The powerful forward sat on the sidelines during today's training run but will be given every opportunity to prove he is 100% before the Gold Coast side departs for Townsville tomorrow afternoon.

If Djite is absent it will be one half of a double injury blow for Gold Coast with defender John Curtis likely to be missing for at least this week with a groin strain, also sustained at Thursday's session.

United Head Coach Miron Bleiberg said although he is prepared to wait until the last moment to make a decision on Djite, no risks will be taken with one of his prize strikers.

"Bruce and John picked up slight strains yesterday in training and hence we gave them a day off today. Tomorrow we have our last training session and they have to prove their fitness," Bleiberg said.

"If they pass their fitness tests they will come with us because both were in my plans to play in Townsville. If not, so be it - we'll take alternative players. We'll find out tomorrow, but at the moment I would give them less than a 50% chance.

"If they're not 100%, because it's the type of injury that can get worse, they will not go. If it gets worse it will be a two or three-week injury, so I hope giving them a rest this week will help them to be ready next week.

"But if both of them can do everything in training tomorrow I have to decide. If they can only give 60% or 70% intensity we will leave them behind. We have Tahj (Minniecon), Golgol (Mebrahtu) and Chris Harold who could cover for Bruce, and for John Curtis we have Fitzy (Steve Fitzsimmons) and Steve Pantelidis.

Looking to consolidate third place on the ladder, Gold Coast could register a club record of eight consecutive unbeaten matches this weekend if they avoid defeat at the hands of the Fury, but Bleiberg is focussed on securing all three points as he looks to close the gap on the top two.

"For us, it's a more important game than normal and that's the attitude we're going with. We're going for a big game and on the top of it, if you look around us Adelaide and Brisbane both have tough games, so it's an opportunity for us if we get the three points to close the gap between us and the top."

Bleiberg's coaching colleagues at the Fury are likely to be forced to watch the game from the grandstand with both yet to serve their sidelines suspensions. He joked about the after-match formalities, but the Gold Coast boss said he felt for the Fury's Franz Straka and assistant Stuart McLaren.

"I'll have to shake hands with myself!" he said. "I'm not happy about this situation though - they are colleagues and I don't want to feel like they lost the game because of their absence from bench or that we had an unfair advantage. If they're on the bench or not on the bench it doesn't change anything from my point of view."

United skipper Jason Culina echoed the views of his coach, saying registering a win in Townsville was Gold Coast's sole focus, but he hit back at recent criticism of his side's performances, saying every point counts in the title race.

"Obviously wins are important and coming off two draws, one away from home and one against the league leaders, it's probably not too bad, but we're looking for a win. We're not going there for a draw and to get a club record (8 undefeated) would be nice to go along with it," Culina said.

"I think the most important thing is being consistent. We haven't lost for quite a while now and our aim is to keep picking up the points.

"Picking up a point away from home isn't a bad thing but we need to win those games at home and take all three. At this point in the season I don't think we should be panicking - we're sitting third on the table. We welcome all criticism but we'll just soak it up and get on with playing the football we know."