Squad Announcement: Round 17 v Brisbane Roar

Thumbnail

Coach Tony Popovic today named his squad ahead of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC match against Brisbane Roar FC at Suncorp Stadium this Sunday afternoon.

Coach Tony Popovic today named his squad ahead of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC match against Brisbane Roar FC at Suncorp Stadium this Sunday afternoon.

Twenty one of the possible 22 players in the Hyundai A-League squad have been named and are in with a chance of playing.

Popovic will finalise his squad 90 minutes prior to kick off.

Left winger Rocky Visconte became eligible for selection after January 14 and is included in the squad for the first time.

Midfielder Jason Trifiro is back after a one-match suspension and striker Dino Kresinger is a chance of playing after training all week.

Kresinger jarred his knee in the match against Melbourne Victory in Round 14.

The squad is as follows:
1.Ante Covic (GK), 2. Shannon Cole, 3. Adam D-Apuzzo, 4. Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 5. Michael Beauchamp, 6. Jerome Polenz, 7. Labinot Haliti, 8. Mateo Poljak, 9. Dino Kresinger, 10. Aaron Mooy, 11. Tarek Elrich, 13. Joey Gibbs, 14. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, 15. Reece Caira, 16. Rocky Visconte, 17. Youssouf Hersi, 18. Iacopo La Rocca, 19. Mark Bridge, 20. Jerrad Tyson (GK), 21. Shinji Ono, 23. Jason Trifiro *six to be omitted

Ins: Caira, Elrich, Gibbs (all promoted), Trifiro (back from suspension), Kresinger (back from injury), Visconte (became eligible)
Outs: Nil
Unavailable: Minniecon (foot indefinite).