Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat April 9, 2022
Round 5 - McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga / Wiradjuri - Crowd: 8133
80min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Brad Schneider.

Schneider adds the goal

Storm lead Raiders 16 - 30 Storm
80min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Olam with a tackle right on full time. Referee said it was ok. Siren sounds as Raiders Challenge. Challenge successful. Raiders will take the 2. Rapana is about as pleased at that decision to take the 2 as Wagga is with Daryl Maguire

77min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Munster fielded a kick and shot through a gap like he was a target at the Wagga Clay Shooting centre. But play got called back.

75min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen converts.

Storm lead Raiders 14 - 30 Storm
74min

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

Hughes gets the ball, runs, steps, steps again, hits the gap and rolls in a tackle and juuuuust gets the ball down for a try near the posts. Ref says no try. Bunker confirms he did score.

Storm lead Raiders 14 - 28 Storm
73min

Good attacking set by the Raiders, but Wighton's grubber on the last is too heavy

72min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Brad Schneider.

Schneider from wide and he nails it again.

Storm lead Raiders 14 - 24 Storm
72min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Nick Cotric. Kick to come.

From the scrum, Wighton gets the ball on the left side, drifts left, links with CNK running straighter who sends a long ball out to the unmarked Cotric, who strolls in to score.

Storm lead Raiders 12 - 24 Storm
71min

SCRUM RAIDERS - CNK breaks through and links with Whitehead who is grassed. On the next play Shneider grubbers and Munster tries to regather on the run but he has an airswing, however Meaney knocks it on. Storm challenge. They fail.

69min

SCRUM STORM - 15m from their own line. The game has started to get a bit sloppy as the drizzle starts to impact

65min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Crusher tackle

63min

A forward pass from Schneider denies CNK a try

62min

Meaney attempts a one-handed scoop of a Munster kick, but he fumbles it.

62min

That pass was so bad, all the staff at the Wagga Base Hospital went onto red alert

60min

CNK in space and he throws an absolutely disgraceful ball to CHN

59min

SCRUM RAIDERS - Storm with a stray pass

58min

Set Restart Storm

57min

PENALTY STORM - Starling ran behind one of his own players close to the Storm line. Storm find touch 10m shy of halfway

56min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Reimis Smith with a high shot on Whitehead. The Raiders forward comes off for an HIA

53min

PENALTY STORM - Schneider all over the ruck more than paint all over the place at Project Paintball

50min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen from wide on the left side nails the goal.

Storm lead Raiders 8 - 24 Storm
49min

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

Off the back of the scrum, the ball goes to Munster who passes early to Olam and the powerful centre just shrugs off tacklers and gets over the line for a good try.

Storm lead Raiders 8 - 22 Storm
47min

SCRUM STORM - CNK drops a bomb

46min

PENALTY STORM - Rapana then gives away a penalty. Storm go from defending their tryline to starting their set 7m shy of halfway.

46min

Schneider loses the ball in a one-on-one steal.

44min

Munster taps a Schneider grubber dead in goal. Storm drop out.

43min

SCRUM STORM - Raiders could only manage 2 tackles before knocking on.

41min

SCRUM RAIDERS - Schneider kicsk back to the short side and Coates loses the ball forward. Raiders with a full set 10m from the Storm line.

40min

Apologies for the live update turning into the Yellow Pages for East Wagga.

40min

That's halftime. Everyone will head to the Heart Attacks diner for some Big Aussie Monster Burgers.

36min

SCRUM STORM - Whitehead gets a pass away but it goes forward.

35min

Timoko hobbling in back play after that effort

34min

Raiders run it on the last and Timoko very nearly gets across the line

33min

Papenhuyzen comes off for an HIA

33min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Brad Schneider.

Schneider from out wide on the right side nails the conversion.

Storm lead Raiders 8 - 18 Storm
32min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Semi Valemei. Kick to come.

Canberra put the ball through the hands on the right side, with a number of catch and passes in the defensive line before Valemei got the ball in space, burrowed down, spun out of a tackle attempt and then hopped forward and dived over to score.

Storm lead Raiders 6 - 18 Storm
32min

Bunker looking at a potential try for the Raiders

31min

Munster puts up a bomb, Coates was miles away from getting there in time though. Cotric takes it comfortably ingoal and the Raiders get a 7 tackle set

30min

PENALTY STORM - NAS with a powerful run and CHN gets penalised for putting his hand on NAS's face.

30min

Timoko loses the ball in a tackle inside the Storm 30m

29min

SCRUM STORM - Rapana tries to pass as he's receiving the ball and while he's being tackled and its a mess that only Ken Morley smash repairs could fix #FreePlug

27min

PENALTY RAIDERS - Whitehead with a small break down the left sideline and then a Storm hand illegally rips the ball away. Wighton takes the quick tap.

25min

Canberra's defence is sticking as well as a second hand postage stamp.

25min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen converts from in front.

Storm lead Raiders 2 - 18 Storm
23min

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

Munster dummies, bounces out of a tackle as he drifts left, then fends off a second defender, breaks through, draws CNK and then passes back inside to Papenhuyzen, who races 30m to score under the posts.

Storm lead Raiders 2 - 16 Storm
21min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen from in front, converts

Storm lead Raiders 2 - 12 Storm
20min

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

Hughes in the middle steps off the right twice and beats cover defenders before scoring under the posts. All too easy

Storm lead Raiders 2 - 10 Storm
20min

Kaufusi with 2 hit and spins very nearly got to the tryline.

20min

Munster held up over the line

20min

Set restart STORM - They are camped on the Raiders line

19min

Storm rolling up the middle easily with some good dummy half runs from Grant and then Papenhuyzen

16min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen adds the extras from wide on the left side

Storm lead Raiders 2 - 6 Storm
15min

Try: Storm
Scored by Harry Grant. Kick to come.

Grant at dummy half scoots out and burrows through the defence to score a strong try.

Storm lead Raiders 2 - 4 Storm
14min

SCRUM STORM -Munsters offload was knocked on by CHN

13min

NAS very nearly scores but doesn't quite get across the line.

12min

SCRUM STORM - Cotric fumbles a loose ball on his tryline

9min

PENALTY RAIDERS - They find touch on halfway

8min

Timoko cleaned up a Munster grubber into the Raiders ingoal nicely and then evaded several defenders as he tried to run back to the field of play before attempting an insane flick pass, which got knocked down by a Storm defender inadvertantly and almost resulted in a try.

7min

PENALTY STORM - CHN with a shoulder - good solid hit, but its a shoulder charge.

5min

Penalty Goal: Raiders
Kicked by Brad Schneider.

Schenider kicks a penalty goal

Raiders lead Raiders 2 - 0 Storm
4min

PENALTY CANBERRA - Munster with an ugly high tackle that looked way worse than it was.

2min

Aaaand NAS drops it 20m from the Raiders line.

2min

PENALTY STORM - On the first tackle. They are now inside the Raiders 30m

1min

PENALTY STORM - Hughes kicks this into the Equex centre carpark

Raiders receive first

Melbourne running out to the Gregadoo tip end.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton

Touch Judges: Wyatt Raymond, Phil Henderson

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy

CANBERRA RAIDERS (16)
Tries: Semi Valemei, Nick Cotric
Conversions: Brad Schneider (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Brad Schneider (1/1)

MELBOURNE STORM (30)
Tries: Harry Grant, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Jahrome Hughes (2), Justin Olam
Conversions: Ryan Papenhuyzen (5/5)