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Joel Gould and Murray Wenzel

Roar slammed for scrapping junior teams

Football Australia will quiz Brisbane Roar after the under-fire A-League club's decision to tear up their academy shocked the coach and renewed calls for a change of ownership.

The Roar announced on Tuesday night they will pull their under-14, 15 and 18 teams from next season's National Premier League competitions, while the club said the under-13s had been removed under the new Football Queensland (FQ) model.

Only an under-23 outfit will remain, according to a Roar statement explaining that program will be expanded to "offer more players from across Queensland the chance to foster their development once they approach senior football".

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