The gods are smiling on Danny Buderus as he seeks the perfect ending to a great career NRL Second Semi final Melbourne Storm v Newcastle Knights at AAMI Park. Danny Buderus thanks the fans. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: DailyTelegraph INSPIRED hooker Danny Buderus says he is treating ­every training session like it could be his last but believes divine intervention is helping drive his quest for the fairytale career ending. After helping mastermind Newcastle's stunning upset win over Melbourne on Saturday night, the retiring Buderus revealed it's not just his side's self-belief and momentum that's powering their unlikely late-season surge. "Last night, I did have a ­little prayer to the football gods," Buderus said. Good things happen to good people and there are a lot of good people in this team and in that shed. The boys are buzzing. They are a little bit numb. They are going in a bit blind and just playing off the back of the momentum we've got as a team and the belief we've got in the team. That's a good mix. Asked about the significance of the win over the Storm, Buderus said it was a special career moment for him and a monkey off the back for the team. "Beating Melbourne in Melbourne has not een done (by us) for a long time," he said. For myself, it was 10 years or so. It was on the big stage. There was a lot at stake. Much was expected when Nathan Tinkler took out the chequebook to bring Wayne Bennett to the Knights last season. We spoke to Matty Johns at the time to discuss Tinkler's impact. Buderus said coach Wayne Bennett can take plenty of the credit as the side prepares for a preliminary final showdown on Saturday night with the Sydney Roosters for a shot at their first grand final appearance in 12 years. "He lives for September," he said of Bennett. The team is going in the right direction under him. It's just exciting. I'm enjoying the ride and feeding off Wayne's energy. We are battle-hardened and looking forward to next week. September's a great time of the year and the club hasn't been involved for a long time like this. On the Roosters clash, Buderus says it is "another mountain to climb." But he says the club's legion of fans, after wins over the Bulldogs and Melbourne, would now have the same belief as the players and would really get on board, driving the team to even greater heights. "We know we are coming up against a red-hot Roosters team," he said. They have had a week off. They're confident. But I guess a lot of the pressure will be on them because they have had such a fantastic year. A lot of people will probably say that they deserve to be in the grand final but as a group, we'll be doing everything we can to be in there as well. We are going to be the underdog. It's a good position to be in.