Jordan Courtney-Perkins has described his season at Sydney FC as one of the most frustrating of his career as he looks to go from bench warmer to grand-final winner.
The 23-year-old centreback - once touted as a rising star of Australian football when he netted a move to Poland as a teenager - was barely picked by former Sydney boss Ufuk Talay.
Courtney-Perkins played just 83 minutes across the opening 22 rounds of Sydney's spluttering season before Talay's exit.