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NORTH Melbourne coach Dean Laidley said his club's poor record on the road this year will not lower confidence when it heads to the Gold Coast to face the Brisbane Lions this Saturday night.

The Roos have lost four of their six interstate matches, including their last outing at Carrara – against the Saints in round 14.

Laidley said the disappointing run away from home this year will not concern the side as it prepares to travel north.

"We sort of push that aside," he said on Wednesday.

"We've won one and lost one at this venue, and it's our last time we'll probably travel to the Gold Coast. So we really want to give a good performance, firstly for our supporters back home but also for the people who have helped us and supported us on the Gold Coast."

Saturday night's match will be North Melbourne's final home game at the Gold Coast venue, after completing its commitment to the stadium following the decision to remain at its traditional home.

"We've really enjoyed going up there, it's been great," Laidley said.

"Obviously it's a good place for a holiday [whereas] it's a great place to live in Melbourne."

Laidley said the key to beating the Lions this weekend is to halt their midfield, given the impact Jonathan Brown (13 goals in three games) has had against his side.

"Brown has caused us a few headaches the last couple of times we've played them," he said.

"We'll have to make sure we get our match-ups right, but I still think it's about winning the ball in the midfield and putting the pressure on there rather than getting three or four numbers behind the ball.

"We'll continue to play the way we play and I think if we can win the contested football and get it inside our forward 50 as quickly as we can, we'll keep the scoreboard ticking over."

He also said there has been little talk of the Kangaroos' momentous leap from 10th to fifth on the ladder with their 28-point win over Melbourne.

"If we start filling the players' heads with those sorts of thoughts, perhaps that's what they start thinking about rather than coming back to the task at hand and keeping it process-driven," Laidley said.

"I think if you start making it result-driven, you can really lose focus on what you need to do.

"It's really important for any team, and the team that probably improves the most between now and round 22, that is going to be pretty successful in September.

"But you've got to win those games to get there."

Laidley added the club was not concerned with the recent accusations made by Melbourne that North midfielder Brent Harvey dives for free kicks.

"That's Melbourne's opinion and they're entitled to that opinion," he said.

"We don't see it that way. We think he's taken his game to another level, and he's been a very good player for us.

"I'm sure he'll keep performing."