Melbourne are on guard for a Knights ambush when they try to seal the NRL minor premiership at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon.

The Knights sit last on the ladder but have won their past three games and fancy their chances of taking the scalp of the competition frontrunners who they usually match up well against.

The Storm will have a final training run before their flight to Newcastle and coach Craig Bellamy said injured five-eighth Cameron Munster would be tested but he was “90 per cent” certain he would play.

Bellamy says their opponents have built their recent wins on a blistering start and his side have been focusing on matching that early intensity in front of an expected big crowd at McDonald Jones Stadium.

“They’ve been starting well so one thing we need to do is make sure we’re doing that as well; that’s got to be a real focus for us,” Bellamy said on Friday.

“It looks like they’ve learnt how to win and their fast starts have been a real standout.”

The Storm only need one more win from the remaining three rounds to clinch the minor premiership, which Bellamy took plenty of pride in particularly with the side supplying numerous top line players for State of Origin this season.

Under his watch Melbourne have finished top of the ladder five times including capturing last year’s JJ Giltinan Shield, although they had three stripped for salary cap breaches.

“Finishing minor premiers is a huge pat on the back for our players,” Bellamy said.

“I think if we can win the minor premiership it shows that we’ve been a consistent side and I think you need to be consistent to do well at the end of the year.

“You can’t go up and down throughout the season and expect that not to happen in September.”