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Melbourne Storm
South Sydney Rabbitohs
H1
0
6

    Melbourne Storm Events

    Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs Events

  • 35 mins - Try, A.Johnston
  • 37 mins - Conversion, A.Reynolds
H2
14
8

    Melbourne Storm Events

  • 44 mins - Try, M.Koroibete
  • 47 mins - Conversion, C.Smith
  • 52 mins - Try, C.Blair
  • 63 mins - Penalty goal, C.Smith
  • 80 mins - Penalty goal, C.Smith

    Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs Events

  • 57 mins - Try, A.Crichton
  • 58 mins - Conversion, A.Reynolds
  • 69 mins - Penalty goal, A.Reynolds
ET
0
0

    Melbourne Storm Events

    Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs Events

Scorers

Melbourne Storm
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Goal Scorers Melbourne Storm South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries Koroibete (1), Blair (1) Johnston (1), Crichton (1)
Conversions Smith (1/2) Reynolds (2/2)
Penalty Goals Smith (2/2) Reynolds (1/1)
Field Goals Smith (1/1)

Team Statistics

Melbourne Storm
South Sydney Rabbitohs

Statistics

 Melbourne Storm South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries 2 2
Conversions 1 2
Penalty Goals 2 1
Field Goals 1 0
Melbourne StormGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
N.Asofa-Solomona 6 44 1 0 0 0 24 3 0 1
C.Blair 12 123 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0
J.Bromwich 18 184 2 1 0 0 33 0 0 2
K.Bromwich 15 120 0 0 0 0 24 1 1 0
W.Chambers 14 102 1 0 0 1 21 3 1 2
C.Cronk 3 26 0 0 0 6 14 3 0 1
D.Finucane 16 132 2 0 0 0 27 2 1 0
T.Glasby 7 53 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
B.Green 4 48 0 0 1 4 15 1 1 1
T.Harris 16 153 0 0 0 0 31 3 0 0
F.Kaufusi 2 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
M.Koroibete 16 149 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 0
C.Munster 17 126 2 0 1 1 6 1 0 1
K.Proctor 10 100 2 0 0 0 45 5 1 0
C.Smith 4 31 2 0 0 3 51 3 0 0
S.Vunivalu 8 67 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
C.Welch 5 28 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
South Sydney RabbitohsGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
G.Burgess 8 92 1 0 0 0 20 0 3 2
J.Burgess 9 164 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0
S.Burgess 17 160 1 0 0 0 54 0 2 0
T.Burgess 14 133 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0
J.Clark 8 78 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
D.Cook 7 75 0 0 0 0 48 2 2 0
A.Crichton 1 11 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0
J.Gosiewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A.Gray 14 137 1 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
H.Hunt 9 72 0 0 0 0 23 6 1 0
G.Inglis 12 138 1 1 0 1 8 1 0 0
A.Johnston 9 79 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 1
Z.Musgrove 12 99 0 0 0 0 27 1 2 0
A.Reynolds 2 6 1 0 2 15 30 2 0 0
J.Sutton 13 133 1 0 0 1 27 0 0 0
K.Turner 5 42 0 0 0 0 38 2 1 0
C.Walker 7 56 0 1 0 4 19 0 1 1

Match Details

Melbourne Storm
South Sydney Rabbitohs
START TIME
7:30PM
WEATHER
Cloudy
VENUE
AAMI Park
Referees
Anthony Eliott, Bryan Norrie, Brett Suttor, Chris Sutton, Grant Atkins, Jason Robinson, Luke Patten
Storm 15 Rabbitohs 14

Cameron Smith's golden point field-goal adds to South Sydney Rabbitohs' heartache

Melbourne captain Cameron Smith has kicked the Storm to the top of the NRL ladder after a dramatic 15-14 golden-point victory over South Sydney.

The Rabbitohs went within 60 seconds of recording their first-ever win at AAMI Park on Saturday night before hooker Damien Cook was penalised for a dangerous tackle on Storm fullback Cameron Munster, allowing Smith to nail a 40m penalty goal to level the scores at 14-all as time expired.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs go close against Melbourne Storm

Souths went within a minute of a famous boilover before Storm skipper Cameron Smith sealed the win for the home side.

Opposing halfbacks Cooper Cronk and Adam Reynolds each missed a field goal during golden-point time before the ever-reliable Smith drilled the match-winner to send the Storm above Cronulla on the table, following the Sharks' 30-14 defeat to Canberra earlier in the day.

Storm coach Craig Bellamy praised his skipper for the late-game heroics.

Coin quip: Cameron Smith celebrates his match-winning goal. At kick-off he had jested with Queensland teammate Greg ...
Coin quip: Cameron Smith celebrates his match-winning goal. At kick-off he had jested with Queensland teammate Greg Inglis over the coin toss. Photo: Getty Images

"We got that penalty there and Smithy stepped up," said Bellamy. "That was a great kick under pressure.

"And to kick that field goal as well," added Bellamy. "That's why he is a special player.

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"We were very lucky tonight and it was a couple of big plays from Cam that got us home."

While feeling his side were off the pace, particularly in the opening half, Bellamy was full of praise for the Rabbitohs.

Close, but no cigar: Aaron Gray looks for a gap in the Storm defence.
Close, but no cigar: Aaron Gray looks for a gap in the Storm defence. Photo: Getty Images

"They had a tough week last week and we knew there would be some sort of bounce-back effect from that.

"I thought they defended really well tonight. It probably disappoints me to say it but I think they out-defended us tonight."

Huge performance: Sam Burgess.
Huge performance: Sam Burgess. Photo: Getty Images

The opening half was evenly matched, with the referees awarding a high number of penalties, including an on-field obstruction ruling on a potential Storm try in the 23rd minute.

Souths centre Aaron Gray also had his four-pointer cancelled over a double movement.

The visitors eventually opened the scoring five minutes before the main break, with Reynolds lobbing a kick into the path of Alex Johnston to touch down out wide.

Reynolds nailed the conversion from the sideline for a 6-0 lead, then Greg Inglis almost doubled the advantage two minutes later, with his angled run cutting through the Storm defence before the video review ruled obstruction.

Melbourne responded immediately after halftime, with Marika Koroibete diving over in the corner to level the scores.

The Storm appeared to click into gear, finally able to break through the Rabbitohs defensive line.

With Jesse Bromwich eating up metres through the middle, the ball went wide for Cheyse Blair to put the home side ahead 10-6.

But the Rabbitohs struck back after a Sam Burgess offload released Greg Inglis deep into Storm territory.

From the next set of six, Reynolds went to the air again for Angus Crichton to score his first NRL try and give his side a 12-10 advantage.

A Smith penalty goal levelled the scores at 12-all but a penalty against Christian Welch for a crusher tackle allowed Reynolds to regain the lead with 10 minutes remaining.

However, the Rabbitohs could not hold on and despite a much improved performance, slumped to their ninth straight defeat.

Despite the loss, Souths coach Michael Maguire was proud of his team's efforts, particularly in defence.

"The Storm threw plenty at us," said Maguire. "Our boys really dug deep many times to repel them and put ourselves in a great opportunity at the back end but it just wasn't to be.

"We have been working hard to achieve that type of performance for the past couple of months," added Maguire.

"We will get a lot out of that game. I think the boys really found what the South Sydney rugby league team is all about."

AAP

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