Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun June 29, 2025
Round 17 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 21399
79min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney converts

Storm lead Storm 30 - 6 Sharks
78min

Try: Storm
Scored by Trent Loiero. Kick to come.

Loiero juggles an offload from NAS and reels it in just in time as he falls forward and scores a try.

Storm lead Storm 28 - 6 Sharks
77min

Set restart Storm - 20m from the Sharks line

77min

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.

76min

PENALTY SHARKS - 20m from their own line

76min

Sione Katoa spills in 25m from the Sharks line

74min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen converts

Storm lead Storm 24 - 6 Sharks
72min

Try: Storm
Scored by Jahrome Hughes. Kick to come.

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

Storm lead Storm 22 - 6 Sharks
70min

Fa'alogo very nearly scored a great try but his ankle touched the sideline a millisecond before he grounded the ball for a try.

68min

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

65min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen converts

Storm lead Storm 18 - 6 Sharks
63min

Try: Storm
Scored by Nick Meaney. Kick to come.

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.

Storm lead Storm 16 - 6 Sharks
62min

SCRUM SHARKS - 10m from their own line. Kamikamica spills it.

61min

PENALTY STORM - They have a full set 20m from the Sharks line

59min

That's another big moment in this contest - according to Michael Ennis.

58min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Attempted by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen to have a shot at penalty goal from out wide, but misses and doesn't kick it did

Storm lead Storm 12 - 6 Sharks
57min

PENALTY STORM - 10m from the Sharks line

55min

Challenge successful. Storm play the ball 10m from their own line.

55min

Ref ruled Storm knocked in the contest for the bomb. Storm challenging

44min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen adds a penalty goal.

Storm lead Storm 12 - 6 Sharks
43min

PENALTY STORM - They will take a shot at goal.

42min

Set restart Storm - 20m from the Sharks line

40min

Papenhuyzen throws a no look pass and it goes to no one, then dribbles into touch.

39min

Set restart Storm - 25m from the Sharks line

37min

Talakai passes to Mulitalo but its ruled forward. Thats third time this half he's failed to get the ball to winger .

36min

PENALTY STORM - They find touch 30m from their own line

34min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes converts.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 6 Sharks
33min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Braydon Trindall. Kick to come.

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.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 4 Sharks
30min

PENALTY SHARKS - They find touch 30m from their own line

28min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen nails the upright

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Sharks
26min

Try: Storm
Scored by Sualauvi Faalogo. Kick to come.

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.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 0 Sharks
25min

PENALTY SHARKS - Sharks remain camped on the Storm line

25min

Set restart Sharks - 7m from the Storm line

25min

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.

24min

Sharks get the ball back. And a set restart to boot. Sharks 10m from the Storm line

22min

Sharks with a lovely play but Talakai's final pass went behind Mulitalo who looked certain to score.

21min

PENALTY SHARKS - They fin touch 10m shy of halfway

19min

The last 12 minutes has seen Melbourne refusing to score and the Sharks refusing the ball.

18min

Fonua-Blake with a sloppy play-the-ball and turns it over

17min

PENALTY SHARKS - They'll find touch 22m from the Storm line

15min

Melbourne's attack in that prolonged period in the Sharks 30m was more disjointed than the Wests Tigers fanbase

13min

Mulitalo cleans up a nice attacking kick from Hughes, but he can't get out of his own in-goal. Another Sharks drop out

12min

Storm got a drop out after that clumsy end to the set.

11min

And now the Sharks turn it over as Wilton drops a rushed pass from Trindall, 30m from the Sharks line.

10min

Katoa juggles and then loses the ball 3m from the Sharks line

9min

Set Restart Storm - 10m from the Sharks line

9min

Challenge unsuccessful. SCRUM STORM - 20m from the Sharks line

9min

Katoa ruled to have knocked on. Sharks challenge.

7min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen converts

Storm lead Storm 6 - 0 Sharks
6min

Try: Storm
Scored by Eliesa Katoa. Kick to come.

Hughes holds up a great pass for Katoa and the back rower hits the gap at pace and races 25 metres to score untouched.

Storm lead Storm 4 - 0 Sharks
5min

Set Restart Storm - late in the set and 30m from the Sharks line

2min

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: