A premiership isn't supposed to be perfect, and that's the entire point for both Melbourne and Brisbane ahead of Sunday's NRL grand final.

The two teams approach the decider from opposite directions. The Storm aspire to perfection, and under Craig Bellamy, they always have.

There must be some part of them that knows they can never get there, but as they gear up for their 11th grand final under their legendary mentor, they also know the chase of it is a trick they play on themselves.

The pursuit of that perfection is what has made Melbourne strong, fast, and smart, and why it knows exactly what percentages to play and how to play them.

It's what has made the Storm the team of the new century for so long that the century isn't all that new anymore.

But it's also a lie that drives them t

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