Match Centre

Game over here at AAMI Park. What could have been a walkover became an entertaining game and full credit to both teams for the display.
Match report coming soon!

Melbourne Storm 29-20

Another short kick-off and the Tigers recover it, but it's all too little, too late here.

Melbourne Storm 29-20

Woods thought he'd stolen the ball there, but it turns out there was a rake and the Storm will take a penalty goal shot here. Comeback OVER.

Melbourne Storm 27-20

Sideline to sideline, the Tigers are trying desperately to make something happen, but they lose it!

Melbourne Storm 27-20

Short restart from the Tigers is successful and the Tigers will throw everything at the Storm now!

Melbourne Storm 27-20

A bomb to the left is recovered by Morgan and the Storm survive that attacking raid. It's getting tense here!

Melbourne Storm 26-20

The Tigers moving up the field fast with seven tackles to get up the other end

Melbourne Storm 26-20

PENALTY Storm - This time it's the Storm that get the penalty coming out of their half. Big sighs of relief here from the home crowd.

Melbourne Storm 26-20

Ten to go. Can the Tigers get one more try?

Melbourne Storm 26-20

The Storm are on their heels again here! Brooks and Moses are controlling the show.

Melbourne Storm 26-20

PENALTY Tigers - The Tigers get another relieving penalty, this time for a high shot by Proctor.
Bellamy is blowing up royal.

Melbourne Storm 26-20

WOW. So close. Tedesco regathers a kick from Brooks and gets oh so close! Great play!

Melbourne Storm 26-20

I haven't seen the Storm fall apart like this in a long time.

Melbourne Storm 26-20

PENALTY Tigers - Now they get a penalty and are just 20 metres out. This game is turning upside-down!

Melbourne Storm 26-16

Forward pass by the Storm when they were looking hot.

Melbourne Storm 26-16

Vunivalu takes the bomb near his line and the Storm will work it out, but he's had an accidental knee int he head there from Simona. Ouch!

Melbourne Storm 26-16

PENALTY Tigers - Blair is accused of going a bit high on Nofoaluma there and the Tigers get some free metres.

Melbourne Storm 26-16

The Storm finally get a set with the ball. It's been a while.

Melbourne Storm 26-16

All of a sudden, the Storm are falling off tackles and the Tigers are looking hungry!

Melbourne Storm 26-14

PENALTY Tigers - Markers not straight on and the Tigers start their set again!

Melbourne Storm 26-10

Tedesco goes close. The Tigers a throwing lots at the line.

Melbourne Storm 26-10

Vunvalu loses it on the first and the Tigers have field postion and a whole set on the Storm line!

Melbourne Storm 26-10

Is a comeback on the cards? Did Taylor say something to put the wind up the Tigers at half-time?

Melbourne Storm 26-10

Huge falcon! A kick from Moses has smashed straight into Cameron Smith's head. Ouch!

Melbourne Storm 26-6

Koroibete was off down the left and looked odds on to score, but Tedesco strips him in a one on one tackle!
It goes over the sideline and the Tigers get the feed!

Melbourne Storm 26-6

PENALTY Storm - Blair is worked over too much in the tackle and the Storm get a relieving penalty.

Melbourne Storm 26-6

Dene Halatau won't be back in this game after going off with a head knock earlier in the game.

Melbourne Storm 26-6

The Tigers do something good! A set on the Storm line ends with a grubber in goal and Vunivalu is dragged in goal for a drop-out.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

PENALTY Tigers - Nice start from the Tigers though picking up a ruck penalty.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

The second half is underway here. Can the Tigers turn this around? Again, the computer says probably not.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Possession - Storm 63%
Completions - Storm 80% - Tigers 57%
All Run Metres - Storm 981m - Tigers 421m
Offloads - Storm 13 - Tigers 2
Errors - Tigers 9 - Storm 4

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Half time here at AAMI Park.
The scoring has slowed down, but it's an embarrassing 40 minutes from the Tigers. The Storm has been clinical and the Tigers sloppy.
We'll be back here after a short break!

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Vunivalu pegs down the right sideline, but steps on it before passing. The Tigers will get a set in the Storm half.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

PENALTY Tigers - The Storm attack and Cronk kicks for Marika, but instead Nofoaluma takes it and is tackled in the air. Tigers play it out of their half.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Asofa-Soloma, pushes off Moses and dives at the line but loses it! So close!

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Storm on tackle three are just 20 metres out again. Here we go...

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Asofa-Solomona picks up Lovett and dumps him. No contest.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

Offloads galore now. The Storm are just toying with them.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

28 minutes. 26 points. This game is becoming a farce for the Tigers.

Melbourne Storm 26-0

The Tigers kick dangerously close to the sideline again, but this time they get a scrum feed after Koroibete steps on the sideline.

Melbourne Storm 20-0

The pass from Cronk to Smith was stupidly forward and no-one on the field could see it. No wonder the Tigers blew up.

Melbourne Storm 20-0

Some dubious passes in that last set, but the Storm are possibly over again! Harris' try is being checked by the bunker. Ref has called it a try.

Melbourne Storm 14-0

Another attacking raid by the Storm ends with a kick from Smith that is almost collected by Koroibete. The Tigers lose it, Harris is held up and the Storm get six more.

Melbourne Storm 14-0

The Tigers are in disarray right now. Can they turn it around?
Computer guesses no.

Melbourne Storm 12-0

Brooks gets it right this time on the kick-off...

Melbourne Storm 8-0

PENALTY Storm - Hand on the ball from the Tigers and the Storm will take the two here.

Melbourne Storm 6-0

The Tigers kick out on the full! Luke Brooks with a crazy error on the restart!

Melbourne Storm 6-0

Koroibete probably ran 80 metres in fact. Reminiscent of Radradra last week, he tore the defence apart!

Melbourne Storm 4-0

Koroibete with a huge 70m run! These Fijians can fly. He's setting up the Storm there again on the attack!

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A Cronk kick is charged down by the Tigers' Moses and they survive!

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Smith throws a loose pass, the Tigers fumble it and it's 6 more for the Storm, 10 out again!

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PENALTY Storm - Tigers give up a penalty in the ruck again. Bad discipline there..

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Smith kicks for the corner and it's a close one, but the Storm knock it on in diving for the ball.
Nice effort from Simona to foil the Storm centre.

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Storm on the attack now. 3rd tackle. 10m out.

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PENALTY Storm - Tigers working the Storm too much in the tackle this time.

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PENALTY Tigers - The Storm go on in the tackle and Proctor is pinged.

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Cronk was tackled and was somehow allowed to pass off the ground there.

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Tigers make some inroads in their first set which ends with a Moses mid field bomb. Naiqama tried to take it, but fumbles and the Storm take over.

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Kick-Off! The Storm receive to start the game.

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The players make their way out onto AAMI Park, through the oversized purple banner.

Good afternoon all and welcome to this game between the Melbourne Storm and the Wests Tigers at AAMI Park.
A few changes to both teams today.

Melbourne Storm have made two changes for today's clash against Wests Tigers. Young Tonumaipea will line up at fullback in place of Cameron Munster while Tohu Harris moves into the halves, replacing Blake Green. Felise Kaufusi comes into the starting side and will play in the second row.

For the Tigers, Taylor has made several late changes for today's game, with hooker Robbie Farah ruled out by the Club's medical staff following a concussion suffered in State of Origin Game II. Farah will be replaced on the bench by JJ Felise, with Elijah Taylor to start at hooker.