Curran, 19, has signed on at Olympic, who had already added striker Dino Fajkovic, goalkeeper Kane Runge, Scotsman Anthony Marenghi and utility Blake Green to their roster.

Fajkovic and Green return to the club, formerly known as Hamilton Olympic, after stints elsewhere.

Midfielder Jarryd Sutherland (Weston), winger Scott Pettit (Lambton Jaffas) and keeper Tyler Warren are departures.

Curran, a member of the Jets' National Youth League squad, and Marenghi will boost Olympic's midfield.

"He's a good ball-playing midfielder, he can play as a six, eight or 10," McGuinness said of Curran.

"He's a good kid with a good upbringing, so he's got a solid foundation and he'll be good for us."

McGuinness said he was happy with his squad, which will again include Japanese livewire Shinichi Kawachi.

Meanwhile, Weston president Rod Henderson said coach Kew Jaliens was "100 per cent committed" to the club for next season.

Jaliens, a former Dutch international and Jets captain, took the Bears to within a point of making the finals this year in his first season in charge. It came after Weston claimed two wooden spoons in their previous three seasons.

The Newcastle Herald had been told Jaliens may take up an opportunity elsewhere next year but Henderson said he was deep in preparations for 2020 at the Bears.