Canberra Rockets coach Robbie Graham has chosen an attacking squad he believes is capable of causing problems for the Newcastle Jets in their friendly on Wednesday night.
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A 17-man Rockets squad was announced this morning for the McKellar Park encounter against the A-League side.
Canberra Olympic central midfielder Robbie Deeley captains a powerful squad containing plenty of attacking weapons, including Cooma striker Alex Oloriegbe, Tuggeranong's Mark Shields and former Young Socceroo Stephen Domenici.
"It's a good blend and the progression we have made over the short time that we have been together is encouraging," Graham said.
"We need to maintain a structure throughout the 90 minutes against the Newcastle Jets and to keep possession when we get the ball.
"I believe that the players picked will do that job and should create problems for the Jets going forward."
Seven of the eight ACT Premier League clubs are represented, with five-time reigning champions Canberra FC the strongest contributors with six players.
Other notable inclusions are Woden Valley's American duo Peter Marlette and Nick Hamilton and ex-New Zealand Knights midfielder Dustin Wells and Milan Popovich from table-topping Belconnen United.
Canberra Rockets: 1. Ben Klug (Canberra FC), 2. Milan Popovich (Belconnen United), 3. Hristjan Tanoski (Canberra Olympic), 4. Nick Hamilton (Woden Valley), 5. Matt Grbesa (Canberra FC), 6. Robbie Deeley (Canberra Olympic) – captain, 7. Ian Graham (Canberra FC), 8. Adam Spaleta (Canberra FC), 9. James Field (Canberra Olympic), 10. Peter Marlette (Woden Valley), 11. Dustin Wells (Belconnen United), 12. Mark Shields (Tuggeranong United), 13. Stephen Domenici (Cooma Tigers), 14. Alex Oloriegbe (Cooma Tigers), 15. Tim Stewart (Tuggeranong United), 16. James Ward (Canberra City), 17. Ivan Pavlak (Canberra FC).
