Full Time
80:00
7:00pm Tue April 25, 2023
Round 8 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 23469
80min

FULL TIME! Melbourne prevail. What a game this has been. Stay tuned for the match report to come soon

78min

UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE MELBOURNE! The Warriors take the ball upfield with two minutes on the clock

78min

CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE MELBOURNE! Challenging that 'grapple' penalty against them

78min

PENALTY WARRIORS! And a bit of push and shove to boot.

77min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney makes the gap eight points

Storm lead Storm 30 - 22 Warriors
77min

Try: Storm
Scored by Harry Grant. Kick to come.

GRANT SEALS IT FOR MELBOURNE! He spirals his way to the tryline to secure the two points for his side

Storm lead Storm 28 - 22 Warriors
76min

Cameron Munster makes a 60 metre run to break the back and forth nature of the past few minutes. Melbourne on the attack

75min

Time is the enemy for the Warriors, they need something!

74min

A very stock standard past ten minutes - both sides playing very conservatively

73min

No players on the bench for the Warriors! Jazz Tevaga is out for the night, and Bayley Sironen is currently undergoing a HIA and will not return tonight

72min

Nothing much going for the Warriors in that set, they'll need to throw something at Melbourne in these final minutes

70min

20M TAP WARRIORS! Quite possibly the first of the night for either team, the Storm kick just floated a little too deep

70min

No update as yet on Jazz Tevaga, but it seems that there is just the one fit player on the Warriors bench

70min

Confirmation that Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has failed his HIA, which means Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will remain at fullback for the rest of this game for NZ

69min

The game has really settled down in the past few minutes, both teams just grinding it out through the middle. Warriors trying to find their way in, and the Storm just not letting them for now

67min

Cameron Munster attacking kick on the last is almost plucked out of the air by Xavier Coates, but he just can't get ahold of it. Warriors with the ball

65min

Jazz Tevaga is limping up the tunnel, and they're in some real injury trouble now. Just 14 players to work with now, still waiting on HIA results from Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

64min

Melbourne continue to look threatening with the ball, the Warriors are going to need a momentum shifter in these final 15 minutes

63min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona is down and time is off

62min

The ball ends up over the sideline on the last for Melbourne, and the Warriors hang on for now

61min

PENALTY MELBOURNE! Harry Grant is taken out off the ball while chasing through a kick, so yet another attacking set for the Storm

60min

PENALTY MELBOURNE! High contact! The Storm have gotten a role on now, and they'll have another full attacking set

59min

Controversy over that last try, with the possibility of a knock on from Reimis Smith in the contest certainly relevant

58min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney converts his own try, and gives Melbourne the lead!

Storm lead Storm 24 - 22 Warriors
58min

Try: Storm
Scored by Nick Meaney. Kick to come.

TRY CONFIRMED! That's a tough call for the Warriors. Jahrome Hughes put in a kick which was contested well by Reimis Smith, before it fell into the arms of Nick Meaney to stroll over for a try.

Tied up at Storm 22 - 22 Warriors
57min

Melbourne might have just tied it up here, but we'll wait for bunker confirmation!

56min

SIX AGAIN MELBOURNE! Another full set on the line for them

56min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is off for a HIA. The Warriors are now down to 15

56min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is down thanks to a head knock, and time is off.

56min

SIX AGAIN MELBOURNE! A full attacking set on the Warriors line! What a set from them

55min

Justin Olam with a 40 metre run to get his team out of trouble!

55min

Xavier Coates does a great job to stop a Warriors attacking kick

54min

SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE STORM! The Warriors will play the ball on the first on their own 40m line

54min

CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE MELBOURNE! The call is a high tackle penalty to NZ on field

53min

Melbourne hang on! Working it off their own line now

52min

SIX AGAIN WARRIORS! A ruck infringement, they're inside the 30 now

52min

PENALTY WARRIORS! A helping hand upfield, they're into Melbourne's territory now

51min

WARRIORS SCRUM! Nelson Asofa-Solomona with a barnstorming linebreak makes a huge amount of metres for his team, but the offload is put down by Reimis Smith. Warriors with the ball on their own 30.

50min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

4 POINT BALL GAME! 30 MINUTES ON THE CLOCK!

Warriors lead Storm 18 - 22 Warriors
48min

Try: Storm
Scored by Nick Meaney. Kick to come.

Melbourne close the gap! Xavier Coates found some space on the left, and he did very well to flick a kick back in-field for Nick Meaney to charge on to

Warriors lead Storm 16 - 22 Warriors
47min

Shaun Johnson almost gets caught with the ball on the last, but he just sneaks away a kick for the Warriors. Melbourne now with their last set before Dylan Walker returns to the sin bin for NZ

47min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson misses his first of the night

Warriors lead Storm 12 - 22 Warriors
45min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

WARRIORS! Who cares about being down a player, they still create an overlap on the right edge. A great finish from Dallin Watene-Zelezniak for his second try of the night

Warriors lead Storm 12 - 22 Warriors
44min

Meaney puts it down cold on Melbourne's line, and now the Warriors will have the first attacking set of the half

44min

Confirmation that Tohu Harris will not return today for the Warriors

43min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad with a superb take to win the ball back for his side

42min

A grind in the first few sets of the second half

41min

A very important passage of the game right here, with the Warriors down a player thanks to a Dylan Walker sin bin

41min

SECOND HALF UNDERWAY! It's Melbourne with the ball first

40min

Can the Melbourne Storm carry their half ending momentum into the second period and bridge the six point gap? We'll find out soon enough

40min

HALF TIME! The Warriors have been dominant, but only lead by six at the break

40min

Josh King puts it down, and that'll be the half

39min

SIN BIN WARRIORS! Dylan Walker sin binned for a head slam on Eliesa Katoa. It's going to be a tough next 10 minutes now

39min

Tohu Harris is unfortunately heading for the sideline due to an injury

38min

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad deals with the Munster kick, and the Warriors do well depite being a few players down in defence thanks to some injuries in backplay

37min

Nelson Asofa-Solomona wins his team about 30m, and now Melbourne are on the attack

36min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney makes the gap six with the half time siren approaching

Warriors lead Storm 12 - 18 Warriors
36min

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

Cameron Munster strolls through a huge gap to score next to the posts

Warriors lead Storm 10 - 18 Warriors
35min

PENALTY MELBOURNE! Shaun Johnson was a quite a few metres in front of the tryline when he took the dropout, and Atkins had no option

34min

DROPOUT WARRIORS! Jahrome Hughes gets his side another set

32min

PENALTY MELBOURNE! A big set from them coming up now, they'll have a full set on the attack and they'll have to do a bit more to break this Warriors side

31min

Jahrome Hughes tries a 4th tackle kick, but it's dealt with pretty easily. Good defence NZ

30min

PENALTY STORM! A full set from the 20 metre line now

29min

MELBOURNE SCRUM! A rare error from the Warriors, Tom Ale puts it down in the tackle. Melbourne will get a chance now in their attacking half

28min

Melbourne are just starting to show what they're capable here - they look to be winning the territory battle for the moment

27min

Bunty Afoa makes a great take on his own line off a Harry Grant kick, and now it's the Warriors turn to get out of their own half

26min

PENALTY STORM! First of the game, and they needed that. They'll start their set from their own 30

25min

WARRIORS SCRUM ON HALFWAY! Nelson Asofa-Solomona with a big run, but he tries to flick an offload out the back that doesn't go to plan

24min

73% possession for the Warriors currently. Melbourne need that to change and quickly

22min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson goes 3/3

Warriors lead Storm 6 - 18 Warriors
22min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Addin Fonua-Blake. Kick to come.

Not good enough from Melbourne right now - but absolutely stellar from Addin Fonua-Blake. He breaks through Tariq Sims and Christian Welch as easy as you like to dive in under the posts. Craig Bellamy has got to be blowing up

Warriors lead Storm 6 - 16 Warriors
21min

The short dropout nearly works for Melbourne, but Warriors end up with the ball after some shenanigans.

20min

DROPOUT MELBOURNE! Freddy Lussick wins his side another set

20min

Melbourne's defence is incredibly passive to start this game - the Warriors seem to be creating chances out of nothing just because the defence isn't up

19min

PENALTY WARRIORS! A flop is the call - Warriors with the ball on the Storm's 20

18min

We may possibly be settling down a little here - six points the gap

17min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney kicks a tough one to open his night with the boot

Warriors lead Storm 6 - 12 Warriors
16min

Try: Storm
Scored by Justin Olam. Kick to come.

GAME ON! Some footy is all the Storm need to hit back. Trent Loiero with the offload that finds Justin Olam to slide over in the left corner

Warriors lead Storm 4 - 12 Warriors
15min

MUNSTER! Melbourne are in all kinds of strife to start this match, but Munster doesn't care. A nonchalant 40/20 will give Melbourne a full attacking set

14min

Nick Meaney catches the kick to get his team their first possession in a while

14min

Easy metres through the middle for the Warriors at the moment

13min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson kicks an easy one thanks to some good work from the try-scorer to get closer to the posts

Warriors lead Storm 0 - 12 Warriors
11min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Kick to come.

LOVELY FOOTY! Right hand side of the Warriors with some great hands creates the overlap. Shaun Johnson and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad the main assistants to their winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Warriors lead Storm 0 - 10 Warriors
10min

DROPOUT MELBOURNE! Sublime kick from Shaun Johnson forces Jahrome Hughes to get stuck in his own in-goal. Warriors with more attacking ball

9min

PENALTY WARRIORS! They're up and about early on, and now they'll start their next set just short of the halfway mark

9min

NO TRY MELBOURNE! Cameron Munster put up a kick for William Warbrick on the last. Warbrick knocks it back, but Reimis Smith couldn't hang onto it with the tryline begging. Warriors play the ball

9min

VIDEO REFEREE MELBOURNE! Looks like a no try on field

7min

STORM SCRUM! Marata Niukore can't hold onto the ball running a hole line out of the Warriors' half. Melbourne will start the set just over the halfway

6min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson makes it six from left of the posts

Warriors lead Storm 0 - 6 Warriors
5min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Jackson Ford. Kick to come.

TOO EASY! Warriors open the scoring. Tohu Harris floated across the ground, and no one wanted to tackle him. He found Dylan Walker who put Jackson Ford through a gaping hole

Warriors lead Storm 0 - 4 Warriors
4min

SIX AGAIN WARRIORS! A fresh set on the Melbourne line now

4min

PENALTY WARRIORS! Great set by them, and the kick to end it couldn't be defused by Nick Meaney. It spilled forward to hit Cameron Munster, who's pinged for being offside. First attacking set of the game now

3min

Cameron Munster runs it on the last for the Storm, and Justin Olam gets caught with it. Turnover, Warriors ball on their own 20

2min

A lot of feeling in the first set, hopefully it's a sign of a great game to come. It ends with a Shaun Johnson kick that's comfortably defused by Xavier Coates, and Melbourne have their first use of the ball

1min

With the magnificent commemorative ceremony, complete with fireworks, finished up, Grant Atkins has got us underway in the middle of AAMI Park. It's the NZ Warriors with the first use of the ball.

The ANZAC Day ceremony is underway prior to kick-off here in Melbourne, with the Storm set to host the Warriors in their annual ANZAC Day clash.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Peter Gough

Video Referee: Ben Cummins

MELBOURNE STORM (30)
Tries: Cameron Munster, Justin Olam, Nick Meaney (2), Harry Grant
Conversions: Nick Meaney (5/5)

WARRIORS (22)
Tries: Jackson Ford, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (2), Addin Fonua-Blake
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/4)