Colosimo is delighted to see the Socceroo pledging his future to the A-League, having agreed a three-year deal at Members Equity Stadium this week.

Glory's A-League story so far has been one of disappointment with the club having failed to make the finals in four attempts.

Colosimo told au.fourfourtwo.com: "Jacob is a huge pick up for Perth. He's a friend of mine and it's great for the game in Australia.

"He will give the guys there a lot of drive. He's a very, very good professional and he's worked with Mitch (coach Dave Mitchell) before when he was at Parramatta Power.

"Perth will really benefit from having Jacob there. As I said, a great pick up in my view. They are obviously putting a lot of thought into recruiting but then I think all the teams in the comp are recruiting well.

"It's going to be a tough year with everyone looking strong."