Manly coach Des Hasler says his side won't become preoccupied thinking about the fitness of Melbourne five-eighth Cameron Munster ahead of the rivals' round 16 clash.
One of the form players of the NRL, Munster suffered a shoulder injury in the second State of Origin game at Perth's Optus Stadium but has been named to face the Sea Eagles on Thursday night.
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The Storm have long been known for their "next man up" approach and Hasler expects his side would account for the Queensland Origin star's absence if he was a last-minute withdrawal.
"If I was a betting man, if young Munster doesn't play, I think you'd probably see (Nick) Meaney in the six jersey," he said.
"There's another bloke floating around the back there called (Ryan) Papenhuyzen and he might be a bit handy at the back.
"They're not sitting second on the table because they can't handle adversity.
They're very well prepared."
The 10th-placed Sea Eagles could finish the round in the top eight for the first time in two months with a win, but a loss could push them down to 11th.
"We know what these games are," Hasler said.
"The last month of football, we've probably been a bit inconsistent but we're getting better."
Hasler said his side wouldn't be haunted by their last performance when they took to 4 Pines Park to face the Storm.
In round 15, Manly led North Queensland 26-12 with eight minutes to play but conceded three late tries and ultimately lost 28-26.
"That was a really hard learning experience," Hasler said.
"We're a young side.
I recognise that. Some players have only played a handful of games."
"For viptoto 72 minutes, we had that side well and truly where we needed them to be. But we've got to find a way to win, it's as simple as that."
Hasler named both Manly's Origin players, Jake Trbojevic and Daly Cherry-Evans, in his 17 to face the Storm and confirmed both would line up.
"Both are OK.
They're both sore; it was a pretty tough game," he said.
"The travel (back from Perth) is also a factor. But they'll line up again tomorrow."