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Town s U18s started their pre-season fixtures with a 5-3 victory over Leyton Orient at Playford Road on Tuesday afternoon with Caolan Lavery, Jack Simmons (2), Jack Marriott and Nicolay Schrøder (pictured) netting the goals.
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Melbourne Victory s 5-4 win over Western Sydney on Friday means Craig Deans team face Western at AAMI Park a point adrift at the basement of the competition, having failed to win in their past nine outings.
Koutroumbis and Boogaard have not featured since the home defeat to Adelaide in late March but Deans said both players, as well as Josh Hoffman (groin), were in contention to feature on Monday night. Johnny is probably a little bit closer than Nige, Deans said.
Read More Nige is pushing himself hard . they ve got a great attitude to their rehab and their professionalism away from the field, so they are probably a week or two ahead of schedule.
The 27-year-old joins the team having previously played for A-League team Newcastle Jets. Kaine is well-known to the coaching staff from his time in the A-League and the Victorian NPL and he will add another attacking option to the team for the remainder of the season, said General Manager of Football, Ante Kovacevic.
“Most recently Kaine has been plying his trade with Hume City FC and we thank them for their cooperation through the process.”
Sheppard moved to Australia in 2014 and has also previously played for Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK and Victorian NPL teams Heidelberg United and Avondale FC.