Despite still living in Sydney, Bojic eagerly wants to taste victory in front of the Central Coast faithful at Bluetongue Stadium.

"They are the glamour club, and you always want to get one over them," he said. "Coming from Sydney as well makes it interesting, and last year there were a few good battles against them, so hopefully this will be one again. It's another local rivalry.

"It has been good to get off to a good start - four points, we haven't lost yet, and hopefully we can capitalise on that and get a win at home again."

Used in a defensive role in his first season at the club, Bojic has this season been pushed forward into the midfield by Lawrie McKinna, a spot where the former Sutherland Sharks and Northampton Town man feels at home.

"So far, so good," he said. "Hopefully I'm doing the right thing by the gaffer and by the rest of the team, and hopefully I can keep putting in some good, solid performances and keep my spot there."

At the Sharks, Bojic played alongside Brendan Gan in the club's 2008 premiership winning season before the pair both moved to the Hyundai A-League, where they'll line up on opposing sides this weekend.

But Bojic plans to put friendships to one side for 90 minutes at least.

"He's a good young player and is doing well. It will be interesting to come up against him again. I'll give him a few little hits here and there, just to say hi!" joked Bojic.

History has seen some epic clashes between the two sides, including the first A-League Grand Final and a match considered possibly the greatest in the competition's history, where the lead swapped four times at Bluetongue Stadium before Sydney eventually ran out 5-4 winners in December 2007.

Another memorable meeting between the two came last season at Sydney Football Stadium, when Matt Simon scored twice and Nik Mrdja got the Mariners third, to complete a remarkable recovery from 3-0 down to secure a point.

The Mariners weren't the only ones to complete a remarkable recovery that day, with Bojic and Sydney defender Beau Busch completing the match despite a sickening bloody head-clash.

"The game was getting a bit boring, so we thought we'd spice it up and have a bit of a head clash!" said Bojic. "It happens, and luckily enough we both got back up and played on, so it was all good."

Central Coast head into the contest having conceded just one goal in their opening two A-League matches.

Bojic added: "The fact that we've only conceded one (goal), and we're scoring more is a positive thing. Hopefully we can keep a clean sheet and get our first win on the board at home."