Melbourne Storm's Justin O'Neill hopes All-Star inclusion is just the start Justin O'Neill will play in his first All-Stars. REMIND Justin O'Neill that he can now be called an All-Star and he shakes his head in disbelief. The 21-year-old Melbourne Storm outside back has only played two full seasons in the NRL, just 42 games, and remains a "star on the rise." But at Suncorp Stadium tonight O'Neill will take his place among the game's elite, with predictions of more representative honours to follow. "His star is rising pretty quickly and that's due to his hard work," said Storm captain Cameron Smith, also in the All-Stars line-up. He's been great this week and (coach Wayne Bennett) has been fairly impressed. You'll see him play a great game. You saw how good he was in the grand final. When he gets that confidence and feels comfortable within the footy side, he normally steps up. O'Neill, expected to assume the position of departing centre Dane Nielsen in the Storm team this year, conceded his week in All-Stars camp had been "daunting." But it had also proved eye-opening as to just how big the game he's playing actually is. "It didn't hit me until we went out to a few promos, and the amount of people that turned up was amazing," the Queenslander said. And coming into camp with the media coverage, it's so big here; a lot different to what I am used to. I went to a school and asked, 'does anyone follow the Melbourne Storm?' and pretty much the whole school put their hand up. It really was a wow moment, that everyone knew the Storm and me. In Melbourne, it's not quite like that. It has been good. O'Neill, who has also been tagged a future State of Origin player, hoped his All-Stars experience would be the catalyst for more improvement in his game. "I try to learn from the guys here, work around what they do at training and try and take my footy to another level," he said. All athletes have that drive to better themselves, and as long as I am taking a step forward each year - which getting selection in an NRL rep team is - I'm challenging myself. These experiences will only make me a better player.