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Perth have filled their last visa spot with the signing of Serbian international midfielder Milan Lola Smiljanic for the upcoming A-League season.The 29-year old, who was born in Sweden, comes to the Glory following stints with Belgrade powerhouse FK Partizan, La Liga side Espanyol and, more recently, Israeli outfit Maccabi Netnaya.Smiljanic is the second Serbian player set to wear the Glory jersey this season, joining compatriot Nebo Marinkovic.The pair played together at FK Partizan and also represented their country at U-17 and U-21 level.Smiljanic has represented Serbia six times as senior level, scoring one goal.He is expected to arrive next week in Perth where hell undergo a medical.Meanwhile, the Glory hope it will be a case of no Diego Castro, no worries, when they take on Brisbane in Wednesday nights FFA Cup showdown at Ballymore Stadium.Castro was the star of the A-League last season, winning the Johnny Warren medal as the competitions best player.The 34-year-old Spaniard has re-signed with Glory for the coming season, but he wont arrive in Perth until later in August after being granted extra leave during the pre-season.Glory coach Kenny Lowe has assembled a star-studded squad, with Rhys Williams, Rostyn Griffiths and Adam Taggart among the players who have been added to last seasons roster.Lowe is confident Castro wont have any problems fitting back into the team when he arrives in Perth.The foreign boys dont like a 16-week pre-season. Theyre used to the European six-weeker, Lowe joked on Tuesday.Hell be alright. He came last year and adjusted.If I remember rightly, last year you lads were questioning him at the beginning of the season. So, Im sure hell be OK.The Roar will be without Danish import Thomas Kristensen, who will be given more time to improve his fitness.The Glory have reached the past two finals of the FFA Cup, but are yet to land the silverware.Adelaide beat them in the inaugural year of the competition, before Melbourne Victory downed Perth 2-0 in last years decider.Lowe said he would not be using those near misses as inspiration going into the new campaign.Instead, he said it was important for his team to progress as far as they could to boost their pre-season preparations.The Roar have been dogged by financial woes during the off-season, with the Queensland Rugby Union even filing an application to have the A-League club wound up.Lowe knows all too well what its like to go through off-field dramas after dealing with the fallout of Perths 2015 salary cap controversy.He said it was sad seeing Brisbane going through their own turmoil.Custom Nike Houston Astros Jerseys . 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NORTH MELBOURNE (W:2 L:5, 83.5 per cent)8. WEST COAST (W:1 L:5, 91.8 per cent)WHAT ELSE?*Geelong are guaranteed of finishing minor premiers on this ladder. The next time they face a top-eight side will be in week one of the finals*Sydney are the only top-eight team to have tackled both Hawthorn and GWS twice.dddddddddddd Theyre 1-1 against each premiership contender*Hawthorns defeats came in rounds one, six and nine. Two of them were at the MCG*The Giants are yet to drop a game at home against fellow top-eight sides*Discounting two defeats to Geelong, Adelaides average losing margin against fellow top-eight clubs is nine points*The Bulldogs average winning margin in their three triumphs listed here is also nine points*North have lost their past five matches against top-eight teams, a slump that started with their first defeat of the season (against Sydney in round 10)*West Coasts sole win over a fellow top-eight side was in round 16 at home against North. They face GWS, Hawthorn and the Crows in a tough run to September. ' ' '