PERTH Glory is hoping to unveil a full-strength outfit against Central Coast when it kicks off its A-League campaign at nib Stadium on October 8.

Glory is eyeing a fast start to the season, despite hitting a road bump with a 4-0 defeat to Brisbane Roar in a pre-season friendly behind closed doors in Sydney this week.

Johnny Warren medallist Diego Castro and World Cup striker Adam Taggart each got through 45 minutes after their limited pre-seasons and the attacking pair are on track to face the Mariners.

Glory emerged unscathed from the hitout and coach Kenny Lowe admitted he would have some headaches picking from a full 24-man squad.

Star right back Josh Risdon will also be available after Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou overlooked him for Australia’s crucial World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Japan.

“We’ve got a big squad and a good squad. I think I might just get 11 bingo balls and pull them out. It would be easier,’’ Lowe said.

“I think there’s always tough decisions. It’s part and parcel of it. But hopefully we’ve got a good group, we’ve got with a good mentality that will sacrifice for the team.

“I’m sure everybody will want to play, but everybody can’t play. That’s a fact. But we’ve just got to be together and move on as a group really.’’

Glory is hoping to organise one more pre-season hitout in Perth before the beginning of the A-League season.

Glory has a golden opportunity to start the season with a bang, beginning with two home fixtures against the Mariners and Wellington Phoenix at nib Stadium.

The following fortnight promises to be tougher, with a trip to face Tim Cahill’s Melbourne City in Round 3 followed by a visit to Brisbane Roar.

Perth Glory star Diego Castro is on track to face the Mariners in Round 1. Picture: Will Russell Source: News Corp Australia

After two seasons impacted by Glory’s salary cap scandal, Lowe is looking forward to a less complicated campaign.

“We want to do as well as we can. We want to grow each year and there’s different ways of growing,’’ Lowe said.

“We’ve had a tough time. Probably in the two seasons I’ve been here it’s been tough. There’s things that have raised their head. It has been difficult.

“Hopefully we can have the similar start that we had to the first year and a similar end that we had the second year and put them both together. That would be nice.

“I think last year we still had legacy issues from the cap. Obviously as well we had a new CEO coming in who didn’t want to commit to certain things because he didn’t really know the lay of the land.

“And we managed to implement those in January. So this year, we’ve got a settled squad and a strong squad, so hopefully we can do well.’’