It is Fulltime! Melbourne has made it 9 Anzac Day victories straight with a 24-16 win over the Rabbitohs in a tough win for the home side. Stay tuned for the Match Report and 3,2,1's coming up at League Unlimited!
Lewis Dodd knocks on following a poor pass. Game over!
Penalty Souths - High tackle on Jye Gray by Jahrome Hughes. Souths with a faint hope!
Latrell Mitchell converts from out wide.
Jack Wighton slides over for his second try following some slick hands from Jye Gray.
Jack Wighton makes a break down the sideline but Grant Anderson pulls off a superb tackle and takes him into touch.
Ryan Papenhuyzen sent to the Sin Bin for taking out Jye Gray following a kick - fairly harsh as it looked to be more a collision.
Ryan Papenhuyzen converts the try.
Melbourne now skip clear following a break from Nick Meaney who finds Tyran Wishart in support and he scores a superb try.
Penalty Souths - Against Stefano Utoikamanu for pushing Latrell Mitchell in the play the ball.
Penalty Storm - Against Bayleigh Bentley-Hape for taking Grant Anderson out in the air contesting a kick.
Grant Anderson goes for a try down the sideline but loses possession. Another chance blown for the home side.
Jack Wighton kicks high for Bayleigh Bentley-Hape on the wing but he knocks on. Melbourne now make their way out of their own half.
Penalty Souths - late hit on Jack Wighton by Katoa and the Rabbitohs take the tap 20m out!
Ryan Papenhuyzen nails the penalty.
Latrell Mitchell sent to the Sin Bin for a high tackle on Sualauvi Faalogo who was slipping. None the less it caught him high.
Melbourne looking dangerous but Nick Meaney puts down a chance for a try. Souths scrum 10m from their own line.
Ryan Papenhuyzen coverts from out wide.
The Storm are on the scoreboard first in the second half, after Eliesa Katoa pinches the ball away from Bayleigh Bentley-Hape off a kick and scores a superb try!
Off the scrum and the Storm go wide to Sualauvi Faalogo who set sail for the corner, before Jye Gray takes him into touch with a superb cover tackle!
We are back underway and an incredible start as Campbell Graham takes the ball into touch off the kickoff!
It is halftime and we have a game! Souths have turned up and taken their opportunities and it is 10 all at the break. Stay tuned for all the Second Half action at League Unlimited!
Ryan Papenhuyzen hits the upright and the scoreline remains 10 all.
Xavier Coates crashes over in the corner just before halftime following a timely offload from Shawn Blore.
Latrell Mitchell hooks the ball wide,
Jack Wighton steamrolls his way to the line, before the ball is knocked away and Bayleigh Bentley-Hape grounds the ball in goal to score his first try in the NRL.
Xavier Coates with an error on the first tackle, throwing a forward pass to Ryan Papenhuyzen. Rabbitohs scrum 10m out!
Jahrome Hughes slices through and puts a kick ahead for Ryan Papenhuyzen, but a great effort from the rookie Bayleigh Bentley-Hape who bats the ball dead.
Souths get the ball back on the last and it goes hot potato through the backline, however Bayleigh Bentley-Hape puts down the final pass.
Cameron Munster makes a break down field and is tackled 20 metres out.
Latrell Mitchell converts the try.
The Rabbitohs hit straight back through Jack Wighton who scores off a Keaon Koloamatangi offload close to the line.
Ryan Papenhuyzen converts his own try.
Sualauvi Faalogo makes a break down the sideline, and he picks up Ryan Papenhuyzen in support who scores the first try of the night!
Latrell Mitchell with a kick on the last and it is far too deep and Melbourne with a seven-tackle set re-start from the 20m line.
Storm on the attack and Nick Meaney rolls the ball in goal and Latrell Mitchell bats the ball dead.
Xavier Coates makes a catch on the last, but he is held by the South Sydney defence. Souths now make their way out of their own half.
Bayleigh Bentley-Hape knocks on off a kick and a big chance for the home side with a scrum 10m out!
We are underway at AAMI Park! Stefano Utoikamanu gets the first run for Melbourne.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Jarrod Cole
Video Referee: Adam Gee
MELBOURNE STORM (24)
Tries: Ryan Papenhuyzen, Xavier Coates, Eliesa Katoa, Tyran Wishart
Conversions: Ryan Papenhuyzen (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Ryan Papenhuyzen (1/1)
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (16)
Tries: Jack Wighton (2), Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (2/3)