2016 Holden Cup: Rd 23 V Storm

[The Greenhouse]

66th min TRY RAIDERS to Chevi Ellis on the right wing. Great try and much needed! Van Dartel misses from out wide.

Raiders 26-22

[The Greenhouse]

69th Great run Jack Williams, and now the Raiders are held up over the line.

[The Greenhouse]

70th min Great tackle from Canberra, ruled to have knock on the ball in the tackle though. Storm scrum 30m out.

[The Greenhouse]

71st min TRY STORM to Lachlan Timm under the posts. Jesse Arthars converts.

Storm 28-26

[The Greenhouse]

73rd min The Storm spill it. Raiders attack from 40m out. Zeik Foster grubbers across the face of goal, the Storm recover the ball. Bad end to the set.

[The Greenhouse]

76th min Long touch finder from Canberra. Storm scrum on their own 10m line.

[The Greenhouse]

77th min Raiders fair strip! They're 20m out now. Spaander's kick to end the set goes straight to a Storm player.

[The Greenhouse]

79th min Raiders throw a forward pass 20m out!

Storm 28-26

[The Greenhouse]

80th min TRY STORM That's the ball game. Terrible defence in the second half cost Canberra. Jesse Arthars converts.

Melbourne Storm 34
Canberra Raiders 26

FULL TIME

[Ilanraiders]

Bad luck boys. Sounds like we missed Woolford.

[The Greenhouse]

The Raiders certainly missed the suspended Woolford, and the rested Cottic. Jack Williams and Jack Murchie amongst the best for the Raiders.

That's all we have until Monday night. Thanks for following.

[greeneyed]

NYC MATCH REPORT: Melbourne Storm snatch comeback win over Canberra Raiders

A second half comeback has seen the Thunderbolts defeat the Raiders 34-26 at Seiffert Oval. Trailing by 18 points in the second half, Storm’s Under-20s slowly worked their way back into the contest.

They then secured the win courtesy of two tries in the final six minutes to hand the Under-20s Raiders their first loss in seven games.

“I’m very proud of them,” Storm coach Eric Smith said. “I’ve been very proud of their effort most of the year but tonight to travel down here from the Sunshine Coast where it’s 27 degrees to here where it was minus 3 yesterday.

Read more: https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/ ... rill_.html

[greeneyed]

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[ALX22]

Will have to wait another week or so for Sato Ketia-Opo to debut.

[greeneyed]

NYC Match Report: Raiders fall to Storm: http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2016/08/ ... t_rai.html