Austin came off the bench to score an 82nd minute equaliser against the Reds.

“If we had an extra 5-10 minutes at the end we would’ve got something,” Austin told Fox Sports.

“We left it a bit late so that’s how it goes.”

Austin said Victory coach Kevin Muscat had clear instructions upon his introduction.

“Just get on and make an impact,” Austin said.

“I think we were a bit slow up front, tired legs, it was good to get some fresh legs on.

“Obviously I got the goal but we still didn’t get the win which is the main thing for us.”