Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy says his side is on guard for mind games from Cronulla as the teams do battle for the NRL minor premiership at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

Bellamy is warning his team to put the blinkers on and not be distracted by niggle from the Sharks, led by retiring hooker Michael Ennis.

“That’s the way the Sharks play their footy … they’ve certainly got a bit of niggle in their game and they took us by surprise last time so we want to make sure we focus on what we need to do,” Bellamy said on Friday.