The Jets visit Bluetongue for the Friday night fixture that is particularly special for Newcastle-raised Boogaard. He's desperate to silence any boo boys from his old hometown by serving up a win for the Mariners.

"It's always good to beat Newcastle," said Boogaard. "I still get a bit of stick up home if we get beaten by them, so it will be good to hopefully beat them this time around.

"Last year I was a little bit unfortunate, I didn't get the chance to play too many games against the Jets because of injury, so I'm really looking forward to this Friday."
 
Newcastle fans have promised strong travelling support, and with both teams entering the season's first F3 derby on the back of first up victories, Boogaard hopes the Mariners faithful turn out in force to help the side over the line for back-to-back victories.
 
"They played well last night but we would hope we're able to do the job on Friday night, to really start the season off well and move forward," said Boogaard.

"There's no point dwelling on that win down in Melbourne unless we can perform on Friday night and get the result."

The clean sheet in Melbourne delighted the Mariners but Boogaard said it was a team effort across the park.
 
He added: "Our back four played well, and (Chris) Doigy has certainly come in and slotted in well.

"The win was really because of a team defensive unit, which helped the midfield and Simmo up front. The back four were the ones to get the praise, but I think the team as a whole really defended well.
 
"Hopefully there is a big crowd there to support us in the derby, and hopefully the result against Melbourne has bought a few more thousand to the stands."