While Perth returned home empty handed for the third time in as many trips away from home this season, Burns believes the club's performances on the road belies the lack of points on the board.

 He remains confident the club can swing the results back in their favour before too long.

"It is tough to come back with no points in a match where we all truly believed we deserved something from and the lads are disappointed about that," he said.  "In my opinion the best way to approach a game is with a winning mentality and it doesn't matter whether it is at home or away.  The league is so tight and if you want to separate yourself then you have to put consecutive wins together.

"I guess above all it is disappointing when you walk from the field knowing you have created some good football and you don't get the right result in the end."

Perth twice hit the crossbar on Friday night in Canberra while another goal was ruled out after a late offside flag. However, Burns said the feeling amongst the playing group remained positive and it was only a matter of time before all the pieces would come together on the road.

Burns added:  "There is going to come a time when an opposition team is going to cop the full brunt of that and we'll really open them up and make good on our chances.

 "There is a bit of luck involved and when you get on a run sometimes the ball bounces your way, but at the minute it hasn't happened but we're going to keep on working hard towards that.

 "The beauty of football is that there is always another game and we've really got to focus on Gold Coast and get the three points in front of our home fans on Sunday."