Rookie Brisbane winger Antonio Winterstein has waited 160 days for another crack at his childhood hero Wendell Sailor after being taken to school by the veteran Dragons dual international earlier this year.

Sailor gave Winterstein - who was not part of Brisbane's 2009 premiership plans until the pre-season - a lesson back in round four with the Bronco admitting he'd made the mistake of giving his famous rival too much respect and not being aggressive enough on him.

Winterstein has taken Sailor's advice to "keep your head up".

To his credit, the Logan Brothers Junior has played all 17 games since Sailor showed him how it was done at Suncorp Stadium in April.

"I'm ready for him. I've never been more ready for anything in my life," Winterstein told AAP on Tuesday.

"I'm pretty excited about it. I've been looking forward to it since the last time I played him."

Winterstein won't be so starry-eyed this time.

He knows he has to muscle up on the jumbo-sized Sailor who he still looks up to.

"He's still got it all," he said.

"He's still got his speed, his strength and he's got his talk too."

"I learned heaps from that experience that night.

"He taught me so many things and what I should take into all the games I play.

Sailor and Winterstein could not be further apart in their personalities.

The only thing they have in common is they both play on the wing.

Winterstein, of Samoan heritage, is quiet to the point of almost being reserved.

Sailor on the other hand would be quite happy to tell you what he is.

The last time they clashed Winterstein had played just three NRL games compared to Sailor's 200-plus NRL games and more than 120 representative games in two codes.

This time Winterstein is a little wiser and a little better equipped.

"I've got a few more games under my belt now, so I should be ready," he said.

Fullback Karmichael Hunt, who returned to form with two tries against the Panthers, took a swipe at critics who questioned his worth to the Broncos since he signed a $3 million AFL deal a few weeks ago.

"People can say what they like. I've turned up here trying to give my best for the last six years and nothing is going to change because I've made a decision to go and play elsewhere," said Hunt.

Coach Ivan Henjak rewarded the 17 players who turned out to belt Penrith 58-24 at the weekend although young centre Alex Glenn, who had his foot in an immobilisation boot on Tuesday, will have to prove his fitness on Thursday.

Hunt was restricted to cross-training to protect a calf strain, prop Dave Taylor was receiving treatment on a corked thigh and halfback Peter Wallace was trained lightly in a bid to nurse his dodgy hamstring through the week.

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