Round 2
Brisbane Broncos 16 d. Melbourne Storm 14

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Storm's Willie Isa to plead not guilty to charge
Tue March 24, 2009
Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au

Melbourne Storm centre Willie Isa will plead not guilty to a grade one dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary tomorrow night.

Isa and Storm General Manager Football Operations, Frank Ponissi, will fly to Sydney tomorrow afternoon to contest the charge.

"We have studied footage of the incident and we will present the best possible case to the panel members tomorrow night,'' Ponissi said.

"We will wait for the outcome of the hearing before we comment further on the actual incident."


Analysis: Broncos 16 v Storm 14
Mon March 23, 2009
Source: NRL Stats: Broncos 16 v Storm 14

The Broncos and Storm played out a thrilling and highly controversial clash at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night in front of 36,000 supporters.

Brisbane made amends for the heart breaking semi final loss last year when Greg Inglis scored in the last minute of play to end the Broncos season.

Last year the Broncos led 12-0 and had the lead all throughout the match, but faltered in the final stages and Brisbane on Friday night held a 16-8 lead just after the break, which included a controversial 44th minute to Peter Wallace. Replays showed that Aaron Gorrell clearly knocked the ball on, but the match officials didn't refer the decision up to the video.

Kevin Proctor scored in the 65th minute to setup a thrilling finish to the match with the Storm finishing the stronger side. Brisbane on this occasion dug deep in defence and held on for an important victory.

BRISBANE BRONCOS
Positive: Defence and character to hold on against a fast finishing Storm outfit and how the younger players are stepping up to the mark. Sam Thaiday continues to improve his work-rate with 34 tackles and 17 hit ups.

Negative: At 16-6 into the second half the Broncos should have went on with the job. Two weeks in a row they have nearly surrended a comfortable lead.

MELBOURNE STORM
Positive: Dallas Johnson making over 50 tackles and that they can claim a controversial decision cost them victory. The Storm rose for the occasion and showed they can play on the big stage.

Negative: Not getting the two points, allowing former Storm player Israel Folau to score and conceding tries either side of half-time.

THE QUESTION
Are both teams genuine candidates in 2009? Should Folau be centre or wing?

TOP STATS
All Runs Metres: Sam Thaiday 124
All Runs: Adam Blair 17, Sam Thaiday 17
Offloads: Adam Blair 5
Tackles: Dallas Johnson 50
1-on-1 Tackles: Ryan Hoffman 4
Tackle Breaks: Greg Inglis 5, Karmichael Hunt 5
Line Breaks: Peter Wallace 1, Steve Michaels 1, Billy Slater 1, Kevin Proctor 1
Penalties Conceded: Wairangi Koopu 3
Missed Tackles: Joel Clinton 5
Kicks: Cooper Cronk 13
Errors: Darren Lockyer 3
Gets: Billy Slater 22

NRL Stats: Broncos 16 v Storm 14
NYC Stats: Broncos 14 v Storm 48
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