Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks report

Papenhuyzen also produced a vital try-saver on Briton Nikora midway through the second half, albeit while conceding a high-tackle penalty in the process. The Storm have not won a premiership since Cameron Smith’s retirement after the 2020 grand final, with the new era desperate to claim a title of their own. Braydon Trindall gives a penalty away for an illegal steal, and Melbourne opt to take the kick to push it out to an eight-point lead.

• Katoa had a game to remember, scoring the game’s opening try with two try assists, 139 run metres and 32 tackles.
• Mulitalo was big on the lip in that Sharks win and he clearly got the Storm players offside who were up in his face with every Sharks defensive breakdown.
• Papenhuyzen also produced a vital try-saver on Briton Nikora midway through the second half, albeit while conceding a high-tackle penalty in the process.
• It was a sour note on an otherwise stellar afternoon, with the Storm improving to 10-4 on the season and making it 10 wins in succession at fortress AAMI Park.

Melbourne last 6

That relief turned to elation when Xavier Coates scored his first finals try in three years to extend the lead out to an unassailable 12 points. It was a third consecutive week where Cronulla conceding the opening try and they showed plenty of resolve to stay in the game on this occasion as well, striking in the 11th minute when the off-contract Will Kennedy dummied Cameron Munster and Jack Howarth before scything the pair and slinging it out wide to Sione Katoa for the first of his two tries prior to half-time. Legendary NRL coach Craig Bellamy has booked himself an 11th Grand Final appearance after his Melbourne Storm held on for a nervy preliminary final win against the Cronulla Sharks. But it was third time unlucky for the Sharks with Faalogo collecting a Nicho Hynes tap-on cleanly and out-sprinting speedy Sharks fullback Will Kennedy over 90 metres to score and give the Storm a 10-0 lead.

Cronulla last 6

The pressure was telling on the visitors and Hughes produced a centimetre-perfect pass to put Katoa into a hole for the game’s opening try. It was a sour note on an otherwise stellar afternoon, with the Storm improving to 10-4 on the season and making it 10 wins in succession at fortress AAMI Park. Katoa had a game to remember, scoring the game’s opening try with two try assists, 139 run metres and 32 tackles.

Melbourne

And fellow Storm stars Cameron Munster, Harry Grant and Ryan Papenhuyzen all produced their own magical moments to help lift the Storm into yet another grand final. The first time you open Google Translate, you’ll be asked to choose your primary language and the language you translate most often. Cronulla’s defence continued to sustain some of Melbourne’s finest attacking plays and again stood up in the 29th minute of the first half when Munster dummied and busted a tackle, broke through the line only to be dragged down by a diving tackle from Blaike Brailey who grabbed Munster by the shorts. Warbrick was ruled to have made the last touch and so Cronulla had an immediate chance to bounce back but the last tackle dribble kick from Trindall on the counter was cleaned up by Papenhuyzen, who was instrumental at the back as usual. The Storm were exceptionally slick in attack in the opening 20 minutes and looked on for a third try that was denied by outstanding defence from Brayden Trindall and KL Iro to defuse a cross-field bomb that Warbrick and Meaney had combined to set up for a try.

Storm 18, Sharks 10 with 14 minutes to go Nick Meaney slots the ball easily and Melbourne hold an eight-point lead. It’s an easy kick from in front, following a 1xbet login stupid decision from Trindall. Storm 18, Sharks 10 with nine minutes to go Storm 22, Sharks 10 with four minutes to go It started with Harry Grant running the ball from dummy-half, catching cronulla off guard.

Xavier Coates scores, and that all but seals another grand final appearance for the Storm. It’s official, Melbourne are through to grand final once again with a victory against Cronulla. It’s been a public holiday in Melbourne today for the AFL grand final tomorrow, so fans won’t be rushing to leave the stadium, unless they’ve had a big afternoon. Every time the Storm looked like kicking away early in the game, the Sharks did well to hang in the fight.