Storm Vs Raiders

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The first team out of the 2022 NRL finals is set to be decided at Melbourne's AAMI Park as the Storm face the red-hot Canberra Raiders.

But the Raiders have won their last four matches in Melbourne, including the 2019 qualifying final. The Canberra Raiders have pulled off the unthinkable, becoming just the fourth team in the NRL era to win from eighth, knocking out the Melbourne Storm 28-20 in Melbourne. The Canberra Raiders have pulled off an incredible upset in Melbourne, thanks to one of their stars using his head to seal the win.

The Canberra Raiders have sent Melbourne packing from the 2022 premiership race with a stunning 28-20 upset at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

We were out on our legs on a number of phases of that game both in the first and second half. That will be the first ever finals meeting between the Raiders and Eels. The way the players hung in tonight makes me so proud and we got a slick of luck with that header. "You don't win finals games letting the opposition score 28 and we let a couple of soft ones in too. With Kiwi maestro Jahrome Hughes back at the helm the Storm looked more like their old selves and the halfback had his fingerpints all over the first two tries, both scored by Xavier Coates. Fogarty's ice cool conversion made it 28-20 to the visitors and the upset was complete.

The Raiders travel to Melbourne to take on the Storm in an elimination final, then the Sharks and the Cowboys meet with a spot in the prelim on the line.

Melbourne has been knocked out of the NRL finals series in a shock result as the spirited Raiders roll on.

The only injury concern for Canberra is Adam Elliott, who limped off the field. The way the players hung in there tonight makes me so proud to be their coach. READ MORE:

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And then Asofa-Solomona's effort put the home side ahead but it was short-lived with the Raiders finishing with a flourish to send the Storm packing. Coates planted the ball across the line for his third try four minutes into the second half after a break by Marion Seve for the Storm to only trail by two points. Two tries to Coates put his side ahead 8-4 but the Raiders crossed twice in the final nine minutes of the half to take an eight-point lead into the break. The Raiders repelled a Storm fight-back in the second half to oust the perennial finals heavyweights and march on to a semi-final showdown against Parramatta in Sydney next weekend. His kick set up Tom Gilbert for the opening try of the night with Peta Hiku and Tom Dearden also scoring to help the Cowboys get away to a fast start. The winner of the semifinal between Parramatta and Canberra is the only hurdle remaining between them and a place in the grand final.