Tiatto administered his own treatment on the sidelines in the Central Coast Mariners match by popping the shoulder back in himself before heading back into the action.

But he says won't wear a shoulder brace against Glory - and will keep that confined to the training ground and not for competitive matches.

“I’m not going to use it in the game; it’s more a precautionary thing for training really, just so I don’t pop my shoulder out again," he said.

"It’s restrictive and that’s why I won’t wear it in the games. I’d rather just go out there and have nothing taped or strapped up so it’s not on my mind.”

Despite the pain caused by the dramatic injury, and the history the tough midfielder has with the complaint, Tiatto has learned to live with the troublesome joint.

“I’m not one to think about things like that really," he said. "I’m more one to go in and if it happens again, then it happens again.

"But I’ve been doing a bit of rehab to try and get the muscles around it a little bit stronger so I just keep on working on that and hopefully it doesn’t come out in the next week or two.

He added: “That’s the second time it’s come out since I had the operation five years ago.

"Prior to the operation it popped out probably about 15 times so I’m pretty used to getting it to go in and out.

"At the moment I’m just a little bit wary of it because I don’t want to go down the same road again and end up having to have an operation at the end of the season.”

His trademark combative style is not in doubt though, especially now that Frank Farina has switched Tiatto from defensive duties to a more central role in midfield. Seeing more of the ball suits him nicely, he says.

“I started off at left-back and now I’ve been thrown into the midfield," he said. "Wherever I play I quite enjoy being in the middle, being able to get stuck in and get the ball a little bit more.

“I’ve realised that the game’s a little bit different here to how it is in Europe. You can get stuck in a little bit more in the English league but I know I have to tone it down a little bit here.

“It won’t take the competitive edge out of my game, but I have to wary, and as the coach said, he wants me to be there week in week out to make sure that I’m playing for the club.”

For Farina, the luxury of having a player who is comfortable in a number of roles provides the flexibility he insists upon from his troops.

An added plus for the Roar boss is the example Tiatto sets for the younger players and his never-say-die approach to the game.

“I always said when Danny first came to us that he can play in a number of roles, whether it’s left back, left midfield or the holding role in midfield he’s played before," said Farina.

"I had him with the national team on occasions playing in different roles and he’s very versatile, which is the beauty of getting a player of Danny’s quality. I thought last week he was one of the best on the park.”

He added: “When people saw that [shoulder dislocation] happen, I think a lot of them expected him to come off, so for him to stay on and finish the game says loads about him.

"But it also shows the other guys that if you want to be successful you’ve got to not only be a good footballer, you’ve got to be strong in a lot of areas.”

Lining up next to Tiatto in midfield will be Matt McKay and Marcinho, but with Massimo Murdocca absent with a thigh strain, Brazilian forward Reinaldo could be drafted into a more withdrawn role, allowing Farina to select both Simon Lynch and Ante Milicic up front.

Defender Craig Moore has recovered from the tonsillitis that kept him at home earlier in the week but the Roar Coach is yet to decide whether Moore will be partnered by Josh McCloughan or the returning Sasa Ognenovski who has recovered from the ankle sprain that kept him out last week.