Brisbane coach Wayne Bennett looked to ease the pressure on skipper Darren Lockyer by denying the champion playmaker would need to produce a blinder in order to get the Broncos over the line in Sunday's NRL decider.

Lockyer has been in sparkling form in recent weeks, culminating in a spectacular man-of-the-match performance in last week's win over the Bulldogs.

The Australian Test captain set up several Broncos tries and scored one himself in a scintillating individual display, but Bennett denied Brisbane would need an encore performance to beat Melbourne.

"It's not important for him to have a blinder, it's important for him to lead that team really well," Bennett told Southern Cross radio.

"He's capable of having a blinder but part of his strength is leadership at the moment and if he doesn't panic and doesn't think we're too far behind or we're certainly not in a position to win the game and he keeps doing what we know will work for us, then that's what we need from him most of all.

"For him to personally play well or above well is a bonus but he's not going to play bad because he doesn't know how to play bad."

Bennett instead turned the attention to his outside backs, claiming the job they did in both attack and defence would play a bigger role in determining the outcome of the match.

The veteran head coach, shooting for a record sixth grand final triumph, said the likes of Brent Tate, Karmichael Hunt and Justin Hodges could turn the match Brisbane's way with their speed and creativity.

Similarly, he countered that Storm centres Matt King and Greg Inglis were the obvious threats in the Melbourne side.

While confident his side could triumph at Telstra Stadium on Sunday, Bennett also revealed he had contemplated being on the wrong end of the scoreboard come fulltime Sunday night.

"It's part of your thinking ... I think we can be beaten, I think it's going to be a really tough game so I'm mentally preparing myself for the downside," Bennett said.

"You have to, you just have to, it goes with what you do.

"I don't believe for one minute that we can't win the game, that's not the issue.

"The issue is you've also got that doubt and you know if you do everything right well you will win but if it doesn't go right for you, the football gods aren't with you on the day, a little bit of luck here and all that type of stuff, it's all needed."

Another fearing failure is Storm five-eighth Scott Hill, who will play his 200th and last game of NRL football on Sunday night.

Having missed Melbourne's 1999 grand final win due to a shoulder injury, Hill admits he thought he may have missed the boat when it came to playing in a decider.

"Not too many footballers get this opportunity and after missing my last opportunity, there's no second chances this time," Hill said.

"Seven years ago it was hard it was really hard, but I have this opportunity now to forget about it and think about what I've got ahead.

"I've always had that big fear of failure and I'll carry that to the 80th minute on Sunday night.

"That's the person I am, I don't like to lose."

Both sides enjoyed a day off on Friday ahead of their final training runs on Saturday morning, with the Storm to jet back into Sydney late in the afternoon.

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