BRISBANE Roar didn’t sign Tommy Oar to have him sit on the bench, and the best way to make room for him in the starting 11 is to move skipper Matt McKay to left fullback.

As much as McKay doesn’t enjoy the position, he has adequately played at left back for Australia, and needs to take one for his club team by moving there from his favoured midfield role, at least for the rest of the season.

It solves two problems – how to fit Oar and Thomas Broich into the team, and finding another left back option.

media_camera Matt McKay should be shifted to left back says The Courier-Mail’s football expert Marco Monteverde. Picture: Darren England.

Stefanutto was again poor in Brisbane’s 3-2 win over Western Sydney, and Corey Brown hasn’t done enough with the opportunities he has been given.

Playing McKay at left back means Oar and Broich can also both play on the left, and interchange between the wing and the midfield in a potentially lethal combination.

McKay can also chime in when the Roar are attacking but has the legs to get back and defend when the Roar don’t have the ball.

Next season will be a different story in that the Roar in the off-season will try to sign a left back, perhaps from overseas given that they are likely to have two visa spots available.

Hopefully Oar is included in Brisbane’s squad for Saturday’s match against Melbourne Victory.

Even if he’s not 100 per cent match fit, surely a spot can be found for him on the bench, allowing him to come on for a potentially decisive second-half cameo depending on how the match is unfolding.

Coach John Aloisi said the fact that Brisbane beat the Wanderers would not necessarily mean that he would name an unchanged starting 11 for the Victory’s visit.

media_camera Tommy Oar could play his first game for the Roar as early as this week. Picture: Getty Images

And that’s good news because Brisbane’s defensive deficiencies remain.

The Roar can’t afford to be shoddy at the back against the lethal Victory.

Stefanutto’s time is surely up, and goalkeeper Michael Theo can no longer be picked on the basis of his past achievements. He was again ordinary against the Wanderers, and it’s time for Jamie Young to be given another chance.