The Sydney FC striker arrived home in a blaze of publicity but his inaugural campaign at Moore Park quickly turned into one to forget as injuries, lack of goals and stick from the stands combined to create a miserable cocktail.
 
While many were quick to criticise Aloisi, he received plenty of support privately from high-profile colleagues who were less than impressed with the treatment being dished out to him.
 
In more than one section of the media, the question was posed whether Aloisi's treatment would lead to other Socceroos giving the A-League a wide berth. If it could happen to the man who fired his country to the World Cup, could it happen to anyone?
 
Ahead of season two, a much happier and refreshed Aloisi doesn't think others will be put off and the desire to put something back into the game will be the strong pull for players - with the positives outweighing the potential negatives.
 
"I would say there's a bigger picture," he told au.fourfourtwo.com. "The reason why they should come back is to help the A-League grow, to help the younger players improve and help the competition become even more professional than it already is.
 
"A lot of players I know did say 'I don't know if I want to go back and cop that stick' but I don't think what happened to me will happen again to be honest. I hope they think about the chance they have to help the growth of the game here

Jason Culina and Jacob Burns don't appear to have been scared off by Aloisi's experience and speculation continues that Mile Sterjovski could yet make the A-League 'home' next season.

As for Aloisi and his Sydney FC colleagues, they continue pre-season preparations next week with a clash against Sydney Tigers.