R24 vs Brisbane Roar | Sun 25 March | 7pm | RoF

Last Wellington game of the season. Then the painfully long offseason wait for the next game in Wellington...

Rumour is we can add Tando and Rossi to the out list along with Lowry, Mullen, Rufer, Ridenton, Doyle, Singh, McGlinchey, Krishna. Probably a cloud over Galloway who was replaced injured last week and Dura who didn't play.

Bring your boots.

What's happened to Tando?

Talk in Auckland on Sunday (unconfirmed) was that he was in a moonboot.  Sauce is reliable though.

So by my calculations - assuming only players from first team squad, I don't think McGarry will start:

Lewis Italiano

Scott Galloway (hope he's over whatever had him come of injured last week)

Dylan Fox
Andrew Durante (hope he's over whatever put him out last week)
Liberato Cacace

Goran Paracki
James McGarry
Matija Ljujić

Andrija Kaluđerović
Adam Parkhouse
Nathan Burns

Oliver Sail/Keegan Smith
Logan Rogerson
Monty Patterson
<WeeNix>
<WeeNix>

*disclaimer - every chance I have missed someone here.

Have two keepers on the bench, and if needed have one play CF for final 5. See if we can scrounge a goal there... Sail is nearly 6ft 5 ;)

I think we'll see WeeNix players. Sam Phillip, Olly Whyte, William Ebbinge all a chance I imagine.

Sam Philip, Ollie Whyte and Calvin Harris ? training with the Phoenix first team today. Bunch of injured absentees including captain Andrew Durante, who was watching from the sidelines.

— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) March 19, 2018

Reckon Calvin could bring Rihanna or Ellie Goulding?  We could be a shout if the opposition are a bit busy ogling!!

Put Greenie on the pitch

this is going to be a terrible match...

We'll probably win

I think it adds an element of interest to an already pretty fudgeed season.  Particularly Harris who we haven't seen all summer due to international Under-18 rules.

I have come out of a very long forum exile just to this this.

The offseason can't be more painful than the actual season.

+There will be a month of World Cup.

yea... i can see your point. But still don't think it will be much fun to watch though. 

Whats the deal with Harris and international rules? I dont know about this

He was Australian domiciled and fell into this http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38093846 ...even though he's been with the Phoenix Academy since he was 14.

I think there are a couple of Sydney lads with the Academy who are the next age group down who are in the same boat.

He was Australian... so he's a kiwi now?

The only positive of this season is the act the youth are getting a go and look largely up to it... my only issue is, the moment they play, the states is off the table which is a big gamble for these kids who realisitically are only getting a run because no one else is around.

I think I have his heritage mixed up with someone else he's from Hong Kong.

My mistake.

If it rains on the way to WestPac we could come home with a wet Sail

how long have you had that up your sleeve? 

The season is over, the ship has already Sailed!

Now that is showboating

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Boat_(novel)

Sauce confirms Tando gone for season.

Galloway dodgy as well after he limped out on Saturday.

Looks like we're going to be fielding a team of "castaways" as a result of the meaningless friendly and FFA intelligence.

Calvin Harris, despite turning 18 today, still ineligible for selection as he would be an import. https://t.co/3elXZNpYUr

— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) March 20, 2018

No no no to Italiano, consign him to history.

due to FFA rules which have age restrictions on imports, it effectively means he can't play

Think Ebbinge got a day or two off after captaining the U17s to their win in Auckland but is in the frame for this weekend as well.

Updated from yesterday (Confirmed no Tando and probably no Galloway and who it looks like the WelNix players will be).

I reckon it's either:

Lewis Italiano

Dylan Fox
Goran Paracki
Andrew Durante (hope he's over whatever put him out last week)
Liberato Cacace

Ollie Whyte
James McGarry
Matija Ljujić

Andrija Kaluđerović
Adam Parkhouse
Nathan Burns

Subs:
Oliver Sail/Keegan Smith
Logan Rogerson
Monty Patterson
Willem Ebbinge
Sam Phillip

or:

Lewis Italiano

Sam Phillip
Dylan Fox
Andrew Durante (hope he's over whatever put him out last week)
Liberato Cacace

Goran Paracki
James McGarry
Matija Ljujić

Andrija Kaluđerović
Adam Parkhouse
Nathan Burns

Subs:
Oliver Sail/Keegan Smith
Logan Rogerson
Monty Patterson
Willem Ebbinge
Ollie Whyte

I reckon that seeing as Italiano has been on the bench for the two games under Greenie that he'll keep. 

A good chance Whyte starts ahead of McGarry.  

Another option might be McGarry at full back and Libby in midfield.

should at least get a place on the bench, think he's earned it

After the Roar signed some young visa players that barely played, the FFA put in rules to have a minimum age for visa signings. CCM tried to loan in a visa signing from Everton previously and were denied because he was a visa and too young. So that rules out him signing as an injury replacement for Rossi.

Is Rossi in line to play at all? I know he was at QBE, but apparently injured. If he is available, id like him back with Dura(or Fox) and Paracki anchoring the midfield. 

Nope.  No Rossi. I'd be surprised if we ever see him again.

really? wow, i didnt know that. Is he out because of injury or attitude?

I don't know for sure but my guess would be a little from column A and a little from column B.

#BlameBallane