{"id":7315,"date":"2026-05-08T06:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/7315\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:53:09","slug":"brisbane-roar-confirms-first-squad-changes-ahead-of-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/7315\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane Roar Confirms\u00a0First\u00a0Squad Changes Ahead of 2026\/27 Season\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"952\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-08-at-12.22.36-pm.png\" class=\"attachment-xlarge_img_16_9 size-xlarge_img_16_9 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"340754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brisbaneroar.com.au\/news\/brisbane-roar-confirms-first-squad-changes-ahead-of-2026-27-season\/screenshot-2026-05-08-at-12-22-36-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/brisbaneroar.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-08-at-12.22.36-pm.png\" data-orig-size=\"1110,412\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2026-05-08 at 12.22.36\u202fpm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/brisbaneroar.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-08-at-12.22.36-pm.png?w=1110\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Roar FC can today confirm\u00a0several\u00a0changes to its A-League Men\u2019s squad as the club\u00a0commences\u00a0significant recruitment ahead of the 2026\/27 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The changes mark the first phase of a broader squad redesign being led by incoming Sporting Director James Gow, who will oversee a refreshed football strategy and recruitment direction by the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The following players\u00a0will depart\u00a0at the conclusion of their contracts:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ben Warland, Austin Ludwik, Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Michael Ruhs, Ben Halloran, Chris Long, Quinn\u00a0MacNicol\u00a0and\u00a0Jacob Brazete.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marius Lode, Youstin Salas and Nick D\u2019Agostino will also return to their parent clubs having completed their loan spells with the Roar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sam Klein has\u00a0departed\u00a0the club following his move to German Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli, while Georgios Vrakas\u00a0departs\u00a0by way of mutual consent from the remaining year of his contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club thanks all\u00a0departing\u00a0players for their contributions to Brisbane Roar and wishes them the\u00a0very best\u00a0in the next chapter of their careers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further squad announcements\u00a0will be made\u00a0in the weeks ahead\u00a0as the club builds towards the 2026\/27 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brisbane Roar FC can today confirm\u00a0several\u00a0changes to its A-League Men\u2019s squad as the club\u00a0commences\u00a0significant recruitment ahead of 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