Been doing a wee little bit of research for aussies overseas we could look at. Mainly because we only have 1 import spot left. And im sick of hearing people say that there are no decent aussies around for us to pick up. We got Gameiro on loan so theres one example of picking up an A-League standard player. Here are some names I've been collating (mainly looking at CMs & RBs):
Rostyn Griffiths - Defensive Midfeild - China - Loan move in China Off season
Ryan McGowan - Defensive Midfield - China - Loan move in China Off season
Jonas Salley - Defensive Midfield - China - Loan move in China Off season
James Holland - Defensive Midfield - Austria - Unlikely to Leave Europe
Carl Valeri - Defensive Midfield - Italy - Current Socceroo & has big reputation
Matt McKay - Center Midfield - China - Loan move in China Off season
Erik Paartalu - Center Midfield - China - Loan move in China Off season
Steve Lustica - Center Midfield - Croatia - Has turned down a Roar return apparently
Neil Kilkenny - Center Midfield - England - Getting game time
James Wesolowski - Center Midfield - England - Club Captain
Massimo Luongo - Center Midfield - England - Young being sent out on loan from Spurs
Giancarlo Gallifuoco - Center Midfield - England - Youth at Spurs
Andrew Marveggio - Central Midfield - Holland - 2nd Div dutch side
Adam Sarota - Central Midfield - Holland - Not starting as much as he may want
Mark Bresciano - Central Midfield - Qatar - Earning big dollars
Jackson Irvine - Central Midfield - Scotland - May want loan move
Luke Wilkshire - Central Midfield / Right Back - Russia - On decent dollars
Ryan Edwards - Right Midfield / Right back - England - Reading U21 team (Son of Alistair)
Frane Vladislavic - Right Mid/ Right Back - Croatia - Young and untested
Obviously some of these guys are relatively unlikely. Some are current socceroos. But to be frank - the other A-League sides are signing guys like these so we need to be too.
And a lot can depend on the coach we get too - for example Mulvey knew Lustica so convinced him to come over to Roar.. Picking up a coah with connections in these areas could be crucial