Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun July 22, 2018
Round 19 - Go Media Stadium, Penrose / Aotearoa - Crowd: 17695
80min

The Warriors blow a golden opportunity off the back of a penalty but the Storm come away with the ball and that's all she wrote in Auckland, the Storm take a 12-6 victory and go to the top of the ladder.

79min

Shaun Johnson kicks high and David Fusitua gets checked off the ball but no penalty comes from it; Storm working it out of their own end

78min

Short kick off regathered by the Warriors - The Warriors deep in attack late in the set

78min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith adds the penalty goal and puts the Storm out to a converted try lead

Storm lead Warriors 6 - 12 Storm
77min

Simon Mannering penalised for being offside after being called out by Ben Cummins and Cameron Smith will take the 2

76min

The Warriors give up a penalty after Adam Blair was ruled to have hit Kenny Bromwich late

76min

Shaun Johnson runs to the line and attracts the defence but the options at the end aren't good and Gerard Beale has to kick but it goes into touch

73min

The Warriors struggling to get through the Storm who are muscling up in defence, the play just not there for the Warriors

69min

Mason Lino goes into dummy half but makes a meal of it as he tries to turn on the deception

68min

The Warriors crisp passing beginning to go missing at the moment as the Storm are starting to get on top of this one

64min

Billy Slater tries to play the ball too quickly and loses the ball forwards; Warriors survive

63min

A penalty on their own 40 hurts the Warriors after Joe Vuna drops the ball and an offside player picks it up

61min

JAC makes good metres after a hint of an obstruction but he's tackled after running 30m across field

57min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Cam Smith has no issues from 10m out right in front of nailing the penalty goal

Storm lead Warriors 6 - 10 Storm
53min

OUT ON THE FULL - Shaun Johnson goes short with the dropout but this time it goes out on the full; The Storm will take the 2

47min

Now a penalty adds insult to injury for the Storm

46min

SHORT DROPOUT KLAXON!! Shaun Johnson goes short and a huge tap back from Maumalo sends the ball back to a Warriors playr

45min

NO TRY - The live decision of Ben Cummins was spot on as Kata's arm carrying the ball hit the ground before he made the second effort to plant it

45min

BUNKER: Solomone Kata gets over celebrating the try but Ben Cummins says NO TRY on the basis of a double movement

41min

A shank kick from Jahrome Hughes goes into touch but the Warriors start their set 42m out from their own line

40min

Ben Cummins calls time on and we are underway again in Auckland; The Warriors using the ball first

40min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith pushes the conversion with too much hook and it misses and the Storm go into the break with a margin of 2

Storm lead Warriors 6 - 8 Storm
40min

Try: Storm
Scored by Suliasi Vunivalu. Kick to come.

Jahrome Hughes hits a pinpoint kick out Vunivalu who has too much strength in the air and over the line, no need for the bunker on that one.

Storm lead Warriors 6 - 8 Storm
38min

Melbourne elect to run it on the last and Christian Welch gets over the line but is held up

34min

Billy Slater puts in a poor kick but makes up for it with a one-on-one strip before he loses the ball as he is headed to touch

32min

Confusion at dummy half as Lino and Luke stand and wait to pick up the ball and Jahrome Hughes swoops in and dives on it for Manly

30min

Now it's Billy's turn to throw a loose pass as he tries to get one out up and over one-handed but it's over the touch judge Tim Roby's head

28min

Play goes awry for the Warriors as the pass goes astray and cleaned up by the Storm

26min

In good field position the Storm cough up possession with Curtis Scott

23min

A poor first kick from Johnson ends up with the Warriors and a second kick from Johnson pushes Melbourne to their own line

18min

Smith kicks for Slater but some great hands from James Gavet stops the ball getting through the line.

17min

Simon Mannering throws an offload and Issac Luke not expecting it knocks it on before regathering

16min

Mason Lino kicks in short for himself but forces a dropout - The Warriors nearly lose it before they even get through a tackle

9min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Shaun Johnson from the sideline has the sun in his eyes but it doesn't matter because he nails the conversion

Warriors lead Warriors 6 - 4 Storm
8min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Gerard Beale. Kick to come.

Shaun Johnson kicks out to the right corner and it's pinpoint for the Fus who gets both hands to the ball and taps it back to Gerard Beale who scores

Tied up at Warriors 4 - 4 Storm
7min

An error then a penalty from the Storm helps the Warriors upfield

5min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith pushes the conversion across the face of goals

Storm lead Warriors 0 - 4 Storm
4min

Try: Storm
Scored by Will Chambers. Kick to come.

A beautiful short ball from Jahrome Hughes on to Will Chambers and he slices through some soft defence, almost blows it by going by himself but he has enough strength to get over

Storm lead Warriors 0 - 4 Storm
1min

Ben Cummins calls time on and we're underway in Auckland, the Storm with the first use

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins, Jon Stone

Touch Judges: Tim Roby, Brett Suttor

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Bryan Norrie

WARRIORS (6)
Tries: Gerard Beale
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
Penalty Goals:

MELBOURNE STORM (12)
Tries: Will Chambers, Suliasi Vunivalu
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (0/2)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (2/2)