MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 26, 2017

STORM

V

RAIDERS

StormMEL WIN BY 26
32
FT
6
AAMI Park
2017-09-02T09:30:00Z

Preview

The Storm was clinical and ruthless last week against the Bunnies and will look to build on that again this week as they prepare themselves for a home run deep into the finals series.

While they may not be able to better themselves offensively, it's consistency that they'll be after and will face a Raiders side determined to end their season on a high.

Despite being in top form of late, they simply left their run too late in 2017. Ricky Stuart's side will take plenty of confidence out of the back end of the season however and will look to disrupt Melbourne's plans this Saturday.

The Storm is unchanged while Iosia Soliola comes back into the Raiders side after being suspended for a high shot on Billy Slater five weeks ago.

Melbourne will have their hands will defensively with Jack Wighton and Nick Cotric in sublime form while Joseph Leilua and Jordan Rapana need no introduction about what they can do.

In what's set to be Cooper Cronk's final home and away game in Melbourne, the Storm will be determined to chalk up another win. Suliasi Vunivalu (coming off a hat-trick) needs just one try to claim the mantle of the league's leading try scorer in 2017 while Rapana (20) and Josh Addo-Carr (19) are also hot on his heels.

While Ricky Stuart will be determined to get one over his good mate Craig Bellamy, the Storm is almost at a robotic stage and will roll to victory.

Storm by 10.

Team Lists

Team Stats


Storm

Raiders

All Runs
MATCH
174.9
2026 AVG.
1574
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
178.7
2026 AVG.
1608
2026 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1562.3
2026 AVG.
14061
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
1692.2
2026 AVG.
15230
2026 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
5.2
2026 AVG.
47
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
5
2026 AVG.
45
2026 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
8.3
2026 AVG.
75
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
10.7
2026 AVG.
96
2026 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
557.1
2026 AVG.
5014
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
564.4
2026 AVG.
5080
2026 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0.1
2026 AVG.
1
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
0
2026 AVG.
0
2026 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
349
2026 AVG.
3141
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
365.3
2026 AVG.
3288
2026 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
33.1
2026 AVG.
298
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
33.2
2026 AVG.
299
2026 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
4.7
2026 AVG.
42
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
5.6
2026 AVG.
50
2026 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
9.8
2026 AVG.
88
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
10.3
2026 AVG.
93
2026 TOTAL

Player Stats