Rangers arrive next week ahead of the Sydney Festival of Football kicking off on July 25. Walter Smith's side play the A-League champions Sydney FC, Blackburn Rovers and AEK Athens beginning on July 25 to July 31 at the SFS.

Lafferty, 23, a Northern Ireland international, hopes the tournament will see him continue where he left off last season.

"The campaign probably ended at a bad time for me and in one respect, it was similar to my first year here," he told the official Sydney Festival of Football match day program.

"Back then, I took a while to get going but towards the end of the campaign I finally found my feet and started scoring goals. I ended up finishing on a real high with my goal against Dundee United the day we won the title at Tannadice and the same sort of thing happened again in May.

"I feel I showed in a few of the games a couple of months ago what I can do. I got a few goals and it's something I'm looking to build on. I know I took a long time to find a rhythm but hopefully this season is going to be different."

Rangers kick off the festival with a clash against EPL side Blackburn Rovers. And Lafferty, a former Burnley man, can't wait to play Rovers, a side that was a big rival of the Turf Moor club.

He added: "There is going to be more pressure on me with less strikers in the pool and a few others moving on too but I'm actually looking forward to that. I think there's still enough firepower in the squad amongst the forwards for us to go out and do the job we need to do."

To see the full interview with Lafferty as well as interviews with Brett Emerton and Nick Carle, purchase the official match day program at the ground. For more info on the tour, head to www.sydneyfestivaloffootball.com.au.