Roberts drives the ball into touch and that will do us today.
Melbourne Storm 46-20
Sandow kicks for Norman but Mann wins the race.
Melbourne Storm 46-20
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow unsuccessful.
Sandow misses the conversion.
Melbourne Storm 46-20
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Ryan Morgan. Kick to come.
Morgan scores his second try off the scrum. Sandow found Hayne who straightened up to send his centre across.
Melbourne Storm 46-20
Kenny Edwards throws the ball out the back but it's ruled to have been knocked out by the Storm. Eels scrum.
Melbourne Storm 46-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Ben Roberts successful.
Roberts adds the extras from in front.
Melbourne Storm 46-16
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Jordan McLean. Kick to come.
McLean now puts his name on the scoresheet. Roberts chipped to the posts for Slater who juggled the ball a couple of times and bats it back to his forward to dive over under the sticks.
Melbourne Storm 44-16
Hampton kicks on the last and Hayne fumbles and bumbles possession over the dead-ball line. Eels dropout.
Melbourne Storm 40-16
Cam Smith gets an early mark from coach Craig Bellamy.
Melbourne Storm 40-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith brings up the 40 for the home side and they're not done with yet.
Melbourne Storm 40-16
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Bryan Norrie. Kick to come.
Brian Norrie scores his first try of the year! Hinchcliffe went straight through some terrible Eels defence off a Hoffman short ball. He drew Hayne to put the front rower across.
Melbourne Storm 38-16
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
Smith pushes the conversion across the face.
Melbourne Storm 34-16
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Kurt Mann. Kick to come.
Roberts kicks in behind the line for Mann to score his double and secure the two competition points for the Storm this afternoon.
Melbourne Storm 34-16
End to end footy first starts with the Storm and then ends with the Storm. They lost the ball on their own line before Hayne returned with interest and then threw the ball away.
Melbourne Storm 30-16
The Storm kick the ball on the last and it rebounds back into the arms of Norman.
Melbourne Storm 30-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith brings it back from outside the left upright to extend the lead past two converted tries.
Melbourne Storm 30-16
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Kurt Mann. Kick to come.
Kurt Mann scores for the home side after Tonumaipea batted Roberts' kick back into the centre's arms who dived across in the corner.
Melbourne Storm 28-16
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Storm try.
Melbourne Storm 24-16
SIN BIN
Chris Sandow is sent to the sin bin.
Sandow is being given a stint in the bin for allegedly giving the referees a spray.
Melbourne Storm 24-16
PENALTY Storm. Hayne disagrees with the decision as Smith leaves the ball behind.
Melbourne Storm 24-16
Slater kicks into the in-goal and Radradra bats it dead. Eels dropout.
Melbourne Storm 24-16
PENALTY Storm. The Eels threw the ball around on the last tackle before De Gois put the kick in to Slater. Slater then was dragged down by Paulo to prevent the quick play the ball.
Melbourne Storm 24-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.
Sandow floats the ball from left to right to add the two.
Melbourne Storm 24-16
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Vai Toutai. Kick to come.
Toutai scores in the corner to close the gap. On the back of a lot of possession, Hayne delivers the final pass for his winger to crash across.
Melbourne Storm 24-14
PENALTY Eels. Storm offside.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
Sandow passes to Paulo who tries to catch and pass but gives the ball back to the Storm.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
Norman goes to the line before he delivers a cutout pass which is knocked down by Waqa.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
PENALTY Eels. Storm slowing the ruck down again.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
The Eels shift the ball to the left and Waqa races out of the line to put a hit on Hayne who is slow to his feet.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
PENALTY Eels. Ben Roberts comes in late straight at the knees.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith raises the flags from the eastern touchline.
Melbourne Storm 24-10
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Sisa Waqa. Kick to come.
Sisa finishes off Slater's sublime work to score in the corner. The Qld fullback stepped off his feet to drift across field before kicking in behind the defence.
Melbourne Storm 22-10
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Storm try.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
PENALTY Storm. David Gower is on report for allegedly performing a crusher tackle. He won't have a case to answer.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
A scrappy end to the set from the Eels as Roberts goes to the air. Parra players looked at each other before Semi dived on the ball.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
Forward pass from the Eels in their first possession. Storm scrum.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
Cam Smith gets us underway for the second half.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
Both sides out on the park, ready for the second 40.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
Half-time at AAMI Park and the home side lead 18-10.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.
Sandow sneaks the conversion across from the western touchline.
Melbourne Storm 18-10
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Semi Radradra. Kick to come.
RADRADRA scores for the Eels! Norman delivered a perfect 35-metre cutout pass from the middle of the field to send his winger across untouched on the stroke of half-time.
Melbourne Storm 18-8
PENALTY Eels. Harris all over the tackled player.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow unsuccessful.
Sandow pulls the conversion across the face.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Ryan Morgan. Kick to come.
Morgan finishes off a sublime backline play from the visitors. Norman found Pauli Pauli who flicked a pass out the back as he was falling. Sandow picked up the pass before basketballing one over the top to Morgan.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
Slater chips for Waqa but Semi comes up with the ball before offloading to Hayne who is tackled by Hampton 40m from his line.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
And in backplay Lee Mossop leaves the field with his left arm hanging by his side.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
PENALTY Storm. Eels offside.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Sandow delivers a perfect pass to Terepo who went straight through but left the ball behind.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
PENALTY Eels. Morgan checked off the ball which didn't allow him a reasonable chance to contest the bomb.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
The Eels run the ball on the last and the Storm repel them with some good goal-line defence.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
PENALTY Eels. Storm offside from the scrum.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Norman goes to the air with a wobbly attempt which Waqa puts down. Eels scrum.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Smith kicks out of dummy half and the Eels again work it off their line.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Pauli Pauli charges down the blind side before coming up with the error. Storm scrum.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Sandow kicks early in the count and charges down field to force the error from Slater. Eels scrum.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Sandow goes to the air but Waqa comes up with the catch.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith again adds the extras.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Billy Slater. Kick to come.
Slater is in again for the Storm! Great lead-up play from Hinchcliffe and Smith allows Hampton to chip to the corner for Fonua to bat the ball back into the arms of the fullback who improves the position.
Melbourne Storm 16-0
Hayne knocks the ball back to the Storm faithful's dismay.
Melbourne Storm 12-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith adds the extras from alongside the posts.
Melbourne Storm 12-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Billy Slater. Kick to come.
Hampton slices through the attempted tackle from Paulo, who slipped over, and Mannah to find his way into the back field. He found Slater in support who slid his way across for the try.
Melbourne Storm 10-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Storm try.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
Fonua tries to force his way over the line before the ball comes free. Referees rule it was in the act of scoring a try before Norman is tackled in-goal. Eels dropout.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
PENALTY Storm. Paulo slows the ruck down too much for the officials liking.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
Sandow kicks early in the count but Slater is back for the Storm to pluck the ball out of the air.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
The Storm run the ball on the last and again Mann is tackled by Toutai.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
Hayne ruled to have knocked on in the tackle of Tonumaipea. Storm scrum.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
No Try. Roberts ruled to have knocked on attempting to force the ball. Eels scrum.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Storm try.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
PENALTY Storm. Norman ruled to have taken the ball off Slater illegally.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
PENALTY Storm. Hayne charges through to contest the ball with Slater but comes up with a leg pull.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
Trysaving tackle from Toutai comes up with a ball and all tackle on Mann 5m from the line.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
The Storm march down the field from the kick-off and are on the attack again.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM
Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Smith adds the extras from a metre in from the western touchline.
Melbourne Storm 6-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM
Scored by Sisa Waqa. Kick to come.
The Storm open the scoring through Waqa and it was Slater who delivered the money ball with a catch and pass.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
PENALTY Storm. Too long on the tackled player from the Eels.
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Fabulous pass from Bromwich puts Hinchcliffe into space but Hayne comes up with a trysaver. From the play-the-ball Slater kicks into the in-goal where Radradra knocks it dead. Eels restart.
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Pauli Pauli drops the ball on the first tackle and the Storm will feed a scrum.
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PENALTY Eels.Hand on the ball from Tonumaipea.
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Hampton goes to the air but Radradra takes a good catch.
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The kick-off bounces back to the Eels but luckily for the Storm Fonua was awake and grabbed possession.
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We're underway! And it seems the Eels have kicked off. Storm first use.
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Storm skipper Cam Smith takes his side out to a rousing reception from the home fans and they head to the northern end where they will kick off.
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Jarryd Hayne leads the visitors out on to AAMI Park and they head to the southern end.
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LATE MAIL: For the visitors, NSW hero Jarryd Hayne will take his place but Will Hopoate will not back-up and he is replaced in the centres by Ryan Morgan.
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LATE MAIL: Kurt Mann, Jordan McLean come into the run-on side for the hosts. Blues representative Ryan Hoffman drops back to the bench while Queenslander's Cam Smith and Billy Slater take their place in the starting 13.
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In the Holden Cup the Storm trailed 22-4 before storming home to beat the Eels 26-22.
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Good afternoon footy fans and welcome to AAMI Park in Melbourne for this afternoon's Round 15 encounter.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Adam Reid
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Luke Patten
MELBOURNE STORM (46)
Tries: Sisa Waqa (2), Billy Slater (2), Kurt Mann (2), Bryan Norrie, Jordan McLean
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (6/7), Ben Roberts (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
PARRAMATTA EELS (20)
Tries: Ryan Morgan (2), Semi Radradra, Vai Toutai
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chris Sandow (2/4)
Penalty Goals: