Melbourne Storm teammates Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor are primed to provide the power up front as the Kiwis hunt back-to-back wins over Australia in Saturday’s Four Nations final Wellington.

A dynamic effort through the middle of the park set up New Zealand for their opening 30-12 Four Nations defeat of Australia three weeks ago in Brisbane.

The win was particularly satisfying for Bromwich and Proctor, part of an uncompromising forward pack who hit the Kangaroos hard at Lang Park.

But the duo are well aware of the danger posed by a fired-up Australian team determined to avenge the upset loss.

“I don’t think we can dwell on that win against them,” Proctor said.

“They’re obviously a great side and they can bounce back – they’ve got the players to do it.

“We’ve got one up on them this tournament, but that doesn’t count for anything if they get us here.”

Proctor says it’s notable how much the Australians have improved over the past three weeks, with the introduction of players like Ryan Hoffman, Corey Parker, Josh Jackson and David Klemmer providing a real boost.

“I think their completion rate in the Samoa game was outstanding,” he said.

“They’ve got a few new faces in there, so they’ve got a fresh side and they’ll be dangerous all over the park.”

Bromwich says the Kiwis are confident they can also lift, with last week’s 16-14 win over England in Dunedin showing the ability is there to close out the tight wins – a habit that served the Storm well early this season.

“Grinding a game out like that can only be good for us,” he said.

“Our Storm team won a few in a row like that at the start of the year, winning games by one or two points.

“It does become a habit, and it’s been good for us.”

All three tries against England last week came from the wingers for the Kiwis, but Bromwich says there’s no guarantee that success out wide will be repeated against the Kangaroos.

“I’m just a front rower who bashes it up. But we’ve got some great finishers there, and if we do our jobs correctly in the middle, we might see a bit of that at the weekend.”