Brownlow Medalist Matt Rowell has hosed down speculation of a rift between himself and coach Damien Hardwick.
Recent reports have indicated that there has been player disquiet during the Suns' losing streak, with tension between the coach and senior players including Rowell said to be at the centre of it.
But Rowell moved to close down those rumours.
"I was just very surprised," he said on Tuesday.
"There's no truth in that. Me and 'Dimma' have a good relationship, we're very honest with each other.
"We had a good chat after it all came out and were both as surprised as each other.
"There's been a lot of noise around that and there's definitely not any disharmony.
"The position we're in, there's going to be some hard conversations because we're not where we want to be."
No club has a longer current losing streak in the league than Gold Coast with the Suns falling out of the top 10 after spending the early part of the year as premiership favourites but Rowell indicated optimism remained the season could be salvaged.
"We have high expectations now," Rowell said.
"Maybe a few years ago we'd lose eight in a row and people wouldn't care.
"But we have to play to a better standard. It doesn't seem very far away, we've just got to stick together."
