PENALTY GOAL! Watch brand new episodes of The Spanish Princess now on Stan. I’ve been there too,” Papalii said. NRL fans from Canberra won’t be allowed to fly into Queensland to attend this week’s preliminary final against Melbourne as a result of the northern state’s strict border laws. Very sloppy play in the middle of the field from the Storm with Nelson Asofa-Solomona grassing the pass from Brandon Smith - possession is back with the Roosters. TRY! Bailey Simonsson is on the bench, while Josh Papalii has again been named to start despite swapping with Dunamis Lui prior to kick-off last start. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. Sign up, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. A terrific defensive set from the Roosters gives Cameron Smith no option but to thump the ball downfield from deep inside his own half on the last tackle. Josh Addo-Carr is put under the spotlight by a well-placed kick but, with three Roosters rapidly approaching, he manages to hang onto the ball on the last line of defence for the Storm. See & Go; What's On Calendar.
Have we just seen a preview of the 2020 NRL Grand Final? Jake Friend 21. Cameron Munster 7. It’s going to be one of the biggest games of our life. Lindsay Collins 18. CONVERSION!
Nat Butcher gets absolutely crunched in the tackle by Justin Olam and the lock is very slow to get to his feet.
Roosters (Josh Morris) 10-6 Roosters. With an acrobatic leap, Suliasi Vunivalu manages to keep the ball alive however the winger has tapped it straight to Butcher who cleans up for the Roosters. Joseph Tapine 14. Sebastian Kris, Rabbitohs: 1. But Josh Hodgson and Elliott Whitehead are part of Canberra’s four-man English contingent alongside John Bateman and Ryan Sutton, who have all played Super League finals. NRL Grand Final 2020: Cameron Smith, $5 million blunder, Sto... AFL news 2020: Dustin Martin, Adelaide Crows and North Melbo... AFL news 2020: Adam Treloar, Collingwood, Gold Coast Suns, r... NRL Grand Final 2020: Brandon Smith, Dion Waiters, Philly Ch... SAS Australia: Candice Warner, cheating, David Warner, ball ... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Butcher looks set to continue but he looks to be very sore after copping a heavy knock to the ribs.
Alex Johnston 3. Theatre. They absorb wave after wave of attack eventually forcing the Storm out wide and Papenhuyzen is unable to stay inside the field of play. Join us at Suncorp Stadium for Storm v Roosters NRL live scores as part of NRL 2020. A dangerous looking build up from the Roosters comes to nought with Boyd Cordner losing a handle on the footy in the tackle. Latrell Mitchell 4. Sandor Earl. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Storm (Cameron Smith) 27-25 Storm. Their absence forced Bennett to field a new-look backline, which included Dane Gagai at right centre with rookie Corey Allan on the wing. You would have to go a long, long way to see a better display of Rugby League than what we have just witnessed at Suncorp Stadium!
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It's directly in front of the posts and Cameron Smith will line up from virtually point blank range to try and seal the win for the Melbourne Storm.
The pass to Paul Momirovski makes it tough for the centre and he leaves the ball behind giving the Roosters a chance to swoop. Terrific pressure from Vunivalu forces the error from Josh Morris with the centre's attempted offload to the left missing the target and crossing the touch line. Tino Faasuamaleaui 21. PENALTY GOAL! Jahrome Hughes is penalised for a dangerous tackle - the resultant kick for touch is good with the Roosters taking play up towards half way. Jaydn Su’A 19. Sport - Play & Watch. Cordner takes a heavy knock in the tackle - as a result, the 2nd rower comes up very groggy and makes an error at the play-the-ball. Welcome to Suncorp Stadium where Round 8 kicks off with what promises to be a cracker between the Storm and the Roosters.
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Coming off five wins on the bounce, the Roosters are the form side of the competition and deserve their position as premiership favourites. “I can’t wait for it.
Roosters (Luke Keary) 25-24 Roosters.
Will Chambers 18. Zane Tetevano 16.
Dane Gagai 5. Roosters (Kyle Flanagan) 12-6 Roosters. Who even with the thousands handed out free still fell short of the Roosters Preliminary …
So tickets were given to members of the SCG when 25 thousand tickets had already been sold and the Nrl handed out thousands for the Souths vs Manly game for ANZ members. Tevita Tatola 16. Exhibition - Art. DROP GOAL! Dale Finucane 14. The Roosters go up and down and from side to side to try and poke a hole in the Storm defence but there is no way through and eventually Joseph Manu is slung over the touch line - possession back with Melbourne. Drew Hutchison 20. Jordan Rapana 6.
Long-time three-quarter Will Chambers is again on the bench.
Storm (Jahrome Hughes) 12-10 Roosters.
The Roosters land the all-important first blow of the match! Hughes goes to the air on the last tackle but James Tedesco, under immense pressure from the chasers, keeps his cool and does brilliantly to hang onto the ball. And at home as well, we’ve got to use it to our advantage and embrace it. Tui Kamikamica 16. Boyd Cordner 12. Thomas Burgess 9.
Felise Kaufusi 12.
Jesse Bromwich 9. Friend hasn’t played since fracturing his arm in July, continuing a horror season that has limited him to just five appearances. Your IP: 185.21.103.76 Campbell Graham was on the left alongside Alex Johnston. Package name: International Member Package price: ONLY $ 7 for / MONTH. Superb vision from Luke Keary who pinpoints a cross field kick onto the chest of Tupou - with lightning hands, the winger lays the ball off to Josh Morris and the veteran centre brushes the tackle before going over in the corner. Outstanding defence from the Roosters!
A mix-up between Flanagan and Joseph Manu results in the footy going loose, opening the door for Josh Addo-Carr and the winger is away - with no-one ahead, he puts on the after-burners and strides away for Melbourne's first points. The Storm strike back almost immediately! It’s going to be pretty special. CONVERSION! Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. Sam Williams 19. It won’t be quite as intimidating as the Oakland Raiders infamous ‘Black Hole’ but Canberra’s first NRL preliminary final at home became the club’s fastest sell-out in history on Tuesday.
Canberra have only played finals twice in the past seven years.
Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. • SECOND HALF - If the second half is as good as the first, we are in for a ripper 40 minutes - it's the Roosters to kick off to get us back underway in Brisbane.
In the other grand final qualifier, South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has stuck with the same 17 despite niggles to a number of key players.
South Sydney face a Raiders side that have reinstalled Joey Leilua in the centres following his dramatic pre-game drama that forced him to the bench a fortnight ago when a firework spark injured his eye. It's against Vunivalu who tackled Tedesco without the ball and so Flanagan will line up the posts to try and square the ledger. “I’ll take a moment when I run out because these games don’t come around very often, so you really want to embrace it. Third time … The Raiders match against South Sydney at GIO Stadium sold out within 24 hours after more than 20,000 seats were snapped up by members on Monday, the NRL confirming the house-full signs went up on Tuesday, only 36 minutes after being made available to the public. Penalty to the Storm! “We had a prelim in 2016 but this one being in Canberra and having the weekend off (last week), this would be the biggest game of my career,” Croker told AAP. Sitili Tupouniua 19.
Curtis Scott 4. Daniel Tupou 3. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Jake Friend could be back for the Roosters.Source:Getty Images. On the last tackle, Cameron Smith puts in a high tester for Daniel Tupou but the winger is more than up to the challenge - he rips the ball out of the air and, under all sorts of pressure, manages to stay inside the field of play.
Mark Nicholls 18. Canberra initially hoped to set a new ground attendance record but they can’t eclipse the 28,753 fans who watched the Super Rugby final between the Brumbies and Crusaders in 2004 because of the stadium’s reconfigured seating plan. Canberra had their request for temporary seating approved and are expecting a club home attendance record of more than 28,000 fans.
Angus Crichton 15. Cody Walker 7.
Roosters (Kyle Flanagan) 4-0 Roosters. Showing maturity beyond his years and with ice running through his veins, the Roosters' halfback slots the penalty goal and levels the scores.
Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. There was yet another twist in the tale when Flanagan levelled the scores with a coolly taken penalty goal before Keary and Papenhuyzen then traded clutch drop goals to set us up for extra time.
Coming off a loss, they comfortably accounted for the Warriors last week - however the win was soured with a knee injury to Cameron Munster.
A brilliant kick return from Daniel Tupou who, with an explosive burst, reaches the half way line before the Storm are finally able to bring him to ground.
Co-captain Jarrod Croker is desperate to deliver the Green Machine faithful a drought-breaking premiership and said this Friday is the biggest game of his 10-year career. A set restart for the Storm who are piling the pressure on the Roosters' defence at the moment - what an outstanding contest this has been! Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2.
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