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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 |
| Penalty Goals | ||
| Field Goals |
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 |
| 40/20 | ||
| 307 | Tackles | 285 |
| 31 | Missed Tackles | 32 |
Discipline
| Broncos | Storm | |
| 6 | Penalties Conceded | 4 |
| 13 | Errors | 13 |
| Sin Bin | 1 | |
| Send Offs |
Player Stats
Top Point Scorer
| Player | TOT | |
 | Cameron Smith | 14 |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 8 | |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 8 | |
| Curtis Scott | 8 | |
| Jordan Kahu | 4 |
Top Goal Kicker
| Player | TOT | |
| Cameron Smith | 5 |
| Jordan Kahu | 2 | |
| Tohu Harris | ||
| Adam Blair | ||
| Tim Glasby |
Top Try Scorer
| Player | TOT | |
 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 2 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 2 | |
| Curtis Scott | 2 | |
| David Mead | 1 | |
| Cameron Smith | 1 |
Top Try Assists
| Player | TOT | |
 | Tautau Moga | 1 |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 1 | |
| Felise Kaufusi | 1 | |
| Curtis Scott | 1 | |
| Cooper Cronk | 1 |
Top Runs
| Player | TOT | |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 17 |
| Ben Hunt | 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 |
| Suliasi Vunivalu | 2 | |
| Josh Addo-Carr | 2 | |
| Alex Glenn | 2 | |
| Kodi Nikorima | 1 |
Top Offloads
| Player | TOT | |
 | Billy Slater | 4 |
| Adam Blair | 3 | |
| David Mead | 2 | |
| Ben Hunt | 2 | |
| Tim Glasby | 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 | |
 | Jordan Kahu | 4 |
| David Mead | 4 | |
| Will Chambers | 4 | |
| Adam Blair | 3 | |
| Mark Nicholls | 3 |
Top Tackle Breaks
| Player | TOT | |
| Curtis Scott | 7 |
| James Roberts | 5 | |
| Ben Hunt | 5 | |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 4 | |
| Cameron Munster | 4 |
Top Linebreak Assists
| Player | TOT | |
 | Cooper Cronk | 2 |
| Benji Marshall | 2 | |
| Tautau Moga | 1 | |
| Felise Kaufusi | 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 | |
| Tautau Moga | 1 | |
| Matt Gillett | 1 |
Top Errors
| Player | TOT | |
 | Josh Addo-Carr | 3 |
| Ben Hunt | 3 | |
| Sam Thaiday | 2 | |
| Jordan Kahu | 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.