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West Coast coach Adam Simpson says the clubs annual request for more time between games continues to amount to nothing.But he wont let his players use it as an excuse heading into a season-defining clash with Greater Western Sydney.The Eagles will play the Giants at Spotless Stadium in Sydney on Saturday just six days after beating Fremantle in Perth.West Coast will then have six days to prepare for next weeks crunch clash with AFL heavyweights Hawthorn at Domain Stadium.All up, West Coast have eight six-day breaks this year.Three of those are away games.Simpson, who notched 306 games for North Melbourne during a glittering playing career, says his role as West Coast coach has given him more appreciation for the heavy travel burden interstate clubs carry.And he hopes the AFL will come to the party by giving the Eagles less six-day breaks in the future.This is my third year, and the 28 years (chief executive Trevor Nisbett) has been here, hes put it in (a request for less six-day breaks) every year, Simpson said on Thursday.I reckon weve had more six-day breaks than any team in the last 10 years.Its a tough gig doing that with the travel.Thats not a complaint. Thats just a reality. It falls on deaf ears.Were not complaining. We train at night during the weeks in a six-day break and the boys get up for it. We definitely wont use that as an excuse.West Coast (13-6) sit in sixth spot on the ladder.But with games against the Giants, Hawthorn, and Adelaide (away) to round out their season, the Eagles are in danger of slipping out of the top six.That scenario would see West Coast miss out on a crucial home final.The fourth-placed Giants (14-5) are one of the form teams of the competition and will be aiming to boost their top-two hopes with a win over West Coast.Simpson said the ruck battle between Nic Naitanui and GWS big man Shane Mumford would be crucial in deciding Saturdays result.I think both ruckmen arent intimidated about playing against each other, put it that way, Simpson said.Therell be a lot of weight around that contest for sure.Its becoming a real fierce battle every week in the ruck. 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Fuelled by a drought-breaking clean sheet, goalkeeper Paul Izzo is set on helping Central Coast claim back-to-back A-League wins for the first time in nearly 1000 days.The Mariners are saying goodbye to one unwanted statistic at a time under new coach Paul Okon.Last Thursdays 2-0 upset of Perth put an end to 36 games without a clean sheet and sealed the clubs first home win since New Years Eve.Having experienced first-hand the disappointment of conceding 70 goals last season, Izzo was relieved to finally give commentators something to talk about other than his sides leaky defence.Its great to finally get the monkey off the back, but more importantly we won the game which is the bigger picture, the 21-year-old gloveman said.Its a sign of how things are changing around here, the style weve got going on now is completely different.It would have been extremely disappointing if wed conceded and only won 2-1.That triumph lifted Paul Okons charges into sixth spot, one ahead of Saturdays opponents Western Sydney.The challlenge now is going one better than their 1-1 draw with Tony Popovics side five weeks ago.ddddddddddddDo that and the Mariners will taste successive victories for the first time since April 2014.It would be a great way to make a statement and maintain our spot in the top six, Izzo said.But we dont want to look too much into the ladder at this stage of the season, we just want to focus on our style and keep trying to perfect the way we play.Meanwhile, the club have released teenage goalkeeper Tom Heward-Belle from his contract effective immediately.The 19-year-old, who was third choice behind Izzo and Ivan Necevski, requested a release to spend more time in Sydney focusing on university.Heward-Belle made three appearances for the Mariners, including an impromptu A-League debut on Boxing Day last year when he was thrown into the mix following Izzos red card in the 4-1 loss to Sydney FC. 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