That'll be that. Exceptional from Melbourne. Match report to come soon...
Neither team willing to do much of anything with the ball to round up this game. These final two minutes may as well be a cool down session.
Harry Grant has come off with Bronson Garlick taking over the dummy half duties for the final minutes
The game is well gone from the Roosters grasp now, and the sting has gone out of this game a little.
Roosters get caught on their last play and turn it over inside their opposition's 30 metres
Sydney Roosters, somehow, hold on again. The scoreline could well be a lot worse than what it actually is.
DROPOUT ROOSTERS! Harry Grant plays some eyes up footy and wins his side another set.
Time off due to a few head clashes in an awkward tackle. Tui Kamikamica, Victor Radley, and Egan Butcher all involved
Nat Butcher looks for the offload, but puts it down. Melbourne with yet another full attacking set thanks to a Roosters error.
Brilliant play from Keary sets his side up for a full attacking set, but then Walker spills his lollies in just the next play. Melbourne working it off their line.
Melbourne with 61% of total possession tonight
Nick Meaney is about to come back on after passing his HIA
Munster takes his first kick of the night and extends the lead, and perhaps more importantly for Melbourne, drains some time off the clock.
PENALTY MELBOURNE! Lindsay Collins absolutely smashed Jahrome Hughes after he kicks it. Melbourne opt for a penalty goal attempt from 10 metres out.
Roosters throw it over the sideline, just as they receive a six again call. Melbourne ball on their own 40m line, and time is running out for Sydney Roosters
Melbourne with constant territory and constant possession all game long, there are some very tired Roosters players out there
Joseph Manu cleans up an awkward last tackle Cameron Munster grubber and the Roosters hold on yet again
Harry Grant takes on a very short shortside on the last, and wins his team a new set on the Roosters' line
Brandon Smith coughs it up, and the Melbourne crowd lets him know. Melbourne centrefield and midfield scrumfeed
Scrum to the Roosters, they work it off their own line now. Some concern over a potential head knock for Victor Radley
SIX AGAIN STORM! They're 20 metres out from the Roosters' line
Manu turns the ball over with an unforced error, and now it's Melbourne back on the attack
The Roosters are showing some fight in defence, really restricting the Storm's metres. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is back on and providing some strong carries.
The Roosters need to act very quickly or otherwise this could get out of hand
Cameron Munster looks to have shifted into fullback for Melbourne
Nick Meaney coming off for a HIA thanks to an awkward shot from Nat Butcher off the ball
Meaney with a shocker from close to the left sideline
HAT TRICK! Coates gets his third, and it's another one off the boot, this time from Justin Olam. Melbourne's left edge is looking fantastic.
Spectacular tackle from Joseph Manu one-on-one saves a try!
HUGE PLAY! Harry Grant ducks out of dummy half and nails the 40/20. Storm will be hard to keep out here
Rain falling even heavier
Roosters with a good set, they go deep into Melbourne territory and almost win the ball back on the last. Melbourne working it out of their own end.
Roosters are in big trouble now - Melbourne look to be on a roll now
Nick Meaney misses to the left from the left-hand side.
Xavier Coates gets a double, and it's Melbourne who strike first in the second half. Cameron Munster chips it over the defence on the last, and Coates picks it up on the bounce in the in-goal area.
PENALTY MELBOURNE! Helping hand down into the Roosters' half
Roosters make a huge mess of their last tackle play, and Cameron Munster dives on the ball on the ground. Melbourne survive some early line defence in this second half.
Alec MacDonald puts it down in the first set of the half. Roosters have the ball 20 metres out from the Melbourne line
We're back underway! The rain is pouring down, and it's Melbourne who get first use in the second half. Can the Roosters mount a comeback?
HALF TIME! Melbourne lead 18-8...see you back here soon.
Xavier Coates takes a Sam Walker bomb to all but end the first half action
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE ROOSTERS! Ruled to be a Melbourne Storm knock-on. Roosters play-the-ball on their own 10m line.
CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE ROOSTERS! Call on-field is a Roosters knock-on while trying to defuse a kick.
Still very wet conditions down in Melbourne
Meaney slots a simple one
Munster over under the posts! Good hands from Munster creates space for Nick Meaney to use, and Meaney draws and passes Joseph Manu to give it back to Munster who strolls over. All started on the Roosters 40m line.
Sam Walker miskicks on the last and it goes out on the full. Melbourne Storm start the set well upfield
Brandon Smith is off, with Jake Turpin on at hooker for the Roosters.
Fatigue setting in a little bit possibly, both teams calming things down a bit. It's going set for set at the moment
Meaney converts his own try from next to the posts
Meaney with a great AFL-style take off a Munster kick gives the Storm the lead again. Admirable defensive effort from the Roosters, but pressure finally takes its toll.
RADLEY BINNED! A very late shot on Cameron Munster sees the Roosters down to 12 men. Melbourne have a full attacking set.
A LOT HAPPENED HERE! Xavier Coates almost crosses in the corner, but Paulo saves the try in defence. Meanwhile, Munster is down in back play
SIX AGAIN STORM! Another set! Surely they score here
Big linebreak off the scrum from Melbourne, and they are down on the Roosters line yet again!
FORWARD PASS ROOSTERS! Victor Radley is ruled to have thrown a forward pass for Lindsay Collins. Storm scrum on their own 40m line.
PENALTY ROOSTERS! They get a piggyback off their own line, and are now up to the halfway
Joseph Manu with a sliding defusal of a dangerous looking Melbourne grubber kick, and the Roosters have won the ball back
SIX AGAIN MELBOURNE! Full set on the Roosters line for the Storm to use
MELBOURNE SCRUM! Joseph Suaalii knocks a Melbourne pass down, and now the Storm have a full set starting from the Rooster's 35m
We've settled down a bit now. Both sides are looking dangerous with ball in hand.
WALKER SLOTS PENALTY GOAL! Drama off the kick-off! Roosters kick-off goes deep and nobody takes it on the full, before looking like it would bounce over Jahrome Hughes. Hughes desperately tried to keep it in, and in doing so intentionally tapped it forward, incurring a penalty for the Roosters.
Meaney gets it through the posts with the help of the right upright
A beautiful and deserved try for Melbourne. Offloads and slick hands in heavy rain looked as polished as ever from the Storm, but Coates still had to beat two cover defenders before crashing over the tryline on the left edge.
Tupou loses it while trying to get up after being tackled. Melbourne with the scrumfeed on Sydney's 30m line.
Roosters have done very well to be leading here. They had to endure set after set of defence - Melbourne have had all the field position in this contest so far. When given the opportunity at the other end of the field though, the Roosters definitely took advantage.
Tough attempt from near the right sideline in harsh conditions for Walker is straight down the middle.
OPENING POINTS! Good hands from Sam Walker to find his right winger in Jaxson Paulo to stroll over untouched.
Munster goes short and it very nearly works for the Storm, but they cough it up. Roosters with a full attacking set to work with
DROPOUT STORM! Brandon Smith grubbers the ball through the defence and wins the Roosters a repeat set.
SIX AGAIN ROOSTERS! Now it's there turn to have a full set on Melbourne's line
PENALTY ROOSTERS! This will help them out. Finally some field position to work with, they'll start from Melbourne's 40m
I don't think the Roosters have been tackled outside of their own half yet
ROOSTERS HANG ON! Olam can't hold onto a flat ball out of dummy half on the Roosters tryline. Sydney Roosters scrum on their own 10 metres.
SIX AGAIN STORM! Everything going their way at the moment, it'll be hard for the Roosters to hold strong on their own line for yet another set
A good defensive set followed by a great kick return from Xavier Coates sees the Storm start their set from the halfway
Luke Keary tidies up a dangerous last play kick from Jahrome Hughes on the tryline. Roosters in possession.
PENALTY MELBOURNE! They haven't had to do any hard work as yet, and they'll start this set from just inside their opposition's half
Messy last play from the Roosters, no Storm players wanted to take the kick in the wet, but it ends up over the sideline. Storm working it off their own line
SUCCESSFUL SHORT DROPOUT ROOSTERS! Perfectly executed, nobody from Melbourne wanted a piece of it, and it bounced over the sideline. The Roosters survive a tough start to the night
DROPOUT ROOSTERS! Harry Grant with a grubber out of dummy half earns his side a repeat set. Perfect start for the Storm
Melbourne midway through their first set and first attacking set of the night
Error from Jaxson Paulo in the second tackle is the first victim of the weather conditions. Melbourne with a scrum 20 metres out from the Roosters line
It's worth noting that it's raining somewhat heavily in Melbourne
ROUND SIX UNDERWAY! Easter weekend footy has kicked off, with the Sydney Roosters getting first use of the ball. Ashley Klein is in the middle.
Less than ten minutes until kick-off down in Melbourne tonight - it's the Storm taking on the Sydney Roosters! Both sides head into this game with a few wins on the trot, but that streak will end for one of these teams tonight.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
MELBOURNE STORM (28)
Tries: Xavier Coates (3), Nick Meaney, Cameron Munster
Conversions: Nick Meaney (3/5)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Munster (1/1)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (8)
Tries: Jaxson Paulo
Conversions: Sam Walker (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Sam Walker (1/1)