Lindsay Collins is tackled on the last play of the night.
Chris Lewis puts in a kick on the last tackle (it isn't very good...)
Storm penalty.
The Storm unsuccessfully challenge the call.
Roosters penalty - James Tedesco spills a bomb, but the referee rules Cameron Munster was offside.
Grant Anderson catches the short kick-off.
The margin is eight...
The Queensland forward charges through the Roosters defence to score a try that will almost certainly win the game for the Storm.
Sam Walker produces a ridiculous kick for Sitili Tupouniua but the second-rower can't hold onto the ball.
Roosters penalty.
Dean Ieremia cleans up an attacking kick from the Roosters despite plenty of pressure from Joseph Suaalii.
Crowd figure: 12,925
Melbourne knock on.
The Roosters challenge the ruling and lose.
Connor Watson knocks on at the play the ball.
Felise Kaufusi is millimetres from the line.
Brandon Smith loses the ball but draws a penalty.
Jahrome Hughes chips, Grant Anderson kicks ahead and gets taken out. Melbourne penalty.
The kick starts right and can't swing back enough left.
Hughes fires a cut-out pass to send Anderson over for his second.
Joseph Manu is on report for high contact on Brandon Smith.
Sitili Tupouniua knocks on attempting to catch an attacking kick from Joey Manu.
Sam Walker has passed his HIA.
Daniel Tupou makes a trademark leaping catch to beat Grant Anderson to a bomb.
Terrell May loses possession inside the Storm half.
Cameron Munster comes up with a poor pass that results in an error on the last tackle.
Grant Anderson comes up with a great catch to beat Daniel Tupou to a bomb.
Roosters penalty.
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.
Momirovski puts the Roosters back in front.
Joseph Manu puts in a grubber kick that sits up for Tupouniua to pounce.
Sam Walker is down after strong contact from Felise Kaufusi.
Roosters penalty.
Meaney's kick manages to stay inside the posts.
Seve gets his second by crashing over Terrell May.
James Tedesco sends the kick-off out on the full.
James Tedesco is on the spot to clean up an attacking kick from Jahrome Hughes as the halftime siren sounds.
No Try. Tupou is ruled to have knocked on in contesting the ball.
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'.
No Try. Meaney manages to lock up the ball with Suaalii over the line.
Nick Meaney may have produced a remarkable try-saving effort to deny Joseph Suaalii a certain try.
The Storm do well to prevent Angus Crichton close to the try line.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is on-report for contact on the head of Terrell May.
Roosters penalty.
Meaney's kick is wide of the mark - Roosters remain in the lead.
Seve strikes back to get the Storm back in the contest.
Luke Keary is off with a HIA.
Storm penalty.
Connor Watson fires a forward pass inside his own half.
Munster puts an attacking bomb up close to the posts but Nick Meaney can't hold onto the ball.
Sam Walker comes up with a forward pass inside the Melbourne half.
Harry Grant loses the ball with one of his first touches since entering the field.
Luke Keary drops an attacking offload from Sitili Tupouniua that would have put the halfback into space.
Nick Meaney can't hold onto an attacking bomb from Jahrome Hughes with the try line in sight.
Walker puts the Roosters out by a converted try.
The young playmaker regathers his own grubber and puts the home side back in front.
Joseph Suaalii puts a great shot on Trent Loiero on the last tackle.
NoTry. The referee called held seconds before Hughes planted the ball.
Jahrome Hughes is claiming a try but doesn't appear to have planted the ball down.
Marion Seve breaks through the defence...
Meaney locks the scores up at 6-all.
Great work from Felise Kaufusi to catch and pass to send Anderson over.
The debutant gets a four-pointer in game number one!
Nick Meaney is held up over the line.
The Storm receive a last tackle penalty with the Roosters ruled to be inside the ten metres.
The Roosters come close to scoring courtesy of an attacking kick from Luke Keary but Joseph Manu can't hold onto the ball.
Nick Meaney manages to get out of his in-goal after a hurried last play kick from Hutchison.
Walker adds the extras.
Great work from Walker to embarrass Cameron Munster with a dummy to create the space in that passage of play.
Sam Walker exploits a gap, links with Joseph Manu and the teenage wunderkind gets the first try of the night.
The Roosters manage to clean up a threatening attacking raid from the visitors.
Joseph Suaalii is penalised for running behind Lindsay Collins. The Storm find touch from the ensuing penalty close to halfway.
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.
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)