He might be preparing to form part of a lethal front four combination for Melbourne Heart in the A-League, but former English Premier League and Socceroos star Harry Kewell was rubbing shoulders with the best in the AFL and on hand to celebrate as the Gold Coast SUNS shocked an inform Collingwood outfit at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night.

Kewell who has spent much of the past year in the sporting wilderness looked fit and relaxed as he joined friends in the Chairman’s Lounge to watch the Round 17 match before heading down into the change rooms to join Gold Coast SUNS skipper Gary Ablett and his jubilant team mates as they celebrated the historic victory.

Despite the enormity of the occasion, the GC SUNS players quickly swarmed around the popular sports star immediately after belting out one of their most passionate renditions of the team song, all eager to snap a photo with one of the countries most successful sporting exports.