The last time these two teams met, the game ended in a 5-0 win for Melbourne at the Telstra Dome in round three.

Coach Gary van Egmond, who will celebrate his 50th game in charge of the Jets this weekend, said: “The challenge is great. We’re playing against the league-leaders, the team that’s been widely tipped to win the competition.

"So I know the boys are really looking forward to it, it’s probably been etched in their memory the last time we played them and they’re well and truly up for the game and looking for revenge.

“I’m very confident that our team is travelling a lot better than when we last played them down at the Telstra Dome. It’s going to be a real challenge for us, it’s going to show us where we’re at."

The Jets’ boss was today quick to rule out his team playing for a draw and insisted that his chargers would be seeking all 3 points from the clash with the league leaders.

He said: “You play to win. If you play to draw, if you get a goal scored against you, or if you do score a goal you tend to go into your shell a little bit. You play to win. You score one, you score two, you score three, you score four; you keep on going until the final whistle because you play to win. We never approach a game in a manner that we’re happy with a draw."

In a boost for the Jets, Adam Griffiths has returned to training with the team and may return to the fray this week, along with Socceroo Jade North and youngsters James Holland, Jason Naidovski and Ben Kantarovski who return from international duties.

Joel Griffiths, last season’s Johnny Warren Medalist and Golden Boot winner, will have to complete tomorrow morning’s final training session at EnergyAustralia Stadium to be eligible for selection for Saturday after sustaining a hamstring injury three weeks ago.

“This morning he (Joel) got through the sprints session, he got through the speed session and he got through some change of direction, and we had a game and he got through that again. We need to see him get through at one-hundred percent," said van Egmond.