The upcoming NRL Grand Final is set to be one of the most tightly contested in recent memory, with the Storm and Panthers facing off.
The Storm are minor premiers and have beaten Penrith twice this year, but the Panthers have won three Grand Finals in a row and are looking for a spectacular number four.
It should be a match for the ages, and both coaches will be working hard on how to expose the small weaknesses in each side.
Former Storm captain and premiership winner Cameron Smith casts his eye on how his former side could win on Sunday.
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Smith on how Melbourne can defeat Penrith
Speaking on SEN's The Captain's Run, Smith pointed to tactics utilised by the Storm in their big preliminary final against the Roosters, and how they could be effective against Penrith.
He names the Storm's spine of Ryan Papenhuyzen, Jahrome Hughes, Cameron Munster, and Harry Grant as the players who could break the game open if they control the tempo of the game.
"If [Penrith] don't control the speed of the play the ball this week, those four players will tear Penrith apart," Smith said.
"What they did [last week] is have that space between [Luke] Keary and [Angus] Crichton and attacked it all night, they scored four tries through that area.
"Once they got that sniff of blood, they just hammered that part of the field all night."
Whilst Smith insisted Penrith would be a tougher nut to crack due to their defensive solidity and greater fitness levels, he mentions how their rough period in last year's Grand Final - where they conceded three tries in 10 minutes - shows how one part of the field could be vulnerable to the Storm's lightning fast attack.
"The left side around [Nathan] Cleary [could be vulnerable] because of the questions marks around his left shoulder, but they have been a little bit vulnerable around him this year defensively," Smith said.
"If you look back to last year's Grand Final, where did Broncos carve them up a little bit? Cleary and [Izack] Tago.
"[Ezra Mam] made some line breaks, he scored points through that area where they made those guys make decisions.
"That edge from Melbourne, that's Cam Munster, and he can create all sorts of dramas for defensive lines out there."
