SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Michael Gordon pilots it through as the hooter sounds.
Melbourne Storm 18-6
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.
Jennings gets the Eels on the board late. Latched onto a Foran kick.
Melbourne Storm 18-4
UNFORCED ERROR MELBOURNE STORM: Marika Koroibete makes an unforced error.
Koroibete spills it for some defensive practice.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
Storm eager to keep the clean sheet tonight. Numbers swarm to deny Ma'u then Green taps it dead. GLDO.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
PENALTY Storm! Foran impeded the defense as Takarangi tried to find his way to the line.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
Smith hooks another.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Cheyse Blair. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! No problem with the putdown and the soft hands created the opening for the centre.
Melbourne Storm 18-0
BUNKER TIME! Blair might have a four pointer.
Melbourne Storm 14-0
Norman forced to take it dead, as it is death by 1,000 cuts from the Storm.
Melbourne Storm 14-0
PENALTY Storm! Eels are desperate to get the ball back, just too much. Storm ready to put them away.
Melbourne Storm 14-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith successful.
Thankfully for Smith, this is an easier shot and he duly nails it.
Melbourne Storm 14-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Suliasi Vunivalu. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! He gets due reward for his endeavour. He slid the ball across the line.
Melbourne Storm 12-0
BUNKER TIME! Vunivalu with an innovative effort to get it down. Checking the grounding.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
Storm go the full field after a big hit from Koroibete on Gutherson. Takarangi forced to bat it dead.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
Semi has sparked the Eels now and goes close down the left, save for a heroic tackle from Munster.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
PENALTY Eels! Who else Semi with the charge.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
Norman places another kick almost on Radradra's hands but he batted it sideways and Storm get held in goal.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
PENALTY Eels! Six more for the home side after a blocking penalty. Which there has been a proliferation of in the last two weeks.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR MELBOURNE STORM: Nelson Asofa-Solomona makes an unforced error.
Munster is playing on but the Storm have bigger problems now as Asofa-Solomona drops the pill.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
Oh dear! This doesn't look too bright for the Storm. Vibrant fullback Cameron Munster is holding his arm after coming out of a tackle.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
KICK-OFF! Second half underway!
Melbourne Storm 8-0
Here come the two teams for the second half! Eels need to overturn a eight point deficit to their finals hopes alive. Storm look to pile on the pain.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
UNFORCED ERROR MELBOURNE STORM: Tohu Harris makes an unforced error.
Hospital pass from Green will send us to the break. HALFTIME.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! A great tackle from Manu Ma'u denies the forward.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
BUNKER TIME! Finucane might have crashed over.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
PENALTY Storm! The short passing game from the Storm is paying dividends for the visitors. Semi in front of the person who touched it. Storm tap and go.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
This is the mirror of the first conversion, just on the left this time. Smith steps in despite the boos (or are they saying boourns?) and hooks it.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Marika Koroibete. Kick to come.
Well worked effort from the Storm. Vunivalu rampaged down the right to draw in 3-4 defenders. On last they shifted it to Green who placed the kick right on Koroibete's chest.
Melbourne Storm 8-0
PENALTY Storm! They defended their line well, and now a relieving penalty offers them room to work.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
Eels are working their way back into the game through the forwards. Now they have a full set 20 metres out.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
Eels are finding some value on the edges of the Storm defense and made huge metres in that set. Munster with a huge tackle to deny a stormin' Semi right on the line.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
PENALTY Eels! Jesse Bromwich caught with his arm around the neck. The locals like that.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR MELBOURNE STORM: Cameron Munster makes an unforced error.
Crucial intervention from Cam Munster. Norman shifted it right to the galloping Semi who created the space. Eels went back down the left but Munster cleans up. After all that it's a DOWNTOWN penalty. I didn't realise that was still a thing.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Semi Radradra makes an unforced error.
A nice kick from Corey Norman gave Semi a one-on-one contest with Vunivalu but the Australian rep dropped it.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
PENALTY Storm! They have been able to easily get it out of their own end thus far but Smith fails to find touch!
Melbourne Storm 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Michael Gordon makes an unforced error.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! The initial bat from Gutherson was fine but it hit Gordon's arm and forward.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
BUNKER TIME! Takairangi has scored after some crazy play on last.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
Cronk tries a Benji-style cut-out and to truly replicate him it reached the crowd.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
Eels have found some luck behind the Storm but the final pass isn't sticking.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
A double blow for Beau Scott today. Not named in the Blues side, and now has to depart the field after 13 minutes. Kenny Edwards his replacement.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY!
Melbourne Storm 4-0
BUNKER TIME! Cooper Cronk has covered a great deal of ground to get the Storm kick but he pushed Ma'u.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION MELBOURNE STORM: Conversion attempt by Cameron Smith unsuccessful.
A tough first assignment for Smith, out on the flack. He steps in and swings it away.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
TRY MELBOURNE STORM: Scored by Suliasi Vunivalu. Kick to come.
Storm make short work of the advantage. Quick hands got Vunivalu open and scoring in the corner. The locals aren't happy at a suspected forward pass.
Melbourne Storm 4-0
PENALTY Storm! Cronk taken out in backfield after McLean was released inside.
0 all
Here come the Storm onto the ground followed by a generous applause for the home side. Eels line up to kick-off.
TEAM CHANGES:
PAR: Welcome back Kieran Foran who comes into the five-eighth role which pushes Brad Takairangi to the centres again.
MEL: Ryan Morgan debuts for the visitors pushing Tohu Harris into the centres. Kenneath Bromwich goes to the bench.
Welcome to a chilly Parramatta Stadium! Tonight we round up the weekend with the Salary Cap Cup between the Eels and Storm. Parramatta need to win 12 from 14 from here to play finals football while Melbourne want to bank more points before the origin period.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein, Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Russell Turner, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea, Matt Cecchin
PARRAMATTA EELS (6)
Tries: Michael Jennings
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (1/1)
Penalty Goals:
MELBOURNE STORM (18)
Tries: Suliasi Vunivalu (2), Marika Koroibete, Cheyse Blair
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (1/4)
Penalty Goals: