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Melbourne Storm ace Ryan Papenhuyzen scored four tries as his side thrashed the Canterbury Bulldogs, leadin...

"You think about the players over the... He averaged 230m over his first four appearances of last season and is averaging 144m to the same point this year. The megastar fullback registered seven tries over his first four games of last season and six four-pointers over his opening four matches of this year's campaign.

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But also when they got the ball and go up the other end he has a hand in everything that’s going on.” They hadd 42 tackles in Melbourne’s 20-metre zone and couldn’t come up with any points. Papenhuyzen scored 24 of the Storm’s 44 points with his four tries and six conversions. “Last year he was the arguably the best player in the competition before he got injured… but he has hit the ground running this season and he’s been lengths ahead of anyone else on the park.” It took just five minutes into the second half for the Storm to cross again. He’s an incredible player. Coates was on the outer at the Broncos when inked a deal with the Storm. His speed and aerial skills made him the perfect replacement for Addo-Carr — who only left the club to be closer to family in Sydney. The pair competed for a Jahrome Hughes bomb in the first half and while Addo-Carr got the catch, Michael Ennis could sense the youngster had rattled the previous owner of the Storm No.5 jersey. “He’s only made four tackles for the whole first half but it’s his presence in the defensive line which then when you’re a ball-player you look up and you count numbers — he’s there,” Parker said. Grant got his second try assist for the day and Papenhuyzen got his second four-pointer of the day as the two combined. “The Bulldogs were camped time and time again down on Melbourne’s line and he continued to organise the defensive line and at times put himself in the line and come forward to put players under pressure.

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Three came within 10 minutes when Papenhuyzen grabbed his third in the 51st minute after he finished a length of the field break by Jahrome Hughes, who scooped up Bulldogs five-eighth Matt Burton's grubber on the last tackle. But he wasn't alone with the Storm running in eight unanswered tries in a commanding display. Superstar fullback Papenhuyzen scored four tries, with his six conversions making for a personal haul of 28 points - his highest ever at AAMI Park - on Sunday afternoon.

The Storm have piled on a huge score against Canterbury, with fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen nabbing four tries in a 44-0 avalanche on Sunday afternoon.

Papenhuyzen embarrassed the defence to claim his fourth with a fine solo effort to make it 44-0 with just over 10 to play in what proved to be the final score. The Storm have piled on a huge score against Canterbury, with fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen nabbing four tries in a 44-0 avalanche on Sunday afternoon.

A four-try haul from Ryan Papenhuzen has seen the Melbourne Storm bounce back in a big way with a 44-0 demolition over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ...

Adding another long-range effort through Felise Kaufusi (62nd minute) in the following set, a short pass from Hughes allowed Papenhuyzen (67th minute) to conclude the scoring with the second four-try haul of his career - almost exactly to the day after doing likewise to the Broncos on Good Friday last year. Breaking the game open after halftime with Grant and Jahrome Hughes laying on tries to give Papenhuyzen (45th and 52nd minutes) his second and third of the afternoon, a poor pass from Matt Burton allowed Coates (60th minute) to race the length of the field for his third try of the season. Showing tremendous resolve on their try line to keep the Bulldogs at bay, the Storm rounded out a resolute first half display with Kenny Bromwich (36th minute) touching down for his first try of the season in the shadows of halftime.