Brisbane Roar
As many as nine of Brisbane’s possible starting XI are at least 30 years of age, and it lends credence to the adage that old is gold. But the exodus of many young raw talent overseas, especially Jamie Maclaren, who was the joint-top league scorer, could come back to hurt them. Head coach John Aloisi has brought in the promising Fahid Ben Khalfallah, and the team’s season hinges largely on how fast he adapts to the set-up. Brisbane, though, will find it hard to match the back-to-back third place finishes.
