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NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott insists there will be no excuses for the Kangaroos coming off last week's trip west, saying his side is ready to play.
While Perth-lag has proved an issue for some teams this season, Scott backed his conditioning staff to manage his players for Sunday's clash against Gold Coast at Etihad Stadium.
The fifth-placed Kangaroos have a nine-day turnaround to recover from their 13-point win over Fremantle on Anzac Day.
"When you win you come back a lot better, let me tell you, and we haven't experienced that too often,'' Scott said yesterday.
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"But we have got a nine-day break now, so the trip back from Perth we have managed the guys really well.
"We back our conditioning, we back our staff. We have had short breaks the last two weeks and they have never been an excuse.
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"We came back from Sydney on a short break, we had a short break going over to Perth and didn't use them as excuses then and we certainly won't be after a nine-day break now.
"We're ready to play. We'd play (today) if the game was on.''
Scott said his players were determined to back up last week's win over the Dockers with another strong result this weekend.
"The playing group and leaders are really determined to get the job done this week,'' he said.
"They said themselves that we feel if we don't get the job done this week, last week will count for nothing.''
The Kangaroos suffered a 15-point loss in their only match against Gold Coast last season at Metricon Stadium, but Scott said he was more concerned about the Suns' recent form.
"Last year's game is really irrelevant,'' he said.
"(It was) played in really wet conditions, we were very, very poor, they were very, very good.
"It's so long ago that we will focus more on their last four weeks rather than something that happened 12 months ago.''
Daniel Wells will not face Gold Coast this weekend due to a foot injury. Picture: Colleen Petch. Source: News Corp Australia
Scott said the Kangaroos would err on the side of caution with captain Andrew Swallow and give him more game time in the VFL before he makes his AFL return.
Swallow made his comeback from a serious Achilles injury in the VFL last weekend, collecting 23 disposals and laying five tackles in three quarters for North Ballarat.
"The prudent thing to do would be to give him another game in the VFL and get him back somewhere close to his best,'' Scott said.
It's a similar story for midfield star Daniel Wells (foot), who Scott said would not be risked if there were any doubts over his fitness.
"We will give him right up until the last minute to prove his availability,'' Scott said.
While Scott said he was confident Swallow could perform if he was selected to play against the Gold Coast on Sunday, he said the club didn't want to take any risks with its skipper.
North Melbourne has the bye after this round.
"He is a chance and it's really tempting. He will train today,'' Scott said today.
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