Brisbane Roar FC

Only 20 years old, another one of the young players bursting through.

And a good win for Sydney FC to win up in Brisbane with Faith Webber scoring the only goal in that one.

A couple of frustrating games for Sydney FC, thrashed by Melbourne City.

A late goal from a corner, only getting them a draw against Adelaide United.

And we just saw the edges of that returning with a Willa Pearson and a Claire Corbett.

And I think as that builds out and the season wears on, I think they will only get better.

Some concerns for Brisbane.

I mean, they used to be such a powerhouse of the early women's competition, but 0-3 to start the season for Brisbane.

Wanderers

get their first win of the season over the Brisbane Raw Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory played out a draw over in Wellington and Adelaide and Perth also played out a draw in Adelaide in a game that honestly I think we might spend maybe 30 seconds on it this

was

it was a game that happened um with both teams having to face each other home and away throughout the course of the season and nothing more.

The results will come through.

And they really are coming through.

They've had, what, a 4-2 win over Brisbane last week, a 5-1 win this week.

What's next for the Central Coast Mariners? A 6-0 win? 4-5-6? I don't know.

Yeah, an absolute joy to watch.

Speaking of young players doing great things, Western Sydney Wanderers have their first win of the season, a 3-1 victory over Brisbane Raw.

Talia Younis lit up the field once again and was on the score sheet through a penalty.

What went right, Harrow, for the Wanderers against Brisbane this week that didn't go well for them against Victory in their opening game?

I mean, that they weren't facing the victory defence, they were facing the Brisbane Raw one.

But, you know, took their chances, right? They created more, Eunice got involved in all these sort of nice little moments.

Just, I think you just learn from that if you're the Wanderers.

I think they've... taken away that experience where, yeah, probably would have been disappointed first up against Victory, who weren't super impressive first up, like neither team really impressed in that game.

Sydney FC 2-1 over Adelaide.

Brisbane 2-1 over Perth.

Melbourne Derby was on 1-1.

Cancelled each other out.

And unfortunately, as a smaller market team, Newcastle.

They should have played Friday night.

Rather than Brisbane? Yep.

How do you come to that? Because that's what – they're in the Champions League elite, so they're playing Tuesday night.

Was actually in the lead-up to a goal.

So this was in the Mariners-Brisbane game, so it ended up being 4-2 to Mariners.

They're away, I've gotten that mixed up.

Anyway, but it was the lead-up to Wits' goal, which was their fourth.

And that was a great goal from her.

Mm-hm.

Admittedly, but I have to say Brisbane's defense on that one.

Whereas this one, they were doing some bamboozling.

We know last year they made a fantastic start to the season.

as well so perhaps this is a sign of things to come with a bit more longevity about it as the season progresses the other big surprise for me was the Central Coast Mariners fantastic result for them away to Brisbane 4-2 winners Melbourne City did the business we know they're a big club in the grand final replay against Wellington Phoenix and they got a couple of great goals there as well entertaining entertaining start to their season and let's hope you know it's a big year for the women's football as well we've got the world cup coming up the matildas are playing at home in in about a month's time against colombia um if we can really just light that fire under the female football fans and get everyone around the game um it's going to be a big year for women's football hopefully culminating with the matildas in brazil at the world cup midway through next year

Robbie, great chatting to you as always.

Thanks so much for taking the time today and can't wait to speak some football throughout the A-League season.

40 games for the Knicks ending in 2022.

He's gone to CCM, the Jets, Brisbane, out to somewhere in Europe, the name escapes me, and then back to us.

A goal-scoring defender.

He's not afraid of a challenge.

I think this is a pretty shrewd piece of business, to be completely honest.

Yeah, I think it's, it's a good signing.

Um, again, it'll be interesting to see how he integrates back into the team, what he brings to the team from, from his time at Brisbane.

So, uh, again, I- like everything I'm saying, a bit of a wait and see, but I think it, it does look positive at the start of the season anyway.

Yeah

... with old mate that was at, at Brisbane.

[laughs] I can't remember his name.

Yeah, Straight.