The 41-year-old joined the club this season after moving to the south-west for a job as a metal fabricator in Terang last November and has settled in well with the Wolves' top side.

He has netted 10 goals in five games to sit second in the South West Victoria Football Association senior men's golden boot with Portland's Dylan Murray, a former NPL player, eight ahead of him.

The two strikers will be on the same pitch this weekend when the Panthers host the Wolves in a top-of-the-table clash at Friendly Societies Reserve in Portland.

"I'm looking forward to it because it's going to show us where we are going to be at because this is the first time we are playing them so it will be exciting," Faust said.

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The Kolora resident, who was born 45 minutes from the German city of Hamburg, played with La Trobe University in Melbourne before opting for a seachange in the south-west.

He moved from Melbourne, where he made a permanent home seven years ago, to the south-west with his wife Julia and their three children Leonie, 8, Mara, 6, and Aurora, 1.

The Bayern Munich supporter said he loves Australia and still keeps track of life in Germany.

"I love it here. I don't want to live anywhere else because Australia is beautiful," he said.

"Even with my old clubs I keep track of them and how they are going. I have a full passion for this game."

Faust has enjoyed the shift to the SWVFA and to the Wolves.

"It is simple and I used to play a bit higher and it was a bit more intense but in my age I still want to play competitively so it was good to play in the seniors here," he said.

For most of his playing career Faust has played as a striker but up until he was 21 he played in a variety of positions.

"I started off as a defender, as a right back, and upgraded from there on during the years and after I played striker I never wanted to go back," he said.

"I played centre back, CDM (central defensive midfielder) and winger. I have tried everywhere and it depended on where the side needed me and where they saw my strengths in."

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The right footer said playing his part was what he enjoyed most about being a striker.

"I love being there for the team, seeing the progress of every player, trying to help out and do my part," he said.

Faust said life as a striker in the Wolves side and in the competition had also been smooth.

"It is a bit easier but still coming back to my age I still love doing it and having it a bit easier is just better," he said.

"I don't have to talk (to my team mates) as much as it has been going well so full credit to the team as they have delivered the ball great.

"You can tell they have a lot of experience, know how to play the ball and look for strikers and that makes it easier for me and for them."

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