Melbourne have ensured Kenny Bromwich celebrated his 200th game in style with a 42-6 win over the Dragons but lost star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen and Reimis ...
I wasn't happy with some of the stuff at the back end of the game. We'll improve from this and with a six-day turnaround we'll be better next week." I run around like a headless chook every now and then to try and create stuff out of nothing and I've been lucky enough to do that in the last couple of weeks." "We had to do a lot of defence out there today. "All the boys have got a lot of confidence. Tries to Papenhuyzen and Nick Meaney in the first half set up a 12-0 lead before the Storm went on with the job despite being down to 15 players for most of the second half.
The Storm star scored two tries but a hamstring injury - and knee and ankle problems - have thrown another cloud over his chances of finally playing for ...
They followed those instructions early, repeatedly pushing the Dragons into their defensive half. He was diagnosed with a suspected torn pec muscle, which, if confirmed, will likely keep him out for several months. The silver lining is I have a few niggles I need to get to right. I’ll need to do the knee, hamstring and ankle. If you do that well, then that’s a good sign.” I will have a break now and get all of those right.
Cronulla hosts the Warriors, while the Melbourne Storm replace Penrith in top spot on the ladder with a 42-6 defeat of St George Illawarra.
They were held scoreless in the second half. Aitken failed the subsequent concussion test. Ramien was back on the field in the 63rd minute and the Sharks scored three minutes later with Tracey icing a double. After being reduced to 12 players, the Sharks conceded a try in the next set, with Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scooting over for the Warriors in the right corner. A second try for the Warriors came four minutes later to centre Viliami Vailea after a Walsh 30-metre bust. The Sharks' win was even more courageous after they were reduced to 11 players with Jesse Ramien sin-binned for a shoulder into opposing centre Euan Aitken's head in the second half.
The Storm have put in an impressive performance to down the Dragons 42-6 at AAMI Park. In the process the Melbourne side broke an 87-year-old record, ...
Can’t see the blog! Follow all the action in our live blog below! The Storm totalled 212 minutes without conceding a try, having conceded in the 29th minute on Azac Day against the Warriors and in the 71st minute against the Dragons, keeping the Knights from crossing for a four-pointer. “You have to go all the way back to the 29th minute of the Warriors game on Anzac Day to see the last time the Storm conceded a try.” Papenhuyzen has been one of the competition’s best players to start 2022 and will be a huge loss for the Storm if one of his injuries required time off the field. In the process the Melbourne side broke an 87-year-old record, now having scored the most points through nine rounds in the history of the NRL.
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There is no expectation on them here but they have won their last three games so they will not be daunted by this. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here.
Melbourne now sits at the top of the NRL table, but its 36-point thumping of the Dragons has come at a huge...
We thought that was pretty important for us," he said. The Storm later confirmed Smith had suffered a suspected torn pectoral, while Papenhuyzen sustained a low-grade hamstring strain. "(It's) definitely torn, it just depends on what grade.
After three-straight wins including a shock upset on Anzac Day, Dragons coach Anthony Griffin would have been coming into the game with Melbourne thinking ...
"They got an intercept just before half-time, but up until then I thought it was a really good arm wrestle. "We had them in their own end a few times and on tackle three or four, but didn’t apply enough pressure and let them out. We were a little bit impatient and didn’t apply enough pressure. “I thought it was a really good contest for 40-50 minutes there. “We had to do a lot of defence out there today. “They are a really good defensive side and we needed a bit more patience and a bit more polish on last play.