The Melbourne Storm kept their unbeaten record in tact this season with a 28-18 hard earned victory over the NZ Warriors on Anzac Day.
The Storm trailed by two points heading into the final ten minutes of the match but this is where the Storm are at their clinical best and they produced two late tries – Will Chambers in the 72 minute and Billy Slater in the 75th.
It was the sixth time in seven games this season, the Storm have registered more than twenty points (the only time they failed to do so was against South Sydney – 17 points).
The Canberra Raiders had good momentum with wins over the Roosters and Warriors when heading into last week’s match against the Cowboys in Townsville and, with Terry Campese returning to the team, they would’ve expected more than they produced in their 30-12 loss.
The Raiders can be hard to catch and with a good – or one of the better records – of any team against the Storm in recent years, having won two of the past four encounters and only losing narrowly another, Melbourne will need to be at their best.
More weeks than not however, the Storm are and it is impossible to tip against the Storm at home.
TIP: STORM 13+
Odds Comparison:
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| Melbourne Storm | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.14 |
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Canberra Raiders
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6.00 | 5.75 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
Teams:
Melbourne Storm:
Billy Slater, Sisa Waqa, Will Chambers, Justin O’Neill, Mahe Fonua, Gareth Widdop, Cooper Cronk, Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Smith, Bryan Norrie, Kevin Proctor, Ryan Hoffman, Tohu Harris
Interchange: Jason Ryles, Junior Moors, Slade Griffin, Lagi Setu, Kenneath Bromwich (one to be omitted)
Canberra Raiders:
Reece Robinson, Sandor Earl, Jack Wighton, Blake Ferguson, Edrick Lee, Terry Campese (c), Josh McCrone, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Matt McIlwrick, Brett White, Joel Edwards Jake Foster, Shaun Fensom
Interchange: Anthony Milford, Joe Picker, Dane Tilse, Paul Vaughan, Jarrad Kennedy, Shaun Berrigan
