Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Sat September 28, 2019
Finals Week 3 - Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 32184
80min

Josh Addo-Carr loses possession and the Roosters are into the GF!

79min

Cronk kicks the ball into touch to send the Roosters to the promised land.

78min

Melbourne come up with an error that will seal their fate.

77min

Keary kicks the ball into touch.

75min

Sandor Earl comes up with a knock on.

75min

The Storm will pack a scrum inside the Roosters' half.

74min

Tedesco with a try-saving effort.

73min

Brandon Smith is held up over the line.

72min

The Storm get a repeat set.

71min

Keary goes high and Earl draws a penalty.

69min

Sam Verrills is collected on the last tackle.

68min

Sandor Earl is on for Melbourne.

68min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

The Roosters will make the GF! What a beautiful kick.

Roosters lead Roosters 14 - 6 Storm
68min

Ryan Papenhuyzen is down after clashing with Kenny Bromwich during that try.

68min

That try was as a result of Cronk taking on the line - that involvement will likely be the difference tonight.

68min

Try: Roosters
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

The Roosters will almost surely have a chance to defend their title.

Roosters lead Roosters 12 - 6 Storm
68min

James Tedesco is claiming a try that should get the Roosters into the GF.

68min

Cronk is tackled short of the try line,

67min

Tupou makes a nice kick return from a Scott grubber.

66min

Cooper Cronk fires a forward pass on halfway.

65min

Latrell Mitchell is battling to get up.

65min

Mitchell Aubusson has failed his HIA test.

65min

Papenhuyzen kicks long.

64min

Jahrome Hughes comes up with an inspired kick return.

63min

Cordner is collected just short of the try line.

62min

Max King loses the ball just shy of halfway.

61min

Brett Morris comes up with a great kick return.

61min

Daniel Tupou with a try-saving tackle on Curtis Scott.

60min

Ken Bromwich is tackled a metre short of the line.

60min

The Roosters have knocked on a Hughes bomb.

59min

Hughes goes high as Tupou is collected by the Storm defence.

58min

Crichton has been hit in a head clash with Kenny Bromwich.

57min

The bunker has ruled James Tedesco knocked on in the lead up.

57min

Joey Manu is claiming a try.

57min

Crichton is hit in a solid tackle.

56min

The Roosters get a seven tackle set.

55min

Tedesco comes up with a poor error on halfway.

54min

Munster goes high, Hughes catches the kick, but the Roosters lock up the man with the ball.

53min

Cronk goes long and kicks directly to Papenhuyzen.

53min

Aubusson is off with a HIA. Lindsay Collins gets his first football of the evening.

52min

Tedesco does well to defuse an attacking raid from Chambers.

52min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Smith puts the visitors back in the match.

Roosters lead Roosters 8 - 6 Storm
51min

Try: Storm
Scored by Nelson Asofa-Solomona. Kick to come.

NAS scores The Genesis of a Melbourne fightback with the first try after Halftime.

Roosters lead Roosters 8 - 4 Storm
50min

Hughes is into space.

49min

The Storm get a much-needed penalty.

49min

Jesse Bromwich is off the field.

48min

Papenhuyzen manages to stay in the field of play.

47min

Jesse Bromwich is receiving attention after clashing heads with Brandon Smith.

46min

The Roosters get a penalty inside the Storm's half.

46min

Angus Crichton makes a tremendous break over halfway.

45min

The Roosters get a penalty coming out of their own end.

45min

The Roosters look to have the Storm's measure in defence.

44min

Olam is cut down a metre short of the line.

43min

Smith puts in a lovely grubber to force a line drop out.

42min

Cameron Smith forces a repeat set.

41min

Zane Tetevano is penalised for a high shot.

41min

Papenhuzen is slow to his feet.

40min

Boyd Corner takes the Roosters out for their final 40 minutes at the SCG this season.

40min

The Storm are back onto the field.

40min

Ryan Papenhuyzen is tackled as the halftime siren sounds.

38min

Felise Kaufusi has been ruled out after failing his HIA.

37min

Munster bombs and regathers, but Butcher and Morris do wonderfully to lock the Melbourne playmaker up close to the try line.

36min

Olam pops a nice offload to his fullback.

36min

Tedesco's pass, intended for Morris, goes into touch.

35min

Jahrome Hughes kicks out on the full. Melbourne are not with it at the moment.

33min

Mitchell drives the ball downfield where Papenhuyzen is collected 10 metres out from his own line.

32min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell puts the Roosters out beyond a converted try.

Roosters lead Roosters 8 - 0 Storm
31min

The Roosters get a penalty and will look to push out to an 8-0 lead.

31min

Tedesco takes on the line, but the Storm hold the Roosters #1 up.

30min

The Roosters get a repeat set.

30min

Cordner makes a great run over halfway.

28min

Finucane loses possession inside the Roosters' half.

27min

The Storm get a penalty coming out of trouble.

26min

Tupou drops Tedesco's pass with the try line in sight.

25min

Tui Kamikamica is on for Felise Kaufusi.

25min

The Roosters get another penalty.

24min

Papenhuyzen fires a wayward pass into touch.

24min

Kaufusi has been sent to the HIA.

24min

Luke Keary has pulled at Felise Kaufusi's hair and collected the second rower around the head.

23min

Melbourne get a penalty.

22min

Mitchell Aubusson has come up with an error.

22min

Boyd Cordner makes an inspirational charge coming out of his own end.

21min

Brandon Smith comes up with a strip inside the Roosters half.

20min

Cameron Smith kicks the ball dead. The Roosters will get a seven tackle set.

19min

Brandon Smith makes his first run of the night.

18min

Hughes goes high, but Tupou has no issues defusing the situation.

17min

Chambers makes a nice kick return.

17min

Tedesco manages to defuse an attacking kick from Munster.

16min

The Roosters lose possession from the kick off.

15min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell pushes the kick wide.

Roosters lead Roosters 6 - 0 Storm
15min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Boyd Cordner. Kick to come.

Cordner gets the opening try for the home side.

Roosters lead Roosters 6 - 0 Storm
14min

Tupou did wonderfully to field a Keary bomb and offload to his captain for what should be the opening try.

14min

Cordner is claiming a try.

13min

Latrell Mitchell does brilliantly to catch a Melbourne high ball in goal.

12min

Ryan Papenhuyzen makes a sensational run.

11min

Mitchell loses the ball inside his own half.

11min

Siosiua Taukeiaho takes a run into the Melbourne defence.

10min

The Roosters get another penalty.

10min

Taukieaho and Asofa-Solomona are back on the field.

9min

The Roosters get a penalty and find a set on halfway.

9min

Munster goes high, but Tedesco is up to the task.

8min

Cameron Smith is on the spot to defuse a Cooper Cronk grubber.

8min

Curtis Scott comes up with a terrific tackle to shut down an attacking raid.

7min

The Roosters come up with possession after an attacking chance by the Storm on halfway.

5min

Sam Verrills fires off a cut out pass that doesn't quite come off.

5min

Joseph Manu is collected in a high tackle.

4min

Brett Morris does tremendously to field an attacking kick from the Storm.

3min

Chambers loses the ball, but gets a penalty coming out of his own end.

2min

Keary goes long and finds Papenhuyzen close to his own line.

1min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell gives the home side the lead.

Roosters lead Roosters 2 - 0 Storm

The Roosters will look to open the scoring with a penalty goal.

NAS joins Taukeiaho back in the sheds for 10 minutes.

Taukieaho has been sent to the sin bin in record time for striking.

NAS and Siosiua Taukeiaho have clashed.

We have a fracas!

Nelson Asofa-Solomona takes the first carry of the night.

We have kick off.

Boyd Cordner takes the Sydney Roosters out to rapturous applause.

Cameron Smith leads the Melbourne Storm onto the SCG turf for the first time.

Kick-off is only moments away, the stage is set.

Both teams have won one apiece this season - a Latrell Mitchell field goal saw the Roosters win in Melbourne on Good Friday, while a penalty goal saw the Storm prevail in Adelaide after Origin II.

The Storm have been rocked by the loss of Suliasi Vunivalu with injury. As a result Will Chambers comes onto the wing, while Sandor Earl comes onto the bench.

The Roosters will line up as per program with Lindsay Collins coming into the squad in place of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (suspension).

The equation could not be simpler - win and face the Canberra Raiders in the Grand Final next Sunday, lose and the season is over.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Preliminary Final rugby league between the Sydney Roosters and the Melbourne Storm from the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton, Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Nick Beashel

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (14)
Tries: Boyd Cordner, James Tedesco
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (2/2)

MELBOURNE STORM (6)
Tries: Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (1/1)
Penalty Goals: