ALDI MiniRoos school initiative

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 -

Brisbane Roar have taken ALDI MiniRoos football to one of the most remote parts of Australia.

The Roar’s Active Program Coach Andy Cosier needed two flights to travel the 2200km from Brisbane to run a Sporting Schools initiative at Doomadgee State School.
The Far North West Queensland school is an hour’s flight from Mount Isa and the 300 pupils are predominantly from the Gangalidda, Garrawa and Waanyi first peoples of Australia.

Cosier ran football clinics for the kids using ALDI MiniRoos balls with many of the pupils turning up barefoot to play.

School Principle Paula Mcguire said: “The students, staff and the community of Doomadgee were delighted with the success of the program and the levels of engagement shown by all involved.

“The energy, commitment and positivity Andy brought to the program was fantastic providing us with a great platform to really push the soccer program at Doomadgee.

“It has been wonderful to see our students engage in a new sport and one that is not commonly played in this community.”

Roar and Football Federation Australia left gifts of balls, boots and shirts for the children to use in their PE sessions.

Cosier added: “The Sporting school initiative to get kids active in sports like football has been a great success.
“Getting it out to remote areas, has been difficult but I had a chance to get the beautiful game out to one of the remotest places in Queensland.

“This was an exciting experience and the children all really enjoyed themselves.” Brisbane Roar are one of the Hyundai A-League clubs offering schools the opportunity to provide a structured football program that is run by their own highly skilled coaches.

For more information about Sporting Schools head to: www.miniroos.com.au/about/sporting-schools/

Read more at http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/brisbane-roar-s-aldi-miniroos-school-initiative/1odhoua0uk14z14ey4avosr6hc#Do0i1yMXlxCXDkSo.99

MDs update:

http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/article/report-brisbane-roar-fc-managing-director-update/1fk3zgheeduio1g5ii2evopbek

Mr. B

Not until they kick the season off without any issues will that feeling dissipate lol

Ditching 3 marquees must've helped

Didn't the "cashflow" issues happen like a month before kick off last season, I feel it is coming soon :laugh:

now you're talking paulc.... gotta think positive lol.

Let the rest of Australia write us off 😜

At least this preseason so far there doesn't seem to be cash flow issues :)

Ticket details confirmed for Roar v China next Monday, entry is free but tickets must be downloaded and won't be available on the night:

http://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/article/confirmed-roar-to-take-on-the-chinese-olympic-u-22-national-sides/1o3lv5pjbcfe41xg96w3m4t47y

We need an AM playmaker.It wil be a pain if he is older again.But to me its a desperate need for our style of play.So if that's all we can get.So be it.
Eventhough Broich was legless last year ,for much of the second half of the season he was still vital and made a positive creative impact when he played.
At the moment we a have motley crew with noone to sync defence to attack.We can't just long ball and hope to get through midfield defences.
McKay passing backwards,Caletti sideways and Kristensen doing all the defending is not a formula for winning.Who will get the ball to BKF,Holman and Maccarrone and co?
Corona,where are you now?You can play in your preferred position.

Pre-season matches coming thick n fast now:

Roar v Chinese Olympic team. Monday August 28th at Robina. Free entry.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/football/brisbane-roar-to-host-chinese-olympic-team-in-trial-at-cbus-super-stadium/news-story/56c653cf781748804c73b1974a5357e5

Me too.

When we were winning championships we had a good mix.

Now we're either old or young. Not much in the middle.

@ BRFC92

I've always felt Roar lacked players in the 26-30 age group. This year it's going to be an extreme version of that with several players 23 or under (7?) and several 33 and over (8?).

Has been playing regularly.

However, Dad's Army......

Is he good enough and is he fit enough are all that matters? Always difficult to tell with visa players though ...

He looks like a decent pickup, we are desperate for a CAM aswell.

BRFC have expressed an interest in Salvador Sevilla Lopez. He is currently a free agent.9:07 PM - 13 Aug 2017

From Mr Walker Agent on Twitter.

Bloke is a 33yr old CAM who last played for Espanyol.

I am not excited about another old player.

Probably for the best just in case they lose by a large margin again ;)

Wanders v Roar behind closed doors at Robina, Friday 18th August:

https://m.facebook.com/brisbaneroarfc/photos/a.445213113535.218357.78390538535/10155539006798536/?type=3&source=48

Victory v Roar; pre-season friendly in Ballarat. Friday, September 1st:

http://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/4851112/a-league-friendly-confirmed-for-ballarat/?cs=12

@ clockwork

The good thing about that set up is the system compensates for average players. So we might be right.

I'm nervous about the back three tbh. I much prefer the diamond midfield instead.

Yeah understand how it's supposed to work but just can't see those 7 creating/assisting enough goals.

What people forget is that we had by far the best defence outside Sydney if you ignore the 4 or 5 nil white washes. This is where JA needs to step up and ensure that we don't have the blow outs that happened last year. Stop the Leaks!!!!! lol

@ clockwork

When a 3-4-2-1/3-4-1-2 works it results in numerous overloads - both in attack and defence.

City proved its potency scoring goals for fun the season before last. They also proved its weakness by conceding almost as many goals. They were never boring though lol.

Must admit I forgot Avram. But I don't think a side with 5 defenders and 2 DMs is going to worry many opposition defences.

My pick is,



Theo
DeVere, Avraam, North
Hingert, TK, NacKay, Brown;
Holman, FBK;
Maccarone

There's no way young gets a start now unless Theo is injured.

My fear is JA can't get a back 3 to work and we have a lousy start and revert to 433 ten games in

We are stick with a midfield that is just not good,with speed,not good enough defensively or creatively.This is our big problem and was the same last year.
When we have these blow out scores the midfield is like turnstile gates.
Kristensen is good defensively but struggles to cover for McKay who just can't defend ,Holman who is never in the right position to defend and Caletti who is a distributer of the ball and that's it at this stage.
If you bring in Pepper alongside Kristensen,you improve the defence but make transition to attack more difficult ,because Pepper is not a technically good.
You then have the choice of three average creative midfielders in McKay,Caletti and Holman to sit in front of the DM's.
IF we are playing with a back three.It makes the two DM's more critical.They need to be smarter ,more mobile and technically good.A player like Bowles if fit would do the job maybe.But the current choices are not quality and have deficiencies.
Having BKF and Holman really means that in a 352 only one can play alongside the striker.
With our squad we cannot play 343.We will get cut to pieces.Hingert and Brown can just get by in a back four.One on one defensively they are poor.Give them more responsibility and the space behind them will be gaping.
BKF and Holman wont last a game as wingers in a 343 or 433.So if both play then that's a problem.There's Gameiro ,Brady,Dagostino and Skapetis to use as alternatives.But it really means any substitutions will have to be made up front regularly.
As I have said it's going to be a tough season .
The midfield is weak and a back three will make them weaker.Our fullbacks are just not good enough to play in back three.Look how hard it was for the Socceroos and the options there were the best we have.
We need a quality AM,another DM with good technique on the ball and,better fullbacks if we play 343 .
Instead of getting BKF and Gameiro we should have got a quality winger.
We will see how Maccarrone goes,but he is clearly a stop gap gamble.
Holman should be ok on the right wing ,but he roves everywhere ,which is his strength,but means others have to know what he is doing and cover.A futher complication.
With all that,I can only see Roar struggling.
To perform at their best teams need more simplicity in structure ,with players who know their roles and have the ability to carry them out.
Roar looks like a team chocked with confusion,constant player changes and potential mistakes .
I really believe if we go with what we have and a new system we will finish down the bottom of the ladder.

^ Wouldn't it make more sense for Hingert to be the right mid/wing back and have papa or bowles at right cb?

Victory looked much sharper, more structured and more committed. Thought Holman was our best, but that's not saying much. McKay was invisible, which is unusual for him. Skapetis looked decent. Brady has never shown anything at this level. Daggers is usually average, but at least occasionally does something spectacular, and offers some aggression. Maccarone did little, but looks well balanced and strong. Can't have calletti, McKay and Holman in the same team - too weak defensively. Top eleven could be competitive. But here's the problem. If McKay plays then Calletti can't. But if Pepper plays on the right (see below) that's a pretty uncreative midfield. Unfortunately McKay unbalances the team - he's neither a defensive force, nor a creator or scorer of goals.

Young
Hingert North. Devere.
Pepper Kristenson McKay Brown
Holman bfk
Maccarone

I think this is more balanced.
Young
Hingert North. Devere.
Calletti Kristenson Pepper Brown
Holman bfk
Maccarone

Or maybe try Bowles at right mid. I rate him higher than Pepper.

Roar into some damage control over whether they treat the ffa Cup seriously or not:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/brisbane-roar-deny-sleeping-on-ffa-cup-despite-third-consecutive-roundof32-exit/news-story/c4f30ad222ca5f3859ec3ab2fea9222f

And confirmation in there they've been playing 3-4-2-1 and plan to stick to it