SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Munster successful.
Munster converts and that's fulltime with more than a minute remaining.
Melbourne Storm 38-4
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Dale Finucane. Kick to come.
Finucane crashes over off a clever play from the fill in hooker Brandon Smith.
Melbourne Storm 36-4
Bunker for a possible Storm try to Dale Finucane. Looking at grounding.
Melbourne Storm 32-4
Watkins picks up an intercept and gets to 25m out from the Storm line before Addo-Carr chases him down!
Melbourne Storm 32-4
And with that, Smith comes from the field. He'll be honoured next Friday night at Suncorp Stadium along with Johnathan Thurston.
Melbourne Storm 32-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
From the touchline and....... nope.
Melbourne Storm 32-4
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Will Chambers. Kick to come.
The touch in the lead-up from Vunivalu is cleared and Chambers has the Storm's sixth try.
Melbourne Storm 32-4
Checking a Storm try to Will Chambers. Checking a touch in the lead-up.
Melbourne Storm 28-4
Leeds have a couple of digs and they get a penalty after Vunivalu makes contact on the kicker late.
Melbourne Storm 28-4
Finally get a drinks break some five minutes after it was due.
Melbourne Storm 28-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
Sprays this one. Not a great kick.
Melbourne Storm 28-4
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Felise Kaufusi. Kick to come.
Great passing and Kaufusi runs a great line, finding a hole and crashing over. Melbourne will keep the WCC trophy in Australia, no doubt about it now!
Melbourne Storm 28-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Too easy for Cameron.
Melbourne Storm 24-4
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Kick to come.
NAS clambers over despite plenty of attention. Big lead for the hosts now!
Melbourne Storm 22-4
Now Leeds force the error from Will Chambers and will play it out off their own 10m from a scrum.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
Storm go on the attack after forcing an error, Welch with a big hit on Watkins. Penalty now on top of it!
Melbourne Storm 18-4
Both sides have lost their first-choice fullbacks - Slater hasn't returned after copping a heavy knock to his shoulder in the first half, while Leeds' Jack Walker did his knee around the half-hour mark and won't return either.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
Back underway in front of a healthy AAMI Park crowd. Leeds get it back and get a penalty 3 plays in.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith makes it a 14-point lead at the break with an easy two points.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Suliasi Vunivalu. Kick to come.
Melbourne cutting holes in the Leeds defence and somehow Vunivalu skips through several defenders from the sideline and ends up near the posts!
Melbourne Storm 16-4
PENALTY Leeds. Storm defender is offside and this helps the Rhinos out of their own danger zone.
Melbourne Storm 12-4
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL MELBOURNE STORM: Penalty goal attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith makes the lead an eight-pointer just a few minutes from the break.
Melbourne Storm 12-4
PENALTY Storm in front of the Leeds posts. Slater taken out by Jimmy Keinhorst chasing a kick through. Smith will go for two.
Melbourne Storm 10-4
Smith's drop-out bounces over the head of Ryan Hall and into touch! Storm get it back through a scrum.
Melbourne Storm 10-4
JAC forced to run it touch-ingoal after a clever grubber from Leeds. Storm drop-out.
Melbourne Storm 10-4
PENALTY Leeds after Melbourne's Christian Welch is pinged for laying on the tackled player. Good chance for the Rhinos to hit back here.
Melbourne Storm 10-4
UNFORCED ERROR MELBOURNE STORM: Curtis Scott makes an unforced error.
Scott drops a neat pass from Munster after a moment of inattention. Leeds come away with possession.
Melbourne Storm 10-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
No worries this time. Let's call the first attempt blowing out the cobwebs. Smith converts.
Melbourne Storm 10-4
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Brodie Croft. Kick to come.
He takes on the line and gets there, just! Storm lead.
Melbourne Storm 8-4
BUNKER. Checking a possible TRY to the Storm for Brodie Croft. Double movement is the question.
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PENALTY Storm. Attacking chance here.
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Rhinos pick up Curtis Scott and turf him into touch 25m out to quell the danger. Scrum Leeds.
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Leeds forced into a line drop-out after the Storm start throwing it around a bit and a grubber ensures Leeds have to take it dead. Time for DRINKS.
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PENALTY Storm straight off the kickoff, Singleton penalised for a shoulder charge on Nelson Asofa-Solomona.
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UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
Easy stuff for the captain? Nope, he's HIT THE POST! Boiiiiing
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TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Jesse Bromwich. Kick to come.
Short ball and J Brom levels the scores near the sticks!
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Melbourne get their first penalty of the evening and they're just 20m from the Leeds line.
Leeds Rhinos 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR LEEDS RHINOS: Stevie Ward makes an unforced error.
Poor forward pass from Ward after receiving an offload from Jones-Buchanan on his own 40m. Storm with a scrum and a good attacking chance.
Leeds Rhinos 4-0
Melbourne looking to lift now after being stunned by that opening try to Leeds. Solid defence but Leeds up to the task so far.
Leeds Rhinos 4-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION LEEDS RHINOS: Conversion attempt by Kallum Watkins unsuccessful.
Not enough fade on that one, not converted by Watkins.
Leeds Rhinos 4-0
TRY LEEDS RHINOS: Scored by Ryan Hall. Kick to come.
Rhinos on the board first! They spread it wide on the last and Hall evades the defence to get it down!
Leeds Rhinos 4-0
Another penalty just 10m out now. Leeds peppering the Storm defence.
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PENALTY! Leeds with the first of the match. Full set from the Storm 30m now.
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Slater tries to trap a kick from the Rhinos with his legs but it passes him by and he has to go back to the goalline to collect it.
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Classy play down the right for Melbourne, a low trajectory kick bounces a few times before being claimed by a Rhinos back.
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Good metres from the Rhinos and they find touch inside the Storm 20m on the last. Melbourne to feed the scrum.
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Smith goes long for a 40/20 but falls just short. Leeds will feed the scrum 22m from their own line.
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UNFORCED ERROR LEEDS RHINOS: Brad Singleton makes an unforced error.
Early case of the dropsies for both sides as Singleton loses it inside the Storm 20m.
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UNFORCED ERROR MELBOURNE STORM: Tim Glasby makes an unforced error.
Glasby fails to latch onto a Cameron Smith pass and it's lost. Leeds come up with it and will get a scrum feed.
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Game on. Leeds with some physical defence in the opening set as Melbourne bring the ball back from their own line.
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Not far off the battle royale in Melbourne tonight! It's NRL premiers the Storm hosting Super League champions Leeds. The teamlists are locked in - check out the late mail on our homepage. Melbourne are 1-17 with a couple of changes to the Leeds side that beat Hull KR in England last weekend.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Ben Cummins
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Galea
MELBOURNE STORM (38)
Tries: Jesse Bromwich, Brodie Croft, Suliasi Vunivalu, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Felise Kaufusi, Will Chambers, Dale Finucane
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (3/6), Cameron Munster (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (1/1)
LEEDS RHINOS (4)
Tries: Ryan Hall
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kallum Watkins (0/1)
Penalty Goals: