Jets coach Arthur Papas hopes the opportunity to give his players their first "freshen up" in over two months will prove the catalyst to a crucial victory when they host Perth at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.
Newcastle are back at home after a tough and taxing 10-day period, in which they defied the odds to produce a spectacular, backs-to-the-wall 2-0 victory over Sydney on March 25 after being decimated by COVID, flew to Perth midweek and played out a 0-0 draw before being outplayed in a devastating 2-0 loss to Brisbane Roar in Queensland last Sunday.
