Match Centre

Cameron Smith takes the final tackle and Melbourne win 13-12 on ANZAC Day!

Forward pass! The Warriors do not deserve to lose this game, but the Storm have risen to the occasion.

The Warriors will start a set from inside their own 20 metre zone.

Suliasi Vunivalu fields the short re-start and the Storm will look to win this game by maintaining possession.

The very first ANZAC Day clash between these two sides finished in a 14-all draw. Extra time looks to be in the offing based on the current score.

Jesse Bromwich earns a penalty in front of the posts - Melbourne will look to level the match!

Chanel Harris-Tavita finds the sideline to give possession back to Melbourne inside their own half.

Peta Hiku comes up with a great kick return fielding a Cameron Smith kick for the posts.

Melbourne come up with a very poor option passing to Kenny Bromwich on the last tackle.

Kaufusi goes close to scoring.

Peta Hiku loses possession inside his own half - this is a massive opportunity for the Storm to regain the lead.

Gerard Beale goes close to scoring after fielding a Peta Hiku grubber.

Marion Seve kicks the ball dead in an effort to gain a seven tackle set.

The Warriors come up with the worst possible last tackle option and manage to compound things by conceding a penalty.

Hayze Perham is on for the Warriors in his NRL debut.

Still no sign of Ryan Papenhuyzen or Hayze Perham with less than 20 minutes to play.

Warriors penalty.

Munster's grubber has too much on it - Warriors to resume play with a seven tackle set.

Jahrome Hughes makes a solid kick return.

Patrick Herbert forces Will Chambers into touch.

Jesse Bromwich goes close to scoring.

Melbourne penalty.

Both sides have given a strong account of themselves to start the second half.

Suliasi Vunivalu comes up with an error chasing a kick from Brodie Croft.

Isaiah Papalii does fantastically to keep the ball inside the field of play in the face of plenty of Melbourne pressure.

Melbourne get a relieving penalty coming out of their own end.

Josh Addo-Carr manages to get out of the in-goal despite plenty of pressure from the Warriors.

Suliasi Vunivalu is trapped in-goal - great work from the Warriors chasers to force a repeat set.

Warriors earn a repeat set close to the Melbourne tryline.

Brodie Croft hoists the ball down field.

Issac Luke is back on the field after passing his HIA test.

Peta Hiku is on the spot to clean up a dangerous Melbourne attacking raid.

The class and vision shown by Cameron Smith to produce that try is exactly why many regard him as the best player to ever play the game.

Tohu Harris puts a bomb up only for Adam Blair to knock on in the contest.

Cameron Smith takes the Storm out for the second half - can they avoid consecutive losses for the first time since last August?

Tohu Harris takes the Warriors back onto AAMI Park.

Chanel Harris-Tavita is tackled as the siren sounds, bringing to a close a wonderful first half from the Warriors.

Lachlan Burr forces an offload and is punished with Melbourne coming up with possession with seconds remaining before halftime.

Ken Maumalo earns a seven tackle set following confusion at the play the ball.

Cameron Smith forces another repeat set - his ability to maintain pressure on opposition teams has been phenomenal in recent weeks.

Isaiah Papalii loses possession; Melbourne have a massive opportunity to score from 30 metres out.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona comes up with another costly error. The Storm have been well below their best in the opening 40 minutes, yet only trail by 4.

Luke is off, Nathaniel Roache comes onto the field.

Play has been halted with Issac Luke receiving attention from the Warriors trainer.

Peta Hiku does a tremendous job to take a high ball despite plenty of pressure from Suliasi Vunivalu.

Blake Ayshford comes up with a costly error 10 metres out from the Storm line.

Harris-Tavita forces a line drop out with a beautifully placed grubber.

The Warriors will get a repeat set inside the Melbourne 20 metre zone.

If the Warriors can score here - 30 metres out from the Melbourne try line - it will be a major score just before halftime.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has the ball forced from his grasp after a tremendous hit from Isaiah Papalii.

This is a far cry from the ANZAC Day fixture twelve months ago where Melbourne led 38-0 at halftime.

Chanel Harris-Tavita manages to remain in the field of play after defusing a Brodie Croft cross field kick.

Cameron Smith tries to burrow over the line, but can't penetrate the Warriors defence.

Penalty Melbourne.

Another repeat set for Melbourne - from long range Cameron Munster forces a line drop out.

The Warriors are getting the better of the Storm over the opening 20 minutes, the test will be whether they can sustain this performance for the duration.

Munster is collected on the last tackle.

Cameron Smith produces a repeat set with a wonderfully placed kick in-goal.

Josh Addo-Carr comes up with a tremendous kick return to put Melbourne into the Warriors half.

Marion Seve does a great job to clean up a Warriors attacking raid - Maumalo couldn't find Ayshford in a promising left side raid.

After the physical and emotional toll of last week's epic clash with the Roosters, Melbourne have struggled to match the intensity of the Warriors.

Will Chambers loses possession just over halfway.

Josh Addo-Carr takes a quick tap from inside his own half.

Jahrome Hughes does a good job to alleviate pressure on the home side.

Warriors penalty coming out of their own end.

Warriors earn a seven tackle set after Cameron Munster's grubber rolls dead.

The Warriors lose possession after Kenny Bromwich comes up with a strip near halfway.

The Warriors elect to take the points on offer.

Peta Hiku tries to find a man in support, but ends up getting a penalty for his efforts.

Kenneath Bromwich comes up with a mistake inside his own half. Warriors with an early attacking chance.

Suliasi Vunivalu does well to gather in Chanel Harris-Tavita's bomb close to his goal line.

Melbourne complete their first set with a strong kick from Brodie Croft.

Suliasi Vunivalu takes the first run of the night.

Tonight marks the fourth and fifth players to debut in an ANZAC Day match with Patrick Herbert and Hayze Perham joining Matt Duffie, Gareth Widdop and Joseph Vuna in making their first NRL appearances in the fixture.

Both teams are wearing commemorative strips in honour of the occasion.

Pre-match proceedings are complete, kick-off is only moments away.

Both teams make their way onto the field for the official ceremony.

As a result of the makeover, Patrick Herbert and Hayze Perham will make their NRL debuts, Blake Ayshford will play his second match in two years in the centres, stand-in captain Tohu Harris will start at halfback, while Isaiah Papalii comes into the starting side in jersey 15.

Undergoing a massive reshuffle due to injury, the Warriors will field a vastly different backline with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, David Fusitua, Solomone Kata and Blake Green all missing from the side that went down to North Queensland.

Making minimal changes from the side selected on Tuesday, Marion Seve replaces Curtis Scott in the centres. Christian Welch will start in the front-row relegating Nelson Asofa-Solomona to the bench. Ryan Papenhuyzen comes onto the bench in jersey 21.

First meeting on ANZAC Day a decade ago in commemoration of the Trans-Tasman relationship between Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne has dominated the fixture winning six and one draw from nine meetings.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of ANZAC Day Football between the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors from AAMI Park.