Match Centre

FULLTIME

Offside from the kick. Cowboys ball. CHALLENGE from the Storm. UNSUCCESSFUL.

Cowboys go short, get it back then throw it away.

PENALTY STORM! High shot on Paps

PENALTY STORM! Offside.

The contest is settled into a rhythm for the moment.

Cowboys trickle one towards goal but Anderson scoops it up.

Stefano tried to bump his way over. Held up.

Paulo spills one again. Storm can put them to bed here.

Cowboys were on a roll there but Hess spills it. Storm can catch their breath now.

Whoops. Paps throws that into the third row. Turnover.

Storm tried to throw it away there. Grant spilled it back then Papenhuyzen flicks it back inside but thankfully there was a friendly face there.

Storm spill it though. Cowboys survive.

Hughes looks like he was going to get a third. He dances through but Drinkwater wraps him up. Hang on we have a CHALLENGE for something in the build-up. Yep. Hess has taken someone out. SUCCESSFUL. Storm penalty

Too much on the kick there. Papenhuyzen collects easily. Seven tackle set for the Storm.

Hughes slices throught but caught. Changeover.

Storm go high and get a six again.

The ball is magnetized to Drinkwater thus far. He slices through then rolls over the ball, loses it.

KICK-OFF. Here we go for the 2nd.

We're back for the second half. Can the Cowboys produce a comeback or will the Storm go on with it again to remain unbeaten at home.

Drinkwater spills the high bomb. One last chance for the hosts.

Drinkwater tries to go close again but he spills it. CHALLENGE from the Cowboys. Easy knock on. UNSUCCESSFUL.

Drinkwater takes kicking duties this time. It is piloted well and Papenhuyzen is trapped. Storm go short but Derby is there to take it.

PENALTY COWBOYS! More sloppy work from the Storm to give the Cowboys a piggyback.

Storm try to pressure them near the line but Tui Kamikamica knocks it on. Cowboys ball.

Cowboys had all the momentum again but they are repelled again. Dearden caught on last tackle.

Oh dear. Cowboys throw it away with Meaney hustling to the loose ball. Anderson tried to counter punch but loses it himself.

Cowboys are making in-roads on the left again. The kick on last is taken well but the Storm man is driven in goal.

It was short lived though. Hughes rips it free.

Dearden with another short kick which rebounds off one of the Storm players then right into the hands of Josh King who was offside. Penalty.

Storm tried to give the ball air from their own end and Meaney spills it. Scrum Cowboys

Late six again call for the Cowboys. They have a chance to strike.

NAS puts in a huge charge and earns the six again bell.

Cowboys decide to run on last again but the Storm repel them again.

PENALTY COWBOYS! More easy passage for the visitors.

Cowboys broke through using Nanai on the wing to get past halfway but the kick on last is easily taken by Papenhuyzen.

Cowboys were a bit ramshackle to end the set. Some good work from Howarth and Katoa to repel them though. Changeover.

Dearden punched the kick low and Katoa fumbles it.

Now the Cowboys get some relief from the whistle. Chance for the visitors.

Storm were looking ominous there but Vailea is able to scoot out.

Another piggyback for the hosts. Grant caught them offside.

Cowboys go short, regain it and then Howarth rips it out of their hands.

Munster tries to plant one right on the chest of Coates but Derby is there to bat it dead. Dropout.

Storm get the first whistle. NAS gets caught in a chicken wing.

Both sides through their first set of the contest.

KICK-OFF. Here we go. Storm get first use.

Cowboys are the first side onto the turf here in Melbourne. They are in their usual colour scheme and get some boos from the locals. Next out, the Storm who are of course in purple and running through a banner which is celebrating their coach Craig Bellamy. Kick-off is next.

We're almost set to go for this contest. Storm welcome back Grant and Coates while the Cowboys made a cosmetic change on their bench.

Good evening all. We kick off the weekend with a huge contest in Melbourne. The Storm head back to their fortress to aim for back-to-back wins while the Cowboys remain a mystery wrapped in an enigma so we're set up for an interesting clash. Grab your snacks and drinks and settle in for this contest.