Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun April 7, 2019
Round 4 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 15432
79min

FULL-TIME. The Storm steal it here! No-one could have predicted that it would be this close, but they get a 2 point win at home.

79min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Rhyse Martin.

Martin shanks it right and that could be game over here.

Storm lead Storm 18 - 16 Bulldogs
79min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Reimis Smith. Kick to come.

Fantastic finish here! The Bulldogs are in with Reimis Smith in the corner after a soaring kick from Lewis! It was taken brilliantly from Hopoate and then passed out to the winger. Big kick here!

Storm lead Storm 18 - 16 Bulldogs
78min

BUNKER: WOW! After a solid set from the Bulldogs with lots of ball movement, R. Smith looks to be in the corner! Try call on field.

74min

PENALTY Storm: After taking the last tackle bomb from the Dogs, Hughes is taken high and relieve the pressure for the Storm.

74min

Big run down the left from Holland. The Dogs attack well but throwing it around and trying everything ends with no result.

74min

Field Goal: Storm
Attempted by Brodie Croft.

Croft misses a chance to go 7 points clear!

Storm lead Storm 18 - 12 Bulldogs
73min

The Bulldogs look rattled and desperate now. It will take a lot to get a late try here.

71min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Easy conversion for Smith. 3 points to the record.

Storm lead Storm 18 - 12 Bulldogs
71min

Try: Storm
Scored by Cameron Munster. Kick to come.

Munster strolls in! On the first tackle, there's the easiest try you'll see all day to the Storm five-eighth. Adam Elliot was the Bulldog to miss a vital tackle.

Storm lead Storm 16 - 12 Bulldogs
69min

A big bomb on the right from Croft and Okunbor has made a mess of it! The Storm will get a scrum feed just 10 metres out..

67min

The Storm on the attack and the last tackle option from Croft isn't a great one, chipkicking straight to the Bulldogs. Who will break this deadlock?

65min

The Bulldogs push it down the right, but lose the ball after a promising play. The Storm are going to be dangerous now.

64min

Nice 30 metre kick return from Reimis Smith. The Bulldogs looking positive again here.

62min

The Dogs attack down the right, but can't get over on the last. Turnover.

61min

PENALTY Bulldogs: A bad pass from the Storm sees it on the ground and Cam Smith pushes his hip into the Bulldogs player and is penalised.

60min

The halfback kicks it out on the full again! More field position for the Storm.

59min

Great take from Meaney at the back. He's a good young player, this Dogs fullback.

56min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Easy from in front. 5 points to the record.

Tied up at Storm 12 - 12 Bulldogs
55min

Try: Storm
Scored by Tui Kamikamica. Kick to come.

A strong run from Kamikamica gets the Storm their second. It'll be tied up now, but the Storm barely deserve it.

Bulldogs lead Storm 10 - 12 Bulldogs
53min

PENALTY Storm: A leg pull in the tackle on Munster. Storm getting piggyback penalties here.

52min

PENALTY Storm: Bulldogs judged as offside accidentally as they attempted to get to the line.

51min

FORWARD PASS Storm: A tap on from Asofa-Solomona is judged forward and the Dogs have it on the halfway line.

50min

A promising play is undone by a no pressure drop from CHN.

50min

Okunbor runs through Cam Smith again, but again Hughes stops him down-field. Big run from the youngster!

49min

The Storm attempt a bomb towards Smith, but Chambers knocks on going up for it and the Bulldogs survive again.

46min

Chambers attempts a little chip down the left. It bounces off Hopoate back to Chambers and he's bundled over the sideline. Bulldogs ball.

44min

The Bulldogs diffuse a Munster chip and have the ball now.

43min

The Bulldogs almost snatched an intercept there via Reimis Smith, but he ends up knocking it on and the Storm will have six more just 20 metres out.

42min

PENALTY Storm: Ogden accused of a crusher tackle on Chambers.

41min

The second half is underway! CHN is back on the park, having passed his HIA.

40min

Half-time here at AAMI Park! Who would have expected the Bulldogs to be up? Not me! A good and tough 40 as the Dogs ran with confidence and the Storm looked messy. What will happen in the next 40? Stay tuned when we return in around 10 mins!

39min

Excellent set from the Bulldogs on the stroke of halftime. They force a dropout after some nice running from Meaney, R. Smith and clever kick from Lewis.

37min

This time, it's the Bulldogs who hand it over after running it on the last. Is it that hard to count to 5?

36min

The Storm run it on the last again, but this time there's nothing doing and they hand it over. Just a few minutes left in the half.

35min

Napa is out for the day and now Corey Harawirs-Naera is going off for a HIA. The Dogs could be down to 15 in this game.

35min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

From right in front. That's 7 points will the record now.

Bulldogs lead Storm 6 - 12 Bulldogs
34min

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

It's a penalty try to Chambers! Smith was judged to have taken him out before he could take the ball in his hand. The move came down the left from a clever infield kick.

Bulldogs lead Storm 4 - 12 Bulldogs
34min

BUNKER: Could be a penalty try here for a tackle from Reimis Smith on Chambers.

32min

PENALTY Storm: Lewis tries his luck with a bomb down the right and there's another kick involved, but Dogs penalised for holding players back.

31min

NO TRY! Finucane gets in the way of the defensive line and obstructs according to the bunker. Can't do that.

30min

BUNKER: Welch steps inside from a few metres out and looks to have scored here. No try called on field.

30min

Six more for the Storm, right on the Bulldogs line.

29min

NO TRY! Great work by the Bulldogs to hold Finucane up over the line. Desperation!

29min

BUNKER: Finucane looks to have scored here. No try called on field.

28min

Lewis kicks out on the full on the last. Just on halfway now for the Storm.

28min

PENALTY Storm: Crowding in the ruck?

27min

PENALTY Storm: Tolman pinged for holding on to the legs a bit too long there. He has to learn how to spin them around like the Storm, I guess.

25min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

Martin gets it from the sideline again! 12-0 here!

Bulldogs lead Storm 0 - 12 Bulldogs
24min

The Bulldogs are targeting the left and making metres all day against Vunivalu and Curtis Scott.

23min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Jayden Okunbor. Kick to come.

They're in again! A flick pass on from Lewis sets off great passes to the left. Martin, Holland to Okunbar. Great play!

Bulldogs lead Storm 0 - 10 Bulldogs
22min

The Storm recover on their goal-line, but Vuni makes a mess of the play of the ball. The Bulldogs get a set on the Storm line!

19min

PENALTY Bulldogs: The Storm are making some metres now, but Munster pushed a Bulldog player pretty crudely after a bomb went up. Bellamy will be blowing up.

18min

INTERCHANGE Bulldogs: Adam Elliot is ON, Dylan Napa is OFF.

17min

Dylan Napa is off and up the tunnel. Might need some work on that ankle.

16min

The Bulldogs hold out on the line. A last tackle kick to the corner from Croft floats over the sideline.

15min

PENALTY Storm: A bit too much attention in the play of the ball from the Bulldogs.

14min

HUGE break from Okunbor! He steamrolled Cam Smith before running 40 metres down the field. He's stopped by Hughes though and then a drop ball from Corey Harawira-Naera.

12min

A positive run down the left through Holland and Okunbor. The Bulldogs really are playing with purpose! The Storm have it back now.

11min

A 40/20 attempt from Croft goes pretty close, but not close enough.

10min

A few complete sets in a row here. The Bulldogs went 90 metres on that set and are looking confident. The Storm look a little rattled.

7min

That's the first try the Storm have conceded in the first half this year! Big effort from the Dogs!

6min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Rhyse Martin.

Martin slots it over from just inside the touch line. Straight as an arrow!

Bulldogs lead Storm 0 - 6 Bulldogs
5min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kerrod Holland. Kick to come.

And just like that the Bulldogs are in! Lewis goes left to Martin who passes to Holland who finds himself in a huge hole! First blood to the Bulldogs!

Bulldogs lead Storm 0 - 4 Bulldogs
5min

PENALTY Bulldogs: A deflected kick from the Bulldogs has landed with Munster and he runs 30 metres down the field, but the ref has pulled it back for an offside penalty.

4min

Melbourne run it on the last and try to find a way down the left wing. Cleaned up by the Bulldogs though.

2min

Napa rolled his angle in one of the opening exchanges, but it battling on. The first two sets are complete. Better metres from the Bulldogs.

The questions we have - a) Can the Bulldogs somehow pull a win off at the Storm's home ground? b) Will Cam Smith score the 9 points required to become the highest all-time scoring leader c) Will it be a bloodbath?

We're minutes away from this Round 4 clash between the Melbourne Storm and Canterbury Bulldogs here at AAMI Park. One change to the teams with Josh Addo-Carr taking the game off for family reasons, shuffling Will Chambers to the wing and bringing Marion Seve into the centres. Ryan Papenhuyzen will debut on the bench. Bulldogs are 1-17 after their big win last weekend.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins, Tim Roby

Touch Judges: Rickey McFarlane, Belinda Sleeman

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Bryan Norrie

MELBOURNE STORM (18)
Tries: Will Chambers, Tui Kamikamica, Cameron Munster
Field Goals: Brodie Croft (0/1)
Conversions: Cameron Smith (3/3)
Penalty Goals:

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (16)
Tries: Kerrod Holland, Jayden Okunbor, Reimis Smith
Field Goals:
Conversions: Rhyse Martin (2/3)
Penalty Goals: