We take a look at Thursday nights (16/5/2019) Week 10 NRL match which is between the Melbourne Storm and the Wests Tigers. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Thursday May 16, 7:50pm
Where: AAMI Park
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Preview:
The Storm don’t lose back-to-back games very often, and as the Eels found out the hard way last week, Melbourne is still the premier side to beat in this year’s competition.
Melbourne’s 64-10 whitewash over Parramatta put the entire league on notice, and as they now head home to face the Tigers on Thursday night, it’s safe to say Wests coach Michael Maguire has a mammoth job ahead of him.
To their credit, the Tigers were also impressive at Suncorp disposing of the Panthers 30-4. Wests were all over the Panthers in the opening ten minutes, picking apart Penrith’s sloppy backline to score five unanswered tries.
Suncorp has become a stomping ground for the Tigers of late, and surprisingly enough, they haven’t fared too poorly at AAMI Park. The Tigers took care of the Storm in a 10-8 win in Round 2 last year, and if Maguire’s side can rely on the same kind of spark from Benji Marshall and Moses Mbye that we saw last week, there’s every chance Wests can keep this close.
Of course, as we’ve seen all year, consistent performances from the Tigers are far and few between. Wests struggled with the Roosters a fortnight ago, largely due to their inability to stop Sydney’s electrifying wingers.
The Storm possesses a similar calibre of talent, and while the Tigers can be dangerous around the goal line, Melbourne only needs to stretch the defence wide to pile on the points. Considering the Storm are yet to win a game at home by more than 10-points this season, it’s still worth backing this one to be close.
Tip: Melbourne Storm at $1.21
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Josh Addo-Carr at $6.00
Teams:
Storm: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Will Chambers 4. Marion Seve 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Brodie Croft 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane 14. Brandon Smith 15. Christian Welch 16. Tui Kamikamica 18. Billy Walters 19. Joe Stimson 21. Sandor Earl
Players cut: 17. Patrick Kaufusi 20. Tino Faasuamaleaui
Tigers: 1. Moses Mbye 2. Mahe Fonua 3. Robert Jennings 4. Esan Marsters 5. Corey Thompson 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Ben Matulino 9. Robbie Farah 10. Alex Twal 11. Ryan Matterson 12. Chris McQueen 13. Matt Eisenhuth 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Josh Aloiai 17. Michael Chee-Kam 18. Paul Momirovski 19. Elijah Taylor
Players cut: 20. Oliver Clark 21. Luke Garner
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
