Storm vs Roosters

2023 - 2 - 12

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LIVE: Smith rates Roosters debut 'pretty poor' (Wide World of Sports)

Welcome to our live coverage of the NRL pre-season challenge, where eight teams are in action on Sunday.

I started to forget what the Roosters plays were." "I don't think the pre season comp really matters - I don't even know how the points system works," he said. He said the Roosters weren't taking the pre-season challenge any more seriously than they might have in years past.

Bellamy's nightmare confirmed as Roosters' scary reality emerges: 3 ... (Fox Sports)

Before any points had been scored, Craig Bellamy was dealt a nightmare blow with gun centre Justin Olam leaving the field clutching his arm. It was later ...

That combination served as a warning of things to come from the Tricolours, and Fox league’s Warren Smith was in awe of the Roosters’ potential starting line-up with Smith making up the final piece of the puzzle. “He would have got a lot of time at training, with Papenhuyzen injured, Fa’algo would have had a lot of time at fullback and a lot of reps,” Flanagan said. Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. “He’s just 19-years of age, and as we said he’s the same weight as Ryan Papenhuyzen, a couple of inches shorter,” Smith said. “He’s a player of the future, and Craig Bellamy has seen enough he said ‘that will do me, this kid is one to save for another day’. Ryan Papenhuyzen will reportedly be fit for the opening rounds of the season according to Fox League’s Jake Duke but could miss a handful of games. that’s a terrible sight for Craig Bellamy and the Melbourne Storm,” Fox League’s Warren Smith said. Now, Melbourne’s gun centre could be sidelined for up to six weeks and could miss the first three weeks of the regular season. Last year, Bellamy lost regular starting centre Smith for majority of the season and after suffered a pectoral injury – and now Melbourne are facing a similar issue. After halftime, Robinson injected several regular first grade stars and Sam Walker was the first to make an impact with a lofted pass for Jaxson Paulo to score. “Sometimes you don’t have to be fancy, kick through and put some pressure on the fullback,” Fox League’s Shane Flanagan said. It was later confirmed by Fox League’s Jake Duke that the Papua New Guinea international had suffered a fractured wrist and could be sidelined for up to six weeks.

Olam injured as Roosters edge past Storm (NRL.COM)

Storm centre Justin Olam is in doubt for Round 1 after suffering a suspected broken arm in the side's 32-24 loss to the Roosters in Geelong on Sunday.

New recruit Brandon Smith had Roosters fans excited for the future when he showed a glimpse of the explosive magic he's set to bring to Trent Robinson's spine in 2023. It was weird hearing all the names and plays, I knew everything they were doing so it was confusing me a little bit. I've still got plenty of room for improvement, I was still a bit shaky out there learning all the plays." "It was a bit weird looking up and seeing familiar faces. On a day the Roosters were unveiling star signing Brandon Smith against his own club, it was the PNG international who sent a scare through Storm camp when he left the field in the sixth minute. Storm centre Justin Olam is in doubt for Round 1 after suffering a suspected broken arm in his side's 32-24 loss to the Roosters in Geelong on Sunday.

Late Mail: Pre-season Challenge v Roosters (Melbourne Storm)

Craig Bellamy has confirmed his side for today's first Pre-season Challenge clash of 2023 at GMHBA Stadium. Young Tonumaipea returns to Melbourne Storm's ...

Olam injured in Storm's NRL trial loss to Roosters (PerthNow)

Melbourne centre Justin Olam is facing a stint on the sidelines after suffering a suspected fractured arm in the Storm's NRL trial loss to the Sydney ...

"I've still got plenty of room for improvement, I was a little bit shaky ... The Roosters made sweeping changes for the second half, bringing on frontline stars Sam Walker, Victor Radley, Matt Lodge and Egan Butcher along with hooker Brandon Smith for his first run for his new club. Olam barely made it five minutes through their 32-24 loss to the Sydney Roosters before he left the field clutching his arm after taking early contact.

Melbourne Storm star injured in pre-season challenge match (Zero Tackle)

The Melbourne Storm's injury woes of 2022 look set to ripple into this season after losing wrecking ball Justin Olam just minutes into their first trial ...

[Zero Tackle Season Guide](https://www.zerotackle.com/product/2023-nrl-season-guide/) is back! Get everything you need, from team lists, fixtures, statistics and a profile on every single player in the competition in our [2023 NRL Season Guide](https://www.zerotackle.com/product/2023-nrl-season-guide/). Justin Olam off with a suspected right wrist/forearm fracture, suffered during contact making a tackle. [Melbourne Storm](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/melbourne-storm/) and they are very confident that [Justin Olam](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/justin-olam/) has fractured that forearm," Duke said. [Justin Olam](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/justin-olam/), which is obviously not good news for [Melbourne Storm](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/melbourne-storm/)," sideline commentator Jake Duke said on the Fox Sports telecast. [Reimis Smith](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/reimis-smith/), [Xavier Coates](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/xavier-coates/), [George Jennings](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/george-jennings/) and [Ryan Papenhuyzen](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/ryan-papenhuyzen/) were stuck on the sidelines.

'Confused' Smith brutally honest on 'poor' debut (Wide World of Sports)

Facing his old club in his first game for his new club, Sydney Roosters signing Brandon Smith admitted he w...

I started to forget what the Roosters plays were." "We played against all the young fellas in the Melbourne side and they really gave it to us, so we've got a lot of room for improvement." "For Robbo (Roosters coach Trent Robinson) it's just I guess taking what we've learned in pre-season, going out there and trying to execute so we can take it into the real season where all the glitz and glamour is made. "It was weird hearing all the names they were calling out for all the plays, I knew exactly what they were doing which started confusing me ... [Roosters](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/sydney-roosters) signing Brandon Smith has admitted he was a "little shaky" in his tricolours debut, and rated their performance against [Melbourne](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/melbourne-storm) "pretty poor". "It was kind of hard seeing all the medical staff, and all the physios on the sidelines - that was tough," he told Fox Sports.

Olam injured in Storm's NRL trial loss to Roosters (The Queenslander)

Melbourne have been handed a fresh injury blow with star centre Justin Olam set for a stint on the sidelines with a suspected fractured arm. Olam barely made it ...

Welch had just three runs in a limited stint on the field but found two offloads, while Smith was also quiet in his short outing. The Roosters looked a class above the Storm’s youngsters after their big guns entered the game for the second half, scoring two quick tries before digging in to seal the win after they’d conceded two against the run of play. It’s not what they needed with gun fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen already likely to be missing round one with a hamstring injury, although captain Christian Welch and centre Reimis Smith did make their return to the side in the loss.

Storm sweating on star after 'terrible' injury scare (Wide World of Sports)

The Storm said in a statement the 29-year-old had suffered a suspected fractured arm and would undergo scans. The Raiders are also waiting nervously for scans ...

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