He'll do whatever it takes for Melbourne to win their NRL grand final qualifier against Cronulla but Storm playmaker Cameron Munster is a reluctant hero.
Munster booted the defending NRL champions into the final four with a last-ditch field goal for a one-point win against South Sydney but the 24-year-old says he's no Cooper Cronk.
The ex-Melbourne halfback, now playing with the Sydney Roosters, relishes the pressure moments on the big stage but Munster says he prefers not to be the Storm's money man.
"It's big shoes to fill really with Cooper gone," Munster said on Monday.
"He's always loved those big moments and always succeeded when it comes to those field goals and big moments when we've needed it.
"Obviously I needed to step up once Coops left. We've got a young half in (Brodie) Croft so it's something that I needed to take on board a lot more.
"It's probably something I don't want to do but I guess at the end of the day, it's what's best for the team."
Munster said he didn't train to kick field goals, unless a couple of strikes during the pre-match warm-up counted, and didn't plan to change his preparation.
It was his second successful field goal this season after kicking his team home against North Queensland in round 12.
"I don't practise at all," he said.
"I feel like if I practise too much I end up kicking it to the right or left or into the crowd.
"I usually do a couple of field goals before the game, usually in the warm up - if I nail them then I'm on.
"If I don't nail them then I tell Smithy (skipper Cameron Smith) or someone else to kick them."
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