Melbourne NRL veteran Will Chambers won't watch a replay of last year's grand final loss but insists he isn't haunted by the game-changing pass that he didn't throw.
In the dying minutes of the decider against Cronulla, Chambers regathered his own grubber kick but failed to see halfback Cooper Cronk unmarked and screaming for the ball.
Set to play his 150th NRL game, against Canterbury on Friday night at Belmore, Chambers says it's only journalists who reminded about the play that could have changed the outcome of the two-point grand-final loss.
"I've never thought back over it ... I know that within these four walls here, what will be will be and we'll just move forward and worry about this season," the 28-year-old centre said.
Rather than dwell on the past, Chambers is excited about the start of the new season and the youthful injection of talent into the Storm backline.
While missing winger Marika Koroibete, after his switch to Super Rugby, among those vying for a starting berth are Suli Vunivalu and Josh Addo-Carr, both 21, Curtis Scott and Brodie Croft, both 19, Young Tonumaipea, 24, and Cameron Munster, 22.
Chambers joked he couldn't wait for 33-year-old fullback Billy Slater to return from injury so he didn't feel so old.
"We thought we were losing a speedster in Marika but Josh (Addo-Carr) is just as quick," Chambers said.
"As big a loss as Marika was for us, we have Josh to fill the void or Young, or whoever gets their opportunity."
Munster has been named at five-eighth after Blake Green's departure to Manly and, while he's mostly played at fullback, Chambers has confidence he is up to the challenge.
"He's a different player to Greeny but he's a special footballer," Chambers said.
"He's a tough kid and he's just a rugby player; any challenge you throw at him, he seems to thrive on it so it will be good for him as he will be a bit more involved than what he was last year."
Chambers started with the Storm in 2007 but left in 2010 to play Super Rugby with Queensland and then Irish outfit Munster before rejoining the Storm two years later.
He said he was happy just to play one NRL game and, after so many games, still tried to make it fun.
"I was happy to play one so to hit 150 is something special and something I will treasure.
"It's my childhood dream to be that I'm playing, so I try and make it as fun as I can because, at some stage, I'll be on the shovel."
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