Melbourne Storm

2022 - 7 - 17

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LIVE NRL: Boilover brewing as Raiders lead Storm despite Rapana ... (Fox Sports)

The Raiders lead the Storm 20-16 with 10 minutes left, despite losing Jordan Rapana to the sin bin for a high shot on Marion Seve.

The Raiders have stunned the Storm and scored the second try, with James Schiller finishing in the corner. The Storm scored the first try of the second half when halfback Kahrome Hughes took a quick tap and burrowed over out wide in the 50th minute. Raiders winger James Schiller put his side back ahead with his second try which came from a brilliant grubber to himself in the corner. The Storm scored the first try of the second half when halfback Jahrome Hughes took a quick tap and burrowed over out wide in the 50th minute. Harry Grant put Melbourne ahead with a darting run out of dummyhalf which him score next to the posts. Storm winger Nick Meaney scored the opening try in the 5th minute thanks to a sensational off-load from Kenny Bromwich.

NRL star hospitalised in 'devastating' scenes (NEWS.com.au)

Ryan Papenhuyzen's season could be over, with the Melbourne Storm fullback suffering a suspected fractured knee cap on Sunday.

Ryan Papenhuyzen off with a knee injury, direct contact & can see lower leg violently forced backwards. Melbourne five-eighth Cameron Munster was superb early for the Storm after a week off with Covid-19, having a major role to play in the Storm’s first try. Concern in these cases usually a PCL injury, but Paps already tore his PCL earlier this season. The Raiders kept in touch of the top eight on the back of the victory inspired by a stellar second-half performance from Wighton and Adam Elliott, who fronted up in attack and defence. The Melbourne Storm fullback was carried off AAMI Park after suffering a suspected fractured knee cap during Sunday afternoon’s four-point loss to the Canberra Raiders. Ryan Papenhuyzen’s season could be over, with the Melbourne Storm fullback suffering a suspected fractured knee cap on Sunday.

Devastating blow for Storm as Papenhuyzen set for new sideline stint (Zero Tackle)

The Melbourne Storm have been dealt yet another devastating injury blow, with fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen's season potentially over.

Traumatic contact brings high risk of fracture too. Ryan Papenhuyzen off with a knee injury, direct contact & can see lower leg violently forced backwards. — Melbourne Storm (@storm)July 17, 2022

Papenhuyzen suffers suspected broken kneecap in hammer blow to ... (The Roar)

Melbourne Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen has suffered another injury setback after being carried off in the first half of their clash with Canberra at AAMI ...

After the Raiders were pinged for a penalty on the last tackle, Hughes took a quick tap and caught Canberra cold. Jordan Rapana went very close, but Meaney did enough to prevent him from staying inside the field of play. Papenhuyzen had been very active in the game before his injury and without him, it took a while for the Storm to reorganise their attack. Hughes seemed to have scored from a Munster kick, but while everyone else celebrated, the halfback knew that he had knocked on. The lead was soon extended. The result sees Melbourne’s place in the top four hanging by a thread after three losses on the spin.

Why Raiders were 'blowing up' after try as phantom fan whistle tricks ... (Fox Sports)

Raiders players were “blowing up about something” after Harry Grant scored in the second half and that “something” can now be revealed as a whistle that ...

As Grant picked up the ball a whistle can be heard and Raiders fullback Xavier Savage reacted to the noise, turning away from the play and towards referee Ashley Klein. Raiders players were “blowing up about something” after Harry Grant scored in the second half and that “something” can now be revealed as a whistle that didn’t come from the referee. Half way through the second half in Sunday’s clash, Grant scored from dummy half to put the Storm in the lead.

'Arrogant' Storm sink to seven-year low (Wide World of Sports)

The Storm are well and truly in a rut, losing three straight games for the first time in seven years.

With it all to play for against traditional rivals Manly, the Knights crumbled to a 42-12 defeat and have the look of a team that isn't happy on or off the field. The Knights have a team full of Origin and Test players, now have most of their injured contingent back yet are dead and buried in the finals race. In a display that would have done wonders for his confidence, Sivo showed glimpses of his old power and speed as he ran 40 metres and crashed over the tryline. And not just any two tries - Ramien bagged the first two tries of the night to put the Sharks on track for their impressive 26-12 win over the Cowboys. The Sharks have now come up with five wins in a row and are peaking at the right end of the season. The Storm are well and truly in a rut, losing three straight games for the first time in seven years.

'Not up to scratch': Cam Smith reveals Storm's big issue ... and why ... (Fox Sports)

'Not up to scratch': Cam Smith reveals Storm's big issue ... and why you can't rule them out yet.

Three games, 2000 (Round 17 - Round 19) Three games, 2010 (Round 16 - Round 19) Three games, 2022 (Round 16 - Round 18) And he was right. The last time they lost four consecutive games was 2015. So if history tells us anything it’s that, again, a three-game streak isn’t worth fretting about.