Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar has called for a change to the A-League’s system of naming teams after the late inclusion of Craig Moore in the Reds’ round two match against Queensland.
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The Roar skipper injured his knee at training on Friday and missed their final session on Saturday.
Team sheets issued an hour before Sunday’s match had Moore as an omission, but the 32-year-old defender took to the Suncorp Stadium pitch for the warmup.
Vidmar was surprised to see Moore in his playing kit and quickly sought clarification from match referee Mark Shield and Roar coach Frank Farina.
“They told me he was having a test,” Vidmar said.
“I know that you can change at the very last minute, but he wasn’t listed as one of the subs.
“It’s something I probably need to talk to the FFA about, just to have a clarification about that ruling. But certainly we know that you can make a change right up to just before the game starts.”
An FFA spokesman said changes can be made to a side any time before kickoff, as long as the referee approves and the opposition is informed.
Asked whether there should be a change to the rules, Vidmar suggested Moore should have been listed as an extra substitute rather than ommitted.
“Once again Franky (Farina) has done a shifty on us,” he laughed.
“No, I would prefer a little bit more clarification. Even if you have a fifth subsititute named so at least we know that he’s actually testing, and … there’s a possibility that he might start the game.”
While Moore’s late inclusion did not alter his tactics, Vidmar said he would have preferred he hadn’t played.
“In that situation I would prefer to know who’s lining up where, because even Craig Moore with one leg is probably just as good as a centre back or a pairing at the back,” he said.
“He adds a lot of experience and I would have preferred Craig Moore not be there.
Moore played the full 90 minutes of the 1-1 draw,and said after the match he was only able to take to the field after intense physio work on his knee.
“It was good because I was desperate to play, missing the first league game. It was nice to get out there.”
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