MELBOURNE Storm skipper Cameron Smith has weighed in on Parramatta’s salary cap scandal, declaring he hopes no player has to experience what his side went through in 2010.

The Eels are reportedly set to lose up to 10 competition points for their alleged systematic cheating, which the NRL has been investigating for some time.

In 2010, Storm had two premierships stripped and were forced to play for no points for the same offence.

While Melbourne’s punishment was far more severe, Smith said he would not wish the same fate on the Eels.

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“From my point of view, I wouldn’t want like any other player to have to go through what we went through in 2010,” Smith said.

“It was an awful year and those punishments were handed out fairly quickly. It is good to see the NRL are actually using some due process to go through this situation with Parramatta and it has taken a fair awhile.

“But I have no thoughts on what punishments should be handed to anyone because that’s not my job.

“My job is to play football, but I just wouldn’t want any player to go through what we went through.”

Dark days ... Cameron Smith leading the Storm out in 2010. Picture: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images Source: Supplied

Smith’s focus is on his side’s Anzac Day blockbuster with arch rivals New Zealand at AAMI Park on Monday night.

It has been a tough week for the Warriors following the news star fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will not play again this season due to a knee injury.

Although the Storm skipper said he expects the Warriors to be just as formidable.

“He’s a huge loss; he provides plenty of energy in attack, he runs for 200 plus metres every game, so it’s pretty much like having two Shaun Johnsons in the team,” Smith said.

“They’ve got a pretty handy replacement at fullback in Tuimoala Lolohea this week, he can play some footy.

“He’s a big kid, and he’s an aggressive kid so he’s hard to handle, so while they lose Tuivasa-Sheck’s speed and ability to beat defenders one-on-one, Lolohea doesn’t worry about running around blokes, he just runs over the top of them.”

This match will be the second meeting of the two sides this season, with Storm scoring a win in Auckland in Round 3.