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Melbourne Storm skipper Cameron Smith says his side doesn't need talk of their fierce rivalry with Manly to fire up for Friday night's NRL final, with a grand final berth enough motivation.
Much has been made of the hostilities between the two NRL giants, with emotions coming to a head
in 2011 in the Battle of Brookvale.
Ahead of their preliminary final at AAMI Park on Friday night, Smith said winning rather than beating Manly was the goal.
"It's a big game, we're playing for a spot in the grand final, so I don't think there's too much time for anyone to think about doing too much else except playing footy on the field," Smith said. "Manly are a great side and they know how to win at this time of year."
The Storm are set to include some big bodies in props Jason Ryles and Sika Manu as well as second-rower Todd Lowrie, who are all returning from injury after missing the impressive qualifying win over Souths.
