As the players prepared for this weekend's clash with Adelaide United, skipper Griffiths was still digesting last night's ACL draw.

The Jets have been drawn to play in Group E along with Korea's Ulsan Hyundai, Japanese outfit Nagoya Grampus and Chinese team Beijing Guoan.

Griffiths told au.fourfourtwo.com: today: "It was interesting to see how it worked out and obviously everyone's looking forward to the challenge.

"We know there's no easy games but maybe if the other teams want to look at the table and see us where we are and feel they can take us for granted, then that could actually help us."

However, Griffiths has no intention of picking up the wooden spoon at the end of the season and believes the Jets will be fresh, rejuvinated and ready for action when the first ACL game comes round.

He said: "We've three A-League games left and we will fight for those points to haul ourselves off the bottom. I have belief in the players we have here that we can do that.

"It's also about building momentum going into the Champions League. Obviously the A-League season has been disappointing and we all need to look at ourselves in the mirror. But I know we're looking to bring in some new faces and that should really help us going into the ACL."

Griffiths said his new role as skipper would not see him bullying results out of his side in the closing weeks of the campaign.

He said: "I think it's more about encouraging, putting an arm round people. There's a lot of young lads in the team and you have to be careful about how you do things."