SCRUM KNIGHTS - They've got 90m to travel and need 3 converted tries in 82 seconds....
Scott goes close, byt the Knights cover defence denies him. Hoffman attempts a barge over try from dummy half and loses the ball
SCRUM STORM - Yates drops a regulation pass.
Vunivalu goes up to take a catch in the Knights in-goal but everyone fumbles it and it goes dead. 20m restart for the Knights
A knock-on-athon here after a useless Cogger bomb. Turn over.
Munster throws a cut-out pass, but it was intercepted by SKD
DROP OUT KNIGHTS - Munster with a nice grubber and SKD taps it dead.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - They'll start just 10m from the Storm line
Ponga makes a break and runs 35m before being tackled well by Hughes.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Vunivalu drops a pass that was low and a tad behind him.
Smith chooses to take a shot at the extra two points but misses the goal from 40m out
PENALTY STORM - A crusher tackle on Glasby
SCRUM STORM - Mata'utia loses the ball in the tackle. Knights let another attacking chance go.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Storm offside. Knights with another set inside the Storm 20m
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Asofa-Solomona with a rare mistake today, drops the ball in the tackle. Knights with a golden opportunity here.
Smith from the right touchline uses the wind to curl it through beautifully.
Melbourne with some nice draw and passing on the right side create the extra man and Vunivalu collects the low pass and dives over in the corner.
Cogger's kick hits Guerra in the back. Amateur. Storm start their set 30m from the Knights line.
Smith from right in front, adds another two.
Munster receives the kick off, breaks through the tackle and gets a good ball to Addo-Carr who then runs away to score under the posts.
Smith adds another two
PENALTY STORM - A push after the tackle was made and Smith decides to take the two
PENALTY STORM - Knights slowing down the ruck. Munster takes a quick tap.
Cogger takes too long to put his kick in and loses the ball in a tackle.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Late tackle on the already tackled Ponga after the Storm made a breakdown the left wing before Addo-Carr tried to reel in a grubber but was beaten to it by the Knights fullback.
Ponga from the sideline, kicking into the wind. He starts it well left and it pushes across the face and is waved away.
Ponga gets a nice ball to Denniss, whose rapidfire catch and pass gave Sio enough room to reach out and score in the left corner.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Brandon Smith's pass to Vunivalu is ruled forward. Knight's now with a full set 30m from the Storm line.
Watson strolls right through the Storm left side defence and then throws a turnip of a pass to Mata'utia's heel and a try goes begging.
Smith kicks a penalty goal
Cameron Smith gets play restarted and the Storm have the wind in their back.
PENALTY STORM - Munster taken out after the kick. Smith right in front and 15m out will have a shot at goal.
PENALTY STORM - Melbourne find touch 15m shy of halfway.
Smith from wide on the left side converts.
Watson goes to the line, 10m from the Storm line and puts in a weak grubber which doesn't get through the Storm line. Munster picks up the ball, passes to Addo-Carr and the speedster runs 70m to score.
Jacks kicks for Vunivalu but the winger is unable to hand onto it and the ball goes dead ingoal off him. Knights with a 7 tackle set
Mata'utia gets an offload around the corner, but it goes straight to the Storm.
Ponga from 10m to the left of the posts, slots the extras.
Ponga dives over from dummy half to score a good solo try.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Ese'ese held down too long. Storm get an official warning.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Storm inside the 10. Ese'ese takes the quick tap.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Scott juggles a ball which he then knocks on into Watson.
Ese'ese juggles the ball on the second tackle and turns it over.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Munster holding down too long in the tackle. Knights with a full set 35m from the Storm line.
Knights are struggling to make metres through the middle. Relying largely on kicking with the help of the strong wind. Doesn't auger well for the second half when they'll be running into the wind.
Another fumble and then turn over by the Knights, giving away more possession.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - illegal strip by the Storm. Knights to start their set 10m shy of halfway
PENALTY STORM - Late man in the tackle.
Some nice ball handling off late passes by the Knights but Watson knocks on late in the set.
SCRUM STORM - Mata'utia gets a late ball to Kenny-Dowall who has little time or room to move, tries to put in a hurried kick but drops it 10m from the Storm line.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Storm offside
Smith converts from almost in front.
Kenny Bromwich gets a ball away to Jacks who runs past the stationary defender to score a soft try to left of the posts.
SCRUM STORM - Ponga's kick hits Jacks in the back and goes dead just inside the Knights half.
Storm defence is not giving the Knights any room, while Melbourne is rolling downfield with ease
SCRUM STORM - Ponga's pass to Mata'utia is put down.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Vunivalu charged for a late hit with the shoulder on the Knights kicker. Knights have a full set inside the Storm 20m
Storm will run the last in the first half as they are running into a very strong wind.
Storm have a crack at the Knights left side this time, running on the last and Sio shut it down this time.
Munster runs it on the last and Mata'utia was equal to the task
PENALTY STORM - Knights holding down too long in the tackle. Smith finds touch 10m inside the Knights half.
Storm panicking on the last near the Knights line, turn the ball over.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Glasby working the tackled player. Knights will take their first tackle on halfway.
Steady early sets from both sides. Slade Griffin busy early in defence, reminds of a young Brett Clements in his prime.
Sio gets us underway on a blustery day. The ball fell off the tee the first time.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee, Chris Butler
Touch Judges: Rickey McFarlane, Chris McMillan
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (10)
Tries: Kalyn Ponga, Ken Sio
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kalyn Ponga (1/2)
Penalty Goals:
MELBOURNE STORM (28)
Tries: Ryley Jacks, Josh Addo-carr (2), Suliasi Vunivalu
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (2/3)