Mariner Nick Fitzgerald ready to take aim at Roar Nick Fitzgerald in action for Brisbane Roar. He signed with Central Coast Mariners in January. WITH the "gentlemen's agreement" no longer existing, Central Coast attacker Nick Fitzgerald is desperate for game time against his former club when the Mariners host Brisbane Roar at Bluetongue Stadium tomorrow. Fitzgerald signed with the Mariners in January, but was not due to join the Gosford-based club until next season. However, his departure was brought forward when Roar coach Mike Mulvey banished him to the youth team, after originally telling him he would remain a part of first-team plans for the rest of the season. As part of Fitzgerald's early release, the Roar demanded that the 21-year-old forward be prevented from playing for the Mariners in their 2-2 draw with Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on February 1. But Fitzgerald is free to play tomorrow, and is itching for a chance to hurt the Roar's hopes of contesting this season's finals series. "I'm hoping that Fitzy will start - he's definitely got a point to prove to Mulvey," Fitzgerald's agent David O'Keefe said yesterday. Having started in the Mariners' 3-1 AFC Champions League loss to Kashiwa Reysol in Japan on Wednesday night, Fitzgerald is no certainty to be in Central Coast's first XI tomorrow, particularly after coach Graham Arnold kept four players at home this week. Attacking pair Daniel McBreen and Mile Sterjovski and defenders Josh Rose and Pedj Bojic did not travel to Japan to ensure they would be fresh for A-League duty. However, McBreen warned the Roar to be wary of a Fitzgerald backlash should the Australian under-23 international take any part in tomorrow's match. The Roar, unbeaten in their past four A-League games, are set to name an unchanged starting team for the fourth match in succession. "I don't see any reason to change the team," said Mulvey, who will continue with the midfield combination of Luke Brattan, Steve Lustica and Stef Nijland. Former Gold Coast United defender Adama Traore will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury he suffered in Melbourne Victory's 1-1 draw with the Roar last Saturday night. Traore went down under the challenge of Roar utility Ivan Franjic, with Victory coach Ange Postecoglou later describing the tackle as "ordinary." Postecoglou said yesterday Traore was likely to have ankle surgery and would be sidelined for up to four months.