NO MATTER how many losses Gold Coast have to start this season, coach Rodney Eade says there'll be no panic.

After many predicted the Suns to make their maiden finals appearance in 2015, they are 0-3 ahead of Saturday's match against fellow expansion club Greater Western Sydney in Canberra. 

However, Eade says there's no sense of desperation just yet. And there won't be – ever.

He says it's more important for Gold Coast to lay a foundation that can make them a successful club in the finals, rather than one that simply makes up the numbers and is humiliated in week one of September action. 

"There'll be no panic if we're 0-20, to be honest," Eade said on Friday morning.

"We've got to put a baseline in of what we want to stand for and the way we go about it. 

"We can't flick and twist and throw the baby out with the bathwater just to chase a win.

"We've got to set a foundation that's going to hold us in good stead going forward."

After a much-improved performance in last week's nine-point loss to Geelong, Eade said there was another "firm" review.

He said the wins would look after themselves if they maintained the same effort every week. 

Saturday's match against the 2-1 Giants presents the next chapter in the rivalry and inevitable comparisons between the competition's two youngest clubs.

Eade said using the rivalry as a source of motivation was a waste of time. 

"I don't really use that because I think it's a false motivation," he said. 

"If you've got that 'us against them' mentality I think you're scraping the barrel. You've really got to do it for the right reason.

"I think they've (the Giants) been impressive.

"We're obviously very keen to get a win and hopefully it starts this week." 

Eade said the return of hulking forward Charlie Dixon from an ankle injury was a huge lift for the Suns, describing him as one of the club's six most important players.