Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun August 25, 2019
Round 23 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri - Crowd: 11758
80min

Addo-Carr leaps up and takes a great take catch, then splits the defence and runs 80 metres, before being tackled a metre short of the line by Sami, which also forces Addo-Carr to drop the ball.

78min

PENALTY TITANS - Brimson goes up to take a bomb and is tackled in the air

72min

Conversion: Storm
Attempted by Cameron Smith.

Smith from the left sideline, pushes his kick across the face of the posts.

Storm lead Storm 24 - 8 Titans
71min

Try: Storm
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

From the back of the scrum, Munster lobs a long ball out to a flying Addo-Carr and he dives over in the corner.

Storm lead Storm 24 - 8 Titans
70min

SCRUM STORM - Peachey knocks on a Storm grubber.

69min

PENALTY STORM - Titans restart doesn't travel 10 metres

68min

Penalty Goal: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Smith from just to the right of centre, slots the penalty goal

Storm lead Storm 20 - 8 Titans
67min

Munster runs it on the last and achieves nothing. Handover 10m from the Titans line.

66min

PENALTY STORM - Proctor gives away a penalty via a high tackle. Storm will take the shot at 2.

64min

PENALTY STORM - Titans lifting Brandon Smith past the horizontal. Everyone gets together to sing songs around a fake campfire. Lovely.

62min

SCRUM TITANS - Vunivalu knocks on while cleaning up a grubber, 5m from his own line.

61min

PENALTY TITANS - Jacks hit late off the ball, deep inside the Storm half.

59min

SCRUM TITANS - Olam drops a pass 10m shy of halfway.

58min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith converts

Storm lead Storm 18 - 8 Titans
57min

Try: Storm
Scored by Dale Finucane. Kick to come.

Jesse Bromwich links with Dale Finucane to put him over the line for an all-forwards try.

Storm lead Storm 16 - 8 Titans
54min

Both sides getting sloppy on their last tackle options.

48min

Papenhuyzen grubbers early for Vunivalu, but the Titans winger Sami taps the ball dead. Titans drop out.

48min

PENALTY STORM - They'll start their set 20m from the Titans line.

45min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

SMith from wide on the left side nails the conversion.

Storm lead Storm 12 - 8 Titans
44min

Try: Storm
Scored by Ryan Papenhuyzen. Kick to come.

From the tap, Melbourne shift the ball left where Kenny Bromwich takes a crash ball into the line, before getting an arm free and an offload away to Papenhuyzen, who runs into the gap and in for a good try.

Storm lead Storm 10 - 8 Titans
43min

PENALTY STORM - Titans give away a penalty on the first tackle. Storm take the tap

43min

SCRUM STORM - Titans turn over the ball deep in their own half. Storm with the first attacking opportunity for the second half.

37min

Storm turn the ball over cheaply yet again inside in the Titans half.

36min

Kenny Bromwich with a 1-on-1 strip on halfway

36min

PENALTY TITANS - Munster gives away yet another penalty. Titans get a piggy back up to their own 40m line.

35min

SCRUM TITANS - Munster with a forward pass 5m from the Titans line.

35min

Storm force another drop out.

31min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Cmith from out wide on the left side, nails the conversion.

Titans lead Storm 6 - 8 Titans
29min

Try: Storm
Scored by Kenneath Bromwich. Kick to come.

Bromwich runs onto a crash ball from Cameron Smith and then slam dunks the ball over the line on the left side.

Titans lead Storm 4 - 8 Titans
28min

PENALTY STORM - Kenny Bromwich tackled high. Munster takes the quick tap.

27min

Hughes with a grubber into the Titans in-goal. Peachey cleans up but is trapped. Titans drop out.

26min

SCRUM TITANS - Munster on the first tackle on halfway, grubbers for his left winger Addo-Carr, but the bounce is horrible and he knocks it on.

24min

Finucane makes a 1-on-1 strip on halfway.

23min

PENALTY TITANS - Cameron Smith knocks on, then Munster blows up at the referee again and is penalised.

21min

SCRUM TITANS - Cameron with a forward pass to Brandon

20min

PENALTY STORM - The Crowd earn the Storm a penalty.

18min

PENALTY TITANS - Storm with a flop in the tackle.

16min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Gordon adds another 2 from almost in front.

Titans lead Storm 0 - 8 Titans
16min

Try: Titans
Scored by Jesse Arthars. Kick to come.

Peats receives an offload, kicks across from the right side to the middle where Arthars flies through to take the catch cleanly before falling over the line for a try.

Titans lead Storm 0 - 6 Titans
14min

PENALTY TITANS - Scott on report for a crusher tackle.

13min

Penalty Goal: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Gordon nails the goal.

Titans lead Storm 0 - 2 Titans
12min

PENALTY TITANS - Storm with hands on the ball. Titans opt to take the shot at the 2

11min

PENALTY TITANS - Munster pinged for a ruck infringement. Titans now on the attack, 20m from the Storm line.

11min

Watkins comes up with a 1-on-1 strip.

8min

Titans kick goes dead in goal. 7 tackle set for the Storm

7min

PENALTY TITANS - Finucane is marginally offside when he picks up a poor grubber from Cameron Smith and dives over for a potential try. The Video ref though has denied him of the four pointer

7min

Going to the video for a potential Storm try

6min

Hughes with a nice grubber forces a dropout and the Storm will go back on the attack again.

5min

SCRUM STORM - Arrow offloads but his team mate drops it. Chance goes begging.

4min

Titans force a drop out. They'll play the ball on the first just 22m from the Storm line

1min

SCRUM TITANS - Addo-Carr ruled to have dropped a bomb. Possibly a tough call. Titans set starts just inside the Storm 20,

Titans get us underway in this battle between first and last

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Butler, Dave Munro

Touch Judges: Clayton Sharpe, Liam Nicholls

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Beau Scott

MELBOURNE STORM (24)
Tries: Kenneath Bromwich, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Dale Finucane, Josh Addo-Carr
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (1/1)

GOLD COAST TITANS (8)
Tries: Jesse Arthars
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Michael Gordon (1/1)