Former Melbourne five-eighth Blake Green held a tip session with Manly teammates aimed at helping them in Saturday's NRL clash.
Green faces his old club for the first time since switching to the Sea Eagles after playing a pivotal role in Melbourne's grand final appearance last year.
"I had a chat yesterday actually to a few of the members of our team after training, just to give them a heads up on what's coming," Green said on Wednesday.
"I've got a fair idea of how they're going to play, especially on the back of a loss, they'll be quite determined to carry the ball strong, complete their sets and kick well."
But while the seasoned playmaker is willing to divulge as many secrets as he can from his two years at the club, he just isn't sure how much of an advantage it will be on game day.
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Melbourne went undefeated over the opening five rounds before falling short against Cronulla in a grand final re-match last week.
But they could get big names Cameron Munster and Jesse Bromwich back on deck this week.
"I think everyone in the competition is well aware of what they're going to do and how they're going to play, but being able to stop it is a different thing," Green said.
"They've obviously got some really classy players in there, the 'big three' as everyone refers to. Along with Jesse Bromwich, they're a pretty handy outfit. It's going to be a tough job for us."
Green also said he was shocked by former halves partner Cooper Cronk's decision to announce his intention to leave Melbourne at the end of the year and move to Sydney.
He is adamant he couldn't imagine the Australian halfback playing for another club, but was unsure whether he would retire, either.
"I'm not sure what he's got planned. He could do anything. I don't think anyone knows what he's going to do. I don't know if he's made his mind up on anything," he said.
