# 2023–24 Brisbane Roar FC season

The 2023–24 season was the club's 29th national 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.
On 2 May 2023, Ross Aloisi was appointed as the club's new head coach. On 24 December 2023, Aloisi left the club to take up a job as an assistant coach to Kevin Muscat at Shanghai Port and the club promoted assistant Luciano Trani to the head coach role in an interim position until the end of the season. After one match in charge, in which they lost 1–8 to Melbourne City, the club appointed Ben Cahn as head coach to replace Trani who returned to his assistant coach role. A month later, Cahn took an indefinate medical leave and his assistant coach, Ruben Zadkovich, was promoted as head coach in an interim role. A few months later, Zadkovich was appointed as the permanent head coach.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 | Corey Brown |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Tom Aldred (captain) |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Joe Caletti |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Florin Berenguer |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Jonas Markovski |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Nikola Mileusnic |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Jez Lofthouse |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Taras Gomulka |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Henry Hore |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Rylan Brownlie (scholarship) |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Thomas Waddingham (scholarship) |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Carlo Armiento |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Shae Cahill |
| 19 | DF | SRI | Jack Hingert |
| 20 | FW | NZL | Marco Rojas |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Antonee Burke-Gilroy |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Alex Parsons |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Keegan Jelacic (on loan from Gent) |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Jay O'Shea |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Kai Trewin |
| 29 | GK | AUS | Matt Acton |
| 30 | MF | AUS | Quinn MacNicol (scholarship) |
| 32 | DF | AUS | James Nikolovski (scholarship) |
| 35 | MF | AUS | Louis Zabala |
| 44 | DF | AUS | Ryan Lethlean |
| 99 | FW | SSD | Ayom Majok (scholarship) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date |
| 22 | FW | Alex Parsons | Sydney FC | Free transfer | | 3 July 2023 |
| 29 | GK | Matt Acton | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 July 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Corey Brown | Unattached | Free transfer | | 3 July 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Joe Caletti | Tochigi City | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 August 2023 |
| 7 | MF | Florin Berenguer | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 11 August 2023 |
| 18 | MF | Shae Cahill | Unattached | Free transfer | Multi-year | 19 September 2023 |
| 8 | FW | Jonas Markovski | Altona Magic | Free transfer | | 20 September 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Aaron Reardon | Gold Coast Knights | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 September 2023 |
| 21 | DF | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 November 2023 |
| 44 | DF | Ryan Lethlean | Melbourne Victory NPL | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 11 January 2024 |
| 23 | MF | Keegan Jelacic | Gent | Loan | 5 months | 12 January 2024 |
| 20 | MF | Marco Rojas | Unattached | Free transfer | 5 months | 30 January 2024 |

#### From youth squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Notes |
| 16 | FW | Thomas Waddingham | 18 | scholarship contract |
| 30 | MF | Quinn MacNicol | 15 | scholarship contract |
| 14 | FW | Rylan Brownlie | 16 | scholarship contract |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | Raków Częstochowa | End of loan | 11 May 2023 |
| 14 | FW | Robbie Kruse | Unattached | End of contract | 11 May 2023 |
| 16 | DF | Josh Brindell-South | Unattached | End of contract | 11 May 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Marcel Canadi | Unattached | End of contract | 11 May 2023 |
| 28 | FW | Joe Knowles | Unattached | End of contract | 11 May 2023 |
| 23 | GK | Jordan Holmes | Unattached | End of contract | 7 June 2023 |
| 22 | FW | Stefan Šćepović | Unattached | End of contract | 26 June 2023 |
| 7 | MF | Rahmat Akbari | Torpedo Kutaisi | Mutual contract termination | 28 June 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Noah Smith | Central Coast Mariners | Mutual contract termination | 2 August 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Aaron Reardon | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 10 January 2024 |

### Contract extensions

| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
| 11 | Jez Lofthouse | Winger | 1 year | 24 May 2023 | |
| 35 | Louis Zabala | Central midfielder | 1 year | 24 May 2023 | |
| 10 | Nikola Mileusnic | Winger | 1 year | 14 July 2023 | |
| 2 | Scott Neville | Central defender | 1 year | 25 August 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2024–25 |
| 26 | Jay O'Shea | Attacking midfielder | 2 years | 26 December 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| A-League Men | 21 October 2023 | 26 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 029.63 |
| Australia Cup | 14 August 2023 | 7 October 2023 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 037.50 |
Last updated: 26 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### A-League Men
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 28 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
| 11 | Western United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 26 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |

#### Results summary

Home figures include Brisbane Roar's 3–2 win on neutral ground against Newcastle Jets on 14 January 2024.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | N | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Points | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Australia Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
    As of 26 April 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | 1 | GK | | Macklin Freke | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Scott Neville | 7+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Corey Brown | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Tom Aldred | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Joe Caletti | 16+3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Florin Berenguer | 16+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | | Jonas Markovski | 2+14 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Nikola Mileusnic | 24+3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | | Jez Lofthouse | 4+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Taras Gomulka | 12+9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Henry Hore | 19+1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 |
| 14 | FW | | Rylan Brownlie | 0+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Thomas Waddingham | 18+5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 11 |
| 17 | FW | | Carlo Armiento | 4+7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Shae Cahill | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Jack Hingert | 20+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | | Marco Rojas | 3+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 13+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Alex Parsons | 4+7 | 0 | 0+5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | Keegan Jelacic | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | | Jay O'Shea | 25+1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 8 |
| 27 | DF | | Kai Trewin | 24+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 29 | GK | | Matt Acton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Quinn MacNicol | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | | James Nikolovski | 3+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | Louis Zabala | 10+7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | | Ryan Lethlean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | Nathan Geyer | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | | Ayom Majok | 1+9 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||
| 23 | DF | | Aaron Reardon | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 26 April 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 26 | MF | | Jay O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | MF | | Keegan Jelacic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | MF | | Joe Caletti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | FW | | Henry Hore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | | Tom Aldred | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | DF | | Jack Hingert | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 35 | MF | | Louis Zabala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | GK | | Macklin Freke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | | Scott Neville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | FW | | Carlo Armiento | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 | DF | | James Nikolovski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | DF | | Corey Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | FW | | Jonas Markovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | FW | | Jez Lofthouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | DF | | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | FW | | Alex Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | DF | | Kai Trewin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 99 | FW | | Ayom Majok | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | MF | | Florin Berenguer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | FW | | Nikola Mileusnic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | FW | | Rylan Brownlie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 44 | DF | | Ryan Lethlean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 2 |

### 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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
    As of 26 April 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Macklin Freke | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |