Murnane spent the 2018 season with IFK Mariehamn in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

The 23-year-old made 36 league and cup appearances as the Grönvitt finished 10th in the Finnish top flight, dodging relegation by just two points.

Murnane, who spent three years with Victory, said he learned a lot in his European stint.

"The season was a tough one in terms of results, not what the club and team expected narrowly avoiding relegation," he told FTBL.

"For me personally overall, of course it's disappointing to be in that position but I think I learnt a lot through it.

"I think it's been another year where I have continued to develop getting good game time and having to play in a lot of high pressure games, especially towards the end of the season needing points, which I believe has helped me grow as a player.

"It definitely was intense. They're difficult games to play in when mistakes can be so costly. But it was a new experience for me and just trying to learn from it all.

"I'm looking forward to hopefully bigger things next season."

The leftback admitted the mental toughness and strength required for a relegation dogfight was a change.

"There many factors that changed the way we play depending on the opposition, the playing surface (artificial or grass) or the previous performance and our own position on the ladder," Murnane said.
 
"As I learnt, the longer the season went on, the more teams needed points – especially those fighting at the bottom.
 
"Ultimately teams change formations and tactics and will sit very deep and compact in defending which requires a lot of mental alertness and picking the right moment to trying to regain the ball.  One missed tackle on the edge of the box is going to be a dangerous situation for the attacker.
 
"Then in building up from the back, it becomes much more risk-free, looking for target strikers and that then turns the game into a lot more about winning duels and being in areas to pick up second balls until getting in the front third, which becomes more about being creative and taking bigger risks."
Murnane spent a season in Norway with Kongsvinger IL before joining IFK Mariehamn.

The Australian had few problems with the language barrier or adjusting to the weather.
 
"Everyone speaks good English, even though they are may not be as comfortable which made life much easier for me in team talks and so forth," he said.
 
"They speak Swedish in the town where I'm playing in, which is a bit of conflict of interest in Finland, and I was taking Swedish classes for a few months though I'm far from fluent.
 
"The weather can be quite tough in the winter and spring pretty much until the summer when you might be lucky and get some nicer weather until the middle of autumn, but we spend most the time training in a hall for the winter period when its heavy snowfalls so I guess it compensates in that regard."

Murnane is contracted to IFK Mariehamn for 2019.

"The club wants me to stay and they are also very intent on improving the squad significantly, so I don't see anything changing at the moment," he said.