Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says he's been trying to prepare his troops for the likelihood of an arm-wrestle with St George Illawarra after blow-outs in their last two NRL matches. The Storm host the Dragons on Sunday, with the match coming after putting a combined 120 points on their last two opponents. "We haven't had a game where it's been a lot ball in play for the last two weeks so you sort of worry a little bit about how that affects you," Bellamy said on Saturday. "We've tried to make up for that a little bit with our training but it's hard to replicate . "There are some things you can do, but it's not as good as having being in the heat of the battle for the 80 minutes. "There's a couple things that we've tinkered with the last couple of weeks and hopefully, when we get into that real tight game ... that's going to help us. "They're a tough physical side who always fight to the end and that's what's going to happen tomorrow." Bellamy said they had done plenty of preparation focusing on their 2023 recruit, prop Tariq Sims, while he thought halfback Ben Hunt was in career best form.
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