Magpies Crusaders, who currently sit in 12th spot in the 15-team NPL Queensland, will take on Coomera, who are sixth on the eight-team Gold Coast Premier League table.

Smith concedes drawing an A-League team to North Queensland was their preferred opponent.

"It’s a tough one. We were probably a little bit torn," he said.

"We were excited to potentially bring an A-League club to Mackay and bring some good, quality football to the region. But by the same token it was a game that if you play an A-League team it’s a pretty tough ask.

"So to get another team that’s outside the A-League it gives us an opportunity to give a strong performance and maybe get a victory and potentially look at the next round. It’s a winnable game, it’s certainly not a given.

"When you get to this level they [Coomera] grow an extra leg. W’re sure they’ll be pretty excited. Our boys aren’t going to underestmate them, but it’s definitely a winnable game."

Magpies Crusaders' key players include striker Michael Lyall and French defender Raffi Krissian.

"Michael's our captain and striker," Smith said.

"He scored plenty of goals last year, he was named in NPL team of the year. He’s critical for us. Our big centre back Rafi Christenan, he came to us early in the season and he’s been a really good pick-up for us.

"We’ve got some good young players coming through as well. We’ve got a nice balanced squad."