Perth finished top of the table with 57 points, just 6 points ahead of second placed Parrametta Power while Newcastle United could only finish 11th after 26 games.
Shaun Murphy up against Michael Owen in League Cup Semi-Final (2nd leg) v Liverpool last season.
Murphy, who played for the Blades from 1999-2003 was released from his contract last March after he decided to return to Australia where is wife was ill with breast cancer.