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Loiero juggles an offload from NAS and reels it in just in time as he falls forward and scores a try.
Set restart Storm - 20m from the Sharks line
Fa'alogo fields a tricky kick perfectly and then explodes into space and races 50m and then he got taken down by what appears to be his hamstring.
PENALTY SHARKS - 20m from their own line
Sione Katoa spills in 25m from the Sharks line
Papenhuyzen converts
Katoa chasing another Hughes kick and snatches another bomb from Kennedy, spins as he lands and then passes out the back to Hughes who scores
Fa'alogo very nearly scored a great try but his ankle touched the sideline a millisecond before he grounded the ball for a try.
A Hynes kick bounces and then ricochets off the crossbar. Talakai was there but he couldn't take the ball and another Sharks try goes begging
Papenhuyzen converts
Kotoa with a 5000IQ play. Hughes bombs from half way, Katoa charges downfield and leaps to take the bomb on the full, spins in the tackle and offloads to Meaney in support, who then scores a good try.
SCRUM SHARKS - 10m from their own line. Kamikamica spills it.
PENALTY STORM - They have a full set 20m from the Sharks line
That's another big moment in this contest - according to Michael Ennis.
Papenhuyzen to have a shot at penalty goal from out wide, but misses and doesn't kick it did
PENALTY STORM - 10m from the Sharks line
Challenge successful. Storm play the ball 10m from their own line.
Ref ruled Storm knocked in the contest for the bomb. Storm challenging
Papenhuyzen adds a penalty goal.
PENALTY STORM - They will take a shot at goal.
Set restart Storm - 20m from the Sharks line
Papenhuyzen throws a no look pass and it goes to no one, then dribbles into touch.
Set restart Storm - 25m from the Sharks line
Talakai passes to Mulitalo but its ruled forward. Thats third time this half he's failed to get the ball to winger .
PENALTY STORM - They find touch 30m from their own line
Hynes converts.
Hynes put up a long and deep bomb. Papenhuyzen it let it bounce and Trindall who raced down field got a perfect bounce and he regathers it and burrows over the line to get a much needed try.
PENALTY SHARKS - They find touch 30m from their own line
Papenhuyzen nails the upright
Sharks go left for the third time and this time Hynes tries to bat along a pass, but Fa'alogo intercepts it cleanly and races 90m to score.
PENALTY SHARKS - Sharks remain camped on the Storm line
Set restart Sharks - 7m from the Storm line
SCRUM SHARKS - 15m from the Storm line. Talakai again tries to pass to Mulitalo and Fa'alogo again gets a hand on the pass and denies the try.
Sharks get the ball back. And a set restart to boot. Sharks 10m from the Storm line
Sharks with a lovely play but Talakai's final pass went behind Mulitalo who looked certain to score.
PENALTY SHARKS - They fin touch 10m shy of halfway
The last 12 minutes has seen Melbourne refusing to score and the Sharks refusing the ball.
Fonua-Blake with a sloppy play-the-ball and turns it over
PENALTY SHARKS - They'll find touch 22m from the Storm line
Melbourne's attack in that prolonged period in the Sharks 30m was more disjointed than the Wests Tigers fanbase
Mulitalo cleans up a nice attacking kick from Hughes, but he can't get out of his own in-goal. Another Sharks drop out
Storm got a drop out after that clumsy end to the set.
And now the Sharks turn it over as Wilton drops a rushed pass from Trindall, 30m from the Sharks line.
Katoa juggles and then loses the ball 3m from the Sharks line
Set Restart Storm - 10m from the Sharks line
Challenge unsuccessful. SCRUM STORM - 20m from the Sharks line
Katoa ruled to have knocked on. Sharks challenge.
Papenhuyzen converts
Hughes holds up a great pass for Katoa and the back rower hits the gap at pace and races 25 metres to score untouched.
Set Restart Storm - late in the set and 30m from the Sharks line
Both sides attack looking reserved (Sharks) and clunky (Storm) but the defence from both sides looking much stronger
Sharks get us going here on a typically miserable Melbourne winters day
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Chris Butler
MELBOURNE STORM (30)
Tries: Eliesa Katoa, Sualauvi Faalogo, Nick Meaney, Jahrome Hughes, Trent Loiero
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Ryan Papenhuyzen (3/4), Nick Meaney (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Ryan Papenhuyzen (1/2)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (6)
Tries: Braydon Trindall
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (1/1)
Penalty Goals: