Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun April 3, 2022
Round 4 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 13437
80min

The Storm shape for a field goal but the Bulldogs defence wrap up Justin Olam on the final play of the game.

79min

It's just not the Bulldogs day - the Storm win the challenge with NAS deemed to have released before Munster stripped the ball.

79min

The Storm challenge the ruling of a strip.

78min

Alec MacDonald loses the ball on the Bulldogs' 30 metre line.

77min

The Bulldogs lose their challenge and the penalty is upheld.

77min

The Bulldogs a challenging the ruling of a strip.

77min

Storm penalty.

76min

Coates takes another high ball from Burton.

75min

Brandon Smith kicks for touch.

74min

Munster flick passes to Papenhuyzen for fun inside the Storm half.

71min

Harry Grant puts up a bomb taken by Naden.

70min

The Bulldogs throw the ball around on the last but it all amounts to naught with a forward pass.

69min

Reimis Smith breaks a few tackles for fun.

68min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen adds another.

Storm lead Storm 44 - 0 Bulldogs
68min

Papenhuyzen races onto an inside pass from Hughes to put the Storm over 40 points.

67min

Try: Storm
Scored by Ryan Papenhuyzen. Kick to come.

FOUR. COUNT 'EM, FOUR!

Storm lead Storm 42 - 0 Bulldogs
66min

Bailey Biondi-Odo kicks for the in-goal and watches the ball roll dead.

64min

Six again for the Storm.

64min

Hughes puts a high ball up; Dufty breaks up to the 40 metre line.

63min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

It's getting a bit embarrassing for the Bulldogs...

Storm lead Storm 38 - 0 Bulldogs
62min

Try: Storm
Scored by Felise Kaufusi. Kick to come.

Coates streaks away, ignores Papenhuyzen, and finds Kaufusi in support.

Storm lead Storm 36 - 0 Bulldogs
61min

Coates is into space again.

61min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen puts the home side further ahead.

Storm lead Storm 32 - 0 Bulldogs
60min

Try: Storm
Scored by Xavier Coates. Kick to come.

Coates capitalises on a poor pass from Burton and races the length of the field.

Storm lead Storm 30 - 0 Bulldogs
59min

INTERCEPT

58min

The Cheese knocks on inside his own half.

57min

Burton loses the ball.

57min

Vaughan is carried over the goal line.

55min

Dufty puts a kick in and gets a result with Olam knocking on.

54min

Munster's pass for Olam is judged forward.

53min

Storm penalty. This could get ugly for the Bulldogs...

52min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

The kick stays wide of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 26 - 0 Bulldogs
52min

Try: Storm
Scored by Ryan Papenhuyzen. Kick to come.

... and there's Ryan Papenhuyzen in support to get his third!

Storm lead Storm 26 - 0 Bulldogs
51min

Burton kicks straight to Jahrome Hughes...

50min

Bulldogs penalty.

47min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papi gets his third goal.

Storm lead Storm 22 - 0 Bulldogs
46min

Great work from Grant to draw the defence before finding his speed man in support.

45min

Try: Storm
Scored by Ryan Papenhuyzen. Kick to come.

Ryan Papenhuyzen charges onto a short pass from Harry Grant to grab his second.

Storm lead Storm 20 - 0 Bulldogs
45min

Melbourne get a six again call inside the Bulldogs half.

44min

Canterbury come up with an error on halfway.

43min

Both sides going set for set in the early stages of the second half.

42min

Xavier Coates does well to defuse a kick near his goal line.

41min

Bulldogs penalty.

40min

Josh King takes the first carry of the second half.

40min

Melbourne have been clinical as ever. Tough viewing for Bulldogs' fans over the first 40.

39min

The Bulldogs come close to scoring, but Josh Jackson spills his lollies.

38min

The Bulldogs force an error inside the Storm's half.

38min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

The kick can't swing back between the posts.

Storm lead Storm 16 - 0 Bulldogs
36min

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

The veteran back-rower takes on the line, throws a dummy and slides across to push the Storm further ahead.

Storm lead Storm 16 - 0 Bulldogs
35min

Storm penalty.

34min

The Bulldogs have had a tonne of possession on the Storm's line and haven't looked close to scoring.

34min

Matt Burton knocks on.

34min

The Storm kick the drop out out on the full.

33min

Chris Patolo makes a great tackle to hit Ryan Papenhuyzen and force him in-goal following a bomb from Burton.

32min

Alec MacDonald comes up with an error 10 metres from the try line.

31min

The Storm opt against taking the two and keep pressuring the line.

30min

Storm penalty.

30min

Hughes cops a hit around the head from Corey Waddell - the Storm find touch inside the Bulldogs half.

29min

Burton puts up a towering bomb that Papenhuyzen gets to after a bounce.

27min

The Bulldogs make an error close to the try line.

27min

Coates can't gather in another short drop out.

26min

Nick Meaney is trapped in-goal after a well-weighted kick from Brandon Wakeham.

24min

Kenny Bromwich makes a great bust over halfway.

23min

Another strong set after points sees the Bulldogs get the ball back close to their goal line.

23min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

The Storm go out to a 12-0 lead.

Storm lead Storm 12 - 0 Bulldogs
22min

Grant kicks for the in-goal and somehow King plants the ball down to get his first in Storm colours.

21min

Try: Storm
Scored by Josh King. Kick to come.

The King of Singleton scores a bizarre four-pointer.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Bulldogs
19min

Jesse Bromwich loses the ball but the referee deems a strip against Josh Jackson.

18min

Storm penalty.

18min

Matt Dufty fires a long ball intended for Braydon Burns that goes over the sideline.

18min

The Bulldogs are having a very hard time penetrating the Storm defence.

16min

Ryan Papenhuyzen takes a short drop out which is collected by a high-flying Xavier Coates.

15min

Burton threads a kick in goal that Papenhuyzen takes dead - play to resume with a line drop out.

14min

Jeremy Marshall-King break a few tackles and is pulled down close to the line.

14min

The bunker rules a strip against Jesse Bromwich - the Dogs win a penalty and find touch 20 metres out from the Storm line.

14min

The Bulldogs are challenging the decision.

13min

Tevita Pangai Junior attempts an offload that results in an error.

13min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papi adds the extras from the touchline.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 0 Bulldogs
12min

Great work from Coates to hold off Addo-Carr before linking with Papenhuyzen. Averillo made a valiant last-gasp tackle to no avail.

11min

Try: Storm
Scored by Ryan Papenhuyzen. Kick to come.

The star fullback slides across the line following a break from Coates, who linked with his fullback to open the scoring.

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Bulldogs
10min

The Bulldogs shift the ball through Pangai Jr and Jackson, but an error from Naden results in a handover on halfway.

9min

Hughes gets a kick away despite pressure from Luke Thompson.

8min

Josh Addo-Carr gets over the line, but some phenomenal defence denies the former Melbourne speedster.

7min

Paul Vaughan is held up over the try line.

6min

Bulldogs elect to keep the pressure on rather than taking the shot at two.

6min

The Bulldogs get a penalty in front of the posts - Harry Grant ruled to be offside at the play the ball.

5min

Nick Meaney cleans up a kick to relieve the pressure on the home side.

4min

Bulldogs penalty.

3min

Xavier Coates makes a solid run over his 20 metre line.

2min

Josh Addo-Carr is tackled close to the touchline after fielding a bouncing ball.

1min

Ryan Papenhuyzen is driven back just short of his in-goal after a strong first set from the visitors.

Matt Burton takes the first carry of the afternoon.

The Storm are met with rapturous applause by members of the 2012 Grand Final team as they run onto the field - kick-off only moments away.

Josh Jackson leads the Bulldogs out onto AAMI Park.

The Bulldogs last tasted victory at AAMI Park in 2016; the visitors hold a 3/8 record at the venue and 8/18 in Melbourne overall.

Melbourne have won their past six contests against Canterbury-Bankstown.

The Storm are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their grand final victory over the Bulldogs; current captain Jesse Browmich is the only member remaining from the team that prevailed 14-4.

Jake Averillo has earned a reprieve in the centres at the expense of Aaron Schoupp, while former Melbourne second-rower Joe Stimson comes onto the bench for Ava Seumanufagai.

Nick Meaney comes onto the wing to face his former club in place of Dean Ieremia.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 4 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from AAMI Park.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Nick Morel, Darian Furner

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

MELBOURNE STORM (44)
Tries: Ryan Papenhuyzen (4), Josh King, Kenny Bromwich, Xavier Coates, Felise Kaufusi
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Ryan Papenhuyzen (6/8)
Penalty Goals:

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (0)
Tries:
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions:
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