Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Fri September 15, 2023
Finals Week 2 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 19534
80min

It is Fulltime and Melbourne has scraped home by 18-13 over a determined Roosters outfit to book themselves a Preliminary Final next week. Amazing finish and the Storm march on! Stay tuned for the Match Report and 3,2,1's coming up at League Unlimited!

79min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney nails the conversion from out wide.

Storm lead Storm 18 - 13 Roosters
78min

Try: Storm
Scored by William Warbrick. Kick to come.

Cameron Munster produces a last ditch kick across field high for his wingman in William Warbrick and the rookie winger collects the ball cleanly and reaches out to score a sensational try!

Storm lead Storm 16 - 13 Roosters
74min

Field Goal: Storm
Attempted by Tyran Wishart.

Tyran Wishart with a field goal attempt and it is ordinary and hits the forward in front of him!

Roosters lead Storm 12 - 13 Roosters
73min

Jaxson Paulo drops a tough pass from Siua Wong and Melbourne have the ball 10m out!

73min

Trent Loiero now on the deck attempting to get a hip drop tackle penalty on Siua Wong. He won't get it.

72min

Field Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker kicks a field goal to give the Roosters the lead for the first time in the match!

Roosters lead Storm 12 - 13 Roosters
69min

Great defence from Paul Momirovski and Victor Radley trap Cameron Munster on the last. Roosters with the momentum!

69min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker ties up the scores!

Tied up at Storm 12 - 12 Roosters
66min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Lindsay Collins. Kick to come.

An unlikely hero emerges in Sandon Smith who makes a break and finds Victor Radley who is brought down short of the try line by Cameron Munster. Smith then jumps into dummy half and throws an excellent cut out pass to hit Lindsay Collins on the chest and the Queensland front rower scores next to the posts!

Storm lead Storm 12 - 10 Roosters
64min

Tyran Wishart knocks on and Roosters have a scrum 30m in their own half.

58min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney kicks the penalty goal.

Storm lead Storm 12 - 6 Roosters
58min

Penalty Storm - Roosters inside the 10 metres. They'll take the two points.

56min

Tyran Wishart with a hurried kick on the last and Victor Radley drops the ball cold with nobody near him! Storm scrum 10m out.

54min

Mistimed pass from Nat Butcher to Corey Allan and Roosters nearly make them pay on the counter. Storm ball 15m out!

50min

Great kick on the last out of dummy half from Brandon Smith and he gets the repeat set. Dropout Melbourne.

47min

Cameron Munster with a wayward pass and Paul Momirovski dives on it and Roosters are off the hook.

46min

Harry Grant slices through and finds Tom Eisenhuth who is brought down by James Tedesco 25m out.

42min

Christian Welch with an intercept and he is finally brought down 40m out! Storm on the charge now.

40min

Back underway at AAMI Park and Christian Welch takes the first hit up for the home side!

40min

It is Halftime and Melbourne lead 10-6 in an arm wrestle of a semi final. The Roosters fought back from a 10 nil lead to get themselves back in the contest late through a Brandon Smith try. It is anyone's game at AAMI Park, so stay tuned to League Unlimited for all the second half action!

39min

Roosters keeping Melbourne in their own half, but a superb early kick from Cameron Munster gets James Tedesco on his skates and back in his own half.

35min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker nails the conversion.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 6 Roosters
34min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Brandon Smith. Kick to come.

Brandon Smith barges over from dummy half against his former club to score a crucial try before halftime.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 4 Roosters
32min

Penalty Roosters - Against Harry Grant for being inside the 10m on the last tackle. Roosters a big chance before halftime!

30min

Penalty Roosters - Against Cameron Munster for a push off the ball on former teammate Brandon Smith. Roosters on the attack 10m out!

28min

Tariq Sims with a loose carry and Roosters have a scrum 30m out.

27min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney's conversion attempt hits the upright. No goal.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Roosters
25min

Try: Storm
Scored by Marion Seve. Kick to come.

Tyran Wishart and Harry Grant combine close to the line to put Marion Seve over for the Storm's second try of the evening.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Roosters
22min

Josh King with his second dropped ball of the night. Roosters scrum on halfway.

17min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney extends the home side's lead.

Storm lead Storm 6 - 0 Roosters
16min

Penalty Storm - Against Victor Radley for a high tackle on Tyran Wishart and Melbourne will take the two points on offer.

14min

Penalty Storm - Against Egan Butcher for holding William Warbrick down in the tackle for too long. Storm now make their way over halfway.

12min

Cameron Munster kicks for Reimis Smith who leaps high but knocks the ball on. Roosters have the ball deep in their own half.

10min

Penalty Storm - Right off the kickoff, Victor Radley takes Cameron Munster high and Storm find the line just short of halfway.

9min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Nick Meaney slices the kick off the tee. No goal.

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Roosters
8min

Try: Storm
Scored by Tyran Wishart. Kick to come.

Tyran Wishart steps off the right foot close to the line and races through the Roosters defensive line to score the first try of the night!

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Roosters
6min

Penalty Storm - Tyran Wishart catches Luke Keary offside and Melbourne find the line 25m out.

4min

Josh King makes up for the error with a strong tackle on Egan Butcher and Storm off the hook.

3min

Josh King with an early handling error. Roosters scrum 15m out.

2min

Luke Keary puts up a bomb but Nick Meaney is up to the task and tackled deep on his own line.

We are underway at AAMI Park in Melbourne! Lindsay Collins charges back in a wall of Storm defenders!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Chris Sutton

Video Referee: Chris Butler

MELBOURNE STORM (18)
Tries: Tyran Wishart, Marion Seve, William Warbrick
Field Goals: Tyran Wishart (0/1)
Two Point Field Goals: Tyran Wishart (0/0)
Conversions: Nick Meaney (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Nick Meaney (2/2)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (13)
Tries: Brandon Smith, Lindsay Collins
Field Goals: Sam Walker (1/1)
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Sam Walker (2/2)
Penalty Goals: