Match Centre

SCRUM SOUTHS - 10m inside the Storm half

Storm knock, they're challenging. 33 seconds left in the game. Challenge unsuccessful

Walker attempts a 40/20 from the restart but it doesn't go into touch.

Eisenhuth botches the crash ball on the last. Souths get a 7 tackle set

Souths with some rapid passing but Thompson drops the final pass near halfway

Thompson running for the corner, but Harry Grant did enough to get the Bunnies winger to step into touch before grounding the ball. No try.

This could be remarkable - Another bunker decision pending for a potential Souths try

Set restart Souths

PENALTY SOUTHS - No try, Illegal strip. Souths take the tap 10m from the Storm line

Off to the Bunker again for a potential Bunnies try to Burgess.

Johnston tried to barge over, but lost the ball in the collision and he fell headfirst into the ground. Brilliant and legal tackle by Nick Meaney

Johnson may have scored a try and got knocked out at the same time. Bunker reviewing

PENALTY SOUTHS - Murray falls into a tackle and cops a hit to the face

Aaaaand the turn it over meekly again

Souths getting some momentum and a glut of good field position.

No try. Storm knock on. Souths with a 20m restart and a 7 tackle set

Going to the bunker, looking at a potential try to Storm

PENALTY STORM - Murray penalised for passing off the ground, 5m from the Storm line and another scoring opportunity is slopped up

Set Restart Souths - 10m from the Storm line

No try. Smith was trying to plant the rolling ball for a try but he had a big airswing and missed everything

Off to the Bunker to see if Smith has scored, or been impeded from scoring

Set Restart STORM

PENALTY STORM - they're still 10m shy of halfway

Souths still sloppy and now, looking a little panicky

Mitchell takes a strong run to try and get some forward direction to his side's attack which had become very sideways, but as he hits the ground, the ball briefly comes loose

Bunnies are agonisingly close to scoring, then they get a set restart.

SCRUM SOUTHS - Atrocious attempt to play the ball by the Storm here. Souths off the hook and will get to start a set 20m from their own line

PENALTY SOUTHS

Grant does a donut, then grubbers and earns his side a repeat set. Souths drop out.

PENALTY STORM - They find touch 10m inside the Bunnies half

Set Restart Souths

PENALTY STORM - They start their set 25m from their own line

Souths with another sloppy but completed set, ended up having to run the ball on the last but it wasn't close to threatening

PENALTY SOUTHS - They find touch 10m inside the Storm half

Grant looked to have scored a miracle of a try but miracles are rare. No try.

PENALTY SOUTHS - High contact. Souths find touch 15m inside the Storm half

Hit ups through the middle making big metres already for both sides.

Souths run it on the last but the Storm defence shut it down, 15m from their own line. Handover.

7 tackle set Souths - Thompson with a great take in his own ingoal.

Set restart Storm, 2m past halfway

Sloppy yet somehow completed set from the Bunnies

Set restart Souths, just shy of halfway

Strong opening set for the Storm

Souths kick off

That's the stats done, now it's time for the facts....

Souths have won 42 of their last 57 games at Accor Stadium (73.68% success)

Souths won their last game against Melbourne, but have never won back-to-back games against them.

The last 3 times the Storm have played Souths the week after beating the Tigers, they have gone on to beat Souths. Those 3 occasions were in 2012, 2013 and 2022. Melbourne beat the Tigers last week....