Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat May 30, 2020
Round 3 - AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri
80min

FULL TIME - Canberra have made it 3 straight at AAMI Park as they take an excellent 22-6 victory

80min

Conversion: Raiders
Attempted by Josh Papali'i.

Josh Papali'i... yep he took the conversion and missed it by a mile

Raiders lead Storm 6 - 22 Raiders
79min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Joseph Tapine. Kick to come.

BUNKER - The Raiders seal the deal with some great work from Nick Cotric with two kicks and Tapine grounds it

Raiders lead Storm 6 - 22 Raiders
76min

Josh Hodgson nails the 40/20 and it should seal the nail in the coffin for Melbourne

73min

Melbourne getting all the calls late in this one as Suliasi Vunivalu can't take a high kick but earns a penalty for being taken in the air despite no contact

73min

HOW? Justin Olam was over on his way to ground it but somehow Tapine gets under Olam

73min

Ryan Papenhuyzen loses the ball but again it's missed by the officials

73min

PENALTY RAIDERS - The Storm penalised for a dangerous tackle

72min

SIX MORE - Melbourne get six more in attack as CNK can't take the high kick

69min

Craig Bellamy may have finally lost his sanity after Nelson Asofa-Solomona kicks on tackle 4... for himself

67min

George Williams saves the day as he knocks down the ball from Olam out to JAC

66min

Errors creeping in for both sides as Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad drops a forced ball from Josh Papali'i

64min

Max King knocks on as Melbourne apply pressure after getting lucky when a Cam Smith error gets missed

61min

ANOTHER ERROR - Jesse Bromwich gets his way to the line but loses it as he goes to slam it down

58min

Melbourne getting some luck as Curtis Scott is ruled to have lost the ball - The Raider wants a penalty but Atkins rules knock on

51min

The Raiders go close yet again but some great cover defence from Papenhuyzen and Seve forces an error from Rapana

50min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Christian Welch penalised for a strip which was about as obvious as it could get

48min

UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE - Nick Cotric ruled to have knocked on despite that fact replays didn't look as if it did. Bunker rules it was... Melbourne survive

47min

Some not very nice words being said by Craig Bellamy as Melbourne absolutely mess up the play on the last tackle

46min

Awkward contact between Rapana and Vunivalu sees the Melbourne winger appeal for a penalty but clearly accidental

45min

Grant Atkins gets knocked over by the kick chasers and the contact might have left him a tad confused as he called a drop out despite the replays showing clearly no Raiders touch... thankfully the bunker stepped in

43min

The kicking game for both sides to start the second half has been very poor with both sides giving up repeat sets

41min

First kick of the second half for Canberra not great as the ball goes touch-in-goal

40min

SECOND HALF IS GO! The Storm are kick us off and they trail 18-6

37min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker converts from in front

Raiders lead Storm 6 - 18 Raiders
36min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. Kick to come.

Straight up the middle for CNK after some great footwork from George Williams to set up the fullback

Raiders lead Storm 6 - 16 Raiders
33min

Conversion: Storm
Kicked by Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith converts from in front

Raiders lead Storm 6 - 12 Raiders
31min

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

The Storm get over as Cameron Smith finds Dale Finucane who gets his way over under the posts

Raiders lead Storm 4 - 12 Raiders
29min

Jarrod Croker saves the day for Canberra as Jahrome Hughes kicks early and a horrible bounce hurts Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad but Croker is there to clean up

28min

PENALTY STORM: Markers not called for not being square and an actual penalty is blown

27min

Canberra make a meal of the last tackle option with a dummy half forward pass, the Storm just survive again

26min

Repeat set for the Raiders as Josh Hodgson kicks in behind the line and it's another set for Canberra

25min

JAC puts the high kick down and another set for Canberra inside the Melbourne 20

24min

Melbourne almost create something out of nothing but some luck for Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to regather the ricocheted ball saves Canberra

22min

Felise Kaufusi loses the ball and the Raiders are piling the pressure on Melbourne

20min

Some heart in mouth moments for Vunivalu who thought he had the kick on his chest and then let it bounce and then it bounces away from him but fortunately hooks into touch before Rapana gets to it

18min

PENALTY STORM: Joseph Tapine with a dumb move as he doesn't use his arms to effect the tackle

17min

NO TRY - The bunker upholds the live decision of Grant Atkins and rules a knock-on ingoal

17min

BUNKER: Ryan Papenhuyzen somehow gets the ball to the ground but Grant Atkins says NO TRY... checking grounding

15min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker hits the conversion from the right-hand touchline and the flags are up

Raiders lead Storm 0 - 12 Raiders
12min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Nick Cotric. Kick to come.

An amazing George Williams pass over the top finds Nick Cotric on the chest and Cotric flies and scores

Raiders lead Storm 0 - 10 Raiders
12min

PENALTY STORM - Grant Atkins penalises the Storm for dissent after he called six again; Raiders back into Melbourne's half

11min

Cameron Smith with a rare miscommunication and as he passes it into NAS

10min

NO TRY - The bunker rules that there was contact but it had no impact on the play... dropout to come

10min

BUNKER - Grant Atkins says NO TRY - Jarrod Croker has made contact with Hughes before Croker grounds it...

5min

COTRIC SAVES THE DAY - Cam Munster drags the defence in then kicks through but Nick Cotric bats it dead before JAC gets there

5min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker converts from wide out

Raiders lead Storm 0 - 6 Raiders
5min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.

HE'S BACK - The Raiders elect to run the ball on the last and both Jack Wighton & Jarrod Croker drag the defence in and Jordan Rapana crosses on his return

Raiders lead Storm 0 - 4 Raiders
4min

HE'S BACK - The Raiders elect to run the ball on the last and both Jack Wighton & Jarrod Croker drag the defence in and Jordan Rapana crosses

3min

75m dropout puts the Raiders on the backfoot as they just get over halfway on tackle 2

2min

REPEAT SET - Suliasi Vunivalu forced to knock the ball dead after a good kick from Jack Wighton

1min

SET RESTART - Grant Atkins gives Canberra six more tackles after a ruck infringement against the Storm

Grant Atkins calls time on and we're underway at AAMI Park

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Gavin Badger

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie

MELBOURNE STORM (6)
Tries: Dale Finucane
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (1/1)
Penalty Goals:

CANBERRA RAIDERS (22)
Tries: Jordan Rapana, Nick Cotric, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Joseph Tapine
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (3/3), Josh Papali'i (0/1)
Penalty Goals: