2023–24 Perth Glory FC season

The 2023–24 season was the 27th in the history of Perth Glory Football Club, the 19th in the A-League Men and the ninth in the Australia Cup.

Perth Glory

2023–24 season
Chairman	Ross Pelligra
Head Coach	Kenny Lowe (interim) (to 3 August 2023) Alen Stajcic (from 3 August 2023)
Stadium	HBF Park
A-League Men	12th
A-League Men Finals	DNQ
Australia Cup	Play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: Adam Taggart (20) All: Adam Taggart (20)
Highest home attendance	8,252 vs. Wellington Phoenix (24 February 2024) A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	4,651 vs. Western United (21 April 2024) A-League Men
Average home league attendance	5,964
Biggest win	2–0 vs. Central Coast Mariners (H) (4 November 2023) A-League Men 4–2 vs. Melbourne City (H) (2 February 2024) A-League Men
Biggest defeat	0–8 vs. Melbourne City (A) (14 April 2024) A-League Men
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NZL Oliver Sail 2 DF  AUS John Koutroumbis 3 DF  AUS Jacob Muir 4 DF  AUS Luke Bodnar 5 DF  ENG Mark Beevers (co-captain) 7 FW  MKD Stefan Colakovski 8 MF  AUS Mustafa Amini 9 FW  AUS David Williams 11 FW  AUS Adam Zimarino 13 GK  AUS Cameron Cook 14 DF  AUS Riley Warland 15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  AUS Joshua Rawlins (on loan from Jong Utrecht) 17 FW  AUS Jarrod Carluccio (on loan from Western Sydney Wanderers) 19 MF  AUS Trent Ostler (scholarship) 20 MF  AUS Giordano Colli 21 MF  CYP Antonis Martis 22 FW  AUS Adam Taggart (co-captain) 23 FW  AUS Daniel Bennie (scholarship) 25 MF  AUS Jaylan Pearman (scholarship) 28 DF  AUS Kaelan Majekodunmi (scholarship) 29 DF  CUW Darryl Lachman 77 FW  AUS Bruce Kamau

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
1	GK	Oliver Sail	Wellington Phoenix	Free transfer	3 years	1 June 2023	[1]
15	DF	Aleksandar Šušnjar	Novi Pazar	Free transfer	1 year	1 September 2023	[2]
77	FW	Bruce Kamau	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	4 September 2023	[3]
14	DF	Riley Warland	Perth RedStar	Free transfer	1 year	12 September 2023	[4]
24	MF	Oliver Bozanic	Western Sydney Wanderers	Loan	4 months	13 September 2023	[5]
17	MF	Jarrod Carluccio	Western Sydney Wanderers	Loan	4 months	13 September 2023	[6]
21	MF	Antonis Martis	Sutherland Sharks	Free transfer	1 year	15 September 2023	[7]
16	DF	Joshua Rawlins	Jong Utrecht	Loan	5 months	29 January 2024	[8]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
23	FW		Daniel Bennie	17	scholarship[9]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
3	MF	Jacob Dowse	Unattached	End of contract	17 March 2023	[10]
1	GK	Brad Jones	Retired		24 May 2023	[11]
16	MF	Keegan Jelacic	Gent	Undisclosed	30 May 2023	[12]
14	DF	Jack Clisby	Unattached	End of contract	14 June 2023	[13]
19	MF	Zach Duncan	AGF	End of loan	14 June 2023	[13]
21	DF	Antonee Burke-Gilroy	Unattached	End of contract	14 June 2023	[13]
23	MF	Mitchell Oxborrow	Unattached	End of contract	14 June 2023	[13]
24	MF	Adrián Sardinero	Unattached	End of contract	14 June 2023	[13]
25	DF	Matt Hatch	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	14 June 2023	[13]
27	DF	Jacob Young	Unattached	End of contract	14 June 2023	[13]
30	GK	Pierce Clark	Unattached	End of contract	14 June 2023	[13]
31	MF	Chris Donnell	Fulham	Undisclosed	6 July 2023	[14]
7	FW	Ryan Williams	Bengaluru	Mutual contract termination	28 July 2023	[15][16]
15	DF	Jordan Elsey	East Bengal	Mutual contract termination	28 July 2023	[15][17]
16	DF	Joseph Forde	Waterford	Mutual contract termination	8 January 2024	[18][19]
24	MF	Oliver Bozanic	Western Sydney Wanderers	End of loan	12 January 2024	[20]
10	MF	Salim Khelifi	Melbourne Victory	Loan	19 January 2024	[21][22]
6	MF	Aaron McEneff	Shamrock Rovers	Loan[a]	19 January 2024	[23][24]
12	FW	Luke Ivanovic	Lahti	Mutual contract termination	5 February 2024	[25][26]

1. McEneff was signed by Shamrock Rovers initially on loan with the deal to become permanent at the end of the 2024 season, with McEneff having signed a long-term contract

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes and references
43	Adam Zimarino	Striker	2 years	1 June 2023	[27]
44	Jaylan Pearman	Attacking midfielder		10 July 2023	scholarship[9]
9	David Williams	Striker		10 August 2023	[28]
17	Jarrod Carluccio	Winger	5 months	2 February 2024	Loan extension[29][30]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Perth Glory v West Ham United

15 July 2023 Australia Tour 2023	Perth Glory	2–6	West Ham United	Perth
18:00 AWST	Luizão 45' (o.g.) Bennie 73'	Report	Lachman 2' (o.g.) Scamacca 20' (pen.) Bowen 55', 86' Palmieri 69' Mubama 82'	Stadium: Optus Stadium Attendance: 24,723 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Stirling Macedonia v Perth Glory

1 September 2023	Stirling Macedonia	2–5	Perth Glory	Perth
19:00 AWST	Tanevski 57' Toto 66'	Report	Taggart 2', 14', 22', 44' Williams 89'	Stadium: Macedonia Park Referee: Shane Skinner

Olympic Kingsway v Perth Glory

5 September 2023	Olympic Kingsway	1–3	Perth Glory	Perth
19:30 AWST	Lebib 67'	Report	Taggart 26' Colli 49', 59'	Stadium: Kingsway Reserve Referee: Shane Skinner

Floreat Athena v Perth Glory

12 September 2023	Floreat Athena	0–4	Perth Glory	Perth
19:30 AWST		Report	Beevers 27' Bennie 28', 40' Anasmo 82'	Stadium: E & D Litis Stadium Referee: Shane Skinner

WA State Team v Perth Glory

24 September 2023 Gold Fields Challenge Cup	WA State Team	0–3	Perth Glory	Perth
18:00		Report	Williams 79', 88' Martis 82'	Stadium: State Football Centre Referee: Shane Skinner

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

1 October 2023	Perth Glory	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Bunbury
15:00 AWST	Taggart 17' Beevers 70' Ivanovic 81'	Report	Brimmer 89'	Stadium: Hay Park Attendance: ~2,000 Referee: Shane Skinner

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

4 October 2023	Perth Glory	0–4	Melbourne Victory	Perth
19:00 AWST		Report	Fornaroli 4', 35' (pen.) Velupillay 41' Adams 90+1'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Shane Skinner

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	22 October 2023	28 April 2024	Matchday 1	12th	27	5	7	15	46	69	−23	018.52
Australia Cup	18 July 2023		Play-offs	Play-offs	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Total					28	5	7	16	46	73	−27	017.86

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

Main article: 2023–24 A-League Men

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Adelaide United	27	9	5	13	52	53	−1	32
9	Brisbane Roar	27	8	6	13	42	55	−13	30	Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10	Newcastle Jets	27	6	10	11	39	47	−8	28
11	Western United	27	7	5	15	36	55	−19	26
12	Perth Glory	27	5	7	15	46	69	−23	22

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.^[31][32]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	5	7	15	46	69	−23	22	4	4	6	29	30	−1	1	3	9	17	39	−22

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Notes

• Home figures include Perth Glory's 4–3 loss on neutral ground against Wellington Phoenix on 14 January 2024.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	27	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	12	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	N	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L
Position	5	8	6	8	8	10	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Points	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	8	8	11	12	15	16	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

22 October 2023 1	Perth Glory	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Perth
16:45 AWST	Taggart 2' Colakovski 64'	Report	Grozos 14' Stamatelopoulos 90+2'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,592 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

28 October 2023 2	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Perth Glory	Wellington
17:30 NZDT	Zawada 9' Kraev 74'	Report	Beevers 59'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 6,101 Referee: Daniel Elder

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

4 November 2023 3	Perth Glory	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Perth
18:45 AWST	Colakovski 52' Taggart 90+3'	Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,798 Referee: Shaun Evans

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

11 November 2023 4	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	Clisby 50' Russell 57'	Report		Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,971 Referee: Daniel Elder

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

26 November 2023 5	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane
14:00 AEST	Hore 56' O'Shea 65'	Report	Šušnjar 90+4'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 9,769 Referee: Ben Abraham

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

2 December 2023 6	Sydney FC	3–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:45 AEDT	Lolley 33' Mak 44' Šušnjar 89' (o.g.)	Report	Taggart 63' Bozanic 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 8,182 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

8 December 2023 7	Perth Glory	1–2	Melbourne City	Perth
18:45 AWST	Taggart 45+1'	Report	Arslan 38' (pen.) Leckie 66'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Daniel Cook

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

16 December 2023 8	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Perth Glory	Newcastle
18:00 AEDT	Stamatelopoulos 26' (pen.) Buhagiar 90+8'	Report	Taggart 47' Colakovski 55'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Macarthur FC

23 December 2023 9	Perth Glory	3–2	Macarthur FC	Perth
19:30 AWST	Khelifi 48' Ivanovic 65' Williams 90+3'	Report	Millar 30' Germain 42'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Adam Bavcar

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

31 December 2023 10	Central Coast Mariners	4–2	Perth Glory	Gosford
19:00 AEDT	Farrell 28' Kuol 39' Túlio 45+4' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Taggart 18' Colakovski 52'	Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 15,073 Referee: Jack Morgan

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

6 January 2024 11	Perth Glory	2–3	Melbourne Victory	Perth
18:45 AWST	Taggart 20' Majekodunmi 89'	Report	Machach 42' Adams 82' Folami 90+6'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,120 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

14 January 2024 27	Perth Glory	3–4	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:45 AEDT	Taggart 7' Šušnjar 50' Carluccio 70'	Report	Barbarouses 29', 73' Rufer 45+2' Payne 57'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

20 January 2024 13	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:45 AEDT	Sail 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Colakovski 31' Williams 87'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Ben Abraham

Macarthur FC v Perth Glory

28 January 2024 14	Macarthur FC	2–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Dávila 9' Germain 82' (pen.)	Report	Amini 72' (pen.) Williams 90+3'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Daniel Elder

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

2 February 2024 15	Perth Glory	4–2	Melbourne City	Perth
18:45 AWST	Amini 45+4' (pen.) Galloway 68' (o.g.) Taggart 70' Anasmo 90+8'	Report	Arslan 21', 60'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,494 Referee: Shane Skinner

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

9 February 2024 16	Adelaide United	3–3	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:15 ACDT	Ibusuki 9' Clough 17' (pen.) Kikianis 90+8'	Report	Taggart 31' Williams 63' Rawlins 82'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Ben Abraham

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

17 February 2024 17	Perth Glory	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Perth
18:45 AWST	Taggart 24', 73' Colakovski 83'	Report	Mileusnic 29' Waddingham 36'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,597 Referee: Adam Kersey

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

24 February 2024 18	Perth Glory	0–0	Wellington Phoenix	Perth
18:45 AWST		Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 8,252 Referee: Daniel Elder

Western United v Perth Glory

2 March 2024 19	Western United	1–0	Perth Glory	Ballarat
17:00 AEDT	Botic 53'	Report		Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

9 March 2024 20	Perth Glory	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Perth
18:45 AWST	Taggart 72', 90'	Report	Taylor 40' Mauragis 54'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,190 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

16 March 2024 21	Perth Glory	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
16:45 AWST	Taggart 45+2'	Report	Borrello 11' Brook 83'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,952 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

31 March 2024 22	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Fornaroli 16', 53'	Report	Bennie 61'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Ben Abraham

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

3 April 2024 12	Perth Glory	1–1	Sydney FC	Perth
18:45 AWST	Majekodunmi 72'	Report	Lolley 25' (pen.)	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 4,862 Referee: Alex King
Note: Originally scheduled for 12 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[33]

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

7 April 2024 23	Perth Glory	2–4	Adelaide United	Perth
15:00 AWST	Taggart 22', 27'	Report	Ibusuki 30', 50' Clough 41' Mauk 45+6'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,338 Referee: Adam Bavcar

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

14 April 2024 24	Melbourne City	8–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
15:00 AEST	Natel 14', 29' Arslan 16', 26', 73' Majekodunmi 19' (o.g.) Maclaren 60' Ugarkovic 86'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,580 Referee: Tim Danaskos

Perth Glory v Western United

21 April 2024 25	Perth Glory	3–4	Western United	Perth
17:00 AWST	Taggart 23', 47' Williams 90+3'	Report	Grimaldi 4' Danzaki 65' Walatee 74' Lavale 90+2'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Shane Skinner

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

28 April 2024 26	Sydney FC	7–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Courtney-Perkins 5' Lolley 41', 90+1' Brattan 45+2' (pen.) Mak 68', 74' King 81'	Report	Taggart 58'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,225 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Australia Cup

Main article: 2023 Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Perth Glory v Macarthur FC

18 July 2023 Play-offs	Perth Glory	0–4	Macarthur FC	Darwin
19:00 ACST		Report	Sail 2' (o.g.) Rose 18' Hollman 34' Drew 80'	Stadium: Larrakia Park Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Daniel Elder

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 28 April 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men		Australia Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Oliver Sail	17	0	1	0	18	0
2	DF		John Koutroumbis	21+3	0	1	0	25	0
3	DF		Jacob Muir	10+5	0	0	0	15	0
4	DF		Luke Bodnar	0+6	0	0	0	6	0
5	DF		Mark Beevers	10	1	0	0	10	1
7	FW		Stefan Colakovski	15+7	6	1	0	23	6
8	MF		Mustafa Amini	11+6	2	0	0	17	2
9	FW		David Williams	3+22	5	0+1	0	26	5
11	FW		Adam Zimarino	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
13	GK		Cameron Cook	10	0	0	0	10	0
14	DF		Riley Warland	14+3	0	0	0	17	0
15	DF		Aleksandar Šušnjar	21	2	0	0	21	2
16	DF		Joshua Rawlins	8+4	1	0	0	12	1
17	FW		Jarrod Carluccio	11+12	1	0	0	23	1
19	MF		Trent Ostler	3+19	0	1	0	23	0
20	MF		Giordano Colli	27	0	1	0	28	0
22	FW		Adam Taggart	25	20	1	0	26	20
23	FW		Daniel Bennie	22+3	1	0+1	0	26	1
27	FW		Jayden Gorman	1+4	0	0	0	5	0
28	DF		Kaelan Majekodunmi	7+3	2	0+1	0	11	2
29	DF		Darryl Lachman	22+1	0	1	0	24	0
31	FW		Joel Anasmo	1+10	1	0+1	0	12	1
34	DF		Andriano Lebib	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF		Khoa Ngo	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
77	FW		Bruce Kamau	11+9	0	0	0	20	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
6	MF		Aaron McEneff	0+2	0	1	0	3	0
10	MF		Salim Khelifi	9+1	1	1	0	11	1
12	FW		Luke Ivanovic	9+4	1	0+1	0	14	1
15	DF		Jordan Elsey	0	0	1	0	1	0
16	DF		Joseph Forde	0	0	1	0	1	0
24	MF		Oliver Bozanic	9	1	0	0	9	1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 28 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			Total
1	15	DF		Aleksandar Šušnjar	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
2	77	FW		Bruce Kamau	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
3	5	DF		Mark Beevers	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	20	MF		Giordano Colli	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	8	MF		Mustafa Amini	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	7	FW		Stefan Colakovski	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	17	FW		Jarrod Carluccio	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	2	DF		John Koutroumbis	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	22	FW		Adam Taggart	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	16	DF		Joshua Rawlins	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	1	GK		Oliver Sail	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	3	DF		Jacob Muir	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		David Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	GK		Cameron Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	DF		Riley Warland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19	MF		Trent Ostler	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28	DF		Kaelan Majekodunmi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1	10	MF		Salim Khelifi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12	FW		Luke Ivanovic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					50	3	0	0	0	0	50	3	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 28 April 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	Total
1	1		Oliver Sail	1	0	1
	13		Cameron Cook	1	0	1
Total				2	0	2

See also

• 2023–24 Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) season

External links

• Perth Glory official website