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!
Nick Meaney nails the conversion from out wide.
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!
Tyran Wishart with a field goal attempt and it is ordinary and hits the forward in front of him!
Jaxson Paulo drops a tough pass from Siua Wong and Melbourne have the ball 10m out!
Trent Loiero now on the deck attempting to get a hip drop tackle penalty on Siua Wong. He won't get it.
Sam Walker kicks a field goal to give the Roosters the lead for the first time in the match!
Great defence from Paul Momirovski and Victor Radley trap Cameron Munster on the last. Roosters with the momentum!
Sam Walker ties up the scores!
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!
Tyran Wishart knocks on and Roosters have a scrum 30m in their own half.
Nick Meaney kicks the penalty goal.
Penalty Storm - Roosters inside the 10 metres. They'll take the two points.
Tyran Wishart with a hurried kick on the last and Victor Radley drops the ball cold with nobody near him! Storm scrum 10m out.
Mistimed pass from Nat Butcher to Corey Allan and Roosters nearly make them pay on the counter. Storm ball 15m out!
Great kick on the last out of dummy half from Brandon Smith and he gets the repeat set. Dropout Melbourne.
Cameron Munster with a wayward pass and Paul Momirovski dives on it and Roosters are off the hook.
Harry Grant slices through and finds Tom Eisenhuth who is brought down by James Tedesco 25m out.
Christian Welch with an intercept and he is finally brought down 40m out! Storm on the charge now.
Back underway at AAMI Park and Christian Welch takes the first hit up for the home side!
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!
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.
Sam Walker nails the conversion.
Brandon Smith barges over from dummy half against his former club to score a crucial try before halftime.
Penalty Roosters - Against Harry Grant for being inside the 10m on the last tackle. Roosters a big chance before halftime!
Penalty Roosters - Against Cameron Munster for a push off the ball on former teammate Brandon Smith. Roosters on the attack 10m out!
Tariq Sims with a loose carry and Roosters have a scrum 30m out.
Nick Meaney's conversion attempt hits the upright. No goal.
Tyran Wishart and Harry Grant combine close to the line to put Marion Seve over for the Storm's second try of the evening.
Josh King with his second dropped ball of the night. Roosters scrum on halfway.
Nick Meaney extends the home side's lead.
Penalty Storm - Against Victor Radley for a high tackle on Tyran Wishart and Melbourne will take the two points on offer.
Penalty Storm - Against Egan Butcher for holding William Warbrick down in the tackle for too long. Storm now make their way over halfway.
Cameron Munster kicks for Reimis Smith who leaps high but knocks the ball on. Roosters have the ball deep in their own half.
Penalty Storm - Right off the kickoff, Victor Radley takes Cameron Munster high and Storm find the line just short of halfway.
Nick Meaney slices the kick off the tee. No goal.
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!
Penalty Storm - Tyran Wishart catches Luke Keary offside and Melbourne find the line 25m out.
Josh King makes up for the error with a strong tackle on Egan Butcher and Storm off the hook.
Josh King with an early handling error. Roosters scrum 15m out.
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: