Full Time
90:00
7:35pm Sat July 27, 2019
Round 19 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 14836
90min

WHAT A GAME - Manly lead 10-0 at HT; Melbourne got it back to 10-10 at FT. Both sides hit the post in the first half but finally DCE got the field goal

90min

Field Goal: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Daly Cherry-Evans.

DCE KICKS IT RIGHT IN FRONT

Sea Eagles lead Storm 10 - 11 Sea Eagles
89min

OH WOW.... Olam called for a forward pass on tackle inside his own 30

88min

Jorge Taufua loses the ball on last tackle after DCE had to kick high rather than the field goal attempt

87min

Field Goal: Storm
Attempted by Brodie Croft.

Brodie Croft hits the field goal flush from 45m out but it misses and goes dead

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
86min

Melbourne start their first second half set 35m out from their own line

85min

GP SECOND HALF IS GO

85min

I'm exhausted by this game so far and imagine how the players are feeling out there

85min

WOW WOW WOW - There's no words that I can use to get that last 30 seconds of golden point

85min

WOW WOW WOW - There's no words that I can use to get that last 30 seconds of golden point

85min

Field Goal: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Dylan Walker.

WOW WOW - Dylan Walker hits his field goal attempt perfectly, looks the good and hits the post

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
85min

Field Goal: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Munster.

WOW - Munster looked like he had the match winner all sewn up but he hit the post and the ball bounces for Manly

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
83min

Jake Turbo ON REPORT - Melbourne find touch and not go for 2 from 48

82min

UH OH.... Jake Trbojevic has made a terrible tackle in putting Jahrome Hughes into a very dangerous position

82min

SIRONEN KICKS DEAD - Manly shifted the ball on the 4th and made 40m, Sironen had to grubber and it was way too hard

81min

Melbourne kick deep early in the set and Manly are stuck inside their 30 on tackle 4

80min

UNDERWAY IN GOLDEN POINT - Melbourne have first use of the ball

80min

10-10 at the end of the 80 minutes; Manly will kick-off with teams running the same way

80min

GOLDEN POINT HERE WE COME

79min

Field Goal: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

CROWD ERUPTS HAS CAM KICKED IT... NOPE Cam Smith has missed the field goal despite the crowd getting excited

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
78min

Manly runs it on tackle 4 and Corey Waddell offloads and it goes forward

77min

Field Goal: Storm
Attempted by Brodie Croft.

Croft takes his own attempt at one - claims it's touched but it's a 20m restart for Manly

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
76min

Now the 7 tackle set for Melbourne will give them a big chance to get their own shot at a point

76min

Field Goal: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Daly Cherry-Evans.

DCE from right in front of the uprights and hooks it badly and it goes dead

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
76min

Manly clearly setting up for the 1 pointer

75min

INSIDE FIVE TO GO

74min

REPEAT SET - Tom Turbo makes a break Hughes makes a try-saver; Next play Marty Taupau kicks and forces a repeat set

72min

Jahrome Hughes tackled 1m out from his own line; Melbourne only make 9m in the 3 subsequent tackles

71min

Melbourne try to go down the left as Joe Stimson kicks and JAC catches it but goes into touch

70min

Awkward kick from DCE looks for the sideline but doesn't find it and Melbourne work it out of their own 20

68min

BUNKER: JAC knocks on in the jump for the kick chase, Grant Atkins looked to blow it initally but the ball ended up with Munster and claimed the try. Quick NO TRY comes up on screen.

68min

BUNKER: JAC knocks on in the jump for the kick chase, Grant Atkins looked to blow it initally but the ball ended up with Munster and claimed the try. Quick NO TRY comes up on screen.

67min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith nails the conversion from almost in front

Tied up at Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles
66min

Try: Storm
Scored by Brandon Smith. Kick to come.

Brandon Smith goes quickly into dummy half and there's a big gap and Brandon Smith gets under Tommy Turbo and scores

Sea Eagles lead Storm 8 - 10 Sea Eagles
65min

A big 15 minutes coming up and Melbourne on the attack with six tackles inside the Manly 20

60min

PENALTY MELBOURNE: The ruck speed isn't good enough to Peter Gough's likening and the Storm get a penalty and a repeat set on the Manly line

56min

PENALTY MANLY: Brandon Smith penalised for a high tackle and the Sea Eagles get an easy passage out of their own half

53min

Dylan Walker knocks on a poor pass from Fainu and could the momentum be turning?

51min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith from close enough to the sideline keeps his conversion attempt to the right of the upright

Sea Eagles lead Storm 4 - 10 Sea Eagles
50min

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

Tom Trbojevic saved a try the play before but Will Chambers kicks for himself out of dummy half and gets it down just inside the deadball line.

Sea Eagles lead Storm 4 - 10 Sea Eagles
50min

TOMMY TURBO TRY SAVER

48min

REPEAT SET - Croft kicks early and Tom Trbojevic reads it and grounds it in his own in-goal.

46min

PENALTY MELBOURNE: NAS tries to milk a penalty after a big hit from Joel Thompson and gets the whistle from Peter Gough

44min

SIRONEN INTERCEPTS - Melbourne turn on the razzle dazzle and the offload is well-read by Sironen who takes an intercept

43min

PENALTY STORM: The Manly last tackle option is poor and they are eventually penalised for Jake Trbojevic being offside on the kick

41min

PENALTY MANLY: The defence is too eager to get up and put on the big shot and is penalised

40min

SECOND HALF IS GO! The Sea Eagles kick us off leading 10-0

40min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Reuben Garrick slots the conversion and caps off a great half for the Sea Eagles

Sea Eagles lead Storm 0 - 10 Sea Eagles
39min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Joel Thompson. Kick to come.

WHAT A TRY - DCE doesn't kick the ball where he wanted but who cares when Brad Parker flies through plucks the ball out of the air finds the inside man and finds Joel Thompson who scores

Sea Eagles lead Storm 0 - 8 Sea Eagles
37min

Penalty Goal: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Reuben Garrick adds his second penalty goal of the match from next to the left-hand upright

Sea Eagles lead Storm 0 - 4 Sea Eagles
37min

PENALTY MANLY: The Storm penalised for kicking the ball out of the ruck and the Sea Eagles will again go for 2

37min

Christian Welch coming off for a HIA - Both referees had stopped play minutes earlier concerned for the bench player

36min

DCE forces a repeat set as he kicks across his body with his left foot and Josh Addo-Carr is forced to ground it

35min

PENALTY MANLY: A ruck infringement blown by Grant Atkins against the Storm and the Sea Eagles head towards halfway

33min

Melbourne trying to make Manly come out of their own end again as Cameron Smith finds touch 2m out from the line

29min

Munster looking a bit kick happy as he kicks on tackle three but Tom Trbojevic reads it well on the line

28min

Accidental offside call against Manly and they will have to defend a 4th consecutive set

24min

Manly had good field position to start the set but the pass is put down

21min

Melbourne looking a step below their usual pace with plenty of errors and some defensive lapses in the middle

19min

Tommy Turbo goes through the middle and kicks towards Reuben Garrick but the kick just evades him

17min

PENALTY STORM: The Sea Eagles cross but it's not backed on a technicality of the obstruction rule as DCE catches inside a lead runner despite no defenders being obstructed

11min

Penalty Goal: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Reuben Garrick converts the penalty goal from close range

Sea Eagles lead Storm 0 - 2 Sea Eagles
10min

PENALTY MANLY: The Storm are penalised by Grant Atkins for being offside on their own line.

9min

Sandor Earl loses the ball on his own 20m and Manly get a big attaking chance

7min

Felise Kaufusi loses the ball on the Manly 30m line

4min

The Storm look to break through but the pass from Munster to Olam and Olam to Addo-Carr being called forward

2min

PENALTY STORM: First penalty of the night goes against the Sea Eagles for a lifting a tackle

1min

Manly take first use of the ball at AAMI Park defending the Northern end of the ground

The two sides on the field as we wait for the go ahead from the referees

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins, Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Phil Henderson

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

MELBOURNE STORM (10)
Tries: Will Chambers, Brandon Smith
Field Goals: Cameron Smith (0/1), Brodie Croft (0/2), Cameron Munster (0/1)
Conversions: Cameron Smith (1/2)
Penalty Goals:

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (11)
Tries: Joel Thompson
Field Goals: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/2), Dylan Walker (0/1)
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (2/2)