Key player: “Gemma Craine was fantastic at the start of the 2020/21 season before getting injured.

But will that potential reap rewards this year? Maybe not.” Weakness: “They’ve signed so many players with potential, picking up the 12th and 13th player from squads around the league. A solid backline should provide the platform for Perth to secure more points this season.” Strength: “With Kim Carroll returning, the back four looks strong. Channel 10/Paramount+ football analyst Georgia Yeoman-Dale gives her verdict on the Perth Glory squad.He’s since had the time to put his stamp on the club, with a new season offering fresh opportunities for his side to put his coaching philosophies into practice. It was a signing spree which produced the signatures of the likes of Sofia Sakalis, Susan Phonsongkham, Aideen Keane and Sarah Cain joining the returning Morgan Aquino in committing to Epakis and the club ahead of the new campaign.Įpakis’ first season at the helm in Perth began in disarray, with pre-season preparations at a minimum after his late arrival.

With the brutal experience banished to the history books, the Glory boss focussed his off-season recruitment strategy on the acquisition of young talent stuck on the fringes of squads elsewhere in the league. Glory record: 12 games, 0 wins, 1 draw, 11 losses.Īlex Epakis endured a baptism of fire in 2020/21, going winless from 12 games, with his side scoring just seven goals and conceding 32. Major ins: Lisa De Vanna, Mie Leth Jans, Kim Carroll Perth Glory look a different outfit after head coach Alex Epakis’ off-season signing spree – but will the squad overhaul amount to a rise up the table this season? The CommBank Matildas legend and reigning Liberty A-League Champion returns home to add her abundant experience to a side bruised from a winless campaign in 2020/21. The team from out west were building quietly through the off-season… then they signed Lisa De Vanna.

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