Full Time
80:00
7:40pm Sat September 24, 2016
Preliminary Finals - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 28161

Match Overview

3. Cooper Cronk

It was a clinic from Cronk tonight but his running game was the most impressive. A try for the No. 7 and his kicking game was just as good in denying the Raiders from gaining the field possession they needed to win this one.

2. Cameron Smith

Smith's kicking game was critical and strangled the Raiders out of tonight's game. With the match on the line, Smith forced two drop outs late and was doing this all night. Also put over Cronk in the 30th minute to get Melbourne back in it.

1. Jack Wighton

In the end I was incredibly impressed by Wighton's defence tonight. Hence, why his sin-binning was a massive call. Wighton saved a certain try to Tohu Harris and popped up in defence all night. Elliot Whitehead also had a great game for the away side.