# 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.

## 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 | 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 |
| 9 | FW | Charlie Austin | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | 2+ years | 27 June 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Riku Danzaki | Consadole Sapporo | Loan | 6 months | 9 July 2022 |
| 17 | FW | Carlo Armiento | Perth Glory | Free transfer | | 14 September 2022 |
| 28 | FW | Joe Knowles | Oakleigh Cannons | Free transfer | 1 year | 16 September 2022 |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | Raków Częstochowa | Loan | 1 year | 16 September 2022 |
| 21 | MF | Marcel Canadi | Šibenik | Free transfer | 6 months | 20 January 2023 |
| 12 | MF | Taras Gomulka | Melbourne City | Free transfer | | 1 February 2023 |
| 14 | FW | Robbie Kruse | Unattached | Free transfer | 6 months | 2 February 2023 |
| 22 | FW | Stefan Šćepović | AEL Limassol | Free transfer | 6 months | 7 February 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Noah Smith | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 7 February 2023 |

#### From youth squad

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

### Transfers out

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

### Contract extensions

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

## 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 | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 030.00 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023 Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 | Qualification for 2023 Australia Cup play-offs |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
* ↑ 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 | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### Matches
### Australia Cup
## 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 | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | 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 | A-League Men | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total | 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 |
| 7 | 13 | MF | | Henry Hore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | DF | | Josh Brindell-South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | MF | | Carlo Armiento | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | DF | | Kai Trewin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 13 | 10 | FW | | Nikola Mileusnic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | FW | | Jez Lofthouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | MF | | Taras Gomulka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 1 | 6 | DF | | Connor Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Charlie Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 29 | FW | | Cyrus Dehmie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 8 (1) | 0 | 8 (1) |