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It sure is well it’s game on here now as referee Daren ferus says play on and already you can see that breeze be strong at the back of the storm in the first half and they have the first possession beautiful sunshine in Newcastle it’ll be a tough day for the
Fullbacks storm with the first first opportunity with ball in hand El who’s coming to this starting side in the back row the lock for position already a penalty against the KN it’s a big southwester Frank behind the backs of the Melbourne storm team and that’s a big big start from there b
Penalty and they’ll come down have a a good ball set start the the set about 40 m out from the Newcastle Knights line you can see the knights wearing some impressive socks it’s a foundation they’re raising some awareness for where there’s a will there’s a way great to
See the kns youngster supporting that we’ll tell you some more about that through the morning already the Stormer in good field position putting some pressure on the Newcastle knights in some shape a good short an opportunity there too and it opened up a little bit there for furore just wasn’t
Able to hold on to the footy you can see that shape they run in the top great a lot there the Mourne storm team and nearly executed that perfectly fero found himself in a bit of a half a hole just needed to hold that he’s someone
That will feature a lot today the number 11 there furore wide running back strong great attitude of course the Melbourne storm have an interesting link up to two teams in the in super Cup in Queensland they have the East tigers and also the Sunshine Coast Falcons so a lot of these
Youngsters get pushed forward to there into those comps and both those teams having successful Seasons as well so think Rosie in the melv storm system the knights two have five players playing an in super Premiership and two in NL penalty now for the knights helps them
Out of that hard hard yards area yeah two rck penalties to start the game one each for each team so the referees are trying to clamp down that area hopefully it’s consistent now and the plays can get their head around it the night starting the set this time
In the storm half good contact there from the tap restart Cory Dennis would be looking to impress to try and push his way through the grades skipp and hosin this time he has a little Captain Cook and turns the football over errors to start everywhere damad yeah when it’s windy Frank just
Got to concentrate a little bit bit more and watch the ball right into your hands and I know it’s only a little short ball there but the wind can change it just a little probably an inch all that means to to drop the ball they have to keep
Their passes short especially from the dummy half another factor that the win plays is for the fullbacks you spoke a lot about Matt Cooper’s confidence he gets into the game early gets confidence be very powerful yeah it’s a big part of M Cooper’s game he probably needs to
Improve his the high ball and I’m sure he get tested here today and but he’s got a lot of he’s got he’s got 14 tries 18 line breaks to go with it feature here today now it’s the storm doing the hard yards trying to get out of their own
End with a Winger in Collins they go center field see with the ball they’re set up to the right hand side shift on on offer here for the storm and they have some space as well it’s that man drink water who drops the ball back inside now to thin out an offl
Inside some razzled dazzle by the storm Trindle eventually brought down 20 M out pointing to the post they go to the short side what a bit of ball playing on the edge he looks class with ball in hand drink water already see the way looks in looks out play short down
The short side There’s an opportunity very close to the corner into touch he was out in theou har Grant’s a creative player for the Melbourne stormy took the opportunity down the short side and it nearly paid off he sure is I think that’s big sell for now out in that right
Wing he’s a big strong thing but yeah Harry Grant loves a short side very aggressive little player especially in defense it’s the competition in dummy half run so don’t be surprised to see more of Harry Grant who has been resigned with the storm John now just playing through the
Middle good ball back inside off the ball off the ball near time with the footballers also cro little bit of a Juggle there from McIntyre able to hold the ball nice just getting a bit of momentum through that middle there a good run on the back of that with ker and brought
The penalty yeah good nice play from the Newcastle Knights just keeping it nice and short around the rock just pumping them through that that middle third and just chasing that that player that’s Third Man back and and offside so you can hear the referee calling them out
Smart play from bur is just poking it forwards around there and it’s their turn to have a good ball set on the back of that kick from Curtis D you can see the strength of that wind there as they tried to kick into touch it he thought it was going to
Go into touch comfortable but only just made it now it’s Curtis Stark with the ball and the Knights come up with first points JNS is directing traffic quickly to lockery just a flat pass there to King needs a little bit more momentum there is some space on the keep going
For the kns but the storm just quickly lock rid of John who straightens up the attack Dan Vera said he caught up with him last night and I spoke to Mt during the week that cnis mosis injury is a tough one very painful Birch at a dummy
Half to locky short pass to dark back on that inside shoulder great defense by Egan quick play the ball means the knights are on the attack hosking as he cly got met in solid defense he’s only a meter out the skipper on the fifth tackle BS to thread
The needle the referee says it’s not been played at so Cooper’s got it on the fifth can he come up with a play Melbourne storm jump over him was a tough ask there by bir to come out with so much traffic and try and thread the needle through difficult proposition for
Bir to do that he probably need the pass there they did have the numbers on the left and that that right side for the Melbourne storm has leaked a fair few tries this year that’s the side the Newcastle kns need to be going to now playing the
Football you can see the why the comparing him to Israel F from a body shape perspective got a bit to go until he joins that type of company now the storm on the front foot playing some football this time as the halfback Egan down the short side some space she
Close to the sideline and the Knights are not able to take drink water into touch dangerous when he gets the football F now goes forward almost lifting the leg the ball spewed out the back and the referee says lost football didn’t have control of it though fting furore that’s his second error in
Seven minutes got to go into that contact area bit more ball security probably could have easily got a penalty there just said during the cor little lifting tackle there canow gaj put his hands up as well and one that got through yeah absolutely can’t do that that’s a nice ball definitely need
To get some yards down here now but both teams are pretty enterprising to start of the game and looking to throw the ball around especially Melvin storm they got nothing to lose they here start around entertain a little bit they’ve definitely got some players that can do that wouldn’t imagine Eric Smith the
Coach of the storm happy with the completions and the errors at this stage one from four now bir scheming out of D half stealing some meters for the knights just calling the markers out there putting them on warning good hands and interchange by the forwards ker gets
Ack play the ball things up for some ball playing J’s beautiful Movement by the knights and there space on the edge for Gibbs could have got the ball to to canala gudon on the outside there would have been space he gets the offload flat pass there lucky to get away with
It eventually the halfback Locker is caught on the fifth tackle 18 M out Co is down the shorts on a short pass and call forward the storm players put their hands in the air and the touch judge on The Far Side picked up the forward pass
It is nice play for the cast nice but they’re just not giving themselves enough room get a little bit more depth just putting all their ball players under a little bit of pressure he’s through the hole there but the Milbourne stor need to get to that kick got a really strong Breeze behind
Them even kick early bit of field position it’s a funny thing playing with the breeze you think it’s a great Advantage but you’ve got to take that Advantage you got to use it good tackle there by Jack Johns over the top he’s real Str Franks he’s good with
Football in hand very good Defender it’s time reasonably high no storm players calling for a penalty but referee said play on now they get some space to the open side that shape that we’re so used to seeing from the storm NRL team filters down the grades good post
Contact meters as well here for Toni flat pass yeah it was more than flat it was forward once again the erors dam yeah I’m sure they obviously they warmed up on the field both teams and would have spoken about that in their warart there a breeze and they were
Going on about it but just give yourself some more depth with them without when you’re going against the breeze and also you got the breeze with you can and can play with your head a little bit also when you’re set for that trick shot down the
Short side that set flat is going to be a little you you do need to get out and be flat on the shorts but the the dummy half needs to get out as well he needs to bring you onto the ball and Harry Grant will do that as we spoke he loves
Getting out from there Andrews the ball on on the back of it it’s Gibbs outside backs doing the hard work now for the knights poer with an off good hands by Cooper was at his feet and had to stop and reset himself wonderful Center of balance that Cooper was seen it a number
Of times the knights look really good through the middle third love the way they’re tipping on to each other opportunity for these outside backs that are very dangerous as well this time he comes into the centers looking for some work and he put some pressure on the Storm wide pass from JNS
Toofy now it’s McIntyre with ball looking for more footy when he gets football he comes up with plenty of points plays at 10 m out down the short side is ly trick kick taken on the full by drink water this will mean that the storm can turn defense into to attack
Quickly Knights aren’t quite back on side and drink water took some advantage of that get the ball back inside to yeah that was a big shame from L fre he just preempted he’s always going to kick that if you just look to his left it was just
A there was a four on three a t scoring opportunity now they find themselves defending half on the halfway line an advantage Grant knows where to go with the football he just went forward and stole some more meters meaning the Stormer already 40 m out another flat pass to
Trenle dummy to the inside good defense by the knights dragging down McIntyre chopped the legs out from underneath the storm going center field bit of end to end stuff from both teams offload again referee says go back and play play now the completion rates for
The storm is one from five they need to get this one out pass once again that that’s tough to take in traffic it’s one from six for for number 11 that’s his third error tell what and lucky it’s not happening in the NRL bam would have be spitting chips
Literally it’s one thing the Melbourne storm in the top grade don’t do is and that beat themselves every week they give them themselves a chance to win on the back of their completions Zack hosking now going forward great interview with Emma Lawrence before the game talking about his father the mule
Thought he was polite to his dad a little bit Slimmer they play to the keep going the nights McIntyre I wouldn’t imagine M sen have a py the Frank what was he called the MU does he look like one something like that one of the great
Icons of the game great cult figures for Manley over the MU hosy fifth tackle now for the nights bombs way up into the bruze a good option by lrey hard to take and they just allow the back row the fullback he didn’t get anywhere near
That drink water in the end it was a very good take there by Bo furore he’d be pleased to get ball in hand after a couple of Errors storm doing the RO work good charge there by Harland Collins a couple in his wake now the storm can get over the
Halfway line be looking to complete this set of six tough pass there fin you can see that big body takes some dragging down and a quick play the ball meeting Grant can take the advantage short pass on the outside to Arthurs now fin with the ball this space on the edge for the
Storm KN scram in defense eventually they make that tackle only a meter out B it was who dummy half they’re claiming try here referee points to the spot and it’s the Melbourne storm with first points through the hard worker in Harry Grant yeah good dummy halfes try
From Harry Grant little bit of cell to his left caught the markers in the on goal defense for the Newcastle kns at sixes and sevens there in in McIntyre got to get down low and cancel out the opportunity for the dummy half which he wasn’t able to
Do Harry cap Harry Grant capitalized on that and takes his tally to seven for the season comes from good blood good blood stock as well his father’s nickname was Piggy and he’s piggy Grand great nicknames come from the same story Frank it’s uh he was the 20s origin
Hooker as well and very impressed with him he loves the contact and speaking to the Melbourne storm staff today they said he’s his tackle technique for Melbourne storm is a little bit low so it’s something he’ll be working on hard in the preseason and offseason to rectify and get in the melbon storm
System and the way they defend but he’s got big potential they got Brandon Smith down there as well in the number nine position and getting chud from Cameron Smith he’ll know all about it when he gets to Melbourne starts training with the N Squad Jesse Arthurs has the ball
Placed many factors to deal with particularly the brze start this inside the post beautiful beautiful kick straight over the black dot no problems for Jesse arth Melbourne storm 6 lead the nights nil battling with the conditions down on the sideline is Emma Lawrence yes it is very windy down here
Frank it’s a bit deceiving cuz it looks like a nice day but it’s quite chilly I cannot believe that the storm scored first when they’ve only completed two of seven sets but how good is Harry gr as you said played 20’s origin came through the Juniors played 18’s origin as well
And he’s top of the comp for dummy half Ron he so quick so keep an eye out for him to do that again this game spot on Q there too Emory did a brave take you seen the strength of that wind Knights kicked off and put it up
Into the bruise and Harry Grant came down now that means the Melbourne stor in a good field position quickly Grant little trick shot down the short side aym in their attack now the storm see those structures coming down the gr drink water once again happy to challenge the
Line F tackle you’d like to think they put it up and use this bruise Eagan tried to do that he’s put one of those floating bombs it’s a tough one great take by Matt Cooper at the back that’s a confidence Builder we spoke about Cooper before and that’s one part of his game
He needs to practice and big take for him was floating all over the shop and a lot of confidence for the rest of the game the outside backs for the Newcastle Knights is camon King with an offload creates that second phase opportunities for the knights and that’s why they’re right up
In the top five of the comps comp for meters made down that Center third they’re always pushing forward which is a good sign and you’re going to push forward if you know you’re going to receive the ball every now and then was faring the whole stuff there from
Cameron King over the top remind me of Clint Newton almost in his day playing for the nights good kick here by Jack John’s lower and into the breeze trickling towards the sideline that’s an art in itself kicking into the breeze sure is you need to really have your hand on that ball right
To the last minute when you’re kicking to the breeze don’t let it float and your ball drop it’s a real hard skill to do you can imagine did a lot of it growing up as a kid when your father’s Matthew Johns and your uncle’s Andrew you wouldn’t had any options on Christmas
Day we’re going in the park footies and there’s another one Jack Jack’s got a brother called Cooper Cooper’s another little half that’s playing his Trail I think he’s at the SE Eagles at the moment but looking to sign an NYC contract as well and you might see in some of these colors out
Here today and it’s not new car Castle here’s a cut out pass now and some opportunity for the melbour on a little kicking behind oh Matt Cooper Houdini like oh nearly turned def well he has turned defense into attack had he not been K he would have made it away he’s
Still away Matt Cooper over the 40 over the 30 beats the defense oh Matt Cooper that is magic stuff one end to the other first of all he come up with a play to come up with the football tripped over the pop-up sprinkler hopped up and went
Again and went right down the other end and scored yeah got an ankle tap he’s ran so many meterage uh tries this year long distance tries on the back of an interceptable support play and this sort of stuff here picking the ball up a loose ball body on the line then just
Shows his speed that’s his 15th try this year nice right foot here’s a good foot race he’s so many long distance tries this year he has scored great balance Dan he just looks like and you’ll see here he comes up with a clever little shot here and he and he gets the ankle
Tap but he’s got enough composure to just stay on his feet but he gets those legs pumping quickly drink water probably needed to attack him there in defense but we would have thought Egan had the speed to run him down but he’s deceptive it’s it’s good when you see
Long distance runs and you see the players looking up at the big screen looking where where’s my uh the defense going to come from and what can I do to keep get away from them had a good look up there and stepped away and got through for his 15th stke
Curtis St taking on the kicking duties today the extra two points and the Knights bounce back Melbourne 6 Newcastle 6 well Matt kuber is always on the highlights real isn’t he such a bright young Talent don’t forget guys we do have the main game here today storm
And Newcastle but after that we head across to aliance Stadium on Fox League roosters and West tigers is how good for the roosters they get their fullback Michael Gordon back he hasn’t played since round 18 with a peck injury I mean not only what he brings on the field at
Fullback but he’s he’s kicking as well oh how about that gone dead not a good start for the storm yeah that wind is so strong and Emma’s dealing with it down there in the sideline playing Havoc with a hair alone tell you what that kickoff it was like a rocket dameris Frank how
Many time would have drink water what we doing here talk to me to himself I can’t kick this dead I can’t kick this dead and can’t just done that his coach would have sent a message down don’t kick it dead it’s always the captain obvious
Don’t kick it dead no no I won’t kick it dead but G I tell you what it puts the knights in a good field position Jack Johns is like he’s conducting the orchestra out there at the moment he wants the ball wide of The Rock he moves
It quick to lrey it’s a play at the back to the Tricor of Cooper cor Dennis just needed to hit that with a bit more speed into dummy half King he’s always got the ball bit of arur beater in beaten in him and he gets the offload as well on the
Back of it lrey scheming and taking the Melbourne storm defense on the halfback plays it quickly out of dummy half will be bur needed to find a runner King was Keen for the try line he’s found it a few times this season fifth tackle JNS
Now out the back to Cooper space for the Newcastle Knights canow gon trying towards the tril on good scramble defense by the nice play there from the knights good good option to run on the last especially the BR there the play of Jack John’s there just
Really held the ball up held out in two hands nice little delayed pass found some space for his outside men the storm to do some grun work as we have a look at the replay here he found space on the edge and the slide defense come across hard from the storm he
Didn’t need to do the cutout pass there just need to go through the hands draw pass you would have probably seen guding into the corner the Melbourne storm have come up with some errors to start this game a number of them none more so in a
Pressure point spot less than 10 m out from your own line think it was touched by the knights was it yes Knights got a hand in there theyve got some grunt work to do now Dan Off Their Own Line the storm I’m sure they’ll get forward there’s no problem
With that just got to get through set need a kick here use that strong Breeze that’s at their back need to get the right field position to set up for that kick outside back Jesse Arthur doing some off the south is that right Jesse AR Time Squad I believe there’s been
Some signings amongst the grades the knights have also lost a couple of the West Tigers oh that pass was flat fell away from it put his Runner Under Pressure me a turnover once again just needed to dig into the line there turn the football over Heath Gibbs
And also Sam McIntyre signing with the West Tigers the two kns player so not surprising to see some movement in this grade at the back end of the season disappointing to lose both those players guess there’s a pathway see there a few back rolls in front of Sam but he’s a
Good talent West tar got a couple good players there the knights are set up to the right hand side Jack johnes knew they needed a square up a little bit playing a bit too lateral plays at 18 M out hosin wants to go forward with the ball good ball out
The back but the storm defense read it good read There by trindel come quickly up on lrey now Dennis is wrestling with the ball in hand that’s a good battle in itself Sal fin up against Cory Dennis two the bigger youngsters in this C cup competition now it’s fifth
Tackle 11 me out what do the knights do JNS wants the ball to the outside puts the kick across it’s up in this bruise they competed against themselves there the nights Gibbs and gon almost competed took the ball off each other so did that’s that’s G catch relas the then
Gibbs need to behind him he had a tap back or whatever he wanted to do there but communication issue we spoke about it earlier D playing with severe brze it’s tough also kicking into it but also with it at your back you need to factor those things in
Your kicking game you do but you got to hold the ball before you can get a kick away still five from 11 the storm boys under 50% there I’m sure Eric Smith will remind them of that at half time the storm coach 38 35 out from Their Own Line this
Time they’re going to use the breezing kick early hasn’t got great purchase on it skewing the W sideline lucky he didn’t get good purchase on it cuz it turned out perfectly did skew it a little bit exactly what he’s doing Frank so 4020 finally use that breeze it’s over here guys big momentum
Change 4020 I love that rule one of the great changes over modern time and last time we seen the Melbourne storm do this they come up with points furore looking to get his hands on the ball here with at the back to drink water great vision a cut out pass
And it’ll be untouched in the corner for Haron Collins but it’s all Scott drink water there good Vision Knights defense was up and in and he hit the man on the chest yeah well executed as spoken about fermal ran a great line previous two times have been down here they’ve hit fer
More and great skill where they’ve just used him up gone out the back to drink water just shelling peas for him look at this line from the number 11 just gets a couple interested drink water nice cutout pass to Collins big Harland Collins out there on the left
Wing always good to see youngster with vision and time and despite that attention from the knights coming in to shut it down Scott Drinker was able to to make the right decision in traffic he’s definitely a talent drink water think he comes from the Central Coast just down the road there
And the brother of Josh there Super League he’s Haron Collins these guys are pretty proud to be wearing that purple strip of the Melbourne storm no doubt about it there’s some Pathways there good enough to take them and some of these youngsters are certainly putting their hand up for it
Today another challenging kick for Jesse arth as he struck the last one beautifully taking his time to think about it started out there look at that pinpoint accurate used the breeze to Perfection Melbourne 12 night six what a ball that was from drink water I know you guys gave him a wrap
But he’s just such a good young Talent he was the 2015 Australian school boys number six alongside Nathan CLE what a combo that would have been if he wants to get a spot in first grade possibly with cro going he’s got a lot of competition with Brody Croft and Jerome
Hughes so gosh the big three when they’re gone they they probably have another big three coming through the storm don’t they Craig Bellamy certainly knows how to develop young Talent a spot on EMS so six for the Australian school boys he we’ve seen some big numbers in
Front of him and decided to take on that fullback position like ceron monster absolutely saw from that 4020 Frank some points here they go here’s a great G is it with the football might be first touch for him and he split him open mean in the storm we on the attack
Now Trindle onto the football drink water with that skip across field and dummy pushed the pass out was good enough to go back and pick it up B Grant now at a dum a just playing up eyes up tight football Melbourne storm have a roll on
Now back down the short side for drink another cut out pass he might have dropped it in the corner though fin he went for the one put to fin the midle the midle was just a three on three great place to attack from there just need the ball grip put that down the
Corner here we have a look at this yeah didn’t really get a catch on it look like he’s holding the ball on the top on the point hope he didn’t think about the dive more than the put down n Wingers don’t think of that no what about the
Wingers in the top grade for the storm vaval ad car streaking away the CH scoring this year yeah D B Once Upon a Time Wingers were seen as people who hang out with footballers we can’t say that these days not that I ever would have they’re great great to watch and
Tomorrow in the pen camber game there’s four on display the Wingers there outstanding but Alex Johnson’s the other one the tri scorer in then leading the tri scores I think with 22 shot by the sniper late last night there with a hand putting it down for his third in the meantime penalty
Against the Melbourne storm means the knights are well and truly on the attack Curtis dark with a good offload to Bir Go who’s look yeah just run back yourself Dan bad says to the young hooker makes it a meter out JNS now needs to go to 5 a long
Dangerous pass to lrey with this Breeze Trindle been up quick a number of times on lry he knows how dangerous he is now Johns is back into the ball playing position he two with a B cut out pass there’s not too many people in that far
Side but he nearly hit him in the grand stand Jack Johns maybe just a little excited there yeah the more the ball’s in the air obviously gives the opportunity for the defense to to move he throws a beautiful right to left pass to Jack johns but have a look long and
Then play short especially in this sort of weather look Long play short you can’t go wrong and that bruise picks it up the further it goes the more it picks it up into the air as well in a normal non- windy day that pass probably hits the mark it does and
That’s why you got to respect the storm in the top grade they never throw really a long pass cuz they know the defense can as that balls in the air the defense is moving up cut Cuts all your space down so always break you down break down
Play Short for a beauty Super Saturday continues here with the Knights three in a row can it be four against The Benchmark of the competition the Melbourne storm oh here’s a good shot Henry Eddie toot Tova on the field just a little bit High there on B Madden he’s
Been out for a while he’s come back with a looks like he’s got his knee strapped but I’m pretty sure he’s been out with an ankle to to Lava also spent some time on that hair for today’s game that’s a serious rat TI I think he’s a barber
Frank W B himself want to just trim that last bit of the back there might help as well you’re not up with the Styles no I’m not that is for sure Melbourne storm now with the ball at the right end of the field F wide pass from the dummy half they’re
Set up to the right hand side Trindle with the dummy and Sh and go desperate defense there dragged him down now they come to the left hand side ugan from a touch footy back here’s the chance for more M has been speaking about him almost reached out to put the
Football down grand out a dummy half just lost a bit of momentum there the Storm come back center field tackle there one on one time it was the centering Heath Gibbs drink water grant scheming out of Dy had to do a few U turns there go back towards the
Post D plays it AER out Trick long pass good hands by Trindle short ball opens up try time for the Melbourne storm oh Trindle that was a beautiful PA you could hear the runner call Tricky as in Trindle what the football the knights defense just couldn’t hold yeah nice
Split ball there from Grant a little bit low but just what that does there just isolates the third Defender so Trindle gets the ball just drives straight the third Defender and that’s is a nice easy run for the number uh number 12 in tunji a beautiful ball from Trindle on the chest
Of of tunji but it was Trindle who set it up you could hear him calling tricky for the ball Cory Dennis got caught in two minds went out left his inside shoulder yeah it’s just a great way to to Really isolate someone on that ball from the dummy
Half any half and back rowers combination relationship together know how to score from there Dan how much of this field is down from the top grades when you look at this game today you can see that the Melbourne storm have those same lead Runners that Runner out the
Front that you often see them score whether it’s from a crunk or a Smith or any other ball players well you got to have some cohesion all the way down Frank and that’s your calls understanding what your calls are there might be a few different terminology different calls there but what you would
Have is an idea of how you want them to play and if they do get an opportunity to come up through the grades and they’ve been in the system for four years they know exactly what they got to do when they get their opportunity up in the top grade Jesse
Arthur is already stru the ball beautifully two from two so far using the breeze no problem once again the Melbourne storm skip away 18 points to six I tell you what Newcastle do not look like a side right now who are playing for their season there’s
Plenty of sides in the NRL who will have to play for their season this weekend too the Cowboys later tonight when they host the Sharks they’re just in eight they’re going to have to be desperately holding on and we’re going to be live from Townsville our coverage hosted by
The brilliant Von Samson catch the coverage from 5:00 p.m. [Applause] e Von Samson’s been very busy up in Townsville and back for the weekend rep tomorrow homeown Frank is it of our very own Emma Lawrence what a week she’s had League live a cameo on the Matty John’s
Show a superstar Rising through the grades em doing a wonderful job for us now it’s the storm because of the short kickoff already over the halfway line just playing the percentages much better after a really Rocky start their completions and errors early as danus has said a number of
Times they get back into the Rhythm they’re coached that way they go center field through Madden Sunny coast boy fifth tackle they’ll be putting it up in the air here you’d imagine trenle decides to go for the little grubber in behind it’s a creative kick oh tap back inside too
Drink water was just a bit too good for Dawn great heads up play from drink water that’s a thinking footballer right there nice kick down the middle third tapped it back oh he laid the egg down it went straight in one side and out the
Other so quick you knew that TR line was begging no one’s in front of him that’s on the back of a completed sack and a nice kick we’re on top here the storm should toddlera be Keen to get his team the sheds at half time and speak
About the breeze won’t win it for them they’ll need to be much much better with the football and defensively at the moment they leaked a lot of points last week they’re just finding some confidence at the moment as we spoke about they scored 70 points here last
Time McDonald Jones in that leak 50 last week so will take a little bit to get into this match start believing what they can [Applause] do Luke Huff 14th Newcastle is on the field huge potential certainly one of the many good hookers coming through for the Newcastle
Knights Luke great story spoke about it a couple of weeks ago that he missed the local school boy team but went on to make the Australian school boy for the second must be a composite team that put together and that’s a great story and GE he’s been really impressive he added an
Injection every time he’s come on when he was 15 he made the Merit team as well so he’s always made those representative teams so keep educating and getting him sorted hopefully he can stay around the club for a while you doing any work with the
Hars here at the kns no I’m not I’m not um I’m complete year away mate but um Simon wolford’s there another hooker and know Scotty juro’s got the pathways at Newcastle Knights does a tremendous job and I think Roy cross Jason’s going to help out as well some good names
There to help out little kick in behind clever kick by the Mel storm pinning Cooper right over to the corner that’s the nice once again Happ to the hard yards Off Their Own Line supporting the socks we’ll talk about that again where there’s a will Foundation that the Melbourne storm are
Supporting with their socks raising money for sorry the newcast knights wearing the storm the socks not the storm but it’s to help our mental illness and treatment approach for a preventative approach to a very important part of society yeah group 21 of right behind this and, 1400 Junior players out group 21 all
Wore them last week and the seniors are wearing them as well now doubt they rais a lot of awareness amazing course one of the great media managers of media communicators poly U involved there so if you want more details check out where there’s a will Foundation it’s a big
Night too Mark Hughes Foundation ball tonight yeah third year the ball it’s an amazing Foundation that one it’s got a lot of publicity so fantastic check out their website gbid gabid.com Magic Ball sold out in 10 minutes so well done to Mark and K Hughes and Chris pis involved now the
Melbourne storm going forward can they come up with more points in this first half forward pass to drink water referee caught it as well G tell you what that’s a familiar shape once again a shift by the storm we’ve seen that in the top grade yeah that was just a timing
Execution but that’s the right play going out once again looking for those the back row not filling his space in McIntyre that’s a warning shot to the left edge of the Newcastle Knights it’s been a few of those there has been there has been nice just need
To play Up Tempo through the middle third just to get back into this match they probably B bked with this wind if they can just get through even some a dummy half set just relieve the the pressure off the middle in here the get back into it with a bit of good line
Speed try and force an error those completion right there m storm leading despite only completing 10 from 19 funny thing that wind Denny Andrew John says wind affects children and horses badly as you can see it’s affecting the Newcastle Knights today certainly been put off let’s hope
They can get it right in the second half with it at their back look at the storm defensively and that Qui speed of the line just out of the corner of his eye Heath Gibbs couldn’t help but see a shooter a sniper coming at him he’s turned the footy over yeah that’s a
Harry Grant special he loves doing that racing off the line from the C Defender here he comes he did seem enough to put the the pressure on the arm like a slingshot he got fir yeah he comes hard now there’s a chance with 40 seconds left in the first
Half as you’ll see as you get through the M storm system there’s no shooting out the line like that all all system so he’ll learn all about that but he’s got such a good attitude drink water with ball skips to the outside D he’s backs himself gee that was a questionable pass
But the referee is going to say point to the spot and Jesse Arthurs comes up with more points for the Melbourne storm we focused on Scott drink waterer and you can see why D absolutely it’s a drink water special ball out in two hands just
Have a look at him ball in two hands nice left foot then that left end once again back into two hands and a questionable pass but the skill on display there from drinkwater he’s a talent especially when he’s coming with a staggered line of defense coming at him they hurt tries
Before halftime in the opposition coach if you’re Eric Smith would be absolutely stoked with the Melbourne storms first half he sure would and through their completions I guess you could say’ be disappointed but their natural skill and they’re under 20’s mentality he got them in a position to be 226 in front with
Arthur kicking really well got every chance to slot this one as well it’s been Exemplar today three from three and they haven’t been easy kicks none of them this is as hard as you’ve seen cross the breeze no problem so far starts this one a bit more narrow and
Bree just got a hole of it pushing across the front that’s half time Melbourne storm 22 night 6 spoke a lot about this man on screen Harry Grant he’s very busy and he’s continued to be really really dangerous at a dummy half yeah he’s just someone
That loves his footy you can tell by the way def the fans and loves the contact and got a nice little bit of n around the dummy half area as well and Jack John here and 15 tackles probably a lot more tackling than what he would have
Liked to have had as a half and just got to play a little bit more short shorter today and sure his dad Matthew is down there and probably trying to get some signals out to him and tell him what to do as well oh shank it off the kick off
That certainly looks like me off the kicking tea wow that that will be on the highlights re no doubt about that I’ve hit some poor ones off the T Dan I’ve seen you do the same but that’s up there it just skimmed underneath it I think that breeze got a hold of it
Nearly broke the 10 m line though just about would have been a brilliant kick had have been able to go over the 10m and bounce into touch in the meantime Eddie toot toava has got the football maybe that’s the start the Knights needed on Peg back these 22 points to
Six deficit they need to be a lot more aggressive tonight with and without the ball starting right now hosking playing some football a flat pass to mtto runs that beautiful line quick play the ball too means it out of dummy half you on the attack scheming and dummying a good tackle a desperate
One Trindle dragging down 2 m out Knights are on the attack early in the second half some fresh legs here too offload means that they can try to create off the back of it and it’s locky got a ball from Toot to Lava now it’s fifth tackle johns with
The ball steps back inside beautiful kick to the in goal all the time but drink water’s been able to get out fantastic Dr water nice kick from johnes on the outside of his foot but his outside men didn’t know about it or weren’t ready for it pinned in the goal drink water should
Have been receiving another set of six but yeah you can see John’s did a great job to thread it through there he shouldn’t have been allowed to get out from there drink water crashed into each other like the three stoes then the nights they banged
Into each other and is able to pull a bit of magic out of his own in goal gr out of dummy steaming away defense there to or to Lava trying to stamp himself in defense see the strength of This breeze a good kick by Grant low and hard into
The breeze Andrews now oh he got crunched too when he brought it back he got the big long strides going was Jesse arth also with Toni it’s a bit of a message from Andrews there to his middleman this is how you want to run it you see your Wingers doing it
Middleman you got to do it as well a little might be needed there as well now it’s Dennis this BL won Sher the dirty the duties and hosing over the halfway line half on the ball really well keeper standing one off the r to JNS who straightens up the attack you
Can tell the Melbourne storm under a bit of homework on Jack Johns squares up to the line well every time he’s done it he’s had a lot of offend pass in behind there you had to stop and go back and get oh that was a great take there by S
Fin on to quick play the ball and he gets it meaning a penalty on the back of it nice hands from fow picked it off off his bootlaces and got down F the ground and the right to play the ball penalties favoring the knights there by five to
Three they need to not makeen is down that end said the storm have to work against his bruise interesting’s an interesting onlookers not only the jnes but also there’s some bases in the middle of that my two boys there so the johnon are up for obviously the watch Jack John’s play
But up for the mar ball where mty’s going to feature in that you can see him in the background there MD be concerned about the score line are your boys okay with Uncle Andre okay looking after them Chris your wife watching at home getting ready for the ball very good good with
Kids here’s the storm now on the attack once again deep pass toan they’re full of running at the moment the Knight up to all the defending 20 M out the storm Trindle beautiful ball back inside to drink water for space tips it on oh Grant got
A pass away but it was well read There by Gibbs who intercepted it a that was building nice for the Melbourne storm they’ve worked out that the middle third in defense for the Newcastle Knights it’s pretty flimsy challenging them big man back on the inside nice little shaped
Runs that was very unlucky for them Knights have to do the grunt work you think they’re going to use this Bru failure good run by McIntyre he’s looked most likely with ball in hand today for the knights there go center field EDD to to Lava they’re set up for a good position
For the kick on the last stor in front of the referee straight up an under bomb here from Jack johnes just playing the safety of it not knowing how strong that breeze is oh a that’ll be a penalty I think it was accidental more than anything on
Drink water Heath Gibs or Canoa gin on that Far Side they both might have come out of a little we it’s actually Canoa gon accidental D hey what’s the rule with that Frank Manley versus brisban Danger m at the start of the Year Tommy turbo the ball hits the ground yeah I’m
Not sure that was a penalty Dan it’s a really good point either way I don’t think that Cana meant to take out the legs of Scotty drink water KN shouldn’t be discouraged put the ball in the air because as you saw no one in the back three wanted to
Do or take anything to do with that ball and need to keep finding that put it up there challenging 50/50 as always when you put the ball in the air certainly the way to do it grand out of dummy half trendle’s really starting to come into this game real Trindle you
Can see the way he goes to the line Negan the number seven he’s an Australian touch football representative as well you can see the touch foot SP for the Melvin storan you just spoke about him Dam oh he needed a pass to drink water who was filthy back on the
Inside he backed himself there Matty Eagan there’s still space on that Far Side look at drink water back into the line beautiful pass but it’s forward tell you what he’s a genuine footballer Scott water he ran through on the play missed the opportunity as we look at the
Break a beautiful little tip pass on and offload and Egan who comes from that touch footy background he thought he’ back himself well done there by canala gon who got in between yeah what I liked about drink water there he wasn’t he wasn’t too disappointed obviously pushed through he
Knew that Egan should have passed it to him but he whipped around kept on playing on hold here Melbourne a nice short side pass forward must wait for it he’s a drink water he sure is we’ll go down to the sideline and here from Emma well coach Todd Larry just really
Wanted the knights to put in those one percenters all of those effort and attitude things that he wasn’t happy with last week things like the kick Chase kick Chase rather and the line speed in defense all of those things that say they are giving 100% because it
Really didn’t look like it in the first half there’s our Fox League utility Emma Lawrence giving us the update there GE the knights they’re just pushing you can tell that there’s a bit of scoreboard pressure sneaking in here to the line there was some space confusion at the end with hosking dropping
Off the ball going to the outside nice little idea you’re the kns once you get to the red line the 40 m line no matter if it’s from third tackle on was kick it just kick it get down there and get your kick Chase and that’s how you get your energy back
You got a straight line in your kick chase you can build a lot on the back of that but more you make erors as you can see Dan The Possession there is against the Newcastle Knights they got 45% of it so despite that lack of possession you’re still saying the
Early kick here’s a chance for the Melbourne storm oh the center split him open in Arthur showed some genuine toe and adds more to that points tally which that individual points tally is now building GE showed some toe I love the right foot of Arthur have a look at this just takes him
Away takes Dennis away and then bang right foot and just shows a clean pair of heels you could see there that Cory Dennis knew that drink water is the one that’s brought all the attention that lateral speed so he just went in turned in and that was like when you lose your
Dog it turned him inside out he couldn’t find it and Arthur’s pinned the ears back his space for Cory Dennis was too narrow he need to show a little bit more discipline and stay a little bit have a bit more WI width would have been able to make a
Better purchase bit better tackle on Arthur Arthur’s there that’s his second try today and kicking really well as well so takes him to 266 Dan you’re a kicking expert I know that if we look at this line up here where do you start this kick because
That breeze is strong I’ll tell you a story here Frank yeah go on my last game here on at the stadium at McDonald Jones I had a goal my first and only and he was in the exact same position and the ball boy came out said have you ever
Kicked and I said no and he gave me a tip he goes aim at the Coke sign just straight through there the ball boy did the ball boy give me a tip I said thank for that mate what he did at Andrew John’s and the ref gave me a couple of
Tips as well so who was the ref I don’t think Arthurs needs any tips he he kicks him well there’s that coke on there you go one to the right Dan BEDA says starts it online great advice from Danny bis extra two points 16 points for Arthurs alone and the Melbourne storm kick
Away well he can score he can kick he’s an allrounder isn’t he Jesse Arthurs he’s actually the second highest point scorer of all time for the storm NYC plays he needs it around I think it’s 26 more to get uh that top spot only a couple of games left though he might not
Be able to get it and guys don’t forget the main game here today Newcastle the storm no crun for the storm but T Harris is back and Cameron monster so you’d imagine they’d be very tough to beat another state of origin star and an international back in for the Melbourne
Storm that’s impressive stats there from Emma Lawrence about points in this grave Gareth whd was the star in the under 20s for the mour storm so he’s joining some rare air there Jesse Arthurs PL and footy now the Mel storm just opening it up what they’re doing really well they’re moving the
Middlemen of the kns around Franken you can see they just can’t adjust and can’t fill up they can’t get off their line don’t know what sub he’s got down there W he wants to introduce them Todd Larry look like he needs to do it pretty soon that’ll be for sure cuz they’re
Starting to get some fatigue all the Melbourne storm see the outside Backs from the Newcastle Knights trying to come in and relieve their forwards here’s a good run Henry Penn bring some experience Off the Bench to go forward now for the knights look at the difference that makes fresh
Legs over the halfway line got that big brise at the back they haven’t had a chance to use it toow to Lava with a good offload L Dennis is in pretty severe traffic fifth tackle let’s see what Locker comes up with he’s going to pass it to JNS there’s space on the outside
For the knights dark gets the ball away now and it’s gon playing in the centers puts a little kick in behind a well read There by drink water good Enterprise by the nights and good defensive play by drink water yeah they had it all covered there the
Melbourne storm and that’s not a bad option for the knights running it but just a couple of good hard runs started off with Henry Penn got it as well so they just need to keep pumping through that middle third and let their halves take control they’re doing it easy here at the
Melbourne storm upset on the cards the knights got everything to play for absolutely they do it’s it’s the knights that need to stay in that top eight it’s a storm playing with all the energy Grant’s been the leader of that just constantly challenging the defensive line fif tackle they come down the short
Side to trenle drill it low and into the ground hands from Cooper despite the score line M Cooper has been great for the kns at the back conf m still a year young Andrews now last time he the Winger return kick he met some solid defense to his credit he keeps putting
The hand up Curtis dark with a good D and an offload as well one-on-one steel opportunity for the storm oh that was tough he got it the first time he would have been no problem at all but the referee still penalizing Cory Dennis he could have ALS also got a penalty
Referee says play on Locker down the short Andrew has turned it over and now Sal fin with the ball tried hard to put him into touch L it was a mismatch it was a heavyweight vers a vom weight fight that one oh good eyes up there by drink water
To Sal fin who’s just dancing with them inside outside back to drink waterer who takes him on down the short Side Melbourne storm with some rasle dazzle Sal fin can’t get that off the ground he’s out of gas time his teammates spread it quickly there’s space on the
Edge kns of scramble Jack Johns a trving tackle there t out intercept now it will be the knights trying to go from one end to the other Curtis dark he says I don’t have the legs I’m going to give it to the speedmen and the Knights can they go
Coast to Coast this is brilliant is it Cana gajin one end to the other wow danam we’re seeing it end to end at the moment could that be the Turning Point Frank they needed something cuz Mel stor all over them I love dark he thought he
Was going to run the whole way give it up to gon he’s got the wheels I tell you what about 20 M out canava gudon I think he might have been a little low on gas he thought go Curtis and then he hang on I’m going to have to
Do something here and when he pinned the ears back you can see why he scored so many tries yeah well as we saw down this right side the storm look look like they’re playing with them they had an opportunity to score themselves and sometimes that’s all it
Takes is an intercept to change some sort of momentum and if you’re a Newcastle night supporter you hopefully that’s it there at TW 2812 still a little bit of work to do definitely not out of the question absolutely anything is possible in the Holden cup isn’t it we see so
Many momentum swings and really with you know 25 minutes still to go Newcastle still I guess very much with a chance but really good to see Canoa gon get that tried there he was dropped for about a month or so really Todd Lowry wanted him to work on a few things he
Gets his opportunity and whilst the knights haven’t had too many chances up up to uh put some points on when he gets an opportunity he’s made the most of it here’s a dangerous kickoff once again that wind playing Havoc Harland Collins was cruising through on Curtis Dark Knights can they complete this set
Of six that’s the first objective they need to achieve completions after points L ke for the ball in the center field and he gets it to move it quickly to the sideline M defense there by the Melbourne stormy Dennis B to the outside Cameron king the big front row was screaming for
It momentum here now for the knights and it’s the storm finding some pressure Eddie to Tova split him open could have just got the ball back to the inside they had numbers Jack JNS moves the ball quickly dark with a cutout pass gin let it bounce little grubber in
Behind some good Play Once Again by the storm by the knights and the storm defense was good yeah that’s a nice line breaks and half breaks from the knights but just need to keep supporting each other don’t wait for the big play it’s not a big play day just got a support
Push around the ball and get themselves well and truly back in the game still 23 23 and a bit minutes to go here D that’s plenty of time in Olden cup absolutely it is concentration thing now for the storm this is the part where they got nothing to play for other than
As you heard aric Grant at the start of the the game talk about just play foring each other so like to think will that be enough to get them home or be disciplined enough to get them home discipline on show there for the storm went back to a control set Andrew this
Time he skips to the outside showed the sideline fin he might have just snuck around him but he did well the big seter going forward it’s left edge of the Newcastle kns happy to roll there SL up it’s time mcy JNS is Keen for the ball on the open
Comes back down for that was a forward pass fortunately just a little lazy on the line there good idea by Jack Johns just the execution not quite right yeah it’s a little Barrel play comes down still you still just got to give your your ball play a little bit of time
To see what he can do here we just don’t pick your line too early could skip to the next hole and then you got to punch the next hole that’s a good little play that play try to pick up the lazy defender on the weak side or maybe a marker that’s not
Working the Melbourne storm just you would imagine just roll their sleeves up they done well teams the halfway line now the Melbourne storm Cameron King eventually threw him to the ground big front roll for the score D well rocking it down the other end there they’re only 25 out an
Opportunity to play some football Trindle this combination with the back rers Ton’s been a Beauty look like to have too many numbers defending on the right hand side sorry the knights Against The Storm on the right hand side drink water Keen for the ball back there cuz now there’s
Some space but it’s fifth tackle for the [Applause] storm out a dummy half a little kick by Grant well read there Curtis dark just about got it out but got knocked over that’s a clever kick looked like he’s a natural right footer and he’s kicked it off the inside of the left really nice little bit of skill there variation from
Harry Grant also nice awareness from Curtis d a drop back clean up for his team good good work by Jared the big front row to come through there a dangerous bounce it went straight into the arms of drink water there Blake Austin kicking these bre today huh or Pat Richards oh Patty
Richards it had land in Mand here’s the storm on the attack drink water you can see him he’s skipping around everywhere out there at the moment very keen to get involved they’re in good field position the storm 20 m is out Grant scheming at a dummy heart there’s that man drink water
Showing it still going bounces to his feet this is where he’s dangerous still going he’s got spiders on him at the moment he’s been given way too much time and room drink water just mesmerizing out there they’re also looking at the show at the moment short ball from Green crash
Over he’s dangerous at a dummy half Harry Grant he just brings so much attention to him in the line then comes out makes a decision the big front row had a bit to do still yeah you’re a shot duck if you’re Cameron King right there not even getting off your
Line it’s a one-on-one big man with that much momentum coming at you it’s hard to get any sort of contact see what Todd Larry does here see he’s going for a sub Hoskins going on to tighten up that middle third 20 points in front here not unassailable
But that maybe is a try that gets melvon storm home yeah that one certainly hurts and you can see there it’s a catch 22 for Todd Larry Eddie toot to Lava brings a bit of second phase and a little bit of exciting fooy but hosking will really tighten up that middle
Skipper they’ve been well and truly the better team today the Melvin storm spoke about Harry Grant he’s bringing his big boys onto the onto the ball ball got a nice repeat set off that left foot of his that nice little kick just really stamping his authority on the
Match ambera School Jesse Arthurs on the last kick and it worked this time he starts it now and sneaks it just inside the uprights but he adds to that Point’s tally well just to put things into some perspective guys if the knights do go on to lose their South are playing The
Warriors this afternoon the Warriors are coming last so if souths do win they are going to jump the kns the kns are going to be outside the eight and in the final round of their season they’re playing the sharks who are at the top of the ladder so things are not looking great
In real real danger of missing out the finals absolutely orang spot on a damn these sharks under 20s held in cuper just been outstanding you wouldn’t want to be playing them in the last game to come up with the victory no that’s right the old boys day here special
Day but the knce needed to win this one today oh just a force pass there by the Melbourne storm Egan had big space back on the inside now we’ll see Cooper counter punch they had some space there the storm the Temptation was too great to pass the fo two two fullbacks on
Display here today provide some highlights Cameron king that’s another fire in the hole he’s been offload school during the week and he wants to do it with a greatest degree of difficulty now we see R forward ball playing out the back John’s looks a little bit inhibited there by that anle
Injury playing tough with that c confusion for the night see a few players hands on Harry Henry Penn just goes forward get get out just bring BL on the balling out the back to locky Loy dummies and backs himself a great running game the little halfback
He’s at 8 me out who with a cut out pass can King crash over we’ve seen it plenty of times this season gee got it down I think daneris he sure did there’s nothing lot a front row scoring Char and knowing they could score try they run a little
Bit harder this close to the line Cameron King makes a habit of scoring try especially this nice little crash play that’s the way to bring your forwards onto the ball from Luke Huff just getting out trying to isolate people but he’s done a great job there Cameron King and
No right to score that try there’s four or five Defenders there and very quickly Curtis dark adds the extra two Points how good from cam King he’s a big boy that is something that Steve blocker roach would absolutely love and guys don’t forget tomorrow the weekend wrap at 6:00 to talk about all of the big issues that emerged over the weekend Avon Samson she’s a busy girl she’s
Hosting that one as well and we’ve got a very special guest it’s going to be Sam Burgess on Fox League I love the weekend right Dan yeah started last week priming for the finals run home and how exciting is the next three weeks of the competition still 10 teams in
Contention the top eight Anything Can Happen keeps you all up to date that’s what I love about it my family are tuned in blocker Shadow Boxing up the back here see in the front row of school and McIntyre he’s dropped the lollies be disappointed with that they
Get themselves back into the game and then the erors just unravel it again just looking down my left here I can see Todd Larry very disappointed with that that’s a coach killer you sort of thinking you can get back in the game maybe it’s gone
Are Gob pick it up that’s a big error from McIntyre just that’s a set you needed to complete or get to your kid he was way past catching that footy in the mind he was already doing the the ball in k out of his he’s got a
Split there too Sam McIntyre bit of running down are we going to see some more points from the Melbourne storm FL start there for drink water but he gets going so quickly now he’s got an offload that was just Out Of Reach of Egan it meant
That it wasn’t a knock on now Elmore with the ball seen these touches early were very good for the storm good field position 15 m out and Grant Against the Grain scheming away now he gets to Eagan who skips to the outside beautiful ball try time for the Melbourne storm this
Time it’s the Winger Willie Tully G you could see some touch footy in that D when he skipped to the outside there Matty Eagan yeah and a pinpoint pass that’s touch footy at its best and that’s why I like to see those sort of plays in our game but Grant once again
Getting out getting the the knights on the back foot and big Miss there from Gibbs like his time over Harry Grant there he created the confusion out a dummy half and he’s seen the space to the outside he leads the competition in line break assists Matty
Eagan and you can see why cuz he’s got that lateral speed and he skips to the outside if you looked at Gibbs he was always worried about looking at the ball he just lost his his opposite man big to just you always got to have an understanding where opposite Center
Is in that line rce yeah that nearly puts the knights to bad you’d say you’re never fully confident in the holding cup but you would think at this point in St at this point in time career points 400 for Jesse Arthurs scoring plenty this is a real tough kick he’s
This time he’s into the breeze it’s a different factor to deal [Applause] with did it well once again it just that breeze grabbed a hold and skewed it across melbour 38 the knights 18 yeah the Melbourne storm traditionally haven’t been all that strong in this competition just because
They tend to put a lot of Their Stars up in the Queensland Cub I mean they’ve only made the twice they were Premier in 2009 that’s when Gareth whtup was in the side he scored the match winning try in the Grand Final but as I said a lot of
Their Stars playing up in the Queensland Cup right Emma that was a hell of a side than Melvin storm Haden push through to Harris the BR certainly think it was around that stage Melbourne storm there they just roll their sleves up once again play can tell there some genuine fatigue
There for the Newcastle kns had the breeze at their back but as Dan berus has said a number of times it doesn’t just get you the points look at drink water got the ball on show flick pass this time to gity and they’re running with some Freedom the Melbourne storm Toni brought
Down on the fifth tackle Harry Grant seen some space has the good Vision to put a little kick in Andrew Retreats will be caught in Gold great set for the Melbourne storm what a finish from Grant showing his experience nice understanding the game how it works just putting the foot on
The throat of the Newcastle Knights Knights know that that time on this on the clock is getting low trailing by 20 points they want to get on with it Melbourne storm in good field position 28 M out on the first tackle here’s a name I think you’ll hear a little bit
More of look at the first touch fromo Vu Mali storm say that he’s going to be a first grer he definitely take their word here’s another chance for them this time it’s Elmore just too easy back on the inside Tino put a good di him before it
Dan and they capitalized yeah just the middleman of the Newcastle KN just suffering some fatigue Cameron King just can’t feel the space nice easy try there to Elmore he’s always pushing always working hard for his team beautiful ball from Trindle understanding where the space is that definitely wraps the game up for
The storm or all Cameron King you could see those big legs were getting heavier and heavier and that ball was turned back on the inside hosking was on us shut the door Cameron King just couldn’t quite make it yeah been watching for a while now the last 10 minutes or so and
I don’t know what’s happened to the the rotation for the knights but looks to be a big man that won Get Off the Bench obviously has to be left out there a little bit longer in Cameron King so I might be able to might have to ask Emma
Lawrence if there’s something wrong with the Newcastle Knights bench there but can’t rotate any the players certainly was sacking in the air Jesse Arthur on the other hand just keeps racking up the points and now it’s a convincing lead by the Melbourne storm 44 points to 18 we spoke about last week they had 50 put on them against the eels T night so that’s 44 so that’s not top eight defense so they need a bit of a check in the last three weeks they’ve got a lot of players up in that New South Wales
Cup got probably seven players that could still be playing this grade but I don’t think they’ll be back to help him out in the next three weeks it’s Fu Mal AI with the ball he’s only 17 as Dan touched on before comes from a Tiny Town just outside of gimpy when the Melbourne
Storms say they think he’s going to be a first grader your ears prick and you have a look and that’s not to put pressure on the young fellow it just means that he must have some I just love the way they a Josh hadow car look what they’re done with him and
Ralu all these players they just mold get them into still in spirit we’ve seen some excitement from suly last week he had a jockey on his back there went over the Steeples jockey might have got charged with dangerous ding he took the f I would have loved to
Been in the team review see what was s I’m sure there’s a few belly laughs oh I’m sure Bell eight was wondering what’s going on now it’s a fifth tackle option to the air for the storm that wind’s got a hold of it oh great kick here by S fin
In the in goal he’s another one that’s got a bit of everything pinned p Cooper everything they touch turns to goal today the storm well when you’re willing to take the ball big fin now did and have a look at this nice little touch he’s got little catch eyes up right
Foot that’s brilliant brilliant a little story on S fin he joined some of the other Melbourne storm players to make a visit in Melbourne to some young players from the Victorian League who’d been injured in a car accident was a really nice touch to see on their social media
And also through the meta League well done to the Melbourne storm and to Sal now they 9 M out the storm they got more points in them a dodgy pass out of dummy half after to retreat and take it reset here by the Melbourne storm indig go center field Egan to this
Wind you can see the strength of it it’s playing a little bit of Havoc Clayton dop with the ball and they’re back to where they want to be center field set up on both sides Egan Keen for it this time he plays square and short good low
Tackle there by Jack Johns and over the top Curtis D grand out of dummy half this time he goes along with kick in behind Cana gon’s got Melbourne storm defenders in front of him everywhere the coach of the Melbourne storm extremely happy Eric Smith the way his team are just applying pressure he
Not letting Newcastle anywhere near getting back into this match just the way they play this second half with some repeat sets their Playmakers pulling the strings and the 96 71 here’s a good strike with the wind behind them just stood up and went bang with it yeah Eric Smith’s another one
Who’s on the pathways of the Melbourne storm the coaching Pathways there’s plenty of great ones there he’s a made of Adam o’b who’s played footy with up there in North Queensland get a chance to work through that East feeder system he’d be very happy with his young charges
Today we said before the H tigers and the Falcons going well too in the trust ownership in Queensland storm now 10 m out Grant with a wide pass to Trindle which puts the knights Under Pressure defensively good scramble Cooper come up and made a TR saer there with McIntyre
Quick play the ball Grant will be hard to stop from there he slammed it down Harry Grant piggy Grant they call him Piggies come up with another try it’s a second try today on the back of that beautiful little kicks they applying pressure with their repeat
Sets Harry Grant has been a class above today in around the rock once again the knights they just can’t get off their line nice try from Grant Cameron King thinks he’s got a scope on him a radar on him at the moment they’re just working over that
Ruck he’s a likable type of fell Harry Grant his interview was good before the game with Emma Lawrence he sure is and and the pathway for him there might be blocked at some stage and not he has to go to another club but jesz if he get some great knowledge and learning and
Training and great environments and if you’re another club a recruitment officer you do look to see where the players have come through and if they come through a program or a place like the storm you know you’re getting what good value for money and understanding what they’re all about one of the best
Recruitment officers in the game Paul bun he’s already locked him up he’s kept him with the Melbourne storm he knows that har reg Grant’s the type of player the storm want to see continue to progress through Jesse Arthurs makes it the half century for the Melbourne storm super lead 50 points to 18 what a performance from the Melbourne storm this is the second most points they’ve put on all year they put 62 points on the west Tigers who’ve been really struggling that was back in round four but this is their next best performance I don’t know where it’s come
From from we know Harry said at the start of the game they want to do it for each other and for a bit of Pride they’ve been very impressive you mentioned it earli Emer as well the players that get to push through the grades I know that some of
Those teams have got a buy this week and drink water in the likes are back here playing in this competition and you can see what they bring to Scott drink he just looks like foot in hand the whole time yeah like he’s had spiders on him
Today he’s played so well and you can see he’s got understanding of what the game about in the flow of the ball that’s thing I like about the way the structure he loves playing and not done yet M he’s got 3 minutes left definitely go for the kill here
They certainly are there’s blood in the water for the storm Trindle now with some space he’ll be dangerous good tackle byy half back in locker come in and shut it down on the fifth tackle what’s their last play option little trick shot down the short side the back
Rower Harry Grant was ke to do the wrap around out a dummy half Grant knew what he wanted to do but tan he needed to go a little bit shorter he just kept going on that overs line Harry was trying his best to get around Knights have had to do a lot of
The cut work out of their own end Matt Cooper can create something from nothing quickly onto himy Dennis fatigue really kicking in the over the Newcastle Knights at the moment thir is dark still some good strong Brave runs back into the tight spot good defense there by do over the
Topker far in the hole offload out the back once again it’s been a feature for the night now they’ve got some space with Heath Gibbs tack Willie T fifth tackle Jack johnes CH with some space just in between kick there it is hard with that really strong
Breeze do you go to the air do you go to the ground yeah it’s Jack’s really struggling with that that ankle but when you think about the knights have had that intercept it’s only way they scored points the second half it’s been a tough one for them maybe another chance here
For the knights to hustle their way for some footing Retreats and picks it up last 60 seconds or so of the game tackled by kroer and King Knight still digging into the end all some confusion there good hands down low Fu Malawi had to dig down deep and pick it Up like a good halfback whenever there’s some momentum he brings himself into the game he did that at the back end of each half now Trindle can he create something Jesse Arthur is scored a heap of points today goes with the conventional kick downfield Matt Cooper he always beats
That first defend every time 30 seconds left in this match Frank probably outside the eight which is disappointing for them but still got two more matches can turn it around but great work for the Melbourne Storm Team here today they’ll still be fighting in you know that Newcastle Spirit the Raiders
Away and then home against the best in the comp the Sharks on Oldboy day oh there’s a good shot too Trindle on McIntyre tricky trle Knights what have they got to finish this game Jack John SE space on the chest of oh Canam on to flicker to Gibbs now it’s the storm are
Going to try and turn defense into attack he’s pinned the ears back here furore comes to Cooper He’s got support back on the inside he won’t need it B thermore when he picked it up he thought he had a marathon to run I’ll celebrate the Melbourne storm poor mdy Cooper all
He was worried about was trying to stop that offload that left hand he had it perched in ferm more he’s going to throw it back into Eagan he have a look at this unfold the right kick Jack Johns comes into the hand gunon here we go here goes furore
Have a look when he looks up here and says we got a long way to run Matt Cooper is only in second gear he comes across Eagan was on the inside he didn’t need him a he didn’t just need needed a bit more uh leg drive there from Cooper
Don’t worry about the offload just get the tackle done yeah you certainly feel for him he’s had a busy day at the back got a lot to contend with could knock the Palm down knock the Palm down the old first rule tell you what the Melbourne storm
Well they saying that they want to make each other proud and play for Pride they’ve definitely done that today the Melbourne storm tell you what dam we’ve got an interesting kicker to finish off he’s on debut Tino Fu Mali arei going to give him a chance to get points in his first
And he’s missed it from in front he will never live that down for Alo that’s fulltime Melbourne storm 54 Knights 18
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