THE RAIDERS WIN THE CHALLENGE AND THE GAME IS OVER!!
The Raiders are challenging the decision...
Penalty - Tyran Wishart is taken out after kicking.
Final play...
Tom Starling manages to get to Jahrome Hughes' grubber before everyone else.
Melbourne need to go the length of the field.
Corey Harawira-Naera is tackled over the try line but can't get the ball down.
No Try - Xavier Savage dislodges the ball from Jahrome Hughes' grasp.
Hughes is over the try line - the referee has sent the play to the bunker as No Try with the caveat of a possible penalty try.
HUGHES!
No Try - the bunker rules Savage failed to properly ground the ball.
Xavier Savage streaks onto a grubber kick from Jack Wighton and the Raiders will pull off an upset!
Fogarty finds the sideline with a kick for touch.
Adam Elliott makes a phenomenal catch to defuse an attacking grubber from Jahrome Hughes.
Melbourne will get another in attacking territory.
Justin Olam is held up with the try line in sight.
James Schiller is being assisted from the field.
Crowd: 16,106
Storm penalty.
James Schiller is down receiving assistance from the trainer.
Albert Hopoate is on the field for his club debut.
Jordan Rapana is being forced from the field to undertake a HIA.
Marion Seve is back in the field after passing his HIA.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is on report but remains on the field.
Jordan Rapana is down after copping a hit from Nelson Asofa-Solomona.
Fogarty puts the Raiders up by four.
That try was reminiscent of Krisnan Inu playing for the Eels against the Bulldogs in 2007! Brilliant work to kick and get back in the field of play before grounding the ball.
James Schiller grubbers ahead and narrowly gets the ball down to put the Raiders back in front.
SCHILLER!
Raiders penalty.
Justin Olam loses the ball close to the try line.
Felise Kaufusi makes a good run down the sideline.
Meaney puts the Storm back in front.
Grant runs from dummy half and makes the Raiders defence look very ordinary.
James Schiller saves a try by knocking down a pass from Kenny Bromwich intended for an unmarked Tyran Wishart.
Jordan Rapana has been sent to the sin bin after making contact around the head on Marion Seve.
Jordan Rapana has hit Marion Seve around the head; Seve is being attended to by the Melbourne medical team.
Marion Seve loses the ball after strong contact from the Raiders.
The Raiders threaten to make a break down the left edge; Marion Seve makes a superb tackle in cover defence.
Sebastian Kris is tackled close to the try line.
Nick Meaney makes a meal of the kick-off by putting his foot dead after catching the ball.
Meaney pushes the kick left of the posts from the sideline.
Hughes is back on his feet to the relief of every Melbourne supporter.
The try is awarded but Hughes appears in trouble.
He won't be denied this time! Hughes slides over to get the Storm back in the contest.
Storm penalty.
No Try - the bunker upholds the on-field decision.
Jordan Rapana is claiming a try- the referee has sent it to the bunker as No Try.
Alec MacDonald makes a strong run through the middle of the field.
Nick Meaney cleans up a towering bomb from Wighton.
Hudson Young pulls off a strip to alleviate the pressure on the visitors.
Xavier Savage is thrown over the sideline by Cameron Munster, who follows up his own kick.
Storm penalty coming out of their own end.
We're back underway for the second half.
The halftime siren sounds with the Storm on the attack.
Storm penalty - can the Storm strike back before the break?
Ryan Sutton loses the ball inside the Storm half.
Xavier Savage manages to get to a bouncing ball just in time.
TRY SAVER - Justin Olam belts James Schiller over the sideline with the try line in sight.
Tom Starling draws a penalty with his first involvement of the game.
Schiller is on the spot to clean up a grubber kick from Cameron Munster.
Storm penalty.
The Storm squander a six-again call on the last tackle with a forward pass.
Jack Wighton has spilled the line drop out to let the Storm off the hook.
Tyran Wishart is trapped in-goal.
Early diagnosis on Ryan Papenhuyzen is a suspected fractured knee-cap.
No Try - the decision is overturned with Hughes deemed to have knocked on while grounding the ball.
Munster lands a superb chip in-goal which allows Jahrome Hughes to pounce for a try.
Justin Olam is held up over the try line.
Storm penalty close to the posts.
Six again for the Storm after the Raiders allowed a bomb to bounce.
Fogarty swings his kick between the posts.
James Schiller gets his first NRL try in his sixth appearance.
Schiller finishes off a right side shift to extend the Raiders lead.
Dean Ieremia holds onto a bomb from Fogarty.
Ryan Papenhuyzen is off; Tyran Wishart is on with Nick Meaney moving to fullback.
Fogarty puts the Raiders in front with a penalty goal.
Papenhuyzen is being attended to by the Melbourne trainer; his knee appears to have collided with Wighton's knee.
Ryan Papenhuyzen is down after heavy contact with Jack Wighton.
Jesse Bromwich loses the ball just as the Storm were looking dangerous.
Munster produces a one-on-one strip.
Canberra receive a relieving penalty coming out of their own end.
Jahrome Hughes loses the ball 10 metres out from the try line - the Storm look very dangerous close to the try line.
The Storm are away again - Munster, Papenhuyzen and Olam combine before the Raiders clean up over the halfway line.
Fogarty launches a monstrous bomb that bounces before Dean Ieremia is able to clean up for the home side.
Fogarty levels the scores.
The Storm pass the ball on the last tackle; Ryan Papenhuyzen throws a wayward pass and Kris is on the spot to streak 85 metres to get the visitors on the board.
INTERCEPT
Ryan Papenhuyzen nails the kick from touch.
Kenny Bromwich takes on the try line and manages to get a pass to his man in support - Meaney opens the scoring.
Six again for the Storm inside the Raiders half.
Storm penalty.
Hudson Young loses the ball close to the try line.
Jack Wighton's kick ricochets off Nelson Asofa-Solomona's knee; Ryan Papenhuyzen manages to get a kick inl over the sideline before Jordan Rapana could ground the ball for a try.
Munster finds space, links with Papenhuyzen, who throws a forward pass to Nick Meaney - the Raiders survive an early scare.
Melbourne are away in the opening set!
Jesse Bromwich, the last remaining member of the 2012 Grand Final side, takes the Storm out before a guard of former greats.
The Storm are wearing jerseys based on the strip worn during the side's premiership winning 2012 campaign.
Jack Wighton, standing in as captain, leads the Raiders out.
The Raiders have won their past three trips to AAMI Park and hold a rare positive record at the venue with six wins from 11 visits.
Melbourne have won their past five meetings against Canberra.
The Canberra Raiders have been forced into a host of changes. James Schiller, Corey Harawira-Naera and Adam Elliott come into the starting side; Ryan Sutton drops to the bench alongside Emre Guler and Albert Hopoate (club debut).
The Melbourne Storm will line up as per program with Cameron Munster returning from illness.
Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 18 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Melbourne Storm and the Canberra Raiders from AAMI Park.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
MELBOURNE STORM (16)
Tries: Nick Meaney, Jahrome Hughes, Harry Grant
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Nick Meaney (1/2), Ryan Papenhuyzen (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
CANBERRA RAIDERS (20)
Tries: Sebastian Kris, James Schiller (2)
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Jamal Fogarty (1/1)