Leigh Griffiths has revealed how he is enjoying life in Australia after escaping being "pestered" all the time in Scotland by rival fans.

The former Celtic and Hibernian man has rejoined Mandurah City having turned out for the semi-professional outfit twice at the end of 2022.

Griffiths was shipped out on loan by Ange Postecoglou when the Aussie arrived in Scotland, but stints at Dundee and then a permanent move to Falkirk did not help the former Scotland international to find his feet.

A fresh start was needed for the 32-year-old and he admits escaping the hostility of Scotland has helped him move on in his career.

He told the Mandurah Mail: "I'm not going to be pestered all the time.

"I'm not going to be having people shout stuff to me in the street - it might happen now and again with some Scots here - but nine times out of 10 I can go to dinner, I can go do stuff and just be a number and not a face anymore. For me that's the most important thing. I loved my time at Celtic, I had eight glorious years there, it was brilliant, but when you play for one half of the city in Edinburgh (Hibs) and one half of the city in Glasgow (Celtic) you're going to have opposition fans that won't like you.

"That's part and parcel (of playing for those clubs) and I've had that for the best part of 12 years now. It's something I got used to, but when you're trying to take your kids out for dinner or walk around the shops and people are videoing you and stuff like that, it's not enjoyable anymore. I can walk around the shops here and I'm just a number, I'm not a 'face'. I'm going to let my football do the talking."

Griffiths also discussed how he hopes to get into coaching and management. He added: "Speaking to John (Baird) there's going to be opportunities to stick into football and coaching. That's an avenue I want to get into. It's come along quicker than planned but I'm looking forward to it.

"First and foremost it's about the football opportunity to get back playing, get back to putting a smile on my face."