Former skipper Danny Wilson is in the mix but, he suspects, isn't a certainty to travel considering his young family.
With Hoyle shifting to centreback from a defensive midfield role it opens the door for the Canadian pair of Oliver Coren and Jonny Cox to stake a claim with some energy and quality.
Bruin says the fab four are capable of pushing the ball around deftly when in possession but mutate into a force that can surge up field if the need arises to switch to a long-ball tactic - as it had transpired in the 4-3 loss to Wairarapa United in Napier on April 17.
"I missed the Wairarapa and Wellington United games," he says after the latter outplayed the Blues 6-2 also at Park Island, Napier.
The 26-year-old says the visitors today, second last on the table and on a three loss streak, have had a propensity to fall off in patches after a robust first half.
"If we can put 90 minutes together, we can beat anyone in the league."
Although it's Bruin's maiden season in the premier winter league, he boasts experience at the Stirling Sports Premiership level with Hawke's Bay United, in 2012-13 and part of 2013-14, pulling out due to work and study commitments.
In last weekend's 3-2 away loss to league leaders Stop Out, he said the hosts had four chances and found the net three times.
"We were on top of them in the first half and missed a couple of good chances that should have put the game away at halftime, really."
Bruin is loathe to dissect parts of the team for particular attention, believing it'll take a concerted effort from the collective to succeed.
"When we don't have the ball - and I think it's a mental thing - players being willing to work hard in winning the ball back," he says, putting it down to adopting the appropriate mentality.
For the geography teacher, returning as an old boy to Taradale High School, studies were a priority over sport but he did manage to get some game time with Dunedin Technical and Caversham before graduating with his PE degree at Otago University in 2013.
It didn't help that he broke his right leg in 2015, so he was out in the cold.
"This year, I'm pretty keen to play at the highest level, really."
However, he isn't too keen to look too far ahead at the national summer league.
"This season, we're guilty of being good in patches rather than putting together a full performance," says Bruin but adds they are desperate to getting back into winnings ways.
He realises the hosts are young and keen so the Rovers have to match that as a group.
Bruin reckons the winter league is more of a test than the national franchise one because of club loyalties.
His father, Mike Bruin, coached him and defending older brother Chris, 28, from the age of 5 to 13 through junior and representative ranks.
"Dad's been my biggest influence."
In recent years, they played together at Taradale FC in the senior ranks before Bruin made his move to the Central League with the Blues.
Miramar: 1 Phil Imray (GK), 2 Tim Schaeffers, 3 Aleem Sheik, 4 George Milne, 5 Roland Bala, 6 Olly Ceci, 7 Jean-Michel Paulin, 8 Saul Halpin, 10 Ben Thomas, 11 Mikhail Bredeveldt, 13 Taylor Hough, 14 Finn Moore, 15 Richard Bott, 16 Lewis Jackson, 17 Dom Rowe, 18 CJ Atkinson, 19 Fraser Norrington, 20 Oliver Ceci, 21 Ryan Matthews 22 Dan Clarke.
Coach: Wiremu Patrick.
Rovers: Ruben Parker Hanks (GK), 2 Blake Koolen, 3 Bradley Perks, 4 Jonny Cox, 5 Matt Bruin, 6 Oliver Coren, 8 Vinnie Mackirdy, 9 Angus Kilkolly, 10 Fahad Rwakarambwe, 11 Jorge Akers, 12 Ethan Ladd, 14 Josh Stevenson (vc), 15 Jim Hoyle, 16 Danny Wilson, 17 Fergus Neil (c), 18 Ross Willox, 19 Chris McIvor, 20 Charlie Yexley, 22 Kyle Baxter (RGK).
Coach: Bill Robertson.
