Full Time
80:00
7:55pm Fri June 17, 2022
Round 15 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 19253
80min

Cameron Munster throws the ball over the sideline as the full-time siren sounds.

78min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Kotoni Staggs.

The kick is waved away.

Storm lead Storm 32 - 20 Broncos
78min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Ezra Mam. Kick to come.

Billy Walters makes a tremendous break; the Storm defence pressures Walters to pass to Ezra Mam who finishes the scoring in the corner.

Storm lead Storm 32 - 20 Broncos
76min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney adds the extras.

Storm lead Storm 32 - 16 Broncos
74min

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

The halfback gets his second by taking on the line and grubbing for himself.

Storm lead Storm 30 - 16 Broncos
73min

Jahrome Hughes finds touch from a penalty on halfway.

71min

Te Maire Martin can't hold onto a towering bomb from Jahrome Hughes.

70min

Crowd attendance: 19,253

68min

Tyrone Roberts has been replaced with Billy Walters coming back onto the field.

66min

Brisbane successfully challenge the ruling of knock-on.

66min

Brisbane come up with an error - Melbourne will get another attacking set.

65min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney establishes a 10-point buffer.

Storm lead Storm 26 - 16 Broncos
63min

Try: Storm
Scored by Dean Ieremia. Kick to come.

The winger gets his second of the evening.

Storm lead Storm 24 - 16 Broncos
62min

Munster kicks for Ieremia; Cobbo takes the kick and is driven back in-goal.

61min

Kotoni Staggs is trapped in-goal after a great kick from Jahrome Hughes.

61min

Melbourne challenge the ruling and win.

61min

Justin Olam makes a strong run but comes up with a mistake at the play the ball.

58min

Josh King loses the ball inside his own half.

58min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Meaney's kick is wide of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 20 - 16 Broncos
56min

Try: Storm
Scored by Dean Ieremia. Kick to come.

Ieremia breaks the deadlock to put the Storm back in front.

Storm lead Storm 20 - 16 Broncos
55min

Melbourne get a penalty for Brisbane being inside the 10 from an attacking kick.

53min

Kurt Capewell traps Nick Meaney in-goal following a well-weighted kick from Ezra Mam.

52min

Trent Loiero loses the ball in his own half.

49min

Harry Grant forces a repeat set with a great kick that forces Corey Oates to bat the ball dead.

48min

Thomas Flegler loses the ball early in the tackle count.

47min

Brisbane find touch inside the Melbourne half with a penalty.

46min

Seven-tackle set for the Broncos.

44min

Grant Anderson narrowly manages to remain in the field of play.

42min

Meaney takes a bomb from Tyrone Roberts.

40min

Play is back underway...

40min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Meaney's kick doesn't have the distance.

Tied up at Storm 16 - 16 Broncos
39min

Staggs puts the kick-off out on the full.

39min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Meaney's kick is waved away.

Tied up at Storm 16 - 16 Broncos
38min

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

Hughes combines with Meaney to produce a sensation four-pointer - we're back level at 16-all.

Tied up at Storm 16 - 16 Broncos
35min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney converts from in front.

Broncos lead Storm 12 - 16 Broncos
34min

Try: Storm
Scored by Cameron Munster. Kick to come.

Hughes kicks ahead with the fullback in the defensive line; Selwyn Cobbo can't wrap up the ball and Munster is on the spot to pounce.

Broncos lead Storm 10 - 16 Broncos
33min

Melbourne get a much-needed penalty and find touch 40 metres out from the Broncos line.

33min

Cameron Munster cops a shot that looks high but the referee lets it go.

31min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona drops the ball with the Storm on the attack.

30min

Six again for the Storm.

29min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona makes a great run through the Broncos defence over halfway.

28min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Kotoni Staggs.

The kick narrowly stays inside the posts.

Broncos lead Storm 6 - 16 Broncos
26min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Selwyn Cobbo. Kick to come.

Selwyn Cobbo runs onto a brilliant cut-out pass from Tyrone Roberts to give the Broncos their third try.

Broncos lead Storm 6 - 14 Broncos
26min

Dean Ieremia loses the ball; Ezra Mam is cut down narrowly short of the line.

25min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Kotoni Staggs.

Staggs makes amends with his second attempt.

Broncos lead Storm 6 - 10 Broncos
24min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Corey Oates. Kick to come.

Oates gets his second of the night.

Broncos lead Storm 6 - 8 Broncos
24min

Oates has crossed for another try - the referee is citing a possible obstruction to the bunker.

22min

Tyrone Roberts forces a drop out with Nick Meaney forced to take the kick dead.

21min

Cameron Munster is ruled to have obstructed Jordan Riki from contesting Hughes' kick.

21min

Justin Olam has pounced on a cross-field kick to score. The referee has sent the play to the bunker as 'No Try'.

20min

Grant Anderson draws a penalty for the home side.

18min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Kotoni Staggs.

Staggs pushes his attempt from the sideline.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 4 Broncos
17min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Corey Oates. Kick to come.

Oates finishes off a try in the corner after a superb over the head pass from Kurt Capewell.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 4 Broncos
15min

Kenny Bromwich puts an grubber in for Dean Ieremia - the referee awards the try but the bunker overturns the on-field call.

13min

Billy Walters loses the ball from the quick tap; the Broncos compound the mistake by conceding a penalty.

13min

Brisbane penalty.

12min

Te Maire Martin puts an attacking kick in that forces Dean Ieremia to knock the ball dead.

11min

Brisbane get another penalty inside their own half.

10min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney adds the extras from next to the posts.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 0 Broncos
9min

Kamikamica scores his first try since Round 12 last season - incidentally against the Broncos!

8min

Try: Storm
Scored by Tui Kamikamica. Kick to come.

The Fijian powerhouse charges onto a short ball from Harry Grant to open the scoring.

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Broncos
7min

Nick Meaney patiently waits for Ezra Mam's grubber to roll dead - Melbourne get a seven-tackle set.

6min

Brisbane receive a penalty coming out of their own end.

4min

Kotoni Staggs puts in an attacking kick that is wrapped up by the Melbourne defence.

3min

Harry Grant takes a run and loses the ball just inside the Broncos half.

3min

Ezra Mam gets a kick away; Nick Meaney returns the ball over the 30 metre line.

2min

Nick Meaney puts a grubber in and almost forces another error out of Selwyn Cobbo.

1min

Melbourne find space in their opening set and force an error with Selwyn Cobbo spilling Jahrome Hughes' bomb.

We're underway...

The Broncos last win over the Storm came at AAMI Park in 2016; Corey Oates is the only remaining player from the team that prevailed 26-16.

Brisbane have won three of their 12 visits to AAMI Park.

Melbourne have won the past 10 clashes against Brisbane.

The Broncos will line up as per program with Tyrone Roberts starting at halfback in place of Adam Reynolds.

The Storm have made two positional changes to their pack with Tui Kamikamica and Brandon Smith starting ahead of Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Josh King.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 15 Friday Night Football between the Melbourne Storm and the Brisbane Broncos from AAMI Park.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Phil Henderson

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

MELBOURNE STORM (32)
Tries: Tui Kamikamica, Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes (2), Dean Ieremia (2)
Conversions: Nick Meaney (4/6)
Penalty Goals: Nick Meaney (0/1)

BRISBANE BRONCOS (20)
Tries: Corey Oates (2), Selwyn Cobbo, Ezra Mam
Conversions: Kotoni Staggs (2/4)