28 august 2018, australian men's international and former canberra junior, tom rogic, made public his support for the canberra & capital region a-league bid after being approached by canberra-based player agent andy bernal on behalf of the bid team. rogic, who currently plays for celtic fc, supported creating a clear pathway for the region's talent to work through to reach professional football and highlighted his own unorthodox pathway to professional football as a reason why it was important to establish a canberra-based a-league team.