Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun May 16, 2021
Round 10 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal - Crowd: 43537
80min

Hynes throws the ball over the dead ball to finish the match.

80min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Corey Norman.

Norman ends the match with a wayward kick.

Storm lead Storm 44 - 18 Dragons
79min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Cody Ramsey. Kick to come.

Josh Kerr makes a break and links with his winger who rounds out the scoring.

Storm lead Storm 44 - 18 Dragons
78min

Hynes passes to Addo-Carr who lights up Suncorp with a 40 metre run.

77min

Jacks is being assisted from the field with a HIA.

77min

Ryley Jacks is down after copping an elbow from Josh Kerr.

76min

Kaufusi concedes an offside penalty as the Dragons find touch on their 40 metre line.

75min

Hynes kicks to Jennings who is tackles close to the try line.

75min

Dean Ieremia is back on for the Storm.

75min

Andrew McCullough is down receiving attention from the trainer.

75min

The Dragons hit the posts with a kick but can't regain possession.

73min

The Storm comes up with an error shortly after the kick-off.

73min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nicholas Hynes.

Hynes get his first conversion of the day.

Storm lead Storm 44 - 14 Dragons
72min

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

Stop it! Jacks kicks ahead, the ball bounces, but The Foxx is on the spot to get over for his third!

Storm lead Storm 42 - 14 Dragons
70min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nicholas Hynes.

Hynes misses once again - 0/3 for the game.

Storm lead Storm 38 - 14 Dragons
69min

Try: Storm
Scored by George Jennings. Kick to come.

Hynes delivers a nice long ball to get Jennings on the scoreboard.

Storm lead Storm 38 - 14 Dragons
68min

Josh McGuire loses the ball in his own half.

67min

Asofa-Solomona comes up with a magical flick pass for magic round.

65min

Bromwich's challenge is unsuccessful.

65min

The Storm are challenging the call.

65min

Jesse Bromwich puts the ball down.

64min

Six again for the Storm.

63min

Tyson Smoothy has injured his PCL and won't be back tonight.

63min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Corey Norman.

The kick can't swing back towards the posts in time.

Storm lead Storm 34 - 14 Dragons
62min

Ravalawa gets his first hat-trick in the NRL.

61min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

Billy Burns gets a short pass away to send Ravalwa over for his third.

Storm lead Storm 34 - 14 Dragons
60min

Dufty has his arm in a sling - the Dragons will do it tough for the next few weeks with him on the sideline.

60min

Christian Welch is back on and makes an error.

59min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nicholas Hynes.

Hynes is unsuccessful once again.

Storm lead Storm 34 - 10 Dragons
58min

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

This is getting embarrassing now - Olam powers over off the scrum.

Storm lead Storm 34 - 10 Dragons
57min

The Dragons have come up with an error 20 metres from their own line.

56min

The Storm are muscling up now.

56min

Smoothy is remaining on the field - no penalty for the Storm.

56min

Tyson Smoothy is clutching at a knee.

55min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Tyson Smoothy.

The kick is right of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 30 - 10 Dragons
54min

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

Hynes makes a break, Hughes kicks to unmarked men on the left, Kenny Bromwich unselfishly passes to Addo-Carr who bags his second of the afternoon.

Storm lead Storm 30 - 10 Dragons
53min

Hynes is into space.

52min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Tyson Smoothy.

The Storm should have the match in their keeping now.

Storm lead Storm 26 - 10 Dragons
51min

Try: Storm
Scored by Jahrome Hughes. Kick to come.

Great ball movement from the Storm allows Hughes to finish off a 50 metre attacking raid.

Storm lead Storm 24 - 10 Dragons
51min

Matt Dufty has injured the AC joint in his right shoulder - he won't be back today.

50min

Bird flies through the sky to beat Addo-Carr to a high ball.

49min

Smith gets cut down close to halfway.

48min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Tyson Smoothy.

The hooker nails it from in front.

Storm lead Storm 20 - 10 Dragons
47min

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

Asofa-Solomona takes advantage of Finucane earning a repeat set to crash over next to the posts.

Storm lead Storm 18 - 10 Dragons
47min

Reimis Smith comes up with a strong run down the right side.

46min

Billy Burns drops a pass on halfway.

45min

Justin Olam is pushed over the sideline.

44min

Bird has moved the fullback with Feagai going into the centres.

43min

Dufty is being taken from the field - Cody Ramsey will move to fullback with Max Feagai coming onto the field.

43min

Dufty is slow to his feet after copping heavy treatment from Justin Olam.

42min

George Jennings kicks on the last tackle, but can't get a repeat set.

41min

Addo-Carr gathers in a high ball from Hunt and is collected on his 30 metre line.

40min

Both teams are back out for the second half.

40min

This first half is the antithesis of what we saw this time last week!

39min

Hunt puts a kick in that is defused by Hughes close to the line.

38min

Dragons penalty - Ben Hunt tackled without the ball after kicking.

37min

Josh Addo-Carr is back on the field.

36min

George Jennings manages to get to a bouncing ball just before Cody Ramsey.

35min

Given the lack of discipline shown by the Dragons, it is remarkable how close this contest is.

35min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Corey Norman.

The kick is good from the sideline.

Storm lead Storm 14 - 10 Dragons
34min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

Dufty draws the Storm players in with his speed before passing to his winger.

Storm lead Storm 14 - 8 Dragons
33min

The Dragons get a six again call inside their half.

31min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Tyson Smoothy.

The kick is far from smooth.

Storm lead Storm 14 - 4 Dragons
31min

Ravalawa has been placed on report for hitting Olam after passing.

30min

Great to see another Victorian product scoring in the top grade!

30min

Try: Storm
Scored by Dean Ieremia. Kick to come.

The 18th man scores his first try in the NRL with his first touch of the afternoon.

Storm lead Storm 14 - 4 Dragons
29min

Dean Ieremia is on for Addo-Carr.

29min

McGuire has been placed on report for a hip drop.

29min

Addo-Carr is struggling.

28min

Addo-Carr is clutching at a leg after contact from Josh McGuire.

27min

Asofa-Solomona and Kamikamica are on for the 'home side'.

27min

Ramsey is tackled a few metres out from his goal line.

26min

Daniel Alvaro is on for the Dragons.

25min

No Try - Ramsey is deemed to have put a foot on the sideline while grounding.

25min

The bunker is checking Ramsey's foot on the sideline.

25min

The bunker is checking the put-down, but Ramsey may have put a foot on the sideline.

25min

Ramsey is claiming a try resulting from a nicely-weighted kick from Dufty.

23min

The Dragons get a penalty for a high shot.

23min

Billy Burns makes a bust almost to his 40 metre line.

22min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Corey Norman.

The kick is wide of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 4 Dragons
20min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

Against the run of play, Dufty fires his favoured cut-out ball to send Ravalawa over for the Dragons' first try.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 4 Dragons
20min

Jahrome Hughes strips the ball on halfway - but the referee rules two-man strip.

19min

McGuire is back on the field.

18min

The Storm scored 64 in Magic Round two years ago. That score could be in danger at this rate.

18min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nicholas Hynes.

Hynes pushes the kick wide of the sticks.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Dragons
17min

Bromwich showed some nice speed and a show-and-go to get to the line.

16min

Try: Storm
Scored by Kenneath Bromwich. Kick to come.

The Storm backrower finishes off another sweep down the left edge.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Dragons
15min

Jennings pushes Ramsey into touch after the Dragons winger found space down the edge.

14min

The Storm exploit the Dragons down the left edge, but Addo-Carr can't stay in the field of play.

13min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Tyson Smoothy.

Smoothy does his best impression of a former Melbourne hooker to slot the kick between the posts.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 0 Dragons
12min

The Dragons utility has been sent for making direct, forceful contact to the head after Papenhuyzen had passed the ball.

12min

Concerning signs for Papenhuyzen - the Dragons trainers are on the field to assist.

12min

Nicho Hynes has passed his HIA.

12min

The medicab is being called to take Papenhuyzen from the field.

11min

Tyrell Fuimaono has hit Papenhuyzen after passing. Papenhuyzen is down receiving treatment from the Melbourne trainers.

11min

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

Ryan Papenhuyzen fires a great pass to The Foxx for the opening try.

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Dragons
10min

Corey Norman comes up with a diabolical short drop out that fails to go ten and ends up bouncing back towards the goal line.

9min

Hughes kicks ahead - Ramsey beats Jennings to the ball, but the Storm will regain possession via a line drop out.

8min

The referee deems McGuire's hit to be "direct contact to the head with force".

8min

McGuire collects Olam high - Storm Penalty.

8min

Addo-Carr makes a great catch to beat Ravalawa to the ball.

7min

Matthew Dufty collects a mistimed kick from Hughes in-goal - Dragons get a seven tackle set.

6min

Josh McGuire drops the ball 10 metres out from the Storm line.

5min

Mikaele Ravalawa makes an important tackle on Josh Addo-Carr.

4min

Ryley Jacks is on for Hynes - Jacks is a regular half playing his first match of the season.

4min

Nicho Hynes is being treated by the Melbourne trainer - play has been halted.

4min

Ben Hunt takes a run and puts Ravalawa into space.

2min

Christian Welch loses the ball into a Dragons' defender 10 metres out from the try line.

1min

Mikaele Ravalawa loses the ball with his first touch back from suspension.

1min

Ramsey does well to defuse a high ball from Jahrome Hughes.

Jesse Bromwich takes the first carry of the afternoon.

Thunderstruck reverberates around Suncorp Stadium as Jesse Bromwich and Dale Finuncane lead the Storm onto the field.

The Dragons are on the park.

This is the first time the two teams have met at Suncorp Stadium. The two teams have met on neutral ground previously in 2015 when the Storm recorded a 22-4 win in Napier.

The Dragons have won four of their past five matches at Suncorp Stadium.

The Storm have won their past 9 matches straight at Suncorp Stadium and hold a commanding overall record at the venue with 21 wins from 25 appearances.

The Dragons defeated an understrength Storm side in the final match of the regular season last year.

The Storm have dominated the Dragons historically with 26 wins from 38 previous meetings.

The Dragons have been bolstered by the inclusion of Cody Ramsey on the wing. Max Feagai remains in the 17 on the bench in place of Kaide Ellis.

The Storm have made a tonne of changes headlined by the return of Ryan Papenhuyzen at fullback. As a result, Nicho Hynes shifts to five-eighth, Tyson Smoothy start at hooker and Kenny Bromwich reverts to the second row. Ryley Jacks and Tui Kamikamica drop to the bench.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Magic Round Sunday Afternoon Football between the Melbourne Storm and the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Alan Shortall

MELBOURNE STORM (44)
Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (3), Kenneath Bromwich, Dean Ieremia, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Jahrome Hughes, Justin Olam, George Jennings
Conversions: Tyson Smoothy (3/5), Nicholas Hynes (1/4)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (18)
Tries: Mikaele Ravalawa (3), Cody Ramsey
Conversions: Corey Norman (1/4)