Unsung Melbourne hero Dale Finucane has no doubt about where the qualifying final between the Storm and North Queensland will be won on Saturday night.

The former Bulldog says Melbourne must stop the Cowboys big men.

“We’ve played them twice already this year but those two wins don’t count for much at this stage of the year,” Finucane said.

“They are really tough opposition, got great go-forward in their big men and a lot of strike power out wide. They will be a tough team to beat.

“They are big men so stopping their momentum will go a long way to negating their outside backs. I think if we can do a good job in the middle that will take that go-forward away for them.”