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Jarome Luai has the ball and Penrith are into the Grand Final!

This is it.

Cleary kicks long - Papenhuyzen is tackled on his 20 metre line.

Crichton breaks a tackle and gains an extra ten metres.

Penrith have the ball.

Kenneath Bromwich is tackled close to the try line.

Hughes finds touch 25 metres out - this is it!

Penalty to the Storm.

Capewell loses the ball - the Storm will start a set on halfway.

Kurt Capewell loses the ball on halfway - this is the opportunity for the Storm.

Harry Grant is on report for a crusher on Dylan Edwards.

Edwards prevents Munster from executing a 40/20.

Kikau puts a kick in which Papenhuyzen covers.

Reimis Smith loses the ball on halfway.

Six again for the Storm.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona makes a break and shifts the ball.

Cleary is tackled on the last - the Storm survive but can the get to the other end of the field.

The Storm are holding on in defence.

Six again for the Panthers.

The Storm lose the challenge - the Panthers will have a golden opportunity to win the match here.

George Jennings loses the ball - the Storm will challenge the ruling of knock on.

Burton is cut down by Reimis Smith and George Jennings.

Addo-Carr gathers the ball off his own line.

Munster's bomb bounces into the Panthers' half.

George Jennings makes a great catch off his goal line.

Koroisau makes a strong carry through the middle of the field.

Hughes' kick goes into touch 20 metres from the Panthers' line.

Tyrone May is back on for the Panthers.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona takes the first carry after points.

Hughes makes a bust up to the 20 metre line and is down injured.

Six again for the Storm.

Pangai Jr is back on the field.

Reimis Smith can't gather a bomb from Hughes - the Panthers have possession.

Olam breaks up to the 40 metre line.

Kikau loses the ball inside the Storm's half.

Kamikamica loses the ball - the Storm are losing touch with this contest.

Hughes finds touch on halfway.

Penrith retain their challenge but are penalised for Luai being in front of the kicker.

Jarome Luai is tackled on the last after Cleary's kick bounced.

Dylan Edwards has Munster's bomb covered.

Storm penalty.

Isaah Yeo makes a strong run over halfway.

Ryan Papenhuyzen is wrapped up in an important tackle by Liam Martin.

Nathan Cleary belts the ball out in the full - this is the opportunity the Storm have been waiting for.

Brian To'o cleans up a bomb from Cameron Munster.

Olam makes a determined charge.

Six again for the Storm on halfway.

Nicho Hynes is on the field.

Kenny Bromwich is down after collecting a boot from Spencer Leniu.

Ryan Papenhuyzen makes a tremendous catch by leaping off his goal line.

Spencer Leniu is on the field for the Panthers.

Edwards is tackled on his 20 metre line after allowing Munster's kick to bounce.

Papenhuyzen tries to get through a gap and spills the ball.

Addo-Carr is collected on his 20 metre line.

Apisai Koroisau races up and forces an error out of Jahrome Hughes.

Cleary's bomb bounces before George Jennings runs into the Penrith defence.

Justin Olam spills the ball inside his own half.

Cleary kicks long to Addo-Carr.

Jarome Luai is back on the field for the Panthers.

James Fisher-Harris takes the first run of the new half.

Tom Eisenhuth will be activated as 18th man if another Storm player fails a HIA.

Nathan Cleary takes the Panthers out for the second half.

Penrith survive a final assault from the Storm.

Hughes is tackled 20 metres from the Penrith line.

Jahrome Hughes is away,

Harry Grant kicks from inside his own half.

Brian To'o loses the ball with the try line in sight.

Kaufusi loses the ball inside his Storm's half.

Brandon Smith is out of the match with a HIA.

Munster immediately redeems himself by stripping the ball from the arms of James Fisher-Harris.

Munster loses the ball inside his own half - this has been a terrible first half from the Storm.

Nathan Cleary belts the ball downfield; Papenhuyzen is driven back to his 20 metre line.

Dylan Edwards makes a tremendous catch close to his goal line.

Tyrone May comes onto the field in place of Jerome Luai.

Luai appears dazed after coming into contact with Cameron Munster.

Luai makes a strong run and loses the ball.

Munster's kick goes dead - the Panthers survive and will get a seven tackle set.

Addo-Carr makes a strong kick return up to his 40 metre line.

Reimis Smith drops the ball and Brian To'o is immediately on the attack.

The Panthers have been outstanding in defence this afternoon.

Kenneath Bromwich threads a kick in-goal resulting in another line drop out.

Hughes is tackled in a try-saver by Matt Burton.

Justin Olam is tackled a metre from the goal line.

Dylan Edwards is tackled in goal after a quality kick from Cameron Munster which contacted the leg of Stephen Crichton.

Nathan Cleary proves he's human by dropping the ball inside the Storm's half of the field.

Crichton returns Munster's kick close to the 40 metre line.

Melbourne get a repeat set coming off their own line.

No Try. Scott Sorenson is ruled to have been impeded by Dale Funucane which created space for Asofa-Solomona to dive over.

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has dived over, but the referee is checking for an obstruction.

Tui Kamikamica is close to the try line.

Christian Welch has failed his HIA examination.

Melbourne penalty - Nathan Cleary is on report for a lifting tackle.

Brian To'o puts in a second kick that goes dead - the Storm will get a seven tackle set.

Kikau is tackled close to the try line.

Jahrome Hughes sends a kick out on the full - the Storm are off their game today.

Justin Olam gets an offload away to Josh Addo-Carr inside the Melbourne half.

Crichton is collected by four Melbourne defenders.

Brandon Smith is coming from the field; Harry Grant enters the field earlier than expected.

Brandon Smith is remaining on the field, but the Panthers make a mess of the scrum resulting in an error.

Brandon Smith is being attended to by the Melbourne trainer.

The Panthers will get another set inside the Storm's half.

Six again for the Panthers on halfway.

Hughes aims for a 40/20 but the kick doesn't have the distance.

Ryan Papenhuyzen is tackled 10 metres out from his own goal line.

Justin Olam can't hold onto a pass which lets the Panthers off the hook.

Dylan Edwards is wrapped up after the Panthers elected to run on the last tackle.

Kurt Capewell breaks away before being cut down 10 metres from the try line.

Viliame Kikau is onto the field in place of Liam Martin.

Penrith are awarded a penalty for a high shot on Liam Martin.

Christian Welch has been removed from the field with Tui Kamikamica taking his place.

George Jennings puts the ball down with a clear run to the try line.

Cameron Munster kicks for Josh Addo-Carr, but Dylan Edwards is on the spot to force a line drop out.

Jahrome Hughes makes metres with some nice stepping.

Cleary gets a good kick away following points.

Stephen Crichton is claiming a try after Nathan Cleary executed a pinpoint accurate kick.

Welch remains on the field as play resumes.

Play has been halted with the Melbourne trained calling for Christian Welch to be assessed.

Cleary kicks high and gets a result after the Storm fail to clean up a bomb.

Brian To'o returns the ball after missing last week through injury.

Christian Welch takes the first carry after Jahrome Hughes trapped the kick-off with his boot.

Dale Finucane leads the Storm out for what could be his final appearance for the club.

Nathan Cleary takes the Panthers onto the field.

Today marks the first daytime Preliminary Final since Melbourne defeated Parramatta 26-10 in 2007.

This is the third time the two sides have clashed in 2021; the Panthers snared a 12-10 win in Round 3, while the Storm powered to victory with a 37-10 demolition in Round 20.

Penrith have made several changes from the team selected on Tuesday with Brian To’o coming onto the wing in place of Brent Naden. Tevita Pangai Jr replaces Moses Leota in the front-row and Liam Martin starts ahead of Viliame Kikau. Spencer Leniu takes the final position on the bench.

Melbourne will line up as per program with Josh Addo-Carr returning from a hamstring injury that saw the representative flyer miss the Qualifying Final win over Manly.

A place in next week’s Grand Final against South Sydney awaits the winner, while the loser will be left to lament falling one match short of the premiership decider.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of the Second Preliminary Final between the Melbourne Storm and the Penrith Panthers from Suncorp Stadium.