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FULLTIME & the Storm have turned in a dominant second half to take the cash here tonight. Thanks for the company folks, match report coming soon

Melbourne Storm 40-12

Repeat set Storm with Brock Lamb trapped in-goal

Melbourne Storm 36-12

The Knights looked to have a try, but a knock-on in the contest in the air from Joe Wardle resulted in red lights from the bunker

Melbourne Storm 36-6

Penalty Storm and their on the attack again in the Knights 20

Melbourne Storm 32-6

Cooper Cronk grubbers through but the ball rolls dead, 20m tap Knights

Melbourne Storm 32-6

Jaelen Feeney stabs a kick into touch 20 out from Melbourne's line

Melbourne Storm 22-6

BUNKER possible Melbourne try...

Melbourne Storm 16-6

A poor kick from Sione Mata'utia on the last is taken by Suliasi Vunivalu who charges back to halfway

Melbourne Storm 16-6

Cooper Cronk sends a test Dane Gagai's way with a high bomb, but the Newcastle custodian takes it comfortably

Melbourne Storm 16-6

Were back underway with the Storm charging it back from the kick-off

Melbourne Storm 16-6

HALF-TIME from the Victorian Capital & the home team take a 10 point lead into the sheds. After a lightning start from the Storm, the Knights were able to crawl their way back into the contest with some gallant goal-line defence & a try on one of their few visits into Melbourne's half. Stay tuned for what should prove a much closer second forty!

Melbourne Storm 16-6

Penalty Knights, Brandon Smith got white-line fever on debut & penalized for double-movement

Melbourne Storm 16-6

Repeat set again coming up after Nathan Ross slips in-goal upon trying to get the ball back into the field of play

Melbourne Storm 16-6

Penalty Storm on the last tackle, more pressure coming for the Knights

Melbourne Storm 16-6

Ken Sio looked in for his double, but the last pass was ruled forward in a tight call

Melbourne Storm 16-6

BUNKER possible Knights try...

Melbourne Storm 16-0

Cooper Cronk chips behind the line on tackle 3, but Brock Lamb saves the day plucking it out of the air...Newcastle receive their first penalty of the evening giving them some much needed field position

Melbourne Storm 16-0

After the ball skews out of the scrumbase Joe Wardle is forced to clean up in-goal & is forced dead

Melbourne Storm 16-0

After repeat penalties given away on their own line, Joe Wardle comes up with a try-saver on Tohu Harris to force the ball free

Melbourne Storm 16-0

Another penalty Melb..inside the 20

Melbourne Storm 16-0

Penalty Melbourne, Sione Mata'utia holding too long in the tackle

Melbourne Storm 16-0

Penalty Melbourne & Billy Slater takes a quick tap

Melbourne Storm 10-0

Cheyse Blair makes a break down the left, but Dane Gagai makes a try-saving tackle. Cooper Cronk forces a repeat set on the back of it with a neat grubber kick

Melbourne Storm 4-0

Cooper Cronk torpedoes it high on the last, but Nathan Ross takes it safely 20 out from his line

Melbourne Storm 4-0

Sione Mata'utia pokes a left foot kick through on the last finding the line 15 out from Melb line

Melbourne Storm 4-0

Jaelen Feeney gets a good kick away on the last finding touch 5 out from the Storm's line

Melbourne Storm 4-0

Cameron Munster kicks through on the last forcing Dane Gagai to take a tackle 5 out from his line

Melbourne Storm 4-0

Jaelen Feeney kicks downtown & Billy Slater brings it over his 20

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Were underway in Melbourne & the Knights have 1st use of the steeden

Key Match-up tonight is the returning Jesse Bromwich up against young tyro Daniel Saifiti. Look for these big humans to get their team on the front foot.

For the Knights, Lachlan Fitzgibbon has been promoted into the team starting on the right edge with Mitchell Barnett dropping back to the bench

The Storm have been dealt a huge blow with skipper Cameron Smith failing to recover in time from Wednesday night's brutal Origin encounter. Slade Griffin & Brandon Smith will share hooking duties in his absence.

Welcome to Round 13 action coming to you from AAMI Park, Melbourne where the Storm clash with the Newcastle Knights. It's first against last, but the Knights have given plenty of cheek to the Storm in recent times winning 2 of their last 4 outings at this venue.