Squad named for friendly v Korea Republic, 14/11

[Old Gregg]

Eli BABALJ FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd, SERBIA
Aziz BEHICH Melbourne Heart FC, AUSTRALIA
Alex BROSQUE Al-Ain Club, UAE
James HOLLAND FK Austria Vienna, AUSTRIA
Mathew LECKIE FSV Frankfurt 1899, GERMANY
Ryan McGOWAN Heart of Midlothian FC, SCOTLAND
Matthew McKAY Busan I Park, KOREA REPUBLIC
Lucas NEILL Al-Wasl Sports Club, UAE
Tommy OAR FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Tom ROGIC Central Coast Mariners FC, AUSTRALIA
Nikita RUKAVYTSYA FSV Mainz 05, GERMANY
Mathew RYAN Central Coast Mariners FC, AUSTRALIA -
Adam SAROTA FC Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Mark SCHWARZER Fulham FC, ENGLAND
Matthew SPIRANOVIC Al Arabi, QATAR
Archie THOMPSON Melbourne Victory FC, AUSTRALIA
Michael THWAITE Perth Glory FC, AUSTRALIA
Carl VALERI U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, ITALY
Luke WILKSHIRE FK Dinamo Moscow, RUSSIA
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Wednesday 14 November 2012
Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, Korea Republic
Kick-off: 7.00pm local (8:30 pm Adelaide time)
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/new ... llup/52203

Can't really argue with many of those selections, this looks like a pretty well-balanced squad and very keen to see the likes of Leckie, Ruka, Rogic, Oar, Babalj, Behich get some game time.

Mooy, Vidosic, Galekovic should be a bit disappointed given their form (but good for AUFC they weren't selected).

[shinAUFC]

Why does schwartzer get an automatic call up, its a chance to get hugene and ryan into the mix...#wastedchance

[EdDog]

Leckie!!! Fark yeah. Hopefully gets a good run.

[Futbol_Crazy21]

Good to see Leckie finally gets a run in the national team.

[Stuckey]

All I can say is thank christ for that! It took almost entire nation 6 months of nagging before Holger got it thru is dumb head!
I'm very excited to watch this game!

Great to see Rogic in the squad took youth talent in the HAL getting noticed! Would have loved to see Ossie in the squad Valeri isn't a ball rag compared to Ossie's current form!
And of course I'm so keen to see Leckie get gametime. If Holger plays Archie over him I think I'll jump out my window!

[ganas]

there have been a few players pulling out after the weekend club matches through injury.
conflakes is set to make his socceroo's return!

Australia head coach Holger Osieck has made a number of changes to his squad for the upcoming international friendly match against Korea Republic at the Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong in the Korea Republic on Wednesday evening.

Withdrawn from the Socceroos squad are Luke Wilkshire, who picked up a hamstring injury while playing for his Russian club Dinamo Moscow, Matt McKay, who has a facial contusion from his K-League match for Busan IPark on the weekend and Adam Sarota due to a knee injury.

Osieck has called into the Socceroos squad Korean-based defender Robert Cornthwaite who currently plays for Chunnam Dragons in the K-League. This will be Cornthwaite's first appearance in the Socceroos squad since making his debut in 2009 against Kuwait in an AFC Asian Cup qualifier in Canberra.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/112 ... -ruled-out

[shinAUFC]

awsome news for him, by all reports he has been killing it over there

this is the first time in years im actually excited to watch the socceroos. These are all players we have spent the past 5 years evolve via the national competition and head off abroad. Every single one of these guys would be busting to impress and show their worth.

Unlike the regular socceroos who it seems cant even be ass'd half the time

------Babalj-------
Lecke--Rogic--Ruka

PLEASE!!!!

[Stuckey]

I'm devo Sarota is out. He has been in fine form in The Netherlands. I hope Oar gets a start he was much to do with why the game turned around v Iraq.
Very much looking forward to both matches tomorrow! The future is here! Lets just not expect too much! I'm happy if we just don't get pummeled!

[Stuckey]

Starting XI: Schwarzer, McGowan, Neill (c), Cornthwaite, Thwaite, Thompson, Holland, Valeri, Oar, Rukavytsya and Brosque

Well I wasn't expecting the U23 squad but why play Neill and Valeri when they are suspended for the next match? Why not work out who you want in there instead?

[EdDog]

Cornthwaite starting?

Fark yeah this is going to be the best game ever.

Any word on the bench???

[Stuckey]

I know Rogic and Ryan are. Its a friendly though so you can have every man and his dog on the bench

[EdDog]

I don't give a shit that we're losing - this is such a breath of fresh air!!!

[ZANZIBAR]

cornthwaite, playing terribly

[EdDog]

Ruka makes it 1-1 just before half time.

Silky through ball from Oar and neat finish from Ruka.

Overall I'm more than impressed. Sure we're scrappy and not as smooth as SK. But I think we've had more possession.

I'd much rather watch this squad than our current NT.

Valeri and Neil have been average. Corny not having a great game unfortunately.

[EdDog]

63" 1-1


Time for a sub Oz.