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What about Jermaine tenua Brown he’s got the Army here oh they’ve just seen themselves on the big screen and they are delighted stay behind Chris Butler gets us underway round five under 20’s action and the siid of this Melbourne storm pack will be crucial in racing the memory of
Monday Night where they were mowed down after leading 34 points the six at half time the canala sharks with the biggest ever under 20s comeback over this Melbourne side that looks certain for victory it is donaho gets it on to Kuba big unit is tackled 5 M over
Halfway back to Dono looks to the left hand side goes to Scott drinkwater a part of a very talented halves combination with Brody Croft a nice stable conservative but effective set for the storm to begin with yeah it was a really good set from the Melbourne storm plenty of aggression
From their big man taking a couple carries was big Josh Kerr all the Newcastle Knights they certainly got their hands full got a little injury here to one of the Newcastle Knights outside backs but they handled it well last week against the Warriors they’ve got to back that up against this big
Melbourne storm p through the center it was knocked back from the storm first error there that’s when it’ll go down as for the Newcastle Knights and Melbourne will begin their assault right on halfway once again theba y keep your eye on Big Ben and Josh Kerr amongst others this is Ben Henderson
Comparatively the dwarf of the Melbourne storm pack Big Ben again playing nicely Melbourne in for their first try it is a good one Cory Parker inside the opening 2 minutes they did it very easily they did it through I think it was Charlie Gallow on this left hand
Side another one of the Fearsome four kba short ball that was a beauty to this unit great play wasn’t it from the Melbourne storm that comes on the back of their aggressing run running NBA passes it out the back to drink waterer gets his the big man big back row and
Charlie Gallow on a one-on-one situation with the opposition half there he runs straight over the top of him draws the fullback nicely and Parker scores out wide there but it’s all been on the intent of their running game the aggression that they’ve had with the ball in hand they’ve come to play here
Their first time playing on Amy Park this season and aren’t they loving it yes they are the Melbourne storm under 20s by name but uh based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast up there in Queensland play the majority of their games home games anyway up there big kick here for the kid Jesse
Arthur’s just 17 years of age kicking it just under 80% this year we’ll ride it with him from the sideline starts at left and it stays left so 4-0 after 3 minutes no real surprise to see the storm starting in such a positive fashion they almost had to given
Circumstances of Monday night because it would have been weighing very heavily on their mind no doubt over the last four or five days yeah no doubt they their confidence would have been down a little bit although you we heard from Eric Smith and saying that these young guys
They get their confidence up quite easily and they’ve shown that in their St but it’s an 80-minute performance that’s what they need it is a good start they got to continue that big Josh ker and Galla starting this set for the Melbourne storman in two tackles there
Already shadowing the 40 m line and the ball [Applause] free I on talk the Newcastle Knights it’s the little areas like this that the coach Eric Smith he’s in his first season of the NYC as a coach to he’s riding the highs and the lows No Doubt but after points you always want
To complete those sets keep the pressure on the opposition and a couple of strong carries there but just a sloppy play the ball in Newcastle KN to get their first opportunity all the knights backs out on the left hand side they’ve done it beautifully out to the
Winger K Toof out dragged to the ground 4 M out very close to the sideline here is Cory Dennis wearing the 23 Jersey today Joe Morris in a dummy half playing out to this near side toot lava unmistakable and driven to the ground Morris back in a dummy half goes
To the lock forward Ryan Glanville son of Mark who also wore the 13 jersey for the club with distinction for many years ready to go and going wide with a drop ball Henry Penn who has been very good exceptional as a matter of fact for the Newcastle Knights over the last couple of
Weeks fourth running meters averaging 148 a game he’s had a fantastic start of the Season Henry Penn this time great pressure though from the Melbourne storms outside defense rushing up there Cory Parker scor the opening try but he raced off his line there he’ll have his hands full against pen there strong
Defensive Central and also strong with the ball in hand loves to get some second phase away but a good defensive set there forces the air from the Mone the ball may have possibly come through there from the Melbourne storm but there were no protests from the knights it’s
Once again the home side starts their Journey up field good shoulder defensively there might have been Brock l certainly was the number six on big Jaden hunt he found him Arthur’s bumps out of one it’s finally brought down almost on the 40 m line this is the last play for
The storm it goes to their halfback Brody Croft it’s a floater and beautifully taken at the back very calm was Nick meany the fullback for the knights playing it out to the right hand side and straight through spinning it out the back back to Henry Penn now gudon very
Talented here is tofa coming in from his wing to add some assistance through the hands of Glenville it goes to Jermaine Tor Brown morren out to lamb beautiful running and passing game Brock lamb hear me WRA him more than once over the course of the next 75 odd minutes up
We go from lamb looking for gjon almost found him that was very well done defensively from the tri scorer Cory Parker and back to the 20 they come and the Knights are a little miffed about what’s just happened and why isn’t a drop out yeah that’s right they were
Claiming that it was a knock on there said he’s taken it on the full as KN gone by Newcastle maybe there so that gave him the 20 M restart there good work once again by Cory Parker but they’ve lost the ball again the Melbourne storm coming out of their own
End another big error already we have summed up the Melbourne storm for you verbally they giving it to you exactly how it has been for the past month they have got power they have got Pace they’ve got dominance but gee they’ve got a mistake in them as we look on the
Great man the king of the public the MU David hosing and there’s the sun young Zack playing in the back bro better looking than Dad thankfully he is a a great man the former Eagle front rower moris out of dummy half hosking used as the decoy this time the ball
Runner was the skipper Tyrone Amy lamb over calling stepping a few times then tosses it back not great stuff here from the knights at all more so playing what’s in front of them as opposed to really setting up as a part of any game plan that’s better from tanoa
Brown left hand side available here short ball was a beauty back to lamb all he needed to do was pass pass and it was points look to step back on the inside and the kicker has taken himself out of play for the last rubber goes through well waited and Melbourne forced to make
A play at it Big Ben Kuba but the play before they had the numbers on that left hand side and Brock lamby got heavily involved and got the second phase play that he needed and he went to the left hand side he just took it himself there
L Lavar gets the ball out the back Brock lamby had space on his outside tried to have a crack himself great defense over the Melbourne storm oh there some Collision therea Amy two big units this is now Glanville trying to use the quick feet around the around the rock 15 M out goes
To McNamara now at the back he plays fullback Nick meany coming into the equation there denied by four met and a good tackle from the tri scorer playing out to the left hand side and again they had the numbers the execution just wasn’t there for the nights they arrived down in Melbourne yesterday
[Applause] lamb dragged back he’s within a meter Morris a dummy half he kicks off the upright and knock on first and Newcastle well they’re saying a Melbourne stor yeah knock on first so they’ll get the ball back here the Newcastle and it’s it’s they’re building aren’t they they’re building
Over and over again and it was Charlie Galo there you can just see just knocks the ball forward there to start off coming through a little half opportunity there the Newcastle ni they got some short passing game which is really starting to trouble the melbour storm here and they’re racing up on
Brock trying to put plenty of pressure on him trying to cut down his time on the outside they want to limit his time the ball staying in the scrum there a little longer here is Dennis flicks it out and too easy for Ken toofa there’s the square
Up we’re level at four Dennis and toow the two late inclusions into this footy side making it look so easy and it was yeah it certainly was on that outside that’ be disappointed with that their defensive effort there the Melbourne storm they’ve just given them too much
Possession with a couple of errors and this is why they’re trying to cut down that time to that man Brock lamb because on the outside he’s got a couple of those big inclusions into the game and Cory Dennis he scored a double and his Debo in the NRL against the Raiders
Easily gets it to the outside Ken toow in the corner and the scores are level K Toof first for the year was originally named to play in trust super Premiership this week was bought back into the 20s last week and their Victory their 26 points to 12 away victory over the
Warriors was their second win of the year they’re they’re a good football side Newcastle they might have a little way to go to challenge the big boys and I guess in the 20s this year when we talk about the big boys boys we’re talking penth and North Queensland and
Parata this penth footy side is something special in in the Holden Cup in 2016 they haven’t missed too many years have they they’ve been so good the nursery of talent that’s out there I watched Brock lamb kick a couple of weeks ago and he actually sliced the
Footy the way he kicked the ball let’s have a look how he does that tough conversion first one up of the afternoon yep Little Slice back and that is a great kick from be lamb 64 in favor of the visiting Newcastle Knights Jermaine tenor Brown fan club the Army is
Here oh that’s their third visit to the big screen and live on national TV on Fox Sports might be their Shout at the bar later they owe us they’re loving their day we hope you are wherever you’re watching great day of rugby league edition five of Fox Sports Flagship
Super Saturday Melbourne Newcastle West Tigers Kola sharks and North Queensland and George Gara on your menu today as a penalty goes here to the Newcastle Knights yeah just too much in there by the big prop Josh Kerr they’re coming out of their own end they’re really starting to run with some aggression
There it was all Melbourne storm in the opening few sets but the knights have got their fair share of possession now just really putting the foot down Eddie too lava starting this raid it comes back to Young Jermaine Joe Morris through the hands to Jake mcnamar and it’s clanville back on the
Inside PL to the right hand side and out the back Skipper is there front row playing a little wider than normal trying to ID the little fellas Out On The Fringe of the the park nice run there from hosin backing his way towards the line last tackle here for the
Knights out to lamb they’ve rushed up on him flicked it out the back Dennis to top AOW they’ve repeated it identical to the last try and Cory Dennis showing all the confidence in the world after a fortnight in the top grade and he has got that left-handed
Flick pass down pat now and Kenny tof’s loving this he certainly is and his family they might get another look at the big screen here but they raced up on mcnamar and Brock lamb and their line was at sixes and sevens out wide but what Cory Dennis there the big left hand
Offload there out the back the flick pass he’s big he’s tall he’s got the ability to do that they couldn’t wrap it up he gets it away tofa on the outside he’s having an absolute field day so far a running star that reminds me very much of the great former coin land
Fullback Gary Belcher it’s Cory Dennis what a couple of weeks it’s been for that young man double on debut with the big boys and he came from nowhere it was a shock selection from Nathan Brown if we look on a brock L beautiful kick last up homeate security guard behind him’s
Having a great day isn’t he there might be some sledging going on we saw him guided back with a little bit of slice his last kick strikes the ball well doesn’t he it’s a long way back too he’s 26 27 M back he did it a couple of minutes
Ago that is beautiful Brock L come on smile Brock you got reason to kicking beautifully yeah no Jack coger in the hares too they’ve played a lot of football in Australian school boys together and that man King tof on the outside already scored a double great inclusion back plenty of confidence back
In the Newcastle nights and I was worried to see how they were going to go coming back from New Zealand it’s a huge trip for them they didn’t get home till midnight on the Monday night then having to travel down here to Melbourne but they’re backing it up some real danger
Signs here now for for the Melbourne storm they started with bar in the belly but they’re slipping off tackles now there are some real danger signs here for the storm Glanville much like Dad just does his job minimal fuss very reliable young fell Morris goes into dummy half out to Lamb to laa je they light that left hand s and why wouldn’t you the Newcastle Knights back to lamb he had all the time in the world and pumps it straight up a test for the fullback here going to call this a Newcastle knock on Jesse arur the Melbourne fullback he could have
Heard was literally a herd of Newcastle Knights coming down on him yeah the footsteps weren there they were racing towards him and there plenty of pressures any young kid Jesse arthus from ke rep park there he’s one of the here he is guys throwing his body in
There but only four of the players from this Melbourne storm side actually played in see his ker go straight through the middle he is a monster and has done very well there so to is Nick mean the the fullback in Factor may have even been Brock lamb that brought him down
There weigh by about 30 odd kilos as they go through the hands of the halfback bro Croft to inside the 20 here come the storm looking for their second for the afternoon go wide and easy there is their second Nathaniel McGavin and it’s been called forward
Rewind back we go wow was for the ball from drink waterer too was a fantastic long ball he needed to do the cutout pass he had space on the outside McGavin he just comes sorry it was Arthur Z man yeah I think they got that right coming out of the hands it
Was touch and go there they’ve called it they’ve come back but this just shows what the Melbourne storm can do Cur through the middle getting plenty of good meters forward they got plenty of strike on the outside and speed forward or not well when we when you when you
Have a look a bit of that replay there the ball just coming out of hands it’s touching go I’m certainly not going to have a crack at the ref for the assistant or the the touchy you going to make the call on the on the run very
Difficult and it was it was close either way it was very close good ball it’s a two-on-one situation here for the storm and defensively they scramble beautifully and Crow the ball Runner and his supporters tofa dragged to the ground it goes through the halves to hosking who ankle tuck gets up and goes
Again Zack hosin and has run further in one try he’s T did in some games and dad is very proud and watching on H G’s a bit of a wave thank you very much but that all started with Cory Dennis again down the other end of the
Field in the offload to Kent Toof that left side combination the little flick it is comes back through and then hosin gets the ball he gets ankle tapped at the death by big Josh K the big front rower it doesn’t pull him up enough though he gets back to his feet and
Dives over how quickly it can turn down the other end of the field it was so close to being a TR to McGavin in the corner the Newcastle kns they turn it back around that all started back with Cory Dennis and tofl out that nice little offload and Hoskins while he
Finishes it off Cory Dennis three line break assists three offloads Kent toofa four line breaks wow they’ve uh proved quite a difference the left Center and the left Winger have been involved in absolutely everything in Zach hosking who scores his first ho and cup try says thank you boys appreciate it lamb too
Easy and all of a sudden we are out to 18 points to four the storm lead 4-0 after just 2 minutes and come up with those couple crucial errors just coming out of their own Charlie gal there was a first one and he just knocked that ball on and
Then all of a sudden it’s been all the Newcastle Knights and there there is a reason for that the knights have had literally all the football because of those mistakes 71% of the football in 22 and a bit minutes has been in the hands of the knights and and the
Numbers are reflected on the scoreboard that dominance mour have also only completed three of seven sets ready up to halfway the Knights Ling back on the inside lamb out to Dennis beats one on the inside came Pap who’s claiming it well I think this might be play on here it is [Applause] wow the Newcastle Knights are on absolute fire here is spoke about that possession it’s been all Newcastle here
Other than the first couple of s a nice ball back on the inside to meany from Brock Lam he gets a ball on the outside to Cory Dennis and that inside pass looking for that man to couldn’t find him on the first first occasion it was
Six to go does he get the ball down there the referee thinks so I thought Nathaniel McGavin might have got to the ball there first so referee has said play on can’t go upstairs there’s no video referee here okay so it’s play on here oh I think he’s knocked that ball
On he’s come up confident he’s bluffed them all is the knock on from the nighta from the storm here and again we’re not going to criticize reford touchy here it is a very close call but play on the ruling here we’re going to get to the
Line it’s tough to see on that angle see the frustration in the Melbourne storm he actually goes to scoop it up and McGavin sort of pushes it out of his hands to ground the football there it’s hard to say the referee said it’s a try it’s four points six check the
Scoreboard it’s recorded as a try and all four have been converted by Brock lamb Kenny Toof out where the first half Hattrick originally named on that Wing was Matt soala who scored five tries in two games Ken maybe setting records of his own a lot of footy to come yeah but certainly Newcastle and eyes they’re going all down that left hand inside there they’re getting plenty of Joy Brock lamb and
They’re racing out on him too trying to pressure him and they’re finding space there couple of changes the Newcastle Knights Jordan pinck onto the footy field Dennis oh he looked at it he thought about it out of dummy half very quickly is Joe Morris land Off to two L Lava going back to Brock lamb and again he pumps it High Here Comes The Chase beautifully taken by ARs and offloaded now it is a foot race the knights too good there and they’ve knocked it on Nick mey great tackle on Nathaniel McGavin and the head drops poor Nathaniel did all the hard
Work yeah it was great for the all round wasn’t it Jesse Arthurs with plenty of pressure on him once again gets up and takes this ball nicely gives it away to mcgaven and then the chase mean and there was also Brock lamb coming in cover defense as well he just bobbles
The ball there as he comes down and just comes free but great defense there from Nick meany the Chase look at the tackles in the opposition half it has been all Newcastle nights and more to come Henry Penn four of the knights hasn’t seen a lot of work on this right
Hand side so far you can understand it way the left is operating good shot there good shot on Penny very difficult to bring to the ground as Tommy Starling sees his first action of the afternoon he’s now a dummy half and goes to magnamar playing of wide to
Pen just pushing to this right hand side you get the feeling they’re setting up for another long sweep to the left hand side last play toofa and Dennis are asking them to put it up they do just that but a very average kick from the inside for the Newcastle Knights has
Relieve the pressure on the Storm an easy take for AR that was a that was a gift for the fullback yeah it was a pretty poor kick but it was good kick pressure from the Melbourne storm considering the amount of ball and amount of possession that they they’ve
Lacked of lack of possession that they have had they found some energy there put some kick pressure on now they’ve called for some reinforcements big Lin team here charging forward trying to get heavily involved defensively now with the ball in hand you know they’re out on their feet and they’ve had the short
Turn around to coming from a Monday night I know we’ve been speaking about the Newcastle nights been acrossing New Zealand and the fatigue from that but that’s a really good set from the Melbourne storm when they’re under pressure there they get through a good hard charges from their big men now
Rolling it into Touch first set theyve completed for a while and they did it with a certain composure that man was instrumental in at Conor Donahue they are missing Jake Turin they’re very talented young hooker most line breaks in the NYC along with Troy dargon and most try assists in the NYC
Again along with Troy Dar from the params he’s out with a broken hand suffered last week and it’s a big loss young Turin but they haven’t helped themselves today that’s right in four or five weeks he’ll be out for two so they’ll have to cover his loss there but I think you
Know I don’t think there’s any lack of confidence in this side when they can score 30 and 40 points quite quickly they’ve just got to get back in this arm wrestle there that s go a long way to getting them back into the game Melbourne storm of favores only just going into this
Game kick down to Arthurs easy take once again for the talented fullback great Chase from a compressed or condensed Newcastle line they know how powerful milour can be in attack with their big men as a result they’ve really shortened their line to try and stop runs like that
That’s Gallow again big Charlie set up the first try goes back to drink water plays It Wide good Vision there from CR but the defense really had raced up on the number seven made it difficult for him to really do much there Prof looks on the inside to Arthur last tackle here for
Melbourne another complete set well done to the boys drink waterers left boot goes to the air and what a take and hopefully not an injury I think I know he’s got I know he’s got the penalty here but I think it was his own man that actually clipped
The legs of him Henry Penn as he came through there that hurt still y it certainly was you can’t touch a def a defender in the air and that’s exactly what Melbourne have done they’re protesting we’re not going to discuss every [Applause] [Applause] decision Henry pen down as well he was a man that actually he got he was pushed from the storm into his own player I think you’ll find and Henry’s got the hip and backside of Canoa Gon I’ve got no problem with McGavin or parker there coming through there with a contest for the football I don’t think they’re trying to push him intentionally into the legs of Canoa gudon there it’s just one of those accidents that happened he’s come down hard they’ve both got back to their
Feet seems to be the one who’s come out of it worse for where than canola gon but penalty goes to the Newcastle night so might have got away with that one stor big defensive set coming up good touch finder there from the kns relieving them of some pressure territorially anyway Ming forward
Here quick play the ball 20 on the field Jaden Butterfield nephew of former n Rob and Skipper Tony the 17 in pinck tackled on the 40 m line Midway through the camp the Newcastle Knights lead the Melbourne storm by 20 and it is in fact 24 run answered
Points from the knights for converted tries all on this left hand side well three of the four anyway oh Arthurs now he’s under some pressure and showed a really cool head there for a 17year old kid that was a really smart play there I thought he could have let the ball go
Was kick quite hard there but he had a crack at it he backed himself as they come up with another error now he got himself back in in field there without forcing the line drop out but this is this is on the back of fatig 70% possession to the Newcastle night
They’re coming up with some silly errors here Lewis gity there just see just takes his eyes off the footy at the last second there high pass two one is is expected to catch but the pass certainly didn’t do him any favors big opportunity here in Newcastle
You can see the errors there from the Melbourne storm s to three just over seven minutes to go Newcastle Knights on the attack again they’ve got all their players out on this right hand side and it just needed that one pass they found it they’ve gone out on the first play
It looked easy from the knights up until that point and that point is the coach killer the final pass Melbourne did really well defensively in the scramble there it was it was Cory Parker again he’s come up with a couple good defensive reads and this time on the
Outside just got the ball away great work canow gin just down the other end of the field moment ago got the wind out of him got thrown in touch there by m storm that was a big play there they needed that they’re on the ropes at the
Moment a big set coming out of their own working it out from their back field here this is where their mistakes have come but there’s a leing penalty Cory Dennis just on for a little long only three penalties in 34 odd minutes of 20’s football downfield they
Go and there’s no secret that they need to be the next to score and if they can get that before half time that’ll do the world of good good strong defense out there Brock lamb has been heavily involved they often throw plenty of traffic towards aaz he’s handling
Himself well isn’t he on Ed good little Defender out very good little Defender trying to milk the penalty center field oh flat pass from Conor jahu it went to Jaden hunt they playing out to this left hand side they’ve had success here before they may well find it again they will Scott drink
Water crosses in the corner Melbourne hit back in the shadows of halim and didn’t they need to well was all drink water too wasn’t it he saw a little bit of space and then he took off and then he’s got the ability to change the football into his other hand there
So he can get beend on meany at the back there they find the space on the outside there it’s there goto side as well the Melbourne storm that left hand Edge but just a change of the footy in his hands there to get that F the opportunity to
Get away he’s just come up limping from it I think he’s going to be okay there drink water but we’ve heard plenty about him there’s a lot of good wraps around this young kid Scott drink water teral sharks Jr he’s had some time in the NRL
Pre-season as well you see bit of a limp there just as he came down from that but great speed great skill nice young fellow too we’re having a chat with him pregame very level-headed young BL great to see in here it’s Jesse Arthurs lines it up what a difficult
Afternoon for him it’s been handled himself very well the youngster from the sideline preferred side for a right footer just a couple of minutes before halftime starts this one right it comes back a little also didn’t have the length and the score line remains Newcastle
24 Melbourne 8 it is four tries to two and Melbourne in every possible statistic have been completely dominated they’ve made more errors more M tackles they’ve had less line breaks less hit-ups and made a whole lot more tackles because their errors have given Newcastle just too much
Footy and that goal kicking too is going to hurt them it could only be a couple of converted tries behind now much more than that thanks to Brock lamb and his perfect kicking boot there and all being tough kicks as well interesting set here for the storm they’ve been really
Successful from the restart in particular at the start of the game when they get that natural roll on from their big men playing Through The Ruck to Charlie Gallow speaking of big men it’d be every bit of 110 kilos probably and some because it’s an age competition
Under 20 we do often refer to them as kids but they are anything but good kick from the storm Chase was also pretty effective on Nick meany good contact made by two Melbourne Defenders it was a really good set of six at after points there and this is
What they can do it’s just that 80-minute performance that that we spoke about in the pregame and hearing that from Eric Smith as well we know they got plenty of points in them and that’s that’s not their that’s not their concern it’s that consistency throughout the duration of the match and not giving
Away penalties like this when you’ve got the opposition on the ropes and all of a sudden letting them off the hook like this the last two weeks they’ve scored 40 points in a game the Melbourne storm but they’ve been beaten both times and if you’re going to score 40
And get beaten you know what the answer is very simply more defensive work Monday to Friday yeah and being in the Melbourne storm system too a club that Prides itself on that defensive aggression consistency week in week out it’s something that made out these young men it’s we’ve spoken about
It’s a learning it’s an education process for them long way to go Newcastle looking for number five Starling juggling the football offloading then into the line staling moves back to dummy half and goes to McNamara he dummies good front on shot there from Burns and
G back to the left oh that is far too easy Jordan pinnick the big fill straight through the middle and didn’t have a Defender within two or three meters of him yeah and I think of the ball was from Tommy Starling there out of dummy half there
The Interchange hook at coming on there was a huge amount of space there that was way too easy and Jord of pinck he couldn’t believe his eyes he comes through thank you very much I don’t get too many of these oh listen to Alan Tonga fellow Ranger has scored points
And he’s just loving it great try he was fantastic last week against the Warriors he was really really strong up against a big pack over there they handled themselves very well and doing the same here against the Melbourne storm we’ve talked about them first ho in cup try right underneath the
Post right right on the buzzer on halim he’s a big thing too isn’t he it’s been all Newcastle nights big Jordan pinck Brock lamb appreciate this he’s slotted three from the touch line and done it beautifully right in front after the siren and that is halime the Newcastle
Knights 30 lead the Melbourne for mate what can Melbourne do to claw their way back into this Match as we start up again it has been the left- hand side for the Newcastle Knights that has done the majority of the damage it’s one of the tri scorers in Jordan pinck I think Newcastle coach Todd Lowry would have been relatively pleased with what his side accomplished in the
Opening half considering they were scored against first showed a bit of character bit of ticker and then some execution to not only get back into it but dominate playing out to this left hand side again lamb toow steps back on the inside and a really strong tackle man Li pepy lamb
Grubbers oh a mix up at the back a mistake and young Jesse Arthurs did extremely well following the mistake to cover his own backside it was great speed wasn’t it by Brock lamb and found tofo on the outside and a nice little kick then after this off his left foot
There to Brock lamb to force that repeat set a nice little kick in behind Arthur just gets to it in time Todd Larry would have been stoked with that first half in the start of this second strong run there Jaden Butterfield launching himself back into the defensive liners lamb and pinnick
Combine here good strong contact up high by Riley Leota Starling McNamara Glanville backing his way into the line ball still available there his support not looking little Scurry here from the hooker still going trying to wrestle his way to the ground now referee Chris Butler back we go
Up Starling just out of dummy half there he’s been good Off the Bench hasn’t he they go out through McNamara now here’s Dennis up nice and quickly was the defense they go back to lamb kicks across field and some open space some open space for the Melbourne
Storm Nathaniel McGavin in a foot race against three in the Newcastle Knights it may have taken them some 65 M but finally they reeled him in this is exactly what Melbourne needed to produce in the opening couple of minutes they need to play long and right here they have the numbers
They had their spacing right but halfback Brody Croft turned back into the defensive line now the cut out pass it goes to Liar Pepe scrambling defense here from the knights six again as the call played at the ruling and the ball stripped it’s legal and out of the in goal area they almost
Stroll the knights the mistake not disappointing from Melbourne because it was a strip which is legal but the desperation following the turnover of possession alarming or there was nothing here they go the knights again yeah great work once again by Tommy Starling to strip that ball in the in goal there which
You’re allowed to do and then Henry pen a great charge coming out of their own end there and all of a sudden Melbourne storm they’re on the back foot again and now defending in their own territory little end end stuff to begin the the second half last tackle now for
Newcastle up we go Arthur is there doesn’t go all the way to the fullback by the half there wasn’t it was Cory Parker back there the center helping out and a penalty here to Melbourne now refs are Chris Butler and Chris trenam and the first time they’ve been a combination
Together it’s worked well just five penalties in 45 odd minutes well done boys a nice free flowing game we’ve spoken about the challenge that lies ahead of the Melbourne storm in this second half so far behind but it’s also a challenge for the Newcastle kns that they don’t take their foot off
The accelerator we know that this game is based around your attitude and your mentality and sometimes you can just ease off a little bit and try to get in that cruise control they can’t can’t afford to do this there is plenty of points In This mour Storm playing the short side here
Through Charlie Gallow goes through theot nice quick hands here a beautiful ball to Jaden Hun he sticks and he scores great work from the Melbourne storm they look so smooth there first try scorers of the second half Jaden hunt did it easily but the the ball this next one is a belter yeah
There was might have been some question marks on on the pass there but the way he did it and the way he faded to go out the back but Play Short there drink water we’ve given him a couple of wraps in the first half he scored a beauty
Himself I can’t figure out if I’m crossy or this is forward it it looks smooth and a tough call On The Run there’s been a lot of very close passes that’s probably the nicest way of putting it happy to back the the back the Judgment of the men
Officiating they’re in a far better position than you or I oh it’s it’s it’s flat it’s it’s close isn’t it there I think uh you know when you look at it like that it might have been a touch forward but it’s way fading off the ball as well creates that
Deception either way it’s four it’s going to be now six and the Melbourne storm there’s some light at the end of the tunnel from them great work from The Young terle sharks Junior there Scott drinkwater great line by hunt and great speed as well to get around the fullback
He had plenty of work to do when he got through the line there it’s been a difficult week for uh fans of rugby league up on the central coast and uh something to smile about for those of you at terle with the young man doing well here
Today we restarted 16-point game and a little bit of a spring in the step of the storm Leota over at the 30 m line again the meter really easy when they get the beasts rolling into the Newcastle half the Dummy from Sam Burns he’s monstered comes to this right hand side
Out the back to Arthurs tackle number four only they’re just 20 M out a try in this set and it is game on there’s your try and it is game on WOW drink water exceptional again for his second there are massive wraps on the 67 combination for the
Storm and didn’t they combine well in that set there wasn’t much going on he’s a cool customer isn’t he drink water just skips across field and then there was nothing back on the inside a half opportunity he turns into four which will be six it was a huge solo effort in
That first half just before half time to get his first try this one is just as good if not better to get the points in the second half and all of a sudden the Melbourne storm there’s a spring in the step isn’t there but coming out of their
Own end plenty of aggression in that running to give them that opportunity if they can even up this Ledger here get a bit more possession in this second half as we’ve spoken about a number of times there’s plenty of points in their attack we don’t quite know how
It works with the percentages but you will see a team dominate a first half and somehow it ends up so much Closer by full time and that is exactly what Melbourne need they are still only 36% possession as opposed to the Knight 64 so they got a long way to go but the
Difference is now just 10 but it was even doing the tough stuff coming out of their own end there I know we’re giving them the halves of wraps down that other end of the field but Gallow is charge out of they’re coming out of their own
End they did the hard stuff first before they played the fancy stuff at the end 30 points to8 it was at halim all of a sudden it’s 3020 and they’re running with some muscle they’re running with some confidence and they are buckling this Newcastle
Line just over half an hour to go so a heap of time Gallow driven backwards Knights getting numbers into the tackle in fact was a tackle on G gain good meters from the home side time it was Brody Croft and Jaden Hunter who scored the first of the second half downfield and into
Touch the perfect set after points they made 97 M put the ball out they get the opportunity to reset defensively here and really try to rip in again against the knights yeah they need to back that great attacking set there up with a big defensive set Sam burns on Debo here
He’s come on he’s tried to provide plenty of energy nice little kick in there put the pressure back on the opposition so great little start to his end One Burns and Li py both on debut today exciting day for those two young fellas and their families your junior
Coaches well done to to both handling themselves well too it’s yours what’s Newcastle got for us through tofa looking to add to his three tries there’s every reason to believe there’ll be more Melbourne just up a little faster off their line little more commitment in their attitude and
There is the mistake that they pushed for and look at them they’re racing in they know how important that little era was for them Josh Kerr heavily involved Henry Penny done a lot of the hard work he taken a strong carry out but he’s just got up and fumbled the footy there
And look at them they come in the back slaps the high fives they’re coming in this is a big set for them the Newcastle kns I wish Henry sorry I wish Henry Penn was still playing when they were sponsored by Henny peny here they come again here is Parker they’re trying desperately to
Slow down this Melbourne storm side that has scored another somehow he had four or five Defenders there and he’s dropped to the ground was just about to say they’ve got to wheel this back 10 m cuz there is no way he’s getting to the ground but that is brood strength and a real
Concern for the knights Charlie Gallow there’s three there there’s four there’s five and he scored somewhere the bottom of all that the fooy is on the deck we think we hope well he set up that first try in the first half to his outside man in Cory Parker that’s three tries in seven
Minutes from the Melbourne storm a huge amount of strength with all those Newcastle Knights players around him which you’ve spoken about Andy great strength get the ball back down and how quickly it can turn we’ve spoken about this is that great strength or is that just no good defensively from the
Knights or is a little combination of both well I think it’s a combination of both he’s run the run the ball strong there hasn’t he all game Charlie Gallow on the outside important conversion he makes no mistakes wow ohoo take a breath here we go and to end
Stop side to side plenty of speed the halves combining well aren’t they for the Melbourne storm and they look so dangerous three tries in quick time there 46th 48 and 53rd minute real indication they’ve had all the ball oh ner this take from aavin he did very well at the
End playing it short to Big Josh Kerr on the 30 m and a quick play the ball as a result The Meters very easy against a we Newcastle line they’ve done a lot of tackling in the opening 4 minutes of this half they just needed to keep the ball
Traveling left to right there and it was on again Newcastle shortening their line try and get back into this contest as arth is tackled Burns moves to dummy half last play and pressure on Brody Croft here goes to drink water looks like he’s playing touch or Oz tag there
Just steps back around offloads to Croft he goes straight up and down it is still the last Burns Rob ahead and we are calling knock on sorry we are talking offside in the offside position there Sam Burns it was an ugly back end of the set
Though wasn’t it they were so good only moments before after Point Sam Burns drove it in the touch and put all the pressure back on the opposition this time drink water and also Croft they just couldn’t get it together they went out to that outside there the bomb goes
Up in the air then s Burns in an offside position gets his hands on the football but they got all the pressure on the opposition they just can’t afford to just let go all of a sudden is that going to be a pivotal point in the game that we do look back
On because momentum has now stopped for the the Melbourne storm are on a real rooll there they probably needed to be a little more organized a little more set and defined in what they were trying to a cheve at the end of that hosin one of the tri scorers one of
Three Tri scorers for Newcastle is tackled he’s just 25 M out so they’re in the zone he’s got it oh drink water that is just superb he hurt himself on the way down though that way he landed on his shoulder didn’t look good at all he’ be in the T20 final there the
Way he took that footy there might be a slight change in team the at this races out one two grabs just gets it before it hits the ground big play a huge play wasn’t it he committed himself to the the intercept and could have looked really silly had it not come
Off the roll on continues from Melbourne playing AC Crossfield they go to Croft and out the back to Pepe he steps back into the mid of the rck bounces off one and off a second before he is finally grabbed by two of the forwards last tackle here for Melbourne C to the
Air and knock forward from the storm there he got up there McGavin along with Parker just couldn’t control the football they weren’t sure if they were trying to catch it or bat it back either yeah still not a bad end of the set though isn’t it much better than the one
Previously before there where it got a little bit ugly but I like your Des description about drink water there the way he plays his football it looks just like he’s playing a game of touch or just playing backyard footy the way the the calmness and the composure and the
Confidence the way he goes about his gam he looks like he’s got some time doesn’t [Applause] he Newcastle very rarely have they been asked to work it from their back field such as their dominance only lead by four on the scoreboard lamb rushed there poor service from the inside and a
4020 for Brock lamb who had five Defenders under his nostrils and is absolutely builted this downfield foot with the foot on the line boys does it still need a little tinkering I just said with this rule does it is there any real Advantage here to the Newcastle Knights for an
Exceptional kick they’ve been forced to wait until the Melbourne line is completely set playing it out to this left hand side Rush stuffed there from lamb it went through the hands to toot lava mnara ball free and knocked on according to the refi Jordan pinnick thought he had another try there yeah
Mamar he was filthy too this ball the way it’s come out here referees called knock on so we have to go with that but a huge kick by brockland Gallow on the inside there the ball it’s come out was it touched by drink water arms around him AR around missed
Opportunity after a wonderful 4020 by Brock let’s go in wait it’s out and yours there’s some strong defense on Jack comford good today Jack and limited opportunities just three hit- Ups three tackles asn’t really been a a Winger day for the Melbourne storm it’s been the big brutes in the
Middle of the park that have done their thing and done it very Well Qui play the ball from ockland Tim playing it short there to Arthur was a nice ball from Brody Croft goes back to the number seven he goes to the air an awkward kick very well taken then back on the inside still a bit of a sloppy back end of a
Set there it’s really hurting them they haven’t nailed it have they they haven’t W some good defense I think it was Parker out wide there and the Newcastle Knights have come up yeah was Parker again he’s had some good defensive reads there and this time a good shot forces the era
Here there’s mcar again over the top just comes up with a big ER in the Newcastle kns well they’ve been Their Own Worst Enemy in this second half completion rate you can see there 50% nowhere near good enough Melbourne with six here will be back in the lead for the first time
Since the third minute they first to score and looked a million dollars in doing so [Applause] burns out a dummy half links up with Josh Kerr that was a hell of a tackle down low Burns dummies goes himself and is met by two pinck and hosing good defensively there playing to the
Left bouncing out of a tackle initially was drink water two tries so far today he’s taken himself out of play on this final option little kick through and very well done at the back Canela gon quick with his hand quick with his mind and here come the storm yeah call
For reinforcements hav mbour storm they’re coming in from every angle but canola ging that was a great little piece of play there got himself to the ground quickly to stop that repeat set coming out of his own line some more strength and it’s the little fella bro
Croft and one of the monsters in the Newcastle pack musling up defensively Dennis had tofa on his outside this is the last they’re still inside the 20 spiral kick here from lamb a tester for Arthur who does well on his knees well done Jesse yeah it’s great Rugby League All
Around isn’t a great defensive set there by the Melbourne storm restricted him to only about 10 or 12 M there that was a huge defensive set and a big kick by Brock Lam strike the ball beautifully But Here Come the Melbourne storm the C [Applause] by Big Ben playing across field is
Burns now is that off the shoulder or was that off the arm yeah I think it was off the arm off the arm of Jermaine snowa Brown now he’s coming in to make the tackle it doesn’t matter it doesn’t matter if he’s not playing at the football if his hand comes in
Contact it’s a knock on there just races out of the line and you can just see off he hand they were building nicely though down that right hand side they had some energy and some momentum starting to shift the ball through their over the top hookers up boys let’s go second
Still plenty of time left in this game yeah time over 17 minutes left they they can still afford to build some pressure here they don’t need to score points off every set they’re down here they’re not that far behind it’s four on four on the far side of the
Field Gallow just takes it himself oh is awkwardly driven back look like he was going to be forced into doing the splits there for a moment as Tim takes it Forward ball stalling a penalty and a repeat set 15 M Out Boys the ball on the ground got to
Get penalized Melbourne are coming again here Tommy Starling just with his hands in around the football there referee calls the Here Comes big there is a unit and the ball is free that is just a poor carry from Josh Kerr unfortunately he doesn’t deserve that he’s been very good
Today 15 tackles nine hit-ups along with Charlie Gallow has really led the way yeah just just loose carry there wasn’t it just not enough ball security just as he’s coming up there just trying to keep that momentum and that energy that heid’s got at the moment a quick
Play the ball as you spoke about Andy he been fantastic Tu some really strong carries loves getting in behind the back of the rck there get some valuable meters for side comes up with a crucial L they’re still in the game Melbourne but they have really had their chances
Over the last 10 minutes that they’ve been unable to capitalize on and whether they go on to win or lose this they will look back on three or four occasions with regret that they didn’t make the most of their opportunity traveling across field and fading a few along the way was Tommy
Starling trying to milk a penalty there lamb just gets it out of there on the fourth nicely taken at the back by comford taken to the ground 25 M out from his own line Arthurs now crosses the 30 so if this set continues the trend of those previous the storm will be just
About in the go Zone by the time they get to the last yeah they be looking for that man drink water to combine with CR there see what they can do there combining nicely building this in good field position now still couple up their sleeve traveling across field was drink
Water playing the ball back on the inside last play here Croft pumps it over the top but straight to the knights and there was a hint of a Shepherd there the Melbourne storm was certainly complaining kned down by Melbourne Melbourne have knocked it out oh they are lucky there the knights
He does but he’s played it the ball he’s played it the football there so it’s going forward Henry Penn just getting out there and crof just has a crack at the football hitting it down there it’s in a forward motion there they’ve called an opportunity
There I think crof was trying to do a little chip for drink water there drink water was back on the inside he got too much on it and it went straight down the throat there of Canoa Gant look at the size of that front row from the storm let’s go gigantic hand
Side is pen we just haven’t seen too much of Cory Dennis have we in this second half here we spoke about him so much I suppose they haven’t had as much opportunity uh with the ball in hand in this second half but that left hand side
Was so dangerous early you’d love to see him with the ball in hand me looking just de oh get through there set ball has gone backwards there that was a great shot put on Eddie to otaa straightening as the skipper Amy last tackle L to the air oh good luck at the back Jesse Arthurs with this and again he falls forward almost on his knees but takes it beautifully he certainly has a old tough spiraling bomb bomb there Brock Lamb’s really tested him out hasn’t he all afternoon with
Them high catches he’s only fumble to one great take doesn’t he get some Boot and some air on those Torpedoes right on halfway now Kuai doing well Sam Burns dummy half Knights have been broken again Arthur couldn’t get around his opposing man Nick meany but here they come the
Melbourne storm looking to lead with just over 10 minutes remaining and there’s another one of those opportunities we’ll give their coach another first year coach Eric Smith a few extra gray hairs yeah wouldn’t you love to put a blood pressure monitor on the coach there in
This game any NYC coach for that matter but jerck Smith he’s he’s been on a roller coaster ride this afternoon with his side and that opportunity too they were building nicely McGavin had actually placed himself in a in a really tough position for Croft to get him the
Football he was looking for the kick ahead he wasn’t in a position to catch the football I think he’ll look back at that and position himself a little bit better or the communication needs to be better between those two again numbers in the tackle there on Cory Dennis storm slowing everything down
Making it easy for their defensive line just outside the 40 looking for the sideline and find it little earlier than his teammates thought but the kick downfield from Joe Morris who’s only just come back into the action it was a good one and I think both teams will actually enjoy this this
Little break just to settle down here I think the Melbourne storm storm will appreciate it just as much as well just slow it down reset a little bit H second with your other second rck nice and tight wait for the out stand squ get that leg happening we know the
Stor got points in them they’ve scored the second most points in the NYC competition in the opening month but they’re also conc seeding 36 and 1/2 a game and over 40 their last two weeks so they do have the points they do have the power and there’s certainly the time with the
Opportunities the Lost opportunities May well cost them beautifully held up football there nice support play from Arthurs to drink water Knights thought it was forward as they try to take the ball carrier towards the touch line they go back to the half across field Storm still with it still with it
And denied by a meter just couldn’t get the ball fre to his supporting players yeah liar Pepe there he got up for the ball there and he caught it was a great take there was men on the inside he just couldn’t get that there and the desperation in the defense C the cross
Field kick it was perfectly placed he gets up above them pppe and then just on the inside couldn’t get it down and Newcastle Knights 1 two three there great defense they’ve been more committed to their defensive line the knights over the last 10 minutes the opening 20
Minutes of the half certainly won’t be on their highlights real at the end of the year powerful stuff from Sam Stone going forward taking it back land straight through not a teammate around him to help but he pumps it over the top looking for his
Winger G gon got a hand to it but it all happened just a little too Qui quick yeah the bounds just beat him as well but Brock lamb what about the speed from him the skill here dummies off the right foot there races through sums up the
Situation what can he do I’ll kick it across to my wing at canala gudon he needs a nice bounce it just bounces away can he get the ball in he just couldn’t get his hands to it shakes his head a missed opportunity again for it’s about positional awareness Brock lamb saw
Three big big tied forwards standing in front of him he knew exactly where he was going what he was doing and how he had to do it and he executed that plan perfectly the storm to Kuba doesn’t break he bends the line a [Applause] Little this is where mbour have looked good especially in the hands of this man drink water bounces off a second heads across field bounces off a third and a fourth and a fifth and he beats lamb three times lamb comes back to have the final laugh playing short side
Two on two heading back in behind the rck last play short side the storm go and they’re denied they’re held up over the line boys once again the defense the Newcastle Knights on their line they go down the short side on a couple of occasion Burns goes down there can they
Hold him up the Newcastle Knights here they count 1 2 3 four five players in the screen there really working hard last tack change over it’s a change over there that Melbourne stor are trying to get another crack at him yeah they wanted a seven tackle set they couldn’t get that Newcastle nights
They’re trying to slow it down but how quickly just down that other end of the field that try in that corner there if he can a gger take it almost seals the game for them and then just down the other end of the field a little opportunity great footy under s minutes remaining
Hosin and the balls come free four points in the game five tries a piece and they get shot after shot after shot the storm Leota back to burns out to Croft steps off his right boot lose a giant hole in this Amy Park Turf the big boys trying to do their
Thing claiming points but a knock on has been ruled Josh Kerr so close so far oh was so close wasn’t it big Josh ker we’ spoken about the amount of work that he’s done and he had plenty of work to do once again the spin out of
Hosking’s tackle here tries to get the ball down it just comes free at the last minute but once again look at the numbers in the screen there from the Newcastle Knights there’s players all around there they’re so desperate on their line but once again another missed Opportunity by the Melbourne storm they’re getting
Closer lock let’s go 14 opportunity here on the far side of the field if the knights want to play that way they do and they’ve done it well now it’s a race Melbourne Newcastle for the win gudon taken to the ground the knights just need to keep going left they go
Straight there are prop forwards scattered throughout the defensive line but not necessarily in their position in the mdle of the park and that is an easy take there for Melbourne Newcastle really not challenging at a time when they should be kubai brilliant defensively Morris out to lamb
Dummies and again he offloads back to lamb tries to step past Josh Kerr not this time lamb taking himself out here it’s the final play they really haven’t fired a shot here at all the Newcastle Knights they had four tackles in the 30 m and didn’t really offer a
Thing quick tap here from the storm drinkwater is cut down inside now the final four minutes Arthurs backs slam a good ball that ended up being dropped by the talented young fullback and he got an absolute goall from Tyrone Amy yeah he done so much of the hard
Work he’s done had a fantastic game he just got up and the ball just bubbles free I think drink water if he gets his time over again there he might have taken that quick tap he might have launched the ball down kick for touch there as you can see Arthur’s a little
Bobbly he knew that he hasn’t got time on his side he took the quick tapion he made few himself out of come up with an error on that next opportunity still scratching the head that last Newcastle set was T to Brock Lamy took himself out of the play
They’re out to play the ball magnamar is on the bench Tommy Starling had to take play tried to get the ball in behind it’s Henry Penn now there’s pen beats a second bulldozing his way with two on his back a 30 plus meter run great stuff now lamb plays it back on the
[Applause] inside head gear has been ripped off slowing things down here Amy Lamas to the left McNamara to the right and that’s the way they go very average stuff from Newcastle with under three to go they hold on to a four-point lead yeah once again just I
Think it was Tommy Starling the man there just on the right I think mamar is on the bench at the moment so he’s taking his spot and he just takes the ball way too much pressure there was it Forward anyway yeah and the Melbourne storm they get
Another crack they might only have two sets maybe now the Melbourne storm points have to come you can see drink water cross scheming up a plan together what do they do they might not even get two full sets but they might not need them Dennis chasing from behind he did
Well to get liar Pepe there this is now Croft they Trail by four Kerr over the line knocked on only a matter of minutes ago now into Newcastle territory through Jaden hunt drink water’s a man drink water is the man and they go looking for him that’s him with the ball goes
Straight through his hands the knights pick up and it’s one of the front rowers Jermaine tooa Brown off loads and Newcastle confirm their win Canoa gajin it has taken 78 minutes to make sure they leave here with the two competition points and they have done it the hard
Way with the Newcastle Knights will win and drink water he needed to take that footy there and the ball it just comes out of his hands and Canoa gon well he nearly scored a try in that right hand corner a few sets before great support play he races away to score in this
Leftand side and once again the Melbourne storm another missed opportunity building building building they often they puffed they just couldn’t blow it down there big Germain Scoops it up nicely showed a slick Pair of Hands didn’t he and canola gon races away what a game of footy it’s
Been Here There and Everywhere hasn’t it Melbourne storm the the boys next week at home at the Sunshine Coast Stadium to the Bulldogs and the Newcastle Knights at home to the West tigers and there will be no rush with this kick with just under 30 seconds remaining
Canoa gudon well done pal he deserves that has had very positive contributions in today’s [Applause] game Brock Lamb’s stance has got me a little concerned I must admit we’re getting used to odd stances in the game not sure what he’s holding as he buckles down and he’s kicking just perfectly [Applause]
Though and as we say that he misses you heard the siren you can see the smiles the Newcastle Knights of one six tries to five they had too good 34 points to 26
