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In Celtic's first game of their Australian tour, Hearfield’s beautifully struck curling drive from just outside the box on 87 minutes zoomed past Dominic Cervi in the Celtic goal helping the Mariners to a famous victory over the legendary club.

The new Mariner is relishing the attacking role handed to him by coach Graham Arnold after admitting to “doing a job” for Ricki Herbert’s Wellington over the previous two seasons.

"I've been signed to the club to be a goalscorer and get back to goalscoring," a beaming Hearfield said after the game.

"I've been at the back for a long time at Wellington and it's just good to get forward and get back shooting.

"I was in camps with the Olyroos with Graham Arnold and he knows what I can do, he's seen me play when I was younger.

"He signed me to the club to be explosive and to run at players and get back to my natural game which is going forward."

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It’s been a memorable few months for the Tamworth-born Hearfield. The former Jet enjoyed a successful loan stint in Indonesia and also took time out to get married in the Hunter during the off-season.

And now with an eye-catching debut under his belt, Hearfield has staked an early claim for a starting spot in Arnold’s run-on side.

Fresh from a 14-game stint with Pelita Jaya in the Indonesian Super Liga, Hearfield said he felt sharp as a result of his move.

The 23-year-old moved to Indonesia at the end of the A-League season and he felt t has invigorated him, he said, even if he was played more as a defender than in his preferred position up top. 

“It was a great experience in the heat over there and they get 20,000 for each game so it was a good buzz. I’ve come back here to a new club and I’m buzzing," he said.

Hearfield’s move to the Indonesian outfit, coached by Aussie coach Misha Radovic, was helped by having former Mariner Chris Doig also at the club. But it still was a learning curve.

“We found it tough some times," said Hearfield. "It’s a bit third world at times but we did a job for the football club.

"We were there to stop them from being relegated which we did and we ended up with double the points they got in the first round [of the league].

“You go there and play your football and you get looked after which is the main thing and they’re beautiful people so it was good for my football and I was glad that I did it.”

Now the explosive Hearfield will have some targeted breaks over the next 13 weeks ahead of the start of the new season. But he doesn’t plan on having an extended holiday.

He added: “I don’t want a break. I just want to be ready and buzzing for the new season.”