Vunivalu scores four as Storm thrash Manly
Melbourne Storm tightened their grip on the NRL minor premiership after cruising to a dominant win over Manly Sea Eagles with winger Suliasi Vunivalu scoring four tries.
Dominic Bossi is a football reporter with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Melbourne Storm tightened their grip on the NRL minor premiership after cruising to a dominant win over Manly Sea Eagles with winger Suliasi Vunivalu scoring four tries.
Penrith Panthers have all but booked their place in the NRL finals after hammering Wests Tigers by 30 points to claim the battle of the west.
Jarryd Hayne's homecoming shatters the hearts of Wests Tigers, leading Gold Coast to a one-point win.
"It's my house." With those three words Jarryd Hayne celebrated shattering the hearts of his hometown. '"You couldn't have written the script any better," he said later.
Canterbury Bulldogs made a giant stride towards a top four finish after claiming a nervous, ugly and tense win over Manly Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium.
Rival coaches Des Hasler and Trent Barrett both called on the NRL to review the golden point format after Thursday night's crucial clash between Manly and the Bulldogs descended into a lottery.
So impressive was teenager Nathan Cleary's role in Penrith Panthers 38-18 win over Sydney Roosters that rival players and coaches were left in awe and running out of superlatives following the youngster's performance on Monday night.Â
Just one point now separates four teams vying for the top eight after the Panthers' 20-point win over the Roosters.
It may be a financial burden playing NRL games at suburban grounds however Wests Tigers may not be able to ignore the competitive benefit
In the space of 80 minutes, Wests Tigers fans went from booing their own coach to giving his team a standing ovation.
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