Concerns will inevitably be raised given that twelve goals have been shipped in just four games, with both Frank Juric and Jason Petkovic clearly struggling for form between the posts.

The review will miss its mark, however, if it fails to look beyond the embarrassing defensive statistics and address the bigger issue.

Surely it is time to reconsider the puzzling policy employed by Glory as they reassessed their goalkeeping stocks during the off-season.

Retaining Petkovic was of course something of a gamble given his recent injury woes, but one worth taking for a number of reasons.

Firstly, the 35-year-old had rarely let the club down since returning from Turkey in 2005, had shown incredible determination to battle his way back from an injury that could easily have finished his career and had also been earmarked as a possible goalkeeping coach further down the track.

There was also a popular perception that Petkovic would be regarded as a dependable and experienced back-up to Tando Velaphi, whose increasingly mature performances were set to be rewarded with the opportunity to establish himself as the club’s first choice this season.

Even with the 21-year-old poised to miss the opening rounds of the campaign due to his involvement with the Olyroos, it seemed likely that he and Petkovic would battle it out for the number one spot.

The third ‘keeper on the playing roster would then either be a youngster who would feature regularly for the Under-21s in their newly-formed Y league, or a Tommi Tomich-style figure who could be drafted into the squad in the event of an injury crisis.

As a result, the club would acquire an extra place on its roster for an outfield player and also retain some extra wage cash to be spent in other areas.

Then along came Frank Juric.

His arrival at Members Equity raised more than a few eyebrows, not only because he had essentially fallen off the football radar after spending most of the previous ten years playing reserve football in Germany, but also because the goalkeeping stocks already seemed pretty strong.

Suddenly Glory had two vastly-experienced veterans and one rising young star on their books, only two of whom could feature on matchday.

Such a situation would be perfectly normal in Europe where there are no restrictions on squad sizes or wage bills, but in the A-League it lacked any semblance of logic.

The seeds of unrest were therefore sown and unfortunately, those seeds are now coming to fruition.

Juric looked exceptionally rusty throughout pre-season and during the first three rounds of the campaign and although he did make several decent saves in the second-half against Sydney, it came as no real surprise when he was axed ahead of Sunday’s clash with Queensland.

In came Petkovic to a fantastic reception from The Shed, but he too looked anything but convincing as Glory’s porous defence shipped another three goals on their way to another bitterly disappointing defeat.

And what of Velaphi? The young man touted as a Socceroo of the future was elevated to the bench against Queensland and continues to impress in training, but with his domestic career appearing to stall, he must surely be considering his options.

Admittedly goalkeepers peak later than their outfield counterparts and Velaphi still has plenty to learn, but warming the bench every week is hardly likely to fast-track that development.

The former Perth SC youngster already boasts superb reflexes and great athleticism and the quality of his distribution should not be overlooked either.

In the modern game, top level goalkeepers are expected to be almost as comfortable distributing the ball as outfield players and Velaphi outclasses both Juric and Petkovic in that department.

On occasion his ball-playing confidence has perhaps prompted him to come out from his goal too far and too often, but defenders will always find that more palatable than a ‘keeper who remains rooted to his line as Juric and Petkovic have been in recent weeks.

Velaphi’s first-team chance may well come if his more experienced colleagues continue to under-perform, but if it doesn’t, Dave Mitchell can expect the two new Queensland franchises to come a-knocking sooner rather than later as they look to build their new squads ahead of their A-League debuts next season.

The rest of Glory’s defence must of course shoulder their share of the blame for the club’s horrendous goals against tally.

Neither Jamie Coyne, Dino Djulbic, David Tarka or Nikolai Topor-Stanley have exactly covered themselves in glory thus far this season and they can expect a fairly harsh assessment of their performances as part of Mitchell’s promised review.

The coach’s options in that department, however, are fairly limited and his scope for major changes consequently restricted. The same cannot be said for the goalkeeping department.

It may be time for the club to bite the bullet and admit that they made a poor call in the close season. It could be time for the gloves to come off.