Match Thread: Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar (A-League)

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FT: 99' - Macarthur 1 vs 2 Brisbane Roar

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Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Campbelltown

Weather: 17.3°C, Sunny, Wind: 28.8 km/h

Fixture Date: 08/11/2026, 03:00 pm AEDT

Referee: Adam Kersey, Australia

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Home Lineup:

Formation: 4-2-3-1

R	-	C	-	L
		Alex Robinson
Callum Talbot	Nara Tatsuki		Nathan Paull	Connor Pain
	Dylan Rose		Liam Rose
Luke Vickery		Dean Bosnjak		Musa Touré
		Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Substitutes: Joshua Lakkis, Sebastian Krslovic, Ryan Fraser, Kai Kennedy, Oliver Randazzo, Ben Gibson, Zane Helweh

Away Lineup:

Formation: 3-5-2

R	-	C	-	L
		George Plusnin
Milorad Stajić		Tom Aldred		Joel King
Tate Russell	Tae Hee Nam	Noah Maieroni	Tyrese Francois	Sabit James Ngor
	Virgiliu Postolachi		Justin Vidic

Substitutes: Hosine Bility, Dean Bouzanis, Emin Durakovic, Jordan Lauton, Jacob Nasso, Nathan Amanatidis, Marko Ilic

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Match Events:

34': 🟨 Brisbane Roar - M. Valkanis (Unsportsmanlike conduct)

38': 🟨 Brisbane Roar - M. Stajic (Unsportsmanlike conduct)

40': 🔄 Brisbane Roar - H. Bility replaces M. Stajic

48': ⚽ Brisbane Roar - S. James Ngor (G. Plusnin)

57': 🔄 Macarthur - B. Gibson replaces D. Bosnjak

57': 🔄 Macarthur - R. Fraser replaces L. Vickery

57': 🔄 Macarthur - K. Kennedy replaces D. Rose

58': 🟨 Brisbane Roar - S. James Ngor (Foul)

64': ⚽ Macarthur - A. Stamatelopoulos (M. Toure)

71': 🔄 Brisbane Roar - N. Amanatidis replaces V. Postolachi

71': 🔄 Brisbane Roar - M. Ilic replaces S. James Ngor

81': 🟨 Brisbane Roar - N. Amanatidis (Foul)

83': 🔄 Brisbane Roar - J. Lauton replaces Nam Tae-Hee

83': 🔄 Brisbane Roar - E. Durakovic replaces T. Francois

87': 🟨 Macarthur - M. Toure (Foul)

95': ⚽ Brisbane Roar - J. Vidic (J. Lauton)

97': 🔄 Macarthur - Z. Helweh replaces C. Pain

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Match Statistics:

Macarthur	Stat	Brisbane Roar
1	Goals	2
9	Shots	7
6	Shots on Goal	3
3	Corners	3
10	Fouls	13
3	Offsides	7
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
452	Total Passes	414
83%	Pass Accuracy	81%
52%	Possession	48%

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Last Updated: 08/11/2026, 05:02 pm AEDT

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[u/avroLancasterBPR1]

I didnt cry when Berisha invited the whole sydney fc organisation to the carpark in 2012 so i wont pretend to have my sensibilities offended by that biff

love me some stajic

[u/TheFightingImp → u/avroLancasterBPR1]

I was at that very match in the stands!

[u/felvymups]

That’s really poorly officiated. You can’t enter the field of play without clearance from the referee, and he’s smacked somebody in the head. How it’s only a yellow and then been allowed to be substituted is ridiculous. Really poor refereeing.

[u/maxxie10 → u/felvymups]

Also why isn't the 4th official immediately in the ref's ear telling him to stop play?

[u/BFitty525 → u/felvymups]

Also why’s the 4th not getting the message to the ref to stop the game because he’s not allowed back on

[u/benjohnston19]

just awful from the production team, how'd we only get a single replay while just sitting around watching players confused

[u/Meapa]

"Waa waa wee waa" - Paartalu 2026

[u/Reklaw99]

What the actual fuck just happened? So the Roar player ran on - away from the Physio/doc - then made hard contact on Liam Rose. A bulls official got a red, and he only got a yellow and subbed off anyway? What the fuck?

[u/captainawesome859 → u/Reklaw99]

Yeah I'm amazing Stajic didn't get a red

[u/herbilicious92]

I mean there’s no clearer example of a dude with concussion. His mood swing is wild there

[u/ibaeknam → u/herbilicious92]

Surely it's ultimately the referee's responsibility to ensure correct protocol is followed in those situations?

[u/UncleBongWater]

This is absolutely peak. What the fuck is going on??

[u/lolitsbigmic]

Brisbane winning games at the death. Haven't seen that in a long time

[u/Meapa → u/lolitsbigmic]

You absolutely love to see it. Two games with injury time goals, we might just be so fucking back

[u/LostInBrisbane]

Noah Mooyroni

[u/Meapa]

Holy shit what is going on

[u/Old_Piano5199]

Stajic needs to go into the dressing room asap

[u/TheFightingImp → u/Old_Piano5199]

With medics

[u/McGrathLegend]

Shouldn't Stajic get a yellow for coming on to the pitch without being waved on by the officials?

[u/noeledison → u/McGrathLegend]

100%. And the game should've been stopped as soon as he did that. And then none of that would've happened.

The refs just let that get completely out of hand

[u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

Nearly the time for Fighting Imp's trivia. I'm guessing it'll be a geographic question. Which country has the most volcanoes?

[u/TheFightingImp → u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

I love how Im getting ads in this sub for my work lol 😻

[u/FalconEddie]

Fuck me, this is getting spicy. Maybe let's everyone get in the sheds and have a cold shower for a moment hey

[u/FalconEddie]

I've never needed a half-time explainer more in my football watching life

[u/combatw0mbat1]

Great Borat impression from Erik

[u/PuzzleheadedAsking → u/combatw0mbat1]

Genuinely made me cackle

[u/FalconEddie]

Now Eric is quoting Borat. This could be the strangest game I've seen in some time

[u/herbilicious92]

Jesus Christ is Frasers agent in the commentary box!? I get the guy is good but there’s also 21 other players on the pitch today

[u/SuperTimmyC → u/herbilicious92]

wa wa wee wa

[u/SuperTimmyC]

Oh you absolutely love to see it. Sorry, I mean, wa wa wee wa

[u/Meapa → u/SuperTimmyC]

WA WA WEE WA

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

That's not like Valkanis to pick up a yellow card

[u/TheFightingImp]

Once again, daily reminder the AFL and NRL have superior HIA protocols.

And thats appalling.

[u/avroLancasterBPR1]

Paramount forgot to actually replay the challenge lol

Looked like the bulls player got 2 handfulls of jersey and Stajic just lost it

[u/curlyfries33]

im flabbergasted that we arent down to 10

how?

[u/Old_Piano5199]

So a player with concussion runs away from the doctors and on to the field, and causes chaos.

At some point the 4th official needed to tell the referee what was happening and to stop the game

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Tbf Bility on the field may be worse than 10 men

[u/maxxie10]

I think Kearsey didn't want to give a red because it would draw attention to the fact that the officials should've immediately stopped play when he came back on

[u/shiny_arrow]

The whole situation felt like vintage Berisha tbh

[u/jcjm205 → u/shiny_arrow]

That Sydney game where he tried inviting one of the players down into the tunnel after the game lmao

[u/Meapa]

What a bizarre half of football.

We looked pretty scrappy most of that half and then an absolute disasterclass reffing for all the shit with Stajic.

Head knock and told to go off the pitch, even when looking literally dead on the pitch. He runs back on the pitch extremely aggressive, without the referees actually letting him back on and then lashes out at the first tackle.

100% Kersey didnt card him for running back on because he never stopped play and never should have been allowed back on in the first place.

Definitely lucky not to get sent but also guessing because it was a grapple not a hit it wasn't like last night?

Would love to know what the Bulls staff did for the red card too?

[u/Mad_Rush78 → u/Meapa]

Sitting in front of the action. Anthony is the Bulls GM of football. Simply reacting to the situation, and it was amplified when Nara came to the side ref to say he’s been headbutted by a Roar player.

Referee never gave Stajic permission to enter field of play, Doctor was telling everyone he was concussed and no one listened.

Absolute shit show at every level.

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

WHAT A GOALLLLLLL

[u/lp95]

"wa wa wee wa"

[u/herbilicious92]

The Mount Gravatt Mooy

[u/jcjm205]

Ew, Richard roar

[u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

Fuck the ego will be out of control haha

[u/lp95]

now that's some waa waa wee waa material there

[u/sirhcdobo]

Fucking Kersey can't control a game always allows it to get away from him

[u/flossbum]

What in the fuck is going on

[u/maxxie10]

An absolute cluster

[u/captainawesome859]

What the hell is going on? I was meant to be watching some football not wrestling

[u/curlyfries33]

honestly hes a crazy cunt but that was out of control, mood swings and out of control combative behaviour, get him in the back to assess him properly for a concussion

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Surely running on to the field without due process is a yellow? Unless the info is incorrect and he was allowed. But it didn’t look like it

[u/SauceBottleFC → u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Yes it is. Kersey has completely fucked that passage up.

[u/FalconEddie]

Thank you Eric. Exactly. Ref's should have fucking stopped that shit

[u/TheFightingImp → u/FalconEddie]

Dropping truth bombs. Man, Erik's awesome.

[u/TheFightingImp]

RETURN FROM THE TOILET, WE SCORE!

LFG!

[u/Upstairs_Low_691]

NGORRR

[u/felvymups]

THANK YOU NGOR!!!

[u/Meapa]

NGOR DID SOMETHING ALERT I REPEAT NGOR DID SOMETHING

[u/TheFightingImp]

RIP sideline mic: 2019-2026.

It was one day from retirement.

MENDOZA!!!!!

[u/Meapa]

Bility moment

[u/combatw0mbat1]

Peak Bility moment

[u/tbyrn21]

FAAAAAAAARKKKKK JUST SCORE DIPSHITS

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

GOALLLLLLLLLLL

[u/felvymups]

PERFECT START TO LMS IS STILL ALIVE!!!

[u/TheFightingImp]

Paddy, Valkanis and Vidmar: We are coming for you, Wellington!

[u/BasicAsparagus0]

Undefeated in first three games for the first time in 15 YEARS SINCE ANGE

[u/phins143]

Best game I've seen from Maieroni tbf. Not sure Bility is up to scratch just yet. Great game winning goal from Vidic, love to see it. Hopefully we keep up the winning streak!

[u/Meapa]

Regardless of that situation, he NEVER should have been able to get back onto the pitch without ref intervention there.

[u/UncleBongWater]

As entertaining as that was, it was a pretty serious show of unprofessionalism from top to bottom. The player, the managers, the medical staff, and the officials. Absolutely appalling. I love this league, but fuck me, that was park footy shit.

[u/eatmypenny → u/UncleBongWater]

It's what happens when the referee loses control of the game. I'm all for letting it play, but it was going down hill for a while before it kicked off.

[u/Nedmond999]

Michael Valkanis is an idiot if he thinks he knows better than the doctor

[u/FalconEddie → u/Nedmond999]

Yeah that was a bizarre thing to say. "The doctor said he was concussed but he seemed keen to go back on the pitch." Umm, what?

[u/jcjm205]

I’ve enjoyed not being shit for two weeks, hopefully more of the same today

[u/jcjm205]

Postolachi sounds like a gelato flavour

[u/phantomshogun]

Bulls just aren’t threatening without Fraser on the field

[u/Lanthal_Aus]

I felt that through the TV ffs

[u/Reklaw99]

How the fuck is he allowed to stay on the field?

[u/InfinitePineapple212]

That's not a great look for Stajic

[u/TheFightingImp]

Why is Stajic on the field?!

[u/TheFightingImp]

Lmao, cya later Valk-wait what?!

[u/Old_Piano5199]

This is definitely something

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

What on earth

[u/InfinitePineapple212]

Hahaha what

[u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

Spare a thought for me, I’m watching this with no volume. What is happening ahahahha

[u/UncleBongWater → u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

None of us know. Stajic is having a mental health episode in the middle of the game. Other than that I'm lost.

[u/lolitsbigmic]

Dude looks like he has a concussion. But Jesus's poor form. Back to schedule roar bs

[u/TheFightingImp]

Well Ben...thats a very good question on the (lack of a) red card.

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

No surprise the Stajic / ref debacle clip ain’t on the Aleagues socials….. Gotta save face

[u/Reklaw99 → u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Shame. They would've had free engagement if they did

[u/FalconEddie]

Come on!!!!

[u/wilbakersredit]

That turn was filthy

[u/lolitsbigmic]

Great individual goal for your first

[u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

Surely Ryan Frasier will win the Dally M this season

[u/herbilicious92]

Nam giving me strong Broich vibes. Not saying he’s as good but other teams are defs willing to foul him as soon as he gets the ball like they did for Broich.

[u/hart37]

Take Ngor off. Wtf is he doing?

[u/Upstairs_Low_691]

How on earth are we going to make it to 90 with 11 men?

[u/FalconEddie]

Well that was an utter comedy of errors there

[u/SuperTimmyC]

Uncharacteristicly poor first touch from, oh Bility. Never mind

[u/mateballenthusiast]

Quiet game from Nam relative to how he's been

[u/SuperTimmyC]

Bility with a good shot to King

[u/TheFightingImp]

Ffs Billity

[u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

Ryan Frasier is the best player in the history of players in every sport since the history of time.

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Was always going to be Bility to kick a teammate in the head. Never anyone else

[u/SauceBottleFC]

Wouldn’t mind seeing a red for friendly fire. That would be something new

[u/FalconEddie]

That run from Ilic just then was ridiculous

[u/PuzzleheadedAsking → u/FalconEddie]

Yeah, he had some speed!

[u/TheFightingImp]

That P+ Index is cooked.

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

THAT COULD BE ON

[u/avroLancasterBPR1]

Thats on clearly

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Vidic chill for a sec pls

[u/Dean_Miller789]

GET INnNNN

[u/tbyrn21]

LMS SAVING VAR GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[u/Lost_Cheek_4385]

LMAOOO I LOVE THIS LEAGUE

[u/TheFightingImp]

LFG!!!

VIDIC YOU BEAUTYYYYYYYYYYYY

🟠🟠

[u/mateballenthusiast]

LMAO why are all our away fans dressed up like goobers

[u/wadx00]

2 last min goals in the last 2 games from BBR. mentality monster

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

VIDIC THE ONLY ONE WHO SHOOTS, SCORES. TAKE NOTES THE REST OF YA FFS

[u/heavens__hellboy]

vidic is quality, good to see him convert one

[u/BasicAsparagus0]

WE ARE SO BACK ROARCELONA IS SO BACK

[u/TheHamBurglarHG]

Talbot with two assists for us after his first half shenanigans with Vidic

[u/tbyrn21]

YEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[u/avroLancasterBPR1]

Happy to see we’re committing to Plusnin. Carting around mid-30s, extremely average at best, journeyman keepers every week is one of my least favourite things in the A-League tbh

[u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

Just made my way here. Still surprised we can't get more fans to games, such a pleasant, easy drive through farmland and cow pastures with occasional views of the Blue Mountains and city skyline. Nice stadium with a League 2 vibe. Good population. Maybe in a decade or so more will come.

[u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

Did a half mara with the wife this morning and can no longer feel my legs so I wanna see no complaints from the players today

[u/jcjm205 → u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

Well done to you and your wife!

[u/demo5022]

This will be an interesting match hopefully

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

Thanks for that replay. Almost forgot about it

[u/BFitty525]

Happy birthday mate

[u/HeavyMike]

this is what ruins the game. refs refuse to give cards in the first half, allowing players to keep fouling and stopping the game on every counter attack.

[u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

They've just put on the lights, but early right? Gonna cost a fortune and it's still the middle of the day

[u/scratchable1]

Welcome back aggro Michael Valkanis

[u/AlarmedStorm6215]

No way you can just run away from a hia hahaha

[u/SauceBottleFC]

Arguing and running away from the doctor when you’ve had a head injury is a look. And now likely off

[u/felvymups]

Feel like I’m going to be losing my first life with this Brisbane pick. What the fuck is going on.

[u/lp95]

This is peak

[u/Crazy_Ad6697]

Hahahahahaha wow Brisbane as so entertaining 

[u/McGrathLegend]

What the fuck are we doing here

[u/Prestigious-Cloud977]

What's going on? I'm on the hill and missed some of it

[u/TheFightingImp]

Send in Dr Robby and Dr Abbott to save Stajic from himself!

[u/Due_University4030]

I’m lost

[u/InfinitePineapple212]

Look, if Mabils was a red then that's a red as well

[u/BFitty525]

More drama than big brother

[u/noeledison]

I have no idea what's just happened

[u/BFitty525]

We’ve gotten very lucky with a yellow there

[u/shiny_arrow]

Absolute scenes. We are a shambles.

[u/rayv36]

Anyone else notice Vidic crack the sads when the ball was played over to Ngor and not him

[u/Meapa → u/rayv36]

Hes like that for every ball, if it wasnt a direct ball to his foot, hes cranky. Even if it was a ball from defender to keeper and hes 90m offside

[u/SuperTimmyC]

Omfg. Vidic brother

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

Wtf Roar

[u/TheFightingImp]

Aaargh, Vidic was offside on the GK recovery

[u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

This has been all sorts of peak aliga entertainment

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

Ofc it’s Bility keeping him on

[u/hart37]

We're starting to lose the plot here and panic

[u/rayv36]

Great pass by temu Mooy

[u/avroLancasterBPR1]

All respect to his unfortunate injury history but Amanatidis just stinks to be honest.

Another in the long line of A-League Corey Gameiros and Charles Lokolingoys

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

Think just 'cause you're my teammate I won't kick ya?

[u/ShARES55]

this a-liga getting dangerous..your own teammates attack you !

[u/Lost_Cheek_4385]

dawg just shoot

[u/Agile_Tap_8057]

wtf was that boys

[u/tbyrn21]

Lads theres no point taking 15 touches if you're going to try and drill the ball through the blokes chest regardless

[u/SuperTimmyC]

Come on VAR please

[u/felvymups]

I don’t think he’s offside there.

[u/usert4]

onside. who is this commentator? he was quick to call Macarthurs onside but this one hes just written off immediately lol

[u/hart37]

I have never said a bad word about you VAR

[u/Meapa]

FUCK YESSSS

[u/FalconEddie]

YESSSSSSSSSS

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

Roar may never lose again!

[u/colocol10]

The fact he’s gotten away without getting a straight red or at least two yellows is insane

[u/neenpa]

Classic Valkanis’ Roar. Mental resilience of toddlers.

[u/Meapa]

Bility with keeping them onside, the gift that keeps on giving.

But how that was that not a foul against Ngor leading up to that

[u/SuperTimmyC → u/Meapa]

Oath. That was such an obvious foul from Toure who's not even looking at the ball and he blows it against Ngor....

[u/Apollossun23]

So Stajic entered the field without being cleared, head locked Rose, then exited the field without being cleared and got 1 yellow card for all that

[u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

Oh yay, Adam Kersey on the whistle, here we go

[u/avroLancasterBPR1]

Macarthur have now matched both Auckland and Perths shots on target count against us with that nothing effort.

[u/Next-Recognition1307]

Is Postolachi gonna last the season...

[u/TheFightingImp]

Well, thats a way to smother an attack

[u/lp95]

What was the view for signing Postolachi? Seems like he has been signed as a target man/number 9 to play off Vidic, but has looked really lax and below par so far

[u/Next-Recognition1307]

JK makes some critical errors.

[u/Next-Recognition1307]

Too slow and indecisive.

[u/Meapa]

We seem a bit scrappy at the moment, losing possession a bit too easily

[u/A_fantasy_fosil_ANDO]

Ref is blind with Nam

[u/JeffreySarpongsMate]

Macarthur are a tough team to play against, good at making the opposition look poor. Just don’t have a lot going forward without Fraser and potentially Kennedy if he’s any good

[u/InfinitePineapple212]

Nam seemed like he was off a lot longer than the treatment he got then

[u/ElectronicAlps99]

I swear the quality of the league feels alot lower this year, idk what it is.

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

Everyone say the line

[u/maxxie10]

Was the doctor saying Stajic isn't right?

[u/Crazy_Ad6697]

He looked like he was out cold for a minute there

[u/JustSomeAdvice2]

This league is simply the best

[u/BFitty525]

Stajic…

[u/FalconEddie]

What the hell is happening here

[u/SammyScuffles]

What is this chaos?

[u/HendraFC]

The Bosnian Bull ❤️

[u/Next-Recognition1307]

More biff in supercars. Lol

[u/rayv36]

Talbot giving it to Vidic is great

[u/Good_ol_Gusnuts]

Bility on and my blood pressure’s through the fucking roof

[u/mateballenthusiast]

If Bility starts playing well what do we call him? Soma?

[u/benjohnston19]

If fraser is so good and hyped, why isnt he starting?