NRL Match Thread Round 14 Sunday matches All games played

[Graham]

The first game of the round is an interesting one with two very competitive outfits facing off again.

It’s Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm.

Storm today are without two key players Cameron Smith and Cameron Munster.

As a result Storm will have their work cut out here as Roosters start favourites.

Here are the final team lists:

[Graham]

Roosters:

Unavailable: Billy Smith (Injured), Victor Radley (Injured), Sam Verrills (Injured), Daniel Tupou (Injured), Angus Crichton (Injured), Boyd Cordner (Injured), Brett Morris (Injured), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Injured)

Storm:

Unavailable: Tui Kamikamica (Injured), Max King (Injured), Paul Momirovski (Injured), Cameron Smith (Injured), Marion Seve (Injured), Ricky Leutele (Quarantined), Cameron Munster (Injured)

Roosters will be looking for revenge as Storm beat them on golden points in their last game together earlier in the season.

[Graham]

Jerome Hughes over for the first try. 
Roosters were looking good before that.

Suddenly Storm turned up the heat and Hughes created that try  with close range magic.

4-0 Storm ktc

[Graham]

6-0 Storm

[Futtocks]

Morning all. This is the BIG match of the round.

[Graham]

8-0 Storm after a Papy penalty goal

[Graham]

Morning evening etc all.

This looks like it will be a lively encounter. 
Storm have the better of it early on.

Roosters look like they’re up for it too.

Teddy looking more switched on than last week.

[Graham]

Storm no try there as Vuni knocked it on... confirmed by Bunker.

[Graham]

Wowwwwweeeee

Melbourne use the magic hands. Olam try.

The interchange passing was so quick it was hard to see what was going on.

12-0 Storm ktc

[Graham]

Papy converts successfully 

14-0 Storm

[JohnM]

Good game so far. 

[Graham]

Another Roosters handling error

Roosters completed 6/10

Storm 14/14

[Graham]

Keary forward pass. 
Currently Roosters looking lively but are their own worst enemies.

[Graham]

Friend gets in there with a great tackle and forces Storm’s first lost ball.

[Futtocks]

Lam off injured, Hutchison on.

[Graham]

Storm miss a try there as a Vuni leap is judged foot in touch... ie foot on the line.

[Graham]

Lam out for the rest of the game.Aubusson now in pain. Arm. Awkward  in the tackle.

[Graham]

Roosters attack just not clicking yet.

Another chance there petered out.

[Graham]

Half Time

Roosters 0 - 14 Melbourne

[Davo5]

The Storm are outmuscling & outsmarting the Roosters

[Graham]

It’s now Roosters who have their work cut out.

[Graham]

1 minute ago, Davo5 said:

The Storm are outmuscling & outsmarting the Roosters

Roosters made too many errors early on. Their key players do look likely to strike but their big men are struggling to give a consistent platform against a mobile and formidable set of Storm forwards.

This hasn’t been the first half I expected.

[JohnM]

Roosters set completion figs not good. Smacks of Stevo:s "panic football" of old. 

[JohnM]

Outstanding! 24 - 0!

[JohnM]

A t last! A completed set, line crossed, but no try.