Melbourne have dubbed their ball machine "Matt" as they look to counter the aerial threat of Canterbury kicking ace Matt Burton at AAMI Park. The Storm have been preparing for Saturday's meeting with five-eighth Burton, who boasts one of the biggest boots in the NRL, by wheeling out their ball machine. "The ball machine's name is Matt," coach Craig Bellamy said. "Matt Burton, he throws them bombs up with a lot of spin on them, different ways they turn and twist, so we had that out for a bit of practice this week and hopefully it helps us tomorrow night." The Storm could have another rookie target for Burton, with Grant Anderson poised to replace injured winger Xavier Coates. Bellamy said that while Coates completed the Storm's final training session he doubted the representative star would get up to play after suffering a sternoclavicular sprain.
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