Aiken says Broncos won't go changing a winning routine

Brisbane pivot Tarryn Aiken says her side's recent game-day travel routine to Sydney will hold them in good stead and won't affect Sunday's quest for a third consecutive NRLW title.

The Broncos have knocked back the chance to fly to Sydney 24 hours before their clash with the Roosters, preferring to stick with the same preparation that has got them into the decider.

Brisbane's players have been among the hardest hit with COVID-19 protocols with players most taking leave from work or study to live in bubbles with their team-mates.

Aiken, who studies psychology at Griffith University, is in a home quarantine situation with Raecene McGregor, Jayme Fressard and Jessika Elliston.

The remainder of the Broncos squad is also broken into different groups with competitions amongst them keeping their boredom under control between training sessions.

The two-time champions have travelled to Sydney for afternoon games over the past two weeks, while they started their campaign at Canberra's GIO Stadium in round one.

"It's been a bit challenging but we try not to talk about it as a group," Aiken said.

"No one complains about it but it is definitely challenging, we're at the club around 7.30am on game day and don't get back until 10.30pm and then we have to do ice baths.

"The Broncos have a really good reputation as a club and we want to uphold it and represent them as best as we can."

Aiken has arguably been one Brisbane's best under Kelvin Wright this season after being elevated to the starting side.

Her promotion saw Ali Brigginshaw switch to the forwards and allow Aiken the opportunity to showcase her skills as a playmaker after coming off the bench last year.

"Ali takes all the pressure of organising and I just chime in," Aiken said.

"We came in [last week] focusing on our completion rates, they hadn't been great before that.

"We did that and executed most of our goals but I think we can take it up another notch this week.

"Being there [in a grand final] before is really helpful [but] it will be a different experience starting."

Aiken's blossoming partnership with Tamika Upton stretches back to their days at playing touch football together at the national level.

Their combination is sure to be on the radar of Queensland coach Jason Hetherington for the State of Origin clash on November 13.

"We train a lot to play together and we click, it's really good," she said.

"We know where we're both going to be and what each other wants so it works."

Aiken expects the Roosters to be "a bit stronger through the middle" this week with the expected return of Jillaroos forwards Hannah Southwell and Simaima Taufa, who missed last week's clash.