As revealed by the Herald Sun, eight years ago Jack Webster was cleaning the boots of Perth’s international marquee player Andy Keogh.

On Tuesday night, the Bentleigh Greens central defender has the responsibility of containing the red hot Glory striker.

Brandon Galgano (@bgalgano94) caught up with Webster ahead of his date with Glory.

BG: How is the body holding up given the season finished almost two months ago?

JW: The body is feeling good, it has been difficult with such a big gap between games but the coach spoke to us and asked if we wanted to do an extra session per week and we looked at each other and just decided that we may as well just give it all we’ve got. With all the hype that has been around I guess it gives us all an extra buzz as well.

What do you guys make of your chances against Perth?

You have got to go into every game you play believing you can win and we definitely feel like with the way we play our game and how we have prepared that we can be more than just competitive against Perth.

Did any of you ever expect to have come this far in the tournament?

I don’t think in the beginning any of us really appreciated just how important the cup could become and just how much attention it could bring to the club. I think it has been fantastic for the game in this state to have this opportunity to play on the national stage. It really is quite exciting to be playing in such a massive game on Tuesday night so it has most definitely been worth it.

You come up against former teammate Andy Keogh from your time as a youngster at Scunthorpe United. Is it true you used to clean his boots?

There is truth to that, as an apprentice in the first team I used to clean his boots and I did watch him play a fair bit back in those days so if he does play I guess I’ll just have to concentrate on doing my job and stopping him from scoring. I’m not sure if he would remember me now but he was a good guy and I’m looking forward to the challenge.

Just how much of a threat is he to Bentleigh’s chances on Tuesday?

He is obviously the main man for them and to be honest I don’t really know that much about the other Perth Glory players but we have watched them play a few times now and they are a fantastic side so with him playing it is going to be a tough game but we are ready for the challenge.

What was it that enticed you to move down under?

One of the boys I played with back in Scunthorpe came down here before me and I kept in touch with him and in the end he asked if I wanted to come down to play here in Australia. I thought it would be a great to live in a place where the sun is shining and the football is good. I’ve loved my time down here and I think it’s for those reasons that so many guys are choosing to come down here.

Do you still have ambitions of playing professionally?

I would love to get into the A-League. I think any player who takes the game seriously always wants to try and play at a higher level and if a club came knocking I would jump at the chance to prove that I could play at that level. I think we have a few boys down here that are good enough to make the step up and I think we’re all keen to show that on Tuesday night.

Bentleigh Greens v Perth Glory
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Cheltenham (VIC)
Kick-off: 7:30pm local (7:30pm AEDT)
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Brennan
Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Barreiro
Fourth Official: George Lakrindis
AAR 1: Lucien Laverdure
AAR 2: Patrick Chaplin

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Ticket prices

• Adult: $25.00
• Concession*: $15.00
• Child*: $15.00

*Concession (pensioner, student, child): Pensioner - aged, TPI (valid ID cards) including seniors cards; Student – full-time tertiary and secondary school students (valid ID required); Child – up to 16 years inclusive.

Please note: Club members will not receive free entry. Limited tickets available. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.

Bentleigh Greens squad: 1.Christopher VAN CORLER (GK), 2.Thomas MATTHEWS, 3.James CUMMING, 4.Patrick AVICE, 5.Jack WEBSTER, 7.Jamie DE ABREU, 8.Wayne WALLACE (c), 9.Luke O’DEA, 12.Luke GALLO, 13.Ryan LOSTY, 15.Christian CAVALLO, 16.Nick TEICHMAN, 19.Liam McCORMICK, 21.Alistair BRAY (GK), 22.Lewis FOSTER, 24.Luke PILKINGTON

Perth Glory squad: 1.Daniel VUKOVIC (GK), 2.Jack CLISBY, 3.Brandon O’NEILL, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Youssouf HERSI, 9.Andy KEOGH, 10.Nebosja MARINKOVIC, 11.Richard GARCIA, 13.Diogo FERREIRA, 14.Chris HAROLD, 19.Josh RISDON, 20.Daniel DE SILVA, 21.Scott JAMIESON, 22.Cameron EDWARDS, 23.Michael THWAITE (c), 24.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 25.Matt DAVIES, 30.Jordan THURTELL (GK)
**two to be omitted**

Image credit: Mark Avellino