Munster eager to lead Storm's title charge

Melbourne superstar Cameron Munster is putting his hand up to be the player to lead the Storm to back-to-back NRL premierships. Most of Munster's career has been played alongside natural on-field leaders Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, the obvious examples. But with the Big Three now a part of the Storm's history, the onus has fallen on Munster to be the director of Melbourne's on-field productions. "I've been lucky enough and fortunate enough to have so many experienced players around me," Munster said. "They're not there anymore and I need to get off the couch and start pulling my finger out and start leading the boys around. "I'm really excited to get the team out of the trenches but I need to start well and get into the game a lot earlier than when I've been doing lately." "My foot's getting a lot better and I guess that's just showing in my own performances," he said. "It's been a bit of a rollercoaster season and I guess everyone has injuries but all I can do now is just focus on the back end of the year. "It's crunch time and we need to play our best football and if we're playing our best football that means I need to be on."