Minor premiers Melbourne are looking to launch into the NRL finals on the back of a win rather than be drawn into the woes of last-round foes Brisbane.
The Storm are expected to be back to full strength for Thursday night's match at Suncorp Stadium, with the only question mark over Ryan Papenhuyzen, who suffered bone bruising in his leg in Thursday's loss to North Queensland.
However, the gun fullback was spotted around Melbourne on Monday looking unhindered by the injury, giving hope that he could make the trip north for the final round.
The undermanned ladder leaders suffered a tight loss to the Cowboys but were buoyed by the effort, given coach Craig Bellamy rested 11 players.
Meanwhile, the Broncos were startlingly bad in Saturday's 34-point loss to the Dolphins that sealed their finals fate.
The performance, which capped a dramatic slide down the ladder after making last year's grand final, has led to calls for a complete review of coaching staff and players.
A win over one of the competition favourites to end the season could at least relieve some pressure on the powerhouse Queensland club.
Melbourne prop Tui Kamikamica said his team had spoken about keeping the blinkers on and focusing on getting the job done in Brisbane.
"We spoke about it today," said the Fijian international, who sat out the trip to Townsville.
"We have to treat this game like any other game, especially this week because they've got nothing to lose.
"It's more about focusing on us, building up for next week, but we want to go up there and do a good job.
"The mentality is just about doing our role, especially for me in the forwards."
While 30-year-old Kamikamica has been a solid performer all season, fellow prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona has hit form ahead of the finals.
Kamikamica said the presence of his Kiwi counterpart made a big difference to the Storm pack.
"Nelson is just an enforcer," he said.
"For the last five or six weeks, he's been really playing some good, consistent footy.
"We all know what Nelson's going to bring and I always rely on him, because he's my best mate."
Kamikamica said he was excited about getting home in October to Fiji, with his birth country hosting Pacific Championship matches for the first time.
Fiji will face Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands in the Bowl, with the winner to face the third-placed team in the Pacific Cup for a chance to be promoted to the top bracket.
"I was pretty happy with that, when it was announced the game will be Fiji," Kamikamica said.
"The last time we had a game there was way back in 2017, which was a lead-up for the World Cup.
"The Fijian people, they love their footy. It doesn't matter if it's rugby league or rugby union, if there's going to be a game in the islands, they'll just turn up."
