PERTH GLORY

Perth are an fascinating one to watch, mainly because they're going to have to pull off a massive fullback scoop somewhere if they're going to challenge for the ACL next season.

Ingham's a step in the right direction and he had a few breakout games last campaign, but he's far from the finished product and had a couple of stinkers - as all youngsters do - as well.

There's not exactly a plethora of other A-League options on the table either, with all the best names snapped up in June already. Losing Davidson is a mammoth blow given how incredible he was last season, but losing Neville as well, given his stature and discipline, leaves a big question mark.

Franjic was strong, but still one of the less effective members of the first-team last season and now another year older, so a big recruitment drive needs to happen if Popa's to fulfil his lofty potential.

On the bright side, Nick D'Agostino was dynamite in a rubbish team last season so we're drooling over his potential under Popovic.

He's explosive in midfield and has a powerful shot that he paraded for the Young Socceroos recently, so if he can add a little Diego Castro magic, we see a Socceroos debut on the horizon.

IN

Nicholas D'Agostino (Brisbane Roar), Jacob Tratt (Sydney FC), Dane Ingham (Brisbane Roar) 

OUT

Jason Davidson (Ulsan Hyundai)
Brendon Santalab (retired) 
Fabio Ferreira, Walter Scott (released) 
Jacob Italiano (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany) 
Scott Neville (unconfirmed)