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Round 10
St.George-Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm |
 
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 Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Fri May 16 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 Fri: Parramatta Eels 12 l. Sydney Roosters 32 at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW) Fri May 16 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 Fri: Gold Coast Titans 24 d. Bulldogs 20 at Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD) Sat May 17 2008, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10 Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Brisbane Broncos at Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW) Sat May 17 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v North Queensland Cowboys at Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW) Sat May 17 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Sun May 18 2008, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 Sun: Penrith Panthers v New Zealand Warriors at Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW) Sun May 18 2008, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10 Sun: Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW) Mon May 19 2008, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 Mon: Canberra Raiders v South Sydney Rabbitohs at Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)  Storm Round 10 v Dragons Game Notes Fri May 16, 2008 Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au Melbourne had to overcome a dogged Newcastle Knights outfit at Olympic Park, finally prevailing 18-4 after being held scoreless for nearly an hour. The win elevated the Storm to the top of the NRL ladder. The Dragons suffered a nail-biting defeat against the Eels, finally going down 19-18 after Eels halfback Brett Finch kicked a field goal late in their game at ANZ Stadium. WHO: Melbourne Storm v St George-Illawarra Dragons WHAT: Round 10 of the 2008 Telstra Premiership season WHERE: ANZ Stadium, Sydney WHEN: Saturday, May 17th @ 7:30pm ON TV: Fox Sports 2 ? 9.30pm CHECK IT OUT: Melbourne Storm's website with all the latest stats, profiles, updates, schedule and training times, alerts, news etc - www.melbournestorm.com.au FAST FACTS * Melbourne has never lost to St George-Illawarra in Sydney. * Melbourne has defeated St George-Illawarra in their past seven meetings. DID YOU KNOW? Melbourne Storm's Matt Geyer may feel his age more than usual this Saturday night. The average amount of NRL games played by the other 16 players in the team is 20.1, with an average age of 21.8. Geyer has played 247 games and is 32! Steve Turner 64 games, 23 years Brett Anderson 2 games, 22 years Will Chambers 13 games, 19 years Sam Tagataese 15 games, 21 years Dane Nielsen 1 game, 22 years Russ Aitken 10 games, 22 years Cooper Cronk 92 games, 24 years Clifford Manua 8 games, 21 games Antonio Kaufusi 58 games, 23 years Jeremy Smith 47 games, 28 years Sika Manu 8 games, 21 years Aiden Tolman 1 game, 20 years Liam Foran 0 games, 20 years Kevin Proctor 0 games, 19 years Scott Anderson 2 games, 22 years Sinbad Kali 0 games, 21 years AVERAGE Games: 20.1 (Total: 321) Years: 21.8 KEY MATCH UP This week more than most Melbourne will be looking to play a very simple game up the middle third of the field. The likes of Antonio Kaufusi and Clifford Manua will be asked to do a lot of work in this area, and they are just the men to do it. They are both very big, and very strong, and they have that rare ability to push the defensive line back considerably, and regularly. Kaufusi has shown signs in the past few weeks he is heading back to the form that earned him a Queensland and Kangaroos jumper, while Manua showed enough in his games against the Roosters and the Broncos to suggest that he could be a real danger man for the Storm. The Dragons' Jason Ryles can count himself unlucky he wasn't included in the NSW State-of-Origin squad, and will be determined to put in a barnstorming performance against the team coached by Bellamy. If he and his partner in crime Justin Poore can dominate up the middle, they will be well on their way to securing the two points. HEAD-TO-HEAD Total: Played: 19, Storm: 14, Dragons: 4, Draw: 1 At ANZ Stadium: Played: 2, Storm: 2, Dragons: 0 FOR AND AGAINST 2008 Points for: Storm: 161, Dragons: 154 Points against: Storm: 87, Dragons: 150 Tries for: Storm: 28, Dragons: 26 Points differential: Storm: +74, Dragons: +4 LAST ROUND MATCHES Storm def. Knights 18-4 @ Olympic Park, Melbourne Dragons def. by Eels 19-18 @ ANZ Stadium, Sydney LAST EIGHT CLASHES 2007 Storm def. Dragons 28-6 @ Olympic Park 2007 Storm def. Dragons 24-10 @ OKI Jubilee Stadium 2006 Storm def. Dragons 24-10 @ ANZ Stadium 2006 Storm def. Dragons 34-24 @ OKI Jubilee Stadium 2006 Storm def. Dragons 24-10 @ Olympic Park 2005 Storm def. Dragons 24-16 @ Olympic Park 2005 Storm def. Dragons 46-12 @ WIN Stadium 2004 Dragons def. Storm 34-14 @ WIN Stadium THE STORM STORY SO FAR WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE: STORM 4 (Try: Hoffman) def. by RHINOS 11 (Try: Donald; Goals: Sinfield 3; Field Goal: Sinfield) at Elland Road, Leeds ROUND 1: STORM 32 (Tries: Slater 3, Johnson, Tagataese; Goals: C. Smith 5, Turner) def. WARRIORS 18 (Tries: Vatuvei 2, Ropati; Goals: Witt 3) at Telstra Dome, Melbourne ROUND 2: STORM 16 (Tries: Aitken, White, Falou; Goals: C. Smith 2) def. by SHARKS 17 (Tries: Kearney, Gallen, Simmons; Goals: Covell 2; Field Goals: Kimmorley) at Olympic Park, Melbourne ROUND 3: Storm (Try: Slater; Goal: C. Smith) def. by ROOSTERS (Try: Kenny-Dowell; Goals: FitzGibbon 3) at Sydney Football Stadium ROUND 4: STORM 28 (Tries: Quinn 3, Folau, Hoffman; Goals: Smith 4) def. BRONCOS 8 (Tries: Robinson, Stagg) at Olympic Park, Melbourne ROUND 5: STORM 26 (Tries: Slater 2, Inglis, Quinn, Hoffman; Goals: Smith 3) def. SEA EAGLES 4 (Try: Barney) at Olympic Park ROUND 6: STORM 23 (Tries: Chambers, Turner, Slater, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 3; Field Goal: Cronk) def. RAIDERS 16 (Tries: Best, Plum, Purtell; Goals: Carney 2) at Canberra Stadium ROUND 7: STORM 12 (Tries: Inglis, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 2) def. COWBOYS 10 (Tries: Williams 2; Goals: Thurston) at Dairy Farmer's Stadium ROUND 8: BYE ROUND 9: STORM 18 (Tries: Folau 2, Quinn; Goals: C. Smith 3) def. KNIGHTS 4 (Try: Mullen) at Olympic Park, Melbourne 2008 TRY SCORERS (STORM) Slater 7, Folau 6, Quinn 5, Hoffman 2, Inglis 2, Johnson, Tagataese, Aitken, White, Chambers, Turner 2008 GOAL SCORERS (STORM) C. Smith 23, Turner 2008 FIELD GOAL SCORERS (STORM) Cronk 2008 POINTSCORERS (STORM) C Smith 46, Slater 28, Folau 24, Quinn 20, Hoffman 8, Inglis 8, Turner 6, Johnson 4, Tagataese 4, Aitken 4, White 4, Chambers 4 MELBOURNE STORM MEDIBANK PRIVATE INJURY UPDATE Aidan Guerra (ankle): 2 weeks Adam Blair (eye): Indefinite Danny Vaughan (knee): season Ben MacDougall (knee): season THE STORM AHEAD Round 11: Saturday, May 24th v Rabbitohs @ Bluetongue Stadium, 7:30pm Round 12: Saturday, May 31st v Bulldogs @ Olympic Park, 5:30pm Round 13: Monday, June 9th v Titans @ Skilled Park, 7:00pm Round 14: BYE Round 15: Saturday, June 21st v Cowboys @ Olympic Park, 7:30pm Round 16: Sunday, June 29th v Eels @ Parramatta Stadium, 3:00pm Round 17: Sunday, July 6th v Raiders @ Olympic Park, 2:00pm Round 18: Monday, July 14th v Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Sports Stadium TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP LADDER 1 Storm 14 2 Titans 14 3 Broncos 12 4 Sea Eagles 12 5 Roosters 12 6 Sharks 12 7 Knights 10 8 Wests Tigers 10 9 Panthers 10 10 Eels 10 11 Warriors 10 12 Bulldogs 8 13 Raiders 8 14 Dragons 6 15 Cowboys 6 16 Rabbitohs 4 SQUAD FOR SATURDAY'S GAME Starting team: 1. Steve Turner 2. Brett Anderson 3. Will Chambers 4. Sam Tagataese 5. Dane Nielsen 6. Russ Aitken 7. Cooper Cronk (c) 8. Clifford Manua 9. Matt Geyer 10. Antonio Kaufusi 11. Jeremy Smith 12. Sika Manu 13. Aiden Tolman Interchange: 14. Liam Foran, 15. Kevin Proctor, 16. Scott Anderson, 17. Sinbad Kali, 18. Lucas Miller. Coach: Craig Bellamy News Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au Slater out as Storm names 18-man squad for Dragons clash Tue May 13, 2008 Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named an 18-man squad for this Saturday night's Round 10 clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons. The game will be played at ANZ Stadium in Sydney from 7:30pm. The Storm will be missing nine players due to State-of-Origin duty - Cam Smith, Billy Slater, Dallas Johnson, Michael Crocker, Greg Inglis and Israel Folau (Queensland), and Brett White, Ryan Hoffman and Anthony Quinn (NSW). Steve Turner has been shifted from the wing to fullback; Brett Anderson and Dane Nieslen come onto the wings for their first games in Storm colours; while Sam Tagataese moves from the backrow to the centres. Russell Aitken gets his chance at five-eighth in Inglis' absence, while veteran utility Matt Geyer will start at hooker. In the forwards, Clifford Manua has been named to start in the front row alongside Antonio Kaufusi, while Sika Manu returns from injury in the backrow, and young Aiden Tolman will start at lock. Onto the bench come under-20 players Liam Foran and Kevin Proctor, along with front-rowers Scott Anderson and Sinbad Kali. Lucas Miller has been named 18th man. TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP St George Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm ANZ Stadium Saturday 19th May 2008 7:30pm Storm (NRL): 1. Steve Turner 2. Brett Anderson 3. Will Chambers 4. Sam Tagataese 5. Dane Nielsen 6. Russ Aitken 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Clifford Manua 9. Matt Geyer 10. Antonio Kaufusi 11. Jeremy Smith 12. Sika Manu 13. Aiden Tolman Interchange: 14. Liam Foran, 15. Kevin Proctor, 16. Scott Anderson, 17. Sinbad Kali, 18. Lucas Miller (one to be omitted) Coach: Craig Bellamy TOYOTA CUP St George Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm ANZ Stadium Saturday 19th May 2008 5:30pm Storm (NYC): 1. Michael Faamausili 2. Russell Webber 3. Sam Joe 4. Trent Walker 5. Mack Fawcett 6. Luke Kelly 7. Gareth Widdop 8. Vili Faingaa 9. Jay Aston 10. Louis Fanene 11. Zeb Tawha (c) 12. Ryan Hansen 13. Will Naitoro Interchange: 14. Darcy Etrich, 15. Pulou Vaituutuu, 16. Kruize Wilson, 17. Matt Croker, 18. Guy Mepham, 19. Josh Jerome (one to omitted) Coach: Brad Arthur News Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au |
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