2024 R22 Sat - Melbourne 16-18 St Geo Illa @ AAMI

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2024 - Round 22
Melbourne Storm v St George Illawarra Dragons
AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri

Saturday 3 August 2024
NRL kickoff 5:30pm
Broadcast live on Fox, Kayo.

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. William Warbrick 3. Jack Howarth 4. Nick Meaney 5. Grant Anderson 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Lazarus Vaalepu 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Alec MacDonald 18. Tristan Powell 19. Chris Lewis 20. Sualauvi Faalogo 21. Reimis Smith 22. Tepai Moeroa

In: Alec MacDonald (bench), Tristan Powell (reserve), Chris Lewis (reserve), Reimis Smith (reserve), Tepai Moeroa (reserve)
Changes: Tyran Wishart (five-eighth to bench), Cameron Munster (bench to five-eighth)

1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Zac Lomax 3. Moses Suli 4. Max Feagai 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Jack de Belin 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su'A 13. Tom Eisenhuth 14. Hame Sele 15. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 16. Ryan Couchman 17. Blake Lawrie 18. Lyhkan King-Togia 19. Michael Molo 20. Jack Bird 21. Mikaele Ravalawa 22. Connor Muhleisen

Out: Mathew Feagai (fullback), Toby Couchman (bench), Ben Murdoch-Masila (bench)
In: Tyrell Sloan (fullback), Ryan Couchman (bench), Blake Lawrie (bench), Lyhkan King-Togia (reserve), Michael Molo (reserve), Jack Bird (reserve), Mikaele Ravalawa (reserve), Connor Muhleisen (reserve)
Changes: Raymond Faitala-Mariner (second row to bench), Hame Sele (lock to bench), Tom Eisenhuth (bench to lock), Luciano Leilua (bench to second row)

Referee: Grant ATKINS
Sideline Officials: Drew OULTRAM, Michael WISE
Video Referee: Matt NOYEN

HEAD TO HEAD - 1999 - 2023​

	TOTAL	MELBOURNE	ST GEO ILLA	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	41	29	11	1
AAMI	6	6	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2019	Round 16	MELBOURNE 16-14	WIN	5578
2020	Round 20	ST GEO ILLA 30-22	Netstrata	2738
2021	Round 10	MELBOURNE 44-18	Suncorp	43537
2022	Round 9	MELBOURNE 42-6	AAMI	11723
2023	Round 25	MELBOURNE 38-28	WIN	8326

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2000	Round 5	MELBOURNE 70-10	MCG	23239
2000	Round 18	ST GEO ILLA 50-4	WIN	10141

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 23	Round 24	Round 25	Round 26
MELBOURNE	SOUTHS (A)	PENRITH (A)	DOLPHINS (H)	NORTH QLD (A)
ST GEO ILLA	CANTERBURY (H)	GOLD COAST (H)	CRONULLA (H)	PARRAMATTA (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 19		Round 20		Round 21
MELBOURNE	(BYE)		SYDNEY	W 24-8	PARRAMATTA	W 32-14
ST GEO ILLA	BRISBANE	W 30-26	(BYE)		PENRITH	L 10-46

STATE OF PLAY: 2024 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MELBOURNE	1st	18	3	15-3-0	496	337
ST GEO ILLA	10th	18	3	9-9-0	374	466

 

[Valheru]

Melbourne to keep playing shit and win games.

Storm by 16

 

[This Year?]

lol@dragons round is finally here. Storm 30+
Too bad I'm working while this is on because the thread will miss out on 2 hours of meltown and toys going completely out the cot posts from me.

 

[GongPanther]

Dragons in a steaming boilover by a 18-16 win.

 

[_Johnsy]

Getting reamed two weeks in a row, the boys won't be sitting down all next week.

 

[OzDragon]

Yeah nah imma head out

 

[JamesRustle]

I've got a surgery on Friday and will be off with the pixies when this game is on... yes I did have it deliberately scheduled... would have done it last Friday but doctor said I couldn't be on the good shit for 2 games.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Hopefully the mercy rule is enforced at halftime.

How long can you flog a dead horse?

 

[azza29]

Melbourne still due to drop a game before finals, I was wrong last week, perhaps this one will be it.

 

[moffla]

Melbourne still due to drop a game before finals, I was wrong last week, perhaps this one will be it.

We have Panthers away in a couple weeks, that'll do it

 

[chrisD]

Welch played last week but not named this week?

 

[Bobby DIGital]

The Kirk Reynoldson - Chase Stanley cup.

Looking forward to it. Storms to keep the Dragons off our back. Melbourne 26 Dragons 12.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

ughhhhhh..............

 

[Saxon]

Welch played last week but not named this week?

Nah, Welch was a late withdrawal last week with a back problem.

 

[Someone2]

Storm by 30

 

[Vic Mackey]

Storm will try to outdo the Panthers last week.

Melbourne by 28.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

Storm will try to outdo the Panthers last week.

Melbourne by 28.

easily 50+

we have 0% chance

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

if we go down by 2 trys early, im turning it off

not sitting through any more dogshit footy anymore

 

[t-ba]

Ben Hunt Quality Halfback

Vonny has just activated @SBD82's trigger phrase.

 

[OzDragon]

Ben Hunt Quality Halfback

Vonny has just activated @SBD82's trigger phrase.

> Benny makes 13 times as many errors as similar halfbacks
> “He’S sUcH a QuAlItY hAlFbAcK”