Fresh off a maiden Australia Cup title, Newcastle coach Mark Milligan wants the long-floundering Jets to embrace the expectation of finals, then a shot at Asian football.

The Jets sealed their first trophy in 17 years with a 3-1 victory over Heidelberg United in Saturday night's final at Lakeside Stadium.

They have only played finals once in the past 15 years but former Socceroos captain Milligan believes Newcastle can return to the top six.

"We want to be a team that plays finals football. We want to compete for things. We're trying to build a brand of football that we think will do that," Milligan said.

"We're trying to create a squad in terms of the competitive nature that will do that. We want to be fighting for things. I want our fans to be excited by this.

"Expectation's not a b

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