Gold Coast Suns standout Tom Lynch has backed under-fire coach Rodney Eade as the man for the job beyond this season.
The Suns dropped to 15th after another frustrating loss on Saturday at home and now sit three wins outside the top eight.
Despite calls for Eade to go, Suns co-captain Lynch nominated the playing group as the party responsible for another lacklustre campaign.
"All the playing group fully supports him," the key forward said.
"The players have let themselves down. He's coaching really well and the players are fully supporting him."
A tight loss to Collingwood on Saturday, made more frustrating by the fact they fought back to lead mid-way through the contest, has compounded disappointment on the Gold Coast.
Slipping further away from a maiden finals appearance, Eade's future on the Gold Coast is a topic of contention.
But Lynch is more frustrated in his own form and wants his teammates to win back some respect by performing consistently.
"We have spoken about it for far too long now, but we know we have to keep on trying and getting rid of those inconsistencies," he said.
"We are heading in the right direction."
That direction is north this Saturday, when the Suns meet the Western Bulldogs at Cazalys in Cairns.
The heat will be on the defending premiers too, given they are also tenuously placed outside the top eight with an 8-8 season record.
Early memories of Cairns are good for the Suns, with Karmichael Hunt booting a goal after the siren to beat Richmond in 2012.
But things haven't gone as sweetly in recent years.
"We haven't won there for a few years, but we have some good memories from early days," Lynch said.
"It's going to be warmer so I think that's going to help us, with the Bulldogs coming from cold Melbourne. We're pumped to get up there and play them."
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