Three Things You Should Know

• The Bulldogs return to their spiritual home of Belmore Sports Ground but they have lost their last three games there.
• The last time the Storm played at Belmore, they were thumped 20-4 in Round 19, 2015.
• The Storm have won their past 12 round one season openers.

TIP: Storm by 8

Three Things You Should Know

• The Melbourne Storm looked like they hadn’t missed a step since last season when they jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after seven minutes.
• The Storm could’ve made their early lead even greater, nearly scoring another two tries if not for resilient Canterbury Bulldogs defence.
• To their credit, the Bulldogs fought back to trail 12-6 before rain set in, allowing for the Storm to hold on for their 13^th consecutive round one win.

Melbourne Storm 12 (Blair, Vunivalu tries; Smith 2 goals) defeated Canterbury Bulldogs 6 (Reynolds try; Holland goal) at Belmore Sportsground. Half time: Storm 12-6. Crowd: 8,712.