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Warriors out to end long losing streak against Storm

The Warriors are a team on the rise going into the traditional Anzac Day clash with Melbourne. (Andrew Cornaga/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Coach Andrew Webster says his Warriors outfit will have no excuses as they look to end their Anzac Day hoodoo against Melbourne on Tuesday night.

The Warriors haven't won their annual April 25 clash with the Storm in Melbourne since 2014 while they haven't cracked a win over the Storm at any ground in their past 13 meetings - their worst current record against any side.

Last year the home side ran in a staggering 10 second-half tries en route to a 70-10 shellacking, with winger Xavier Coates bagging four.

But this year the Warriors will arrive at AAMI Park with confidence after winning five from seven matches to sit equal second NRL ladder while the Storm (4-3) are in seventh.

Webster said the 10-day turnaround after their 22-14 win over North Queensland would mean his players would be refreshed and ready.

"We've had no opportunity to string lots of training together ... we haven't had many times where we've had three or four sessions in a week," Webster said.

"So we've had three days off rest, then we've got four training sessions this week, practising things that we haven't had the opportunity to do.

"It's a mental and physical opportunity to get better, but also a football opportunity to get better."

Ex-Penrith assistant Webster, who took over this season from interim coach Stacey Jones, wasn't interested in revisiting last year's horror show.

"We're in a different place - so many parts of our club are different, so we'll go and look at our last game and go and look at the enemy.

"To bring up the past; something that some of our players had no part of at a different time in the club's history, would be stupid and only dent the boys' confidence."

But he did want to reinforce the opportunity his team had to play on Anzac Day and to honour the soldiers who fought for Australia and New Zealand.

"You can't ever relate the sacrifices of what they went through to a game of rugby league, that's the first mistake you can make, but you can make it really clear to the boys what an honour it is to be a part of a such special occasion.

"So many Australians and New Zealanders made a sacrifice, so it's pretty cool the boys get that honour and we are going to talk about it."

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