It is Fulltime and the Panthers have defeated the Storm by 34-16 in convincing fashion.
Stephen Crichton converts and Penrith making a statement in Melbourne this evening.
Jarome Luai bounces away from two Storm defenders and kicks in goal to find a flying Brian To'o who scores.
Nick Meaney drops the ball cold on play one!
Tyrone Peachey knocks on from dummy half. Storm scrum 40m out.
Stephen Crichton converts the Zac Hosking try.
VIDEO REF - TRY - Izack Tago gets a desperate kick away on the last and interchange forward Zac Hosking charged onto the ball to score!
Brian To'o attempts to clean up a loose pass but knocks on. Storm scrum on halfway.
Penalty Melbourne - Against Izack Tago for a high tackle on Harry Grant. Storm find the line 30m inside their own territory.
Penalty Penrith - Against Trent Loiero for a late strip. Panthers over halfway.
Stephen Crichton converts and Penrith are back in front!
Izack Tago crashes through the Storm defence to score his second try!
Tui Kamikamica drops the ball cold and Penrith have a scrum 20m out!
Nick Meaney evens up the scores.
Penalty Storm - Against Jarome Luai for being inside the 10m and in almost a mirror image of the first half Nick Meaney will take the two points on offer again.
We are back underway at Marvel Stadium and Lindsay Smith has been monstered by Tariq Sims off the kickoff!
Stephen Crichton gives Penrith an unlikely halftime lead after early Storm dominance in Melbourne. Stay tuned for all the second half action coming up at League Unlimited!
Lindsay Smith the unlikely hero as the interchange forward contests a bomb, collects the rebound and throws a flick pass to find Liam Martin who scores!
Tariq Sims loses possession. Penrith with a chance before halftime.
Stephen Crichton misses from out wide.
Izack Tago makes it back-to-back tries for the visitors as Luai puts him over in the left-hand corner!
Stephen Crichton converts his own try.
VIDEO REF - PENALTY TRY - Jack Cogger with a grubber in goal. Stephen Crichton looked set to score but Nick Meaney has pulled the arm of Crichton without the ball and impedes him from grounding the ball.
Will Warbrick loses the ball and Panthers have a scrum 30m from their own line.
Nick Meaney hits the upright but it goes through.
VIDEO REF - TRY - Reimis Smith with a beautiful right foot step and offload for Nelson Asofa-Solomona but Sunia Turuva comes across late to knock the ball out late. However the Video Referee gives it a try!
Cameron Munster kicks high for his outside men on the last but Stephen Crichton leaps the highest and makes a good catch to get his side a seven tackle re-start.
Penalty Storm - Against Scott Sorensen for tackling William Warbrick in the air off a kick. Storm over halfway.
Nick Meaney converts the try.
Harry Grant with a charge down and he gets a perfect bounce to score the first try of the match!
Penalty Penrith - Against Christian Welch for a second push after the tackle on Stephen Crichton was complete. Panthers find the line over halfway.
Nelson Asofa-Solomona loses possession trying to get a quick play the ball. Penrith work it out of their own end.
Moses Leota knocks on the first tackle! Storm scrum on halfway.
Penalty Panthers - Against Reimis Smith for an attempted strip. Penrith find the line on halfway.
Nick Meaney knocks on and Penrith have a scrum 20m from their own line.
Penalty Storm - Against Liam Martin for being inside the 10m. Storm find the line just short of halfway.
Nick Meaney kicks the penalty to open the scoring at Marvel Stadium.
Penalty Storm - Against Jarome Luai for a shot on Jahrome Hughes as he kicked the ball. Bit harsh for mine. Melbourne will take the shot at goal.
We are underway at Marvel Stadium! William Warbrick brings the ball back for the Storm and Penrith are on him quickly and he is tackled just 5m from his own line!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
MELBOURNE STORM (16)
Tries: Harry Grant, Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Conversions: Nick Meaney (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Nick Meaney (2/2)
PENRITH PANTHERS (34)
Tries: Stephen Crichton, Izack Tago (2), Liam Martin, Zac Hosking, Brian To'o
Conversions: Stephen Crichton (5/6)