Twelve months after he was the Wolves’ match winner in the corresponding fixture last season, Jordan Murray will return to Wollongong looking to haunt his former side.
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The striker is set to play at WIN Stadium on Sunday for the first since leaving the Wolves at the end of last season for APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
Murray’s decisive finish paved the way for the Wolves to secure a 1-0 win when the two sides met at the beachside venue in 2015.
If given the opportunity, he could look to go from hero to villain to front of the Wollongong faithful.
Wolves coach Jacob Timpano accepts he will be a danger to his team if he plays but says he won’t be a focus.
“He will be a threat, if he plays, but in saying that we won’t just be sticking after him,” the second year coach said.
“He hasn’t been starting too many games [recently] but has scored the past two games off the bench so he might force his way into the line-up.
“To be honest, after Peter [Simonoski] went down he is someone we could have used right now too.”
The Wolves snatched a gritty 1-0 win away from home when they meet APIA away in round five and are hopeful of repeating the performance.
“We have had a good prep this week which is good because it’s going to be a big game,” Timpano said.
“APIA are a good team and their position on the ladder doesn’t really reflect the level they are. We beat them away from home the first time and it would be good to repeat that down at home.”
