"I'm going to miss a lot of the boys and the supporters as well. "I've been at Perth for four years and I enjoyed it the whole time," the former Australian youth international said. Velaphi refused to comment on whether coach Ian Ferguson's decision to sign goalkeeper Danny Vukovic sparked his move east. "I'm just going to embrace the experience." "Petka is the number one here and I'm going to play whatever role it may be, whether it's on the bench, not traveling, or whatever," Velaphi said of playing second fiddle to the three time National Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year. It's going to be exciting times."įremantle-born Michael Petkovic is Victory's first-choice goalkeeper and Velaphi is prepared to pick up as many tips as possible from such an experienced campaigner. You get to play against some top-class, different Asian opposition which is always good for the resume. "The Champions League is something a lot of Australian players want to be involved in and I've been lucky with Melbourne's success (in qualifying) last year," Velaphi said. Velaphi admits he's lucky to be party of Victory's ACL squad. The 23-year old goalkeeper made 74 appearances across his four seasons with Glory before signing with Victory, where he's had just a couple of training sessions to get to know his new team mates. Velaphi put pen to paper on his Victory deal in time to play his part in the club's AFC Champions League campaign, which kicks off tomorrow against Japanese side Gamba Osaka. Tando Velaphi is ready to embrace an Asian adventure with Melbourne Victory. VELAPHI RISES FOR ASIAN CHALLENGE (courtesy the ‘West Austalian’)
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