Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun August 30, 2020
Round 16 - Sunshine Coast Stadium, Bokarina / Kabi Kabi - Crowd: 2910
80min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Melbourne run out 30-6 winners.

Storm lead Storm 30 - 6 Sea Eagles
79min

Try: Storm
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

The Fox races 80 metres to cap off a brilliant performance.

Storm lead Storm 28 - 6 Sea Eagles
78min

Jahrome Hughes' high ball is out on the full.

76min

Paseka is tackled on the last 10 metres out from the Melbourne line.

75min

Manly penalty.

74min

Jahrome Hughes finds the sideline as the Storm look to close out the match.

72min

Forward pass - Olam looks to pay back his winger, but the final pass is pulled up by the referee.

71min

In a decision summing up Manly's performance - they lose.

71min

The Sea Eagles are challenging the on-field call of line drop out.

71min

Hynes puts a kick in when a pass to Lumelume would have sent the debutant over for a try.

69min

Brad Parker denies Josh Addo-Carr a try with a great catch.

68min

Forward pass from the Sea Eagles - Des Hasler will be ruing his side's execution tonight.

67min

Chris Lewis is tackled on the last tackle.

66min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

The captain is back on target.

Storm lead Storm 24 - 6 Sea Eagles
65min

Olam gets the second hat-trick of his career - both against the Sea Eagles.

65min

Try: Storm
Scored by Justin Olam. Kick to come.

Beautiful work from Papenhuyzen to put Addo-Carr into space, back up in support and send Olam over for his third.

Storm lead Storm 22 - 6 Sea Eagles
65min

Olam is claiming his hat-trick.

63min

Christian Welch is down after a crusher tackle from Jack Trbojevic is placed on report.

62min

Both teams are making errors - if the Sea Eagles can be next to score they will be right back in this match.

62min

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui comes up with an error.

60min

Manly come up with an error inside the Storm's half.

59min

A forward pass denies Justin Olam a hat-trick.

59min

The debutant looked certain to score.

59min

Isaac Lumelume is held up over the line.

58min

Melbourne penalty.

57min

Brad Parker has blown a try, but the Sea Eagles will get penalty for offside.

56min

The Sea Eagles will get a repeat set after a knock on from Isaac Lumelume.

55min

Brilliant try-saving effort to deny Curtis Sironen.

54min

Manly penalty for Albert Hopoate being taken without the ball.

53min

Cameron Smith shows he is mortal with a clanger of a knock on inside his own half.

52min

Both teams exchanging sets.

49min

Reuben Garrick off the field with an arm injury.

49min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

The kick hits the posts and Smith is 1/4 so far.

Storm lead Storm 18 - 6 Sea Eagles
48min

Great pass from Papenhuyzen to put The Fox into space in the lead up.

48min

Try: Storm
Scored by Justin Olam. Kick to come.

A left side shift allows Olam to touch down for his second of the afternoon.

Storm lead Storm 18 - 6 Sea Eagles
47min

Six again for the Storm after Smith's kick ricochets into a Manly defender.

45min

Tevita Funa defuses a high ball from Munster.

44min

Both teams come up with errors on the first tackle.

43min

Brad Parker collected a bomb from DCE, but a mix-up from Cade Cust and Jake Trbojevic sees four points go begging once again.

43min

The Sea Eagles have butchered a try.

42min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has ice on his calf and Marion Seve is in his civvies - the Storm will have to get this one done with 15 men.

41min

Jahrome Hughes goes high and finds the line.

40min

Sean Keppie takes the first run of the second half.

40min

Both teams are back out for the second half.

40min

Nico Hynes comes up with dropped ball as the halftime siren sounds.

39min

Some enterprising passing from the Sea Eagles ends in a kick straight to Papenhuyzen from DCE.

38min

Funa makes a good take inside the Sea Eagles' half.

36min

Daly Cherry-Evans makes a nice catch 10 metres from his line.

36min

Kaufusi tackled a metre from the line and clutching at his lower back.

34min

Cade Cust makes an error inside his own half - big opportunity for the Storm to score here.

33min

The Sea Eagles hold on after another attacking raid from the home side.

32min

Repeat set for the Storm.

31min

Reuben Garrick stops Ryan Papenhuyzen a metre out from the try-line.

29min

Justin Olam and Darryn Schonig come up with a brilliant defensive effort to trap Reuben Garrick back in-goal.

29min

Darryn Schonig takes a run just shy of halfway.

28min

Taniela Paseka on for the Sea Eagles.

27min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

Smith pushes the kick left of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 14 - 6 Sea Eagles
26min

Manly are waiting for Halftime and thinking Life's A Bitch after having NAS run straight through their defence.

25min

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

On the first play from the scrum, the Storm embarrass the Sea Eagles' defence through NAS.

Storm lead Storm 14 - 6 Sea Eagles
24min

The Storm win the challenge and will gain another attacking set.

24min

The Storm will challenge a knock-on call a metre out from the Sea Eagles' try-line.

23min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

The kick is wide of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 6 Sea Eagles
22min

Try: Storm
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Addo-Carr puts the Storm back in front.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 6 Sea Eagles
21min

Brilliant vision from Smith to take advantage of Funa being out of position.

21min

The Fox is claiming a try after Cameron Smith kicked from inside his own half.

21min

Lumelume comes up with a great catch on Cherry-Evans' torpedo kick.

20min

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is tackled over the tryline on the last tackle - once again the Storm look to target Albert Hopoate on debut.

18min

Early diagnosis on Marion Seve is a meniscus injury (knee) - unlikely to return this afternoon.

16min

Daly Cherry-Evans puts in a great kick after points.

16min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

The Sea Eagles are back on level terms.

Tied up at Storm 6 - 6 Sea Eagles
15min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Addin Fonua-Blake. Kick to come.

Martin Taupau puts his front row partner into a hole for an immediate response.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 4 Sea Eagles
14min

Danny Levi gets a repeat set with a dark out of dummy half.

14min

Manly penalty 15 metres out from the Melbourne line.

13min

Jesse Bromwich comes up with an error straight after points.

12min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Smith lands his first kick.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 0 Sea Eagles
11min

Marion Seve is being assisted off the field by two Melbourne trainers.

11min

Good work from Papenhuyzen to isolate Albeter Hopoate and allow Olam to crash over for the first try of the afternoon.

11min

Try: Storm
Scored by Justin Olam. Kick to come.

The Storm won't be denied after a wealth of possession.

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Sea Eagles
10min

Repeat set for the Storm.

9min

Another line drop out after a superb chip from Munster intended for The Fox.

7min

Jorge Taufua knocks Jahrome Hughes' kick dead to force a line drop out.

6min

Isaac Lumelume gets an offload as Marion Seve finds some space up the middle.

5min

Cameron Munster puts in a second kick, but Tevita Funa manages to defuse inside his own 20 metre zone.

4min

The Sea Eagles will rue that missed opportunity - four points gone begging.

4min

No Try. Garrick knocks on while grounding.

4min

Reuben Garrick is claiming a try after Jake Trbojevic put in a kick most halfbacks would be proud of.

3min

Manly will kick for line rather than taking a shot at goal.

3min

Christian Welch is on report.

3min

Curtis Sironen is down after collecting an accidental knee from Christian Welch.

2min

Munster fires a forward pass to Justin Olam which is pulled up by the referee.

2min

Isaac Lumelume collects a high ball in goal as the Storm get a seven tackle set.

1min

Martin Taupau pops an offload on halfway.

Cameron Munster completes the first set with a high kick collected by Tevita Funa.

The sounds of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" are in full forces as Cameron Smith takes the Storm onto the field.

Daly Cherry-Evans leads the Sea Eagles out onto Sunshine Coast Stadium for the first time.

Each club will blood a debutant with Fijian international Isaac Lumelume coming onto the wing for Melbourne, while Albert Hopoate will start in the centres for the Sea Eagles.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 16 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Melbourne Storm and the Manly Sea Eagles from Sunshine Coast Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Peter Gough

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Henry Perenara

MELBOURNE STORM (30)
Tries: Justin Olam (3), Josh Addo-Carr (2), Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (3/6)
Penalty Goals:

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (6)
Tries: Addin Fonua-Blake
Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (1/1)
Penalty Goals: