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Nearing fulltime, a Warriors penalty will finish us off... and it comes to nothing. Fulltime in Victoria. Storm the winners.

Melbourne Storm 30-14

Great kick from Blake Green traps Lolohea in goal, and forces a drop-out from the Warriors.

Melbourne Storm 24-14

VIDEO REF | possible Warriors TRY to Sebastine Ikahihifo, checking the lead-up play.

Melbourne Storm 24-10

Koroibete runs a massive 80m before he's dragged down! Storm on the attack now!

Melbourne Storm 18-10

Good kick from Johnson makes Billy Slater think twice and it forces a line drop-out.

Melbourne Storm 18-4

Koroibete takes a Warriors bomb on the full in-goal, earns his side the 20m restart AND gets to the 40m with his run on tackle zero. Tackle three the same set, the Storm are deep in enemy territory.

Melbourne Storm 18-4

Storm push all the way upfield but a careless grubber from Smith sees the Warriors come up with possession through Hoffman. That's compounded by a penalty for the visitors now, set to start on halfway.

Melbourne Storm 18-4

VIDEO REF | Chambers may have scored one of the more incredible team tries, through at least 7 or 8 sets of hands.... checking it all though.

Melbourne Storm 12-4

A Cooper Cronk kick to Marika Koroibete's wing almost pays off but it's just got a little bit too much in the way of legs, despite Marika's height. 20m restart Warriors.

Melbourne Storm 12-4

We're back underway at AAMI Park with the Storm in front by eight.

Melbourne Storm 12-4

That will do us for the first half - the Warriors try one last foray with a Johnson bomb, but Fonua takes it and that's the break.

Melbourne Storm 12-4

VIDEO REFEREE | Possible NO try to Manu Vatuvei - but the first few replays suggest he DID get it down!

Melbourne Storm 12-0

Warriors penalty on the last, 10m from the Storm line. They HAVE to score here!

Melbourne Storm 12-0

VIDEO REF | Marika Koroibete - checking a try for him, Billy Slater in the lead-up coming into question.

Melbourne Storm 6-0

Shaun Johnson away... but Slater ankle-taps him and SJ has dropped it! Slater looks worse for wear after the chase but is up and ok. Storm scrum on their own 20m.

Melbourne Storm 6-0

Warriors unable to keep their hands down the right, again near halfway, and the Storm will have it.

Melbourne Storm 6-0

VIDEO REF | Fonua cleans up an offload from Chambers and scurries for the line - he looks like he's got it. Green lights coming up.

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Hurrell spills it trying to get an offload away inside his own half. Storm scrum 45m out.

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Chad Townsend slows things down for his side by finding touch deep inside Storm territory. Unfortunately, Vatuvei strips it from Chambers on tackle one, so Melbourne have a penalty.

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Green again, this time he runs it but Bodene Thompson forces the error. Warriors ball.

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Blake Green punches one into the in-goal, Tuimoala Lolohea just bats it dead. Drop-out.

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Penalty Storm, they attack now!

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Billy Slater breaks off the scrum... but he's crunched by Manu Vatuvei! Warriors reclaim the ball.

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Johnson tries an early cut-out pass near the halfway but it's shot forward and into touch. Storm scrum.

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Vatuvei nearly gets his hands to a quick pass shot to the wing off a kick, but it just evades him into touch - Storm scrum on their own 10m.

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End to end at the moment, but the Warriors have dominated field position. They need more controlled attack to break through the formidable Storm defence.

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Chad Townsend is down, time off.

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Quick hands from the Warriors come unstuck, the Storm come up with it.

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A second penalty for the Warriors - Johnson grubbers on the last, Slater can't hold it and a player in front of him picks it up in an offside position

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Warriors pick up a penalty on halfway after the Storm defence was slow to rise. They get the first chance to attack now.

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Game on. Warriors have it first.

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Welcome to AAMI Park - plenty happening on Easter Monday and here's game two of your triple header! The Warriors are keen to atone for their loss to Brisbane last week while the Storm will be hoping to turn it around after their golden point loss to the Cowboys seven days ago.

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Big news in both sides' backlines - the Storm lose Young Tonumaipea but have a handy back-up in Mahe Fonua coming back in. For the Warriors, Ngani Laumape isn't fit yet, so Konrad Hurrell will start in the centres! Dominique Peyroux replaces Albert Vete on the bench for the visitors as well.

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