SOCCER - ILLAWARRA PREMIER LEAGUE
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Defending league championship winners Bulli may well boast one of the most potent strike forces in the competition in 2015.
With last season's second-highest goal scorer Ben McDonald already on their books, the Northern Suburbs club added creative Wollongong Olympic striker Julian Minutillo for the campaign.
Minutillo battled injury for much of the 2014 season, netting just twice, but was third in the competition for goals in 2013.
If he can return to his best, Bulli will undoubtedly cause defences around the competition all sorts of problems.
The pair should be ably assisted by Jared Fish, Cameron Littler and Sam Davies.
Coach Ben Smith is hopeful the group can click.
"Obviously Ben had a good year and Julian was injured for much of the year but prior to that he was one of the best attackers in the league.
"If we can get those two firing - plus we have other good attackers in Jared Fish, Cameron Littler and Sam Davies - if all those guys work well together then we should be pretty good in the final third," he said.
Minutillo's addition heads a number of ins and outs at Balls Paddock.
The 2014 champions notably will be without former Socceroo Dean Heffernan, veteran defender Stuart Lowrie (retired), workhorse midfielder Brendan Fordham (Olympic) and goalkeeper Bryce Daenell (Albion Park) in their title defence.
Dave Buchanan (Albion Park) and Brendan Pattman (Olympic) have also left the club.
Those losses have been covered by Aaron Baker's arrival from the South Coast Wolves, Scott Best and Tobin Zoomers from the relegated Fernhill Foxes and the return of Mitchell Cooper to the club.
"We have brought in some good guys who are good players, too," Smith said.
"They have fit in really well and we still have a nucleus of last year's side as well, so hopefully we can have some success."
Bulli's title defence begins in earnest at home against Port Kembla on Saturday at Balls Paddock.