The Jets came out on top 3-1 in the Bundoora friendly on Wednesday afternoon.

Joe Champness opened the scoring for the Jets mid-way through the first half before quick-fire goals extended their lead. 

New signing Roy O'Donovan and Andrew Nabbout scored within three minutes of each other to see the Jets leading 3-0 at the break. 

Michael Jakobsen pulled one back from a corner 10 minutes into the second half, but the Jets held out to seal the win. 

“It was an impressive performance, we had a few guys miss out through illness and injury but overall there were some great signs for our squad,” Merrick told the Jets website.

“We faced a quality club in Melbourne City, who fielded a strong starting side and our boys were able to put them under pressure and take advantage of some goal scoring opportunities.

“Roy (O’Donovan), Joey (Champness) and Andrew (Nabbout) were outstanding up front and were the beneficiaries of some quality service through the midfield.

“Our front third has been a real focus for us and the movement and finishing of our attacking players was top class today – testimony to the boys work in training so far this pre-season.

“Nikolai (Topor-Stanley) and Nigel (Boogaard) were immense at the back and were able to handle an attacking onslaught from City in the second half.

“All in all, this is a pre-season clash and while it’s a pleasing result, we’ve still got a lot to work on before season kick-off on October 7.” 

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