brisbane roar will make the trip to the capital to face Canberra United at McKellar Park on Saturday, with finals football on the line. The team travels unchanged after consecutive high-scoring wins and will aim to cement a top-six spot in Round 22. The match is listed as a decisive final push as the regular season winds down.
Match picture and key facts
Brisbane Roar head into the Ninja A-League Women Round 22 fixture against Canberra United following a 4-2 victory over Newcastle Jets and a 5-2 win over Perth Glory. The head-to-head record shown lists 24 games: Brisbane wins 9, Canberra wins 10, and there have been 5 draws. Match details list the game as Canberra United FC vs Brisbane Roar FC at McKellar Park, Canberra on Saturday, 4 March with a kickoff time of 2: 00pm AEST.
Squad status, absences and immediate reaction
Alex Smith has made no changes to his squad for the trip, leaving the same roster that delivered the recent back-to-back victories intact. The published Brisbane Roar A-League Women squad names goalkeepers Chloe Lincoln and Tahlia Franco and lists players including Angela Beard, Tameka Yallop, Marianna Seidl and Stella Campbell among others. Unavailable players listed are Daisy Brown and Zara Kruger on international duty, and Grace Kuilamu, Sharn Freier and Isabela Hoyos sidelined with knee injuries.
Why this game matters and quick context
brisbane roar arrive in the capital with the aim of cementing themselves in the top six to secure finals football. The team’s recent scoring form underpins that push: two consecutive high-scoring wins have set up this final-stage fight for a place in the finals. The fixture is presented as the club’s last Ninja A-League clash of the regular season and is framed as a final push for finals football.
What’s next
The coming weekend will determine whether Brisbane Roar can convert recent momentum into a locked-in finals position. With no squad changes announced and several players unavailable through international duty or injury, the focus will be on how the travelling squad executes at McKellar Park. If the Roar secure the result they seek, the club moves closer to the finals; if not, the regular-season picture will shift and the club will have to wait for other results to decide its fate. The team’s push for finals remains the overriding storyline as they make the trip to the capital — and brisbane roar will know this match could decide their season.
