Brisbane
Broncos
12
Broncos
Melbourne
Storm
42
Storm
FULLTIME
2017-06-30T09:50:00Z
Suncorp Stadium
Preview
Melbourne’s Origin quartet returns to the starting line-up on Friday night, with Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Will Chambers all fit to play after having the week off.
Kenny Bromwich, Brandon Smith and Jahrome Hughes make way for the stars, with Origin 2 debutant Tim Glasby reinstated to the starting 13.
Korbin Sims returns to prop for the Broncos, with Herman Ese’ese moving to the bench and Joe Ofahengaue back on the reserves.
Brisbane is the most in-form team in the competition having won eight of their past 10 games, and this one is certain to be a classic.
Broncos by 3.
Team Lists
Team Lists
| Fullback |
| Wing |
| Centre |
| Centre |
| Wing |
| Five-eighth |
| Halfback |
| Prop |
| Hooker |
| Prop |
| Second Row |
| Second Row |
| Lock |
| Interchange |
| Interchange |
| Interchange |
| Interchange |
Team Stats
Scoring Plays
| Broncos | Storm | |
| 2 | Tries | 8 |
| 2 | Conversions | 5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
Attack
| Broncos | Storm | |
| 167 | All Runs | 191 |
| 1,449 | All Run Metres | 1,684 |
| 5 | Line Breaks | 9 |
| 11 | Offloads | 12 |
Defense
| Broncos | Storm | |
| 305 | Kick Metres | 300 |
| 0 | 40/20 | 0 |
| 307 | Tackles | 285 |
| 31 | Missed Tackles | 32 |
Discipline
| Broncos | Storm | |
| 6 | Penalties Conceded | 4 |
| 13 | Errors | 13 |
| 0 | Sin Bin | 1 |
| 0 | Send Offs | 0 |
Player Stats
Top Point Scorer
| Player | TOT | |
 | Cameron Smith | 14 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 8 | |
| Curtis Scott | 8 | |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 8 | |
| Ben Hunt | 4 |
Top Goal Kicker
| Player | TOT | |
| Cameron Smith | 5 |
| Jordan Kahu | 2 | |
| Mark Nicholls | 0 | |
| Tohu Harris | 0 | |
| Adam Blair | 0 |
Top Try Scorer
| Player | TOT | |
 | Josh Addo-Carr | 2 |
| Curtis Scott | 2 | |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 2 | |
| Ben Hunt | 1 | |
| David Mead | 1 |
Top Try Assists
| Player | TOT | |
 | Cooper Cronk | 1 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 1 | |
| Cameron Munster | 1 | |
| Will Chambers | 1 | |
| Curtis Scott | 1 |
Top Runs
| Player | TOT | |
 | Ben Hunt | 17 |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 17 | |
| Felise Kaufusi | 16 | |
| Curtis Scott | 15 | |
| Billy Slater | 14 |
Top Run Metres
| Player | TOT | |
 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 171 |
| Curtis Scott | 152 | |
| Billy Slater | 144 | |
| Alex Glenn | 141 | |
| Tautau Moga | 132 |
Top Linebreaks
| Player | TOT | |
 | Curtis Scott | 3 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 2 | |
| Alex Glenn | 2 | |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 2 | |
| Ben Hunt | 1 |
Top Offloads
| Player | TOT | |
 | Billy Slater | 4 |
| Adam Blair | 3 | |
| Ben Hunt | 2 | |
| David Mead | 2 | |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 1 |
Top Tackles
| Player | TOT | |
 | Andrew McCullough | 54 |
| Matt Gillett | 36 | |
| Alex Glenn | 33 | |
| Dale Finucane | 32 | |
| Cameron Smith | 29 |
Top Missed Tackles
| Player | TOT | |
 | David Mead | 4 |
| Will Chambers | 4 | |
| Jordan Kahu | 4 | |
| Mark Nicholls | 3 | |
| Adam Blair | 3 |
Top Tackle Breaks
| Player | TOT | |
| Curtis Scott | 7 |
| Ben Hunt | 5 | |
| James Roberts | 5 | |
| Cameron Munster | 4 | |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 4 |
Top Linebreak Assists
| Player | TOT | |
| Cooper Cronk | 2 |
| Benji Marshall | 2 | |
| Cameron Munster | 1 | |
| Will Chambers | 1 | |
| Curtis Scott | 1 |
Top Kick Metres
| Player | TOT | |
| Ben Hunt | 263 |
| Cooper Cronk | 136 | |
| Cameron Smith | 106 | |
| Benji Marshall | 41 | |
| Cameron Munster | 29 |
Top Penalties
| Player | TOT | |
 | Adam Blair | 2 |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 2 | |
| Tohu Harris | 1 | |
| Cooper Cronk | 1 | |
| Kodi Nikorima | 1 |
Top Errors
| Player | TOT | |
| Ben Hunt | 3 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 3 | |
| Sam Thaiday | 2 | |
| Will Chambers | 2 | |
| Curtis Scott | 2 |
Summary
While both teams made a similar number of errors, missed tackles and penalties, the speed and directness of the Storm’s attack was just too good for the Broncos whose attack lack those exact elements. Sims, Blair and Thaiday were again poor in terms of their go forward, though Gillet, Glenn, Pengai Jnr, Ofahengaue had good games.