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The player was the subject of an inquiry by his old side Newcastle Jets early in the off season but the Hunter outfit were told Musialik was not available.

Now he wants to take his game to the next level this year.

Musialik said he can no longer be tagged a 'promising youngster' any more at the age of 24, especially with Sydney having signed so many of their National Youth League players.  

 "I'm very happy here and I've just bought myself a unit," Musialik told au.fourfourtwo.com. "Last year was a disappointing year but with a year under my belt here now I feel I'm starting to settle in here and get used to the big city. Buying the unit proves I am looking to settle into Sydney and concentrate on my football in Sydney.  

"Last season was a definite learning curve. It sums up how weird football can be. You can be at one of the biggest clubs with arguably the biggest names and still not be successful.

"You have to roll the sleeves up and do the dirty work. I'm fairly confident that's what we've done in pre-season."  

Musialik has long been stuck with the 'promising' and 'great potential' tags but he doesn't believe it is right to put him in either bracket any longer.

He has high expectations of himself and he wants to show that he has matured to the point where he delivers week in and week out while also helping along some of his younger teammates.  

"I'm 24. People might say I'm young but I don't think you can really be tagged as that anymore," he said. "The club has obviously signed a fair few of the young boys. You have to step up and show responsibility.

"You can't settle for that tag as having potential. Now's the time you have to step up and show it, on and off the pitch.  

"The boys have worked hard and we're feeling fit and raring to go. Hopefully it all pays dividends for us."  

Musialik dismissed a possible return to Newcastle as he wanted to face up to the pressures of playing in Sydney.

He added: "I enjoyed my time in Newcastle but like I said, I'm settled here now and looking forward to the challenge of making up for last year

"Any talk of going back, well at the end of the day I feel like I would be running away from the challenge here at Sydney. I want to show I can do it in another city apart from Newcastle, outside of my comfort zone."

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