Brisbane Roar are pleased to confirm the ‘B’ Team squad for the 2026 National Premier Leagues (NPL) Queensland season.
The ‘B’ team is positioned within the club as a key pillar in our developmental pipeline and acts as a bridge between youth and professional football. The Brisbane Roar ‘B’ Team has been built into the greater Isuzu UTE A-League men’s program to form a larger 50 player squad, at which senior head coach Michael Valkanis will monitor closely.
The championed homegrown talent is subject to a top tier professional environment every single day across both Meakin Park and Brendale training facilities with the ability for those who excel to be called directly into the club’s Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s team for training and competitive matches.
Under the watchful eye of experienced youth head coach Borja Souto, the ‘B’ team is closely aligned with the first team squad and Valkanis, further extending the breadth of players preparing for top tier professional football.
It is the aim that under the leadership of Souto, Roar fans will see more local talent, such as Emmett Shaw, Lucas Herrington, Thomas Waddingham, Macklin Freke, Noah Maieroni, Quinn MacNicol, Sam Klein and James Durrington to name a few, transition into the first team and beyond.
The ‘B’ Team kicks off their 2026 Kappa Pro Series with Round 1 on Friday 23 January at Nudgee Recreation Reserve against North Star, before their regular season commences on Sunday 22 February at Meakin Park when they face Brisbane City.
A full list of the Brisbane Roar ‘B’ Team squad can be found below.
PLAYING SQUAD:
| Player | Previous Club | Junior Club |
| Charlie Parkin | Moreton City Excelsior | Grange Thistle |
| Jackson O’Reilly | Moreton City Excelsior | Caloundra FC |
| Roman Canosa | Newcastle Jets | Canley Heights FC |
| Mikael Evagorou-Alao | Melbourne City | Northcote City |
| Taj Sorensen | Logan Lightning FC | – |
| Niall Thom | Brisbane City | Moreton Bay FC |
| George Plusnin | Brisbane City | Brisbane City |
| Emmett Shaw | Lions FC | Centenary Stormers |
| James Durrington | Gold Coast United | Murwillumbah FC |
| Aaron Morris | Moreton City Excelsior | Samford Rangers |
| Rhys Williams | Moreton Bay FC | Kawana FC |
| Oscar Page | Adelaide United | Gawler Eagles |
| Kade Kerry | Gold Coast Knights | Magic United |
| Harry Marshall | Lions FC | Samford Rangers |
| Carter Hammond | Moreton City Excelsior | Moreton City Excelsior |
| Nelson Deng | Lions FC | Lions FC |
| Archie Mitchell | Brisbane City | Narangba Eagles |
| Adam Shaker | Gold Coast United | Mount Annan Mustangs |
| Zach Harrison | Moreton City Excelsior | Noosa Lions |
| Tyson Rusden | Brisbane City | Riverside Olympic |
| Oscar Myers | Aravaca CF | Tweed United |
| Khodar Abdulkarim | APIA Leichhardt | Birrong FC |
| Jory Schneider | QST | Brisbane City |
| Riley Bond | QST | Western NSW FC |
STAFF:
Head Coach: Borja Souto
Assistant Coach: Sekou Jomanday
Goalkeeper Coach: Tom Collins
Analyst: Nauv Kashyap
Head Physiotherapist: Ranveer Atwal
Physiotherapist: Ajay Khabra
FIXTURES:
2026 NPL Queensland Fixtures
2026 Kappa Pro Series Fixtures
HOW TO WATCH:
All NPL Queensland Men’s matches and select Kappa Pro Series games will be live streamed on the Football Queensland YouTube channel and FQTV.
Match Highlights can be viewed on the Brisbane Roar website or YouTube channel.