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But neither side cares how many goals they win by so long as they get their hands on the trophy at the final whistle.

"Hopefully there will be a lot of goals for me," Mariners super striker John Aloisi said today. "It would be nice for the spectators if there was a lot of goals.

"But at the end, we don't care if it's 1-0, we just want to win the game. One-nil or three-nil, it doesn't really matter."

Aloisi is hoping for his first-ever piece of silverware after losing a final during his time in Spain.

"I'm excited," he added. "Any grand final wherever you play it is something big and it's up against our great rival so there's the extra bit of tension there too."

Skipper Alex Wilkinson added: "I think we're a bit more battle hardened after losing our first grand final in the first season.

"We get used to what the whole week's about and playing the game itself. It just helps prepare us and we've got a lot experienced players like Johnny and Tony Vidmar.

"Viddy has been a great ambassador for the club and it's be fantastic for him to go out with a Championship win."

The Mariners aren't holding out any hopes the Jets will be fatigued after their gruelling trek to the grand final via two marathon matches.

And they have no false hopes of a repeat of the 3-0 walkover the last time the pair met in the major semi-final.

"It's a completely different game," said Wilkinson. "A grand final you start at scratch, all the previous games mean nothing.

"Obviously we're going to go in confident after the last game but we can't be complacent. It's nil-nil this time but hopefully it will go the same way."

Midfield lynchpin Tom Pondeljak is still a doubt for the game and the team was hoping he would turn up fit for training today.

Meanwhile Jets insist they are fresh and raring to go on Sunday despite their long route to the final. James Holland is the only doubt, but he could be fit by matchday.

"It's pretty much the same as last week and we got a result then," said Jets skipper Jade North. "We've got some momentum now and we've bonded more together after those last two games.

"I think it benefits us."

The Jets gameplan is simple. "We've got to win," said North.

"We got a bit of touch up the other week on the Central Coast but the good thing is we get to have another go and get a bit of revenge in the Grand Final.

"Our guys are buzzing and can't wait for the occasion. It's going to be a great atmosphere there. There always is against Central Coast.

"They are our main rivals, our F3 rivals, so it's going to be very physical."

The Jets reckon their secret weapon will be the Squadron supporters in the stands, cheering them on to victory.

"For us, they have been brilliant this season," said North. "Newcastle supporters are fantastic.

"Many times this year, they've helped us make EnergyAustralia Stadium our fortress. We can really show people how good Newcastle support is.

"Newcastle is going ballistic at the moment. They are going to come down in force and in numbers and really get behind us."

Defender Adam Griffiths revealed he and twin brother Joel have been relishing every moment of grand final week.

"The atmosphere around the town is unbelievable," he said. "Me and Joel have been relaxing on the beach and soaking it up.

"We've been getting so much support from people it's unbelievable."

Third brother Ryan has also been following the Jets fortunes - but he's stuck in Romania with his team Steau Bucharest.

"There's no surf there though," joked Griffiths. "It's a bit colder there and he might be a bit lonely but he's going to try to catch it on TV somewhere.

"We're going to try to enjoy ourselves and keep focussed - and that's about it. We want to tighten it up a bit and not make so many mistake as the Mariners have a lethal strike force.

"But we've got the boys to do it."

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