McKinna said his team was starting to hit its straps after a stop-start first half of the season and Saturday night’s 3-0 whitewash against Adelaide was the perfect preparation for the top of the table showdown at the Telstra Dome.

"We love playing down there, it’s a huge game," he said.

"We’re going down knowing what to expect. We can get a result."

McKinna was delighted with the comfortable win against Adelaide and said the performance of strikers Sasho Petrovski, Matt Simon and Dylan Macallister was again a feature.

"They were outstanding," he said.

"They do a lot of defensive work, it gives us great options. Defenders hate playing guys with huge workrates."

Adelaide coach Aurelio Vidmar said his team needs to regroup quickly after a disappointing week.

"We’re back to a semi-normal routine now, the next few weeks are crucial for us," he said.

"There’s been a lot of pressure on the players but I can’t complain with the effort. We’ve always struggled with Central Coast. They came out and tried to hit us hard."