THE Gold Coast Blaze will be forced to play a potential home semi-final series at the outdated Carrara Indoor Stadium or at Logan because the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre is booked out.

In a stunning revelation the floor at the convention centre was ripped up and transported to Carrara at the weekend so the squad can have a trial run at the ageing venue today.

In a logistical nightmare for the club, the Blaze are a possibility of finishing anywhere from minor premiers to potentially missing the top four, a situation that won't be decided until the end of the week.

The three-game playoff series, prior to the grand final, runs between February 19-28. The convention centre is unavailable on February 19, 20, 21, 22 and then 25, 26 and 27 because of a major motorcycle exhibition and a world surfing tour event.

That leaves just February 23 and 24 as the only available dates.

Blaze chief executive Dave Claxton last night confirmed there were two potential scenarios.

 A top two finish would mean they host Game 1 and Game 3 of the playoff series which would be at the first and second weekend when the convention centre is unavailable, meaning another venue would be used.

 If the club finishes third or fourth they will host the second game of the series, which would be played midweek, meaning the club would remain on their home court on the free dates.

To play away from Broadbeach would be disappointing for the players who would almost certainly attract a capacity of 5000 after the ground record was broken on Friday night. It is understood a crowd of just over 3000 could be squeezed into Carrara providing the Blaze and council could organise portable air-conditioning and requirements for a live television broadcast. The back-up option will be Logan which hosts the WNBL.

Claxton said the clash was unavoidable.

"The convention centre has dates for exhibitions booked in years in advance, we like all sports are dictated to when the scheduling comes out, it is nobody's fault it is just a facet of not having a venue of our own," he said.

The Blaze's loss on Saturday night mean the club probably now needs to win their last two games of the season to have a home final.

Claxton said due diligence was being carried out to determine if Carrara is feasible.

"The team will have a run on it and report back how it feels. It's on a suspended floor, it's not on concrete like the convention centre. It looks ok, it feels ok but until all the players are out there we won't know for sure."

He said the club would pull out all stops to ensure a suitable venue.

"The first thing we are conscious of is giving the team the best possible venue and home advantage that we can and then giving our corporate partners and season members the best possible chance to see the game."

Carrara is the likely venue, but Claxton could not rule Logan out as a venue.

"I can't rule Logan out, we are still working through a couple of issues at Carrara."

Claxton said the closeness of the league had added to problems.

"One of the highlights of the year has been how close the league is. The reality is we won't know the make-up of the top four and the positions within the top four until the weekend."