PENALTY WARRIORS - They find touch 30m from the Storm line with 14 secs left
Nikorima nails this tough conversion from out wide
Maumalo bags a hat-trick of tries with some nifty work grounding the ball just before sliding over the dead-ball line
SCRUM WARRIORS - Hynes attempts to catch a short stab kick from Nikorima, but it hits his shoulder from close range and he knocks on, 10m from his own line.
Set Restart Warriors just as they pass halfway
Warriors get a fresh set, 15m shy of halfway
Nikorima misses the conversion attempt from touch
Maumalo scores a consolation try after Murchie catches the Storm short for numbers on the left side
Addo-Carr toes ahead a loose ball and very nearly gets a try, but the ball beats everyone into touch
Hughes with a break, sends Kaufusi on a run down the right side. He flicks a pass to Eisenhuth who gets bundled into touch
Munster converts
Addo-Carr picks up a loose pass and then from a standing start, explodes and skips around RTS then changes angle, running back in towards the posts, standing up Walsh who just watches.
Munster's sideline conversion is straight and true
Munster throws a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong ball out to Addo-Carr who takes it and dives over for a try in the left corner.
SCRUM STORM - Challenge unsuccessful. Walsh ruled to have lost the ball forward in the contest for the bomb. Scrum sets 10m from the Warriors line
Warriors challenging the refs call of knock on against them
SCRUM STORM - The Storm work the ball off their own 30m line
SCRUM WARRIORS - Kaufusi with a flick out the back which Reimis scoops up, brushes off a tackle and gets across the line. The bunker though rules he knocked the ball on.
Off to the bunker again. Looking at a possible Storm try. Ref says no try - obstruction
SCRUM WARRIORS - 38m from their own line
Challenge inconclusive. Ref's decision stands and the Storm don't lose a challenge. What a great spectacle!
Addo-Carr ruled to have knocked on. Storm challenging
Try disallowed. Montoya failed to force the ball.
Nikorima grubbers to the corner and Montoya gets to the ball and the ref awards the try. Refs Challenge from the Storm. Off to the bunker.
Set restart Warriors.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Walsh slipped over as he kicks off. Addo-Carr picks up the ball and throws a forward pass to Welch. Scrum sets 10m from the Storm line
Munster to the left of the posts, fails to convert
Olam runs onto a pass from Hynes close to the line at top speed and crashes over for a try
PENALTY STORM - Curran offside when he charged down Hughes' kick
SCRUM WARRIORS - Brandon Smith gets a firm pass that bounces off his chest.
Hughes kicks to the Warriors left corner. The bouncing ball evades a sliding Walsh and Maumalo cleans up before the nearby Storm fans get to the ball. The Storm defence push the Warriors ingoal on the tackle. Warriors drop out.
Nikorima slots the conversion
Egan from dummy half, throws a ball to BMM, who spins as he catches the ball close to the Storm line and he crashes over next to the posts to score.
Set restart Warriors, 10m from the Storm line
SCRUM WARRIORS - NAS loses the ball in a strong tackle, 40m from the Storm line
The final 40 mins of Round 7 gets underway. The rain has been turned off
PENALTY STORM - A Nikorima grubber hits the upright and beats everyone. The Warriors clean up the loose ball but the kick chase is offside.
Set Restart Warriors - 35m from the Storm line
PENALTY WARRIORS - NAS with a sloppy play the ball, 30m from the Warriors line
Munster's kick pulls up in the Warriors ingoal. Walsh steps two defenders while still in his own ingoal, before popping up a pass to RTS who is tackled. Warriors drop out.
SCRUM STORM - And on the second tackle, Walsh throws a long pass to Maumalo, but it's ruled to have gone forward.
PENALTY WARRIORS - They start their set 30m from the Storm line
The rain is coming down harder than an angry Craig Bellamy expletive-laden fist thump on the desk.
Munster nails the conversion
Second tackle from the penalty and the Storm spread the ball right thanks to some gorgeous quick passing from Munster, Hughes, Kaufusi and then Hynes, who got a great ball to Smith who smashed his way over the line to score.
PENALTY STORM - Sironen hit Brandon Smith off the ball during that last play. Storm find touch 35m from the Warriors line
Grant with a run from dummy half got the Warriors defence back-pedalling. He passed to Hughes who got a quick ball to Kaufusi who then got a ball over the top to Munster. Munster put Addo-Carr on a run down the sideline, before he grubbered back in-field. Munster attempts to pick up the loose ball but fails. Hynes cleaned up and dived over the line for a try. The bunker has found a tiny knock-on by Munster.
Off to the bunker to see if the Storm have scored.
okay that's enough, back to the Storm on attack
Storm letting the Warriors play with the ball
Munster from out near the touchline, is unable to add the extras.
Hughes makes a break in the middle 10m shy of halfway and then sends a lovely ball to Reimis Smith who races 25m to score in the right corner
Munster's conversion attempt hits the upright
Hughes at first receiver on the right side, stepped in towards the posts and then darted back left before passing to Hynes close to the line and he slams the ball down.
RTS with a turn over 10m from his own line. Storm get a set restart on the next tackle.
Jennings has failed his HIA
Munster converts
Hughes runs to the line and then pops a nice short ball to Kaufusi who runs into a big gap and scores to the right of the posts.
Set restart Storm, 40m from the Warriors line
The hits are starting to get a bit heftier
Reimis Smith with a run through the middle. Hughes kicks on the next tackle and very nearly forces a drop out.
Set restart Warriors
Hynes with a neat cut-out ball to Addo-Carr sends the winger down the sideline, before he passes back into Hynes who is tackled from behind by Murchie, which forces Hynes to drop the ball, 10m from the Warriors line
Nikorima with a rather odd kick, kicks it short and low and into touch, despite being 30m from the Storm line.
PENALTY STORM - They find touch 10m shy of halfway
Curran has been sin binned for the hit on Jennings. Jennings coming off for an HIA.
Play stopped. Jennings has been smashed after catching a bomb. looks like a possible head-clash between Jennings and Curran.
Hynes set up for a long ball to Addo-Carr, but Olam came flying through like a missile and knocked the ball on.
Nikorima from the left sideline can't swing the conversion attempt back enough.
Warriors hit back! Warriors with a short side play where Curran sends a lovely long ball to Maumalo who makes a wobbly run down the sideline, but stays in field and dives over to score in the corner.
Set restart Warriors on the first tackle off the scrum
SCRUM WARRIORS - Hynes attempted to therow a cut-out pass to Reimis Smith, but Kaufusi got a hand to it and knocked it on. Warriors get the ball 30m from the Storm line
Munster nails the conversion from the sideline
A few quick play the balls saw the Warriors defence get scattered. Hughes then made a good break and then grubbered amazingly off the side of his boot to the right wing, where Jennings regathers and scores with no one near him
Storm kick off the final match of the ANZAC Round
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin
Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
MELBOURNE STORM (42)
Tries: George Jennings, Felise Kaufusi, Nicholas Hynes, Reimis Smith (2), Justin Olam, Josh Addo-Carr (2)
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Munster (5/8)
Penalty Goals:
WARRIORS (20)
Tries: Ken Maumalo (3), Ben Murdoch-Masila
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Kodi Nikorima (2/4)
Penalty Goals: