WPM R3 vs Brisbane Roar | Sat 4th Nov | 5:30pm | RoF/Sky Sports 7

Ross Aloisi returning to the Ring of Fire & has his Brisbane team playing rather well, huge test for the boys.

Cracking game

I usually look forward to any Roar V Nix games, but this round is one of the more exciting ones.

2nd homegame in two weeks amped!
Weather is gonna be a little less desirable though.

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2nd homegame in two weeks amped!
Weather is gonna be a little less desirable though.

Just looked it up, not ideal given the weather we’ve had this week! 

Got my ticket, booked my flights. Yay.

With Jack Morgan as referee 

WEL: 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss 
BRI: 0 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses

Wellington Phoenix squad: 3. Finn SURMAN, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Ben OLD, 9. Oskar ZAWADA, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Mo AL-TAAY, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 15. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 18. Lukas KELLY-HEALD, 19. Sam SUTTON, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM 25. Jack DUNCAN (gk), 26. Isaac HUGHES, 34. Josh RUDLAND, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk), 42. Fergus GILLION, 52. Jackson MANUEL

Two to be omitted

Ins: 19. Sam SUTTON (returning from injury)

Outs: 41. Kaelin NGUYEN (omitted)

Unavailable: 5. Fin CONCHIE (injured), 23. Luke SUPYK (U-17 World Cup)

Brisbane Roar squad: 1. Macklin FREKE (GK) 2. Scott NEVILLE 3. Corey BROWN 5. Thomas ALDRED (C) 6. Joe CALETTI 7. Florin BERENGUER 8. Jonas MARKOVSKI 10. Nikola MILEUSNIC 12. Taras GOMULKA, 13. Henry HORE, 14. Rylan BROWNLIE, 16. Thomas WADDINGHAM, 17. Carlo ARMIENTO, 22. Alex PARSONS, 23. Aaron REARDON, 26. Jay O’SHEA, 27. Kai TREWIN, 29. Matt ACTON, 32. James NIKOLOVKSI, 35. Louis ZABALA

Ins: 17. Carlo ARMIENTO, 22. Alex PARSONS

Outs: 19. Jack HINGERT (injured), 30. Quinn MACNICOL (not selected), 99. Ayom MAJOK (not selected)

RR

Wellington Phoenix squad: 3. Finn SURMAN, 4. Scott WOOTTON, 6. Tim PAYNE, 7. Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8. Ben OLD, 9. Oskar ZAWADA, 10. David BALL, 11. Bozhidar KRAEV, 12. Mo AL-TAAY, 14. Alex RUFER (c), 15. Nicholas PENNINGTON, 18. Lukas KELLY-HEALD, 19. Sam SUTTON, 24. Oskar VAN HATTUM 25. Jack DUNCAN (gk), 26. Isaac HUGHES, 34. Josh RUDLAND, 40. Alex PAULSEN (gk), 42. Fergus GILLION, 52. Jackson MANUEL

Two to be omitted

Ins: 19. Sam SUTTON (returning from injury)

Outs: 41. Kaelin NGUYEN (omitted)

Unavailable: 5. Fin CONCHIE (injured), 23. Luke SUPYK (U-17 World Cup)

Brisbane Roar squad: 1. Macklin FREKE (GK) 2. Scott NEVILLE 3. Corey BROWN 5. Thomas ALDRED (C) 6. Joe CALETTI 7. Florin BERENGUER 8. Jonas MARKOVSKI 10. Nikola MILEUSNIC 12. Taras GOMULKA, 13. Henry HORE, 14. Rylan BROWNLIE, 16. Thomas WADDINGHAM, 17. Carlo ARMIENTO, 22. Alex PARSONS, 23. Aaron REARDON, 26. Jay O’SHEA, 27. Kai TREWIN, 29. Matt ACTON, 32. James NIKOLOVKSI, 35. Louis ZABALA

Ins: 17. Carlo ARMIENTO, 22. Alex PARSONS

Outs: 19. Jack HINGERT (injured), 30. Quinn MACNICOL (not selected), 99. Ayom MAJOK (not selected)

Ins: 19. Sam SUTTON (returning from injury) 

That's unexpected.

BUGGAR  Looks like I'm about to miss my first Phoenix game at the stadium. Sadly there has been a complication with my knee replacement surgery and I'm still in hospital. Gutted as had made arrangements to attend. 

COYN 

ballane

BUGGAR  Looks like I'm about to miss my first Phoenix game at the stadium. Sadly there has been a complication with my knee replacement surgery and I'm still in hospital. Gutted as had made arrangements to attend. 

COYN 

Someone visit Ballane in the hospital and bring him a Fritz's Weiner and a signed scarf

ballane

BUGGAR  Looks like I'm about to miss my first Phoenix game at the stadium. Sadly there has been a complication with my knee replacement surgery and I'm still in hospital. Gutted as had made arrangements to attend. 

COYN 

Damn! Had my knee done 2 weeks ago (football injuries catch upon you eventually), and was just a bit fragile to make the Perth game (could have made it at a pinch). Will limp on this week!
Hope the knee comes right!

Game Day!!

Welly weather combining wind, drizzle, coolness and sunshine at the moment. It's wonderful!

🔥 come on lads!! The top of the table beckons once again!! 🔥 FIRE UP 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Pennington, Zawada and Kelly-Heald to all score hat tricks and put my fantasy team top of the table 

I hope you triple captained Kelly-Heald!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe

I hope you triple captained Kelly-Heald!

Reckon I can whack him in goal?

Weather has turned up as forecasted to (so far). Hopefully they got it right 😂

Friar Tuck

Oi Oi Edgecumbe

I hope you triple captained Kelly-Heald!

Reckon I can whack him in goal?

You might get a Kelly-Heald in goal if anything happens to Paulsen! 👀

Your Nix 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐈 powered by @OPPONewZealand 📱

▪️ No change to the Starting XI from last week's 2-1 win over Perth
▪️ Sutton replaces Rudland on the bench
▪️ Duncan is sick, so Alby Kelly-Heald is on the bench today

Kickoff is at 5:30pm #COYN! 🔥

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— Wellington Phoenix 🔥 (@WgtnPhoenixFC) November 4, 2023

Good to see some consistency with the young squad too, but just as important that we see a bit more depth on that bench with Sutton coming back from injury.

Would be good to see Old get at least a good solid half hour + in this one. Needs to get those minutes in the legs to get him up to match speed.

Giving me Uffie vibes with an unchanged XI after a gritty win...

How hard is it for the stadium ground announcer to get the pronunciations of opposing team players correct?

Today is probably the biggest butchering of this Ive heard.

38 seconds. Wow. Terrible. 

And we managed to spurn a good chance of our own inside that time too. 
Well, off to watch a replay of the women’s game!

Well, that's going to force us out of our shells isn't it?

Brisbane are a very decent side this year.

Well that is a poor way to start the match.   At least we cant sit back now

Today we'll find out what this team is really made of. Crumbling under pressure or clawing our way back into it?
Brisbane look like a top 6 side this year 

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Loving this view!

C'mon Kosta need a bit of quality on the cross there son! 
We had them stretched. Need to do better with that.

P A Y N E!!!!!! 

Almost did it last week too, go on Timmy!

Payne finally!!

Absolutely crushed that. Hopefully more to come. Come on Phoenix!

Who swapped Tim Payne in the off-season? Don't know what's changed for him this year but he's having a storming start to the season 

Maaaaaaatt

Who swapped Tim Payne in the off-season? Don't know what's changed for him this year but he's having a storming start to the season 

Good call, he's really stepping up as one of the more experienced members of th squad. 

We've warmed in to this one quite well despite the crap start.

And we lead!!!!!!

WHOOOHOOO How good is this?

Get in! 
Payne’s up and under draws the error and Zawada calmly finishes.

There is definitely some resolve in this squad. 💪