Jamieson is aAdamant that Adelaide United's recent run of defeats against Melbourne Victory has not affected him or his teammates despite never tasting success against Melbourne since signing with Adelaide United back in June last year.

After seven previous A-League encounters, which Victory have all won, the tenacious left back denies that it plays on his mind when he goes into a match against the Reds' biggest rivals.

"Not particularly. It's not in my mind at all, and when I come around to playing against Melbourne it's another game," Jamieson stated.

"It's always good to play in big games and these are the biggest in the league for us. It's another game and I haven't won against them, so I'm probably due for a win this week."

Jamieson concedes Melbourne have been the better side on a number of occasions, but admits they have also had their share of luck.

Victory midfielder Nick Ward's freak goal from a near impossible angle back in Round 6 at Hindmarsh Stadium, and Cristiano's controversial send off in last season's grand final are just a few of Victory's lucky breaks that spring to mind for Jamieson.

"There has been a lot made of the hoodoo and everything like that and to be fair, they've been fantastic every time they've played us," Jamieson said.

"They've also had a lot of luck. If you look back to the last two or three games there have been send offs, goals from the sidelines and stuff like that, so hopefully this week we get a bit of luck going our way and can convert it into a win."

Since he joined Adelaide, Jamieson, who was the architect for both of Cristiano's goals against Sydney FC last Friday night, has shown he is a fierce competitor who hates to lose and has a burning desire to succeed.

This ‘heart on his sleeve' approach, which has seen the 21 year old more than willing to give as good as he gets on the field, has often portrayed Jamieson as an antagonist.

This was most evident a fortnight ago when United took on Perth Glory and Jamieson was blamed for triggering an angry reaction from Andy Todd which saw the Glory defender grab Jamieson around the neck.

However, Jamieson says he has never done or said anything untoward to anyone on the field, and admits he was disappointed with suggestions that he was a motormouth.

"What happened in Perth, there was a lot of angriness and obviously I got grabbed around the neck and that was made as if I was verbally giving something back to a player," said Jamieson.

"But I don't want to be portrayed as someone that is a mouthy player, I want to be known as a good footballer that plays his heart out and wants to win.

"You don't want to get bullied, and I'm not going to sit back and let anyone physically or verbally have a go at me."

As he heads into Saturday night's game and the rest of the season, it is unlikely that Jamieson will be changing the way he goes about it anytime soon, especially if Reds coach Aurelio Vidmar has anything to do with it.

Vidmar added: "I wouldn't expect him to change because that's his game. He's aggressive and that's what I like, I want everyone to be aggressive because that's how the game should be played."