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Fri April 10 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Fri: Parramatta Eels 8 l. St George Illawarra Dragons 22 at
Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 19,017
Fri April 10 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Fri: Sydney Roosters 24 l. Brisbane Broncos 28 at
Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 18,464
Sat April 11 2009, 5:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 l. Canberra Raiders 24 at
Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 8,561
Sat April 11 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 10 l. Gold Coast Titans 14 at
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)Crowd: 18,123
Sat April 11 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: Melbourne Storm 16 d. Penrith Panthers 14 at
Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)Crowd: 10,110
Sun April 12 2009, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Newcastle Knights 24 d. New Zealand Warriors 22 at
Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)Crowd: 13,626
Sun April 12 2009, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 23 d. Wests Tigers 10 at
Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 17,942
Mon April 13 2009, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10Mon: Bulldogs 14 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 at
ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 22,775
Sun April 12, 2009
Source: www.melbournestorm.com.auThe Melbourne Storm has come away with a hard earned 16-14 win against the Penrith at Olympic Park, extending their winning streak over the Panthers to five games.
With the Panthers coming off two convincing wins and the Storm an unconvincing loss, the game was always going to be a very physical encounter.
The usually reliable Melbourne defence was reeling early in the first half as Brad Tighe scored in the 5th minute.
Panthers centre Michael Jennings, caught Steve Turner flat-footed and accelerated into the clear, Jennings passing to Tighe who went over for the early try.
Panthers' playmaker Luke Lewis started at five-eighth and came close to adding to the Storm's woes but was denied by the video referee.
The Storm regrouped to wear down the Panthers defence with three successive sets of six and were rewarded when Billy Slater put it down under the posts in the 16th minute.
The remainder of the half was hard-hitting football as both teams tried to exert their dominance.
The Storm's back three of Turner, Anthony Quinn and Slater were exceptional in defence and just as creative in attack.
Ryan Hoffman tried everything including the odd grubber kick, but neither side could register a score leaving it tied at 6-6 at half-time.
The second half started much the same as the first with physicality and intensity.
Quinn broke the deadlock in the 47th minute, timing his jump to perfection to cleanly take a Cooper Cronk rain maker and go over for a try. Cameron Smith made the difficult conversion to put the Storm up 12-6.
The Storm built on their lead with a penalty conversion, but the eight point buffer didn't last long as Lewis ran over for a try under the posts.
Will Chambers was having a quiet night and things didn't get any better when he was put on report for a dangerous tackle on Panthers' fullback, Lachlan Coote.
Coote went off injured and Michael Gordon converted the penalty to again even the scores in the 58th minute.
The trading of penalties continued when Smith converted to give the Storm a 16-14 lead with 19 minutes still to play.
Storm fans had their hearts in their mouths when Panthers' winger Shane Elford crossed with eight minutes to go, only for it to be disallowed for a forward pass.
The Storm kept cool under pressure and held on for a gritty two-point win.
Slater played one of his best games for the season, and former Wentworthville player James Maloney, the latest of Craig Bellamy's backline experiments, had an admirable first up performance at five-eighth.
The Storm is back on the road next week against the Wests Tigers.
Storm 16 (Tries: Slater, Quinn; Goals: Smith 4) def. Panthers 14 (Tries: Tighe, Lewis; Goals: Gordon 3) at Olympic Park.
Tue April 7, 2009
Source: www.melbournestorm.com.auMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named a 19-man squad for this Saturday night's clash against the Penrith Panthers.
The clash will take place at Olympic Park in Melbourne from 7.35pm.
Starting line-up:
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner
3. Will Chambers
4. Joseph Tomane
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jeff Lima
9. Cameron Smith [c]
10. Adam Blair
11. Wairangi Koopu
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange:
14. Ryan Hinchcliffe, 15. Kevin Proctor, 16. Aiden Tolman, 17. Scott Anderson, 18. Sika Manu, 19. Matt Cross (two to be omitted).
Coach: Craig Bellamy
Click Here for Bellamy's thoughts on the Storm team chosen and the game aheadUnder-20's squad for Saturday's game:
Starting team:
1. Gareth Widdop
2. Josh Jerome
3. Sam Joe
4. Pita Maile
5. Matt Duffie
6. Keni Blair
7. Luke Kelly [c]
8. Pulou Vaituutuu
9. James Woolford
10. Jesse Bromwich
11. Rob Rochow
12. Fred Makimare
13. Billy Rogers
Interchange:
14. Will Naitoro, 15. Brendan Train, 16. Andrew Smith, 17. Jordan McLean, 18. Blake Leary (one to be omitted).
Coach: Brad Arthur
Round 5
Melbourne Storm 16 d. Penrith Panthers 14
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