Walking around Auckland, New Zealand Warriors lock Michael Luck reckons he can feel a buzz building - but it has nothing to do with their looming NRL finals campaign.

Rugby World Cup hype is reaching fever pitch - but not in Luck's household.

The Queensland country boy is still getting his head around the rugby concept despite being based in New Zealand for six years.

As a result, Luck reckons he can't wait to head into enemy territory and relishsome NRL finals excitement before Saturday night's must-win playoff in Brisbane.

"Everyone is pumped up for the Rugby World Cup so it will be good to get over there and soak up a bit of the real footy atmosphere," Luck told AAP.

"Unless you live here you don't know how much of a minority sport league is here.

"We barely rate a mention.

"Even more so now the other game has taken over for a month.

"But it's good, we just go about our own business.

"When we do that we tend to play well."

Asked if World Cup loyalties had created friendly divisions between Australian and Kiwi teammates, Luck said: "Honestly, I can't say I have ever watched a full game of rugby in my life.

"I have better things to do.

"I respect what they do and it's a tough game with a lot of skill but I was born in Gatton, raised in Townsville.

"If there is a league game on and a rugby game on, I know which one I am watching."

The Warriors may have featured in the finals four of the last five seasons but Luck reckons his side have flown under the radar in the NRL too.

"We are not thought of half the time, only every fortnight when we come over," he said.

"But certainly we know what we can do.

"We are not too worried about what outsiders think.

"We are not creating a siege mentality just for the sake of it.

"We are motivated by different things.

"We try to play well for each other, that's when we play well."

Luck was also unconcerned that the Warriors had the worst finals record of the remaining clubs - six wins at 46 per cent.

"I think we are as good a chance as anyone," he said.

"We have a blueprint now, we know what works for us.

"Our frontrowers are going as good as anyone in the competition, and Kevin Locke, Shaun Johnson and Feleti Mateo can do things from anywhere - the rest of us just back them up and provide them with options.

"It's up to every team to write their own chapter come finals time - hopefully we do that over the next month or so."

The Warriors are due to arrive in Queensland on Friday.

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