Match Discussion: Preliminary Finals vs Raiders @ AAMI Park

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NRL 2016 - Preliminary Finals
Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders
AAMI Park, Melbourne (TICKETS)
Saturday 24 September 2016

Gates Open 6:30pm / NRL 7:40pm

1. Cameron Munster 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Will Chambers 4. Cheyse Blair 5. Marika Koroibete 6. Blake Green 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Jordan McLean 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Tohu Harris 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Kenneath Bromwich 15. Tim Glasby 16. Christian Welch 17. Ben Hampton 20. Matt White 21. Felise Kaufusi

1. Jack Wighton 2. Edrick Lee 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Junior Paulo 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Josh Papalii 12. Elliot Whitehead 13. Iosia Soliola
Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Luke Bateman 16. Paul Vaughan 17. Joseph Tapine

Referees: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall
Sideline Officials: Michael Wise, Jeff Younis
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Ben Galea, Ashley Klein

ISC QLD
Sunshine Coast play Redcliffe for a spot in the ISC Grand Final, 2:30pm Sun 18 Sep

ISP NSW
Mounties play Wests Tigers for a spot in the ISP NSW Grand Final, 3:15pm Sun 18 Sep

Head to Head
Overall 37 - Storm 26 Raiders 11
At AAMI 5 - Storm 2 Raiders 3
Finals 2 - Storm 2 Raiders 0
Last 5 - Storm 3 Raiders 2

Last Meeting
2016 Round 23 - Raiders 22 Storm 8 at GIO Stadium

Biggest winning margins
2013 - Storm 68 Raiders 4 at GIO Stadium (64 points)
2012 - Raiders 40 Storm 12 at AAMI Park (28 points)​

 

[kia ora storm]

Storm by 10...I would not be surprised if the Raiders lead at half time but Storm will run them down in the last 20 minutes and maintain their structure and composure if finals.

Bromwich and Glasby are going to have to step up to limit Paulo and Boyd and co. Smith will play a kicking game to turn them around.

Storm tactics are predictable but stopping them is another story.