The Brisbane Strikers yesterday earned the right to host the Hyundai QSL Grand Final for the third consecutive time after winning the latest in a series of epic struggles with the Sunshine Coast Fire 2-1 in Gympie. The Strikers did it the hard way, overcoming an early deficit to go on and dominate the game [...]
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The Brisbane Strikers should be at full strength and as well prepared as they can be for their Hyundai QSL major semi-final clash with the Sunshine Coast Fire in Gympie on Sunday. Coach David Large confirmed today that, barring any training ground mishaps, all of his players will be fit and well and available for [...]
Hyundai QSL finals football is almost upon us and the venue and kick-off times have been set for what promises to be a drama-laden afternoon of football involving both the Brisbane Strikers senior and youth teams playing off against the Sunshine Coast Fire in their respective major semi finals. The games will take place in [...]
The Brisbane Strikers will travel to Gympie to play the Sunshine Coast Fire in the major semi-final on Sunday with the knowledge that they beat the Fire in their most recent clash. But Brisbane Strikers skipper Chay Hews says his team has no reason to consider itself favourite to win the game that will decide [...]
The Brisbane Strikers’ youth team tuned up for the finals of the southern division of the Hyundai State Youth League, and finished eleven points clear at the top of the table, with a 3-1 win over the Queensland Academy of Sports in tonight’s rescheduled Round 18 fixture at Perry Park. Not for the first time, [...]
The Brisbane Strikers will take winning form and a winning mentality into the upcoming Hyundai QSL finals series after twice coming from behind to beat a useful Queensland Academy of Sports team 3-2 at Perry Park in today’s rescheduled Round 21 fixture. Supporters who made the journey to the ground to take in the action [...]
It was a case of “lights out” at Perry Park tonight, with a late and untimely recurrence of last week’s lighting problems forcing the Round 21 Hyundai QSL fixture between the Queensland Academy of Sports and the Brisbane Strikers to be called off before a ball could be kicked. The match will now be played [...]
The Brisbane Strikers are likely to make a number of changes to their starting eleven as they go into their last regular season fixture for 2010, against the Queensland Academy of Sports at Perry Park on Saturday night, trying to juggle several objectives. First and foremost they will want to take the three points on [...]
Brisbane Strikers fullback Brad McDonald has been signed to a professional contract by A-League club North Queensland Fury. The fleet-footed, left-sided player has been rewarded for a tremendous Hyundai QSL season for the Strikers with a one-year contract at the Townsville-based Fury. McDonald had started in all twenty games the Strikers have played in the [...]
The Brisbane Strikers will go into the NPL’s two week mid-season recess in second position on the league table after becoming the first team to beat Northern Fury in front of their own fans with a grafting 3-0 win at the Townsville Sports Reserve tonight. Two goals to Josh Taylor, a handful of important saves [...]
While the Brisbane Strikers senior men’s team is in Townsville this weekend, the Under-20s will get some unscheduled action on Sunday thanks to an agreement with Moreton Bay United Jets. The two clubs were scheduled for a bye this weekend but will keep their match fitness up by playing a friendly fixture against each other [...]
After last weekend’s morale-boosting win over old foes Sunshine Coast Fire the Brisbane Strikers take their second trip to northern Queensland this week to take on the team who are arguably the most puzzling opponents in the NPL, Northern Fury. The Townsville-based former A-League club, who are player-coached by their former A-League midfielder Gareth Edds, [...]