You’ve had considerable success against Perth so far this season. What can you remember from your games against the Glory?
Round one at Suncorp I wasn’t really sure what was going to happen, when I was going to come on, or if I was going to be used at all. I was just warming up and when I got that call I sprinted over to get on. I just wanted to start playing again because I’d had too much time on the sidelines. When I went on Miron gave me a bit of confidence and said, ‘Just go for it. I want you to take them on every time’. In the end luckily it paid off. I was glad I was part of the team and helped them get the victory that night and also get my first professional goal, which was unbelievable to get in front of the home crowd.

And round eight?
Yeah I got the winner against them in Perth as well. We played very well that match. I’m very happy any time I can help the team out.

New coach Frank Farina was a legend in Brisbane football in the mid-1990s. Did you ever see him play?
Yeah I used to go and watch all the Strikers games. I was there at the 1997 Grand Final. He scored one of the goals.

Were you sad to see Miron go?
Yeah it was sad to see him go because he was the one that gave a chance to prove myself this year. Now that I’ve taken that, I owe a lot to him because he has helped me get up to the professional stage and has helped me make a career for myself.



From a personal perspective, how has the season panned out so far?
It’s been exceptional. I didn’t really expect much at the start of the season with all my injuries and glandular fever. The date I was due back was probably after round one so to even be fit for that round... I was just happy to be up for selection, let alone come on. That was unbelievable that I recovered in time. Luckily I took my chance that night and everything’s gone on from there.

What about the season from a team perspective?
We are a very good team, we’re just going through a patch at the moment where nothing seems to be going right for us. Even the likes of Real Madrid, they go through stages where things don’t go right. We just know we have to try hard every week and one week it will happen for us and from there it can carry on.

With the level of competition for attacking spots, is it frustrating being in and out of the team?
Not really, it’s still more a development phase in my career. Just learning off the likes of Ante Milicic and Simon Lynch. Any chance I get just to develop more and get a bit more confidence.

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