Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat June 11, 2022
Round 14 - Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 12925
80min

Lindsay Collins is tackled on the last play of the night.

79min

Chris Lewis puts in a kick on the last tackle (it isn't very good...)

77min

Storm penalty.

76min

The Storm unsuccessfully challenge the call.

76min

Roosters penalty - James Tedesco spills a bomb, but the referee rules Cameron Munster was offside.

75min

Grant Anderson catches the short kick-off.

75min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

The margin is eight...

Storm lead Roosters 18 - 26 Storm
73min

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

The Queensland forward charges through the Roosters defence to score a try that will almost certainly win the game for the Storm.

Storm lead Roosters 18 - 24 Storm
72min

Sam Walker produces a ridiculous kick for Sitili Tupouniua but the second-rower can't hold onto the ball.

71min

Roosters penalty.

69min

Dean Ieremia cleans up an attacking kick from the Roosters despite plenty of pressure from Joseph Suaalii.

68min

Crowd figure: 12,925

68min

Melbourne knock on.

67min

The Roosters challenge the ruling and lose.

67min

Connor Watson knocks on at the play the ball.

66min

Felise Kaufusi is millimetres from the line.

65min

Brandon Smith loses the ball but draws a penalty.

64min

Jahrome Hughes chips, Grant Anderson kicks ahead and gets taken out. Melbourne penalty.

63min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

The kick starts right and can't swing back enough left.

Storm lead Roosters 18 - 20 Storm
62min

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

Hughes fires a cut-out pass to send Anderson over for his second.

Storm lead Roosters 18 - 20 Storm
60min

Joseph Manu is on report for high contact on Brandon Smith.

60min

Sitili Tupouniua knocks on attempting to catch an attacking kick from Joey Manu.

59min

Sam Walker has passed his HIA.

57min

Daniel Tupou makes a trademark leaping catch to beat Grant Anderson to a bomb.

56min

Terrell May loses possession inside the Storm half.

55min

Cameron Munster comes up with a poor pass that results in an error on the last tackle.

51min

Grant Anderson comes up with a great catch to beat Daniel Tupou to a bomb.

50min

Roosters penalty.

50min

Suaalii catches a cross field kick from Drew Hutchison, loses the ball backwards and gets a line drop out with Dean Ieremia trapped in-goal.

48min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Paul Momirovski.

Momirovski puts the Roosters back in front.

Roosters lead Roosters 18 - 16 Storm
47min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sitili Tupouniua. Kick to come.

Joseph Manu puts in a grubber kick that sits up for Tupouniua to pounce.

Tied up at Roosters 16 - 16 Storm
46min

Sam Walker is down after strong contact from Felise Kaufusi.

46min

Roosters penalty.

45min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney's kick manages to stay inside the posts.

Storm lead Roosters 12 - 16 Storm
43min

Try: Storm
Scored by Marion Seve. Kick to come.

Seve gets his second by crashing over Terrell May.

Storm lead Roosters 12 - 14 Storm
40min

James Tedesco sends the kick-off out on the full.

40min

James Tedesco is on the spot to clean up an attacking kick from Jahrome Hughes as the halftime siren sounds.

39min

No Try. Tupou is ruled to have knocked on in contesting the ball.

39min

Joey Manu is claiming a try after a bat-back from Daniel Tupou; the referee has sent the play to the bunker as 'No Try'.

37min

No Try. Meaney manages to lock up the ball with Suaalii over the line.

36min

Nick Meaney may have produced a remarkable try-saving effort to deny Joseph Suaalii a certain try.

36min

The Storm do well to prevent Angus Crichton close to the try line.

35min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona is on-report for contact on the head of Terrell May.

35min

Roosters penalty.

32min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Meaney's kick is wide of the mark - Roosters remain in the lead.

Roosters lead Roosters 12 - 10 Storm
30min

Try: Storm
Scored by Marion Seve. Kick to come.

Seve strikes back to get the Storm back in the contest.

Roosters lead Roosters 12 - 10 Storm
30min

Luke Keary is off with a HIA.

29min

Storm penalty.

28min

Connor Watson fires a forward pass inside his own half.

27min

Munster puts an attacking bomb up close to the posts but Nick Meaney can't hold onto the ball.

26min

Sam Walker comes up with a forward pass inside the Melbourne half.

25min

Harry Grant loses the ball with one of his first touches since entering the field.

24min

Luke Keary drops an attacking offload from Sitili Tupouniua that would have put the halfback into space.

22min

Nick Meaney can't hold onto an attacking bomb from Jahrome Hughes with the try line in sight.

20min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker puts the Roosters out by a converted try.

Roosters lead Roosters 12 - 6 Storm
19min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Sam Walker. Kick to come.

The young playmaker regathers his own grubber and puts the home side back in front.

Roosters lead Roosters 10 - 6 Storm
17min

Joseph Suaalii puts a great shot on Trent Loiero on the last tackle.

17min

NoTry. The referee called held seconds before Hughes planted the ball.

17min

Jahrome Hughes is claiming a try but doesn't appear to have planted the ball down.

17min

Marion Seve breaks through the defence...

16min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney locks the scores up at 6-all.

Tied up at Roosters 6 - 6 Storm
15min

Great work from Felise Kaufusi to catch and pass to send Anderson over.

15min

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

The debutant gets a four-pointer in game number one!

Roosters lead Roosters 6 - 4 Storm
14min

Nick Meaney is held up over the line.

13min

The Storm receive a last tackle penalty with the Roosters ruled to be inside the ten metres.

12min

The Roosters come close to scoring courtesy of an attacking kick from Luke Keary but Joseph Manu can't hold onto the ball.

10min

Nick Meaney manages to get out of his in-goal after a hurried last play kick from Hutchison.

7min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker adds the extras.

Roosters lead Roosters 6 - 0 Storm
7min

Great work from Walker to embarrass Cameron Munster with a dummy to create the space in that passage of play.

6min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Suaalii. Kick to come.

Sam Walker exploits a gap, links with Joseph Manu and the teenage wunderkind gets the first try of the night.

Roosters lead Roosters 4 - 0 Storm
5min

The Roosters manage to clean up a threatening attacking raid from the visitors.

3min

Joseph Suaalii is penalised for running behind Lindsay Collins. The Storm find touch from the ensuing penalty close to halfway.

2min

Dean Ieremia makes a huge break through the middle of the field; Ieremia tried to find Anderson in support but his pass was well wide of the mark.

1min

Nick Meaney fields a poor attacking kick from Drew Hutchison.

Siosiua Taukeiaho takes the first carry of the evening and draws a penalty.

This is the third meeting between the sides at the SCG; the lager stands at one win apiece with the Roosters prevailing in the 2019 Preliminary Final and the Storm responding during the regular season the following year.

The Storm have dominated recent clashes against the Roosters winning all four meetings since the onset of COVID-19.

In other changes for the visitors, Sydney-bound hooker Brandon Smith will start ahead of Harry Grant, Tui Kamikamica comes into the front-row for Nelson Asofa-Solomona, while Chris Lewis has been preferred to Alec MacDonald for the final position on the bench.

The Storm have been forced into changes following Wednesday night's State of Origin opener with Grant Anderson making his debut in the backline with Xavier Coates out injured.

The Roosters have made one change from the team selected on Tuesday afternoon with Daniel Suluka-Fifita coming onto the bench in place of Egan Butcher.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 14 Saturday Night Football between the Sydney Roosters and the Melbourne Storm from the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton

Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (18)
Tries: Joseph Suaalii, Sam Walker, Sitili Tupouniua
Conversions: Sam Walker (2/2), Paul Momirovski (1/1)

MELBOURNE STORM (26)
Tries: Grant Anderson (2), Marion Seve (2), Felise Kaufusi
Conversions: Nick Meaney (3/5)