2025 R6 Sun - Melbourne 42-14 Warriors @ AAMI

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 6
Melbourne Storm v Warriors
AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri, Melbourne (TICKETS)

Sunday 13 April 2025
Kickoff 2pm AEST
Live on Fox, Kayo.

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Grant Anderson 3. Jack Howarth 4. Moses Leo 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Bronson Garlick 18. Joe Chan 19. Lazarus Vaalepu 20. Kane Bradley 21. Sualauvi Faalogo 22. Keagan Russell-Smith

Unchanged 1-17
In: Joe Chan (reserve), Lazarus Vaalepu (reserve), Kane Bradley (reserve), Sualauvi Fa'alogo (reserve), Keagan Russell-Smith (reserve)

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Taine Tuaupiki 3. Rocco Berry 4. Ali Leiataua 5. Adam Pompey 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Luke Metcalf 8. James Fisher-Harris 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Marata Niukore 13. Erin Clark 14. Bunty Afoa 15. Jackson Ford 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Leka Halasima 18. Tanah Boyd 20. Jacob Laban 21. Samuel Healey 22. Te Maire Martin 23. Edward Kosi

In: Rocco Berry (centre), Tanah Boyd (reserve), Jacob Laban (reserve), Samuel Healey (reserve), Te Maire Martin (reserve)
Changes: Adam Pompey (centre to wing), Edward Kosi (wing to reserve)

Referee: Ashley Klein
Sideline Officials: Jon Stone, Dave Munro
Video Referee: Liam Kennedy

HEAD TO HEAD - 1998 - 2024​

	TOTAL	MEL	WARRIORS	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	52	34	16	2
AAMI	14	11	3	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 7	MEL 70-10	AAMI	22696
2022	Round 20	MEL 24-12	Mt Smart	18395
2023	Round 8	MEL 30-22	AAMI	23469
2024	Round 2	MEL 30-26	AAMI	21927
2024	Round 15	MEL 38-24	Go Media	24495

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2002	Round 11	WAR 28-12	Olympic Park	8873
2022	Round 7	MEL 70-10	AAMI	22696

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10
MELBOURNE	DOL (A)	SOU (H)	CAN (H)	WST (H)
WARRIORS	BRI (H)	NEW (H)	NQL (H)	SGI (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 3		Round 4		Round 5
MELBOURNE	PEN	W 30-24	SGI	L 8-14	MAN	W 48-24
WARRIORS	SYD	W 14-6	WST	W 26-24	BYE	-

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MELBOURNE	3rd	4	1	3-1-0	142	80
WARRIORS	4th	4	1	3-1-0	84	76

 

[Leber]

According to Johns we are a bogey team for Melbourne.

interesting since we haven’t beaten them for a decade.

 

[Evil_Mush]

God I'd just love to see one of our young guns absolutely monster NAS to the point he has to go off the field, will happily cop the sin bin

Given we haven't beaten them in a decade, it's no surprise we are rank outsiders (even though we are top 4 right now!), but those juicy odds for 13+ ($12.50 on NZ Tab) are hard to resist just to really super jinx the Warriors hah!

Surely we are due to pull their purple pants down like Andrew Johns suggested

 

[moffla]

According to Johns we are a bogey team for Melbourne.

interesting since we haven’t beaten them for a decade.

There was a period you definitely were our bogey side! But yeah, going back 15 years now

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Warriors were the Storm's kryptonite from 1998-2010. They hated playing us and I remember Bellamy acknowledged they would always try to aim up for our clashes and put more emphasis when meeting up during the season.

2011-2025 has totally switched up, with the ruck cheaters been so dominant against the way we play.

I want to win this one so badly of any team we play during any season. On that note I have tipped the Storm to give me some sort of victory from this game. If we win, I think I'd shed some happy tears.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Did we win more during 1998 - 2002 when Bellamy wasn't the coach? I will look it up later have some errands to run.

 

[This Year?]

Storm are going to bend the Warriors over and give it to them up the wah.

 

[Belza1]

According to Johns we are a bogey team for Melbourne.

interesting since we haven’t beaten them for a decade.

Johns is a wanker

 

[Vic Mackey]

Hard to go past Storm but the Wahs but have great since the Vegas debacle. Remember they are the Storms bogey team but their big forwards do get tired coming into halftime.

The +16.5 seems huge value to me, Melbourne by 10.

 

[JamesRustle]

50% of the teams coming off the bye have won the following week. The only team Storm has played off the bye absolutely dicked them. Wahs coming off the bye... Storm by 14.

 

[Munky]

According to Johns we are a bogey team for Melbourne.

interesting since we haven’t beaten them for a decade.

Bogey like in Top Gun perhaps...

 

[Grapple]

Warriors get a ton of support in Melbourne and can take the crowd out of it if they keep it close but I think Melbourne just have too many weapons.

Storm 13+

 

[Evil_Mush]

50% of the teams coming off the bye have won the following week. The only team Storm has played off the bye absolutely dicked them. Wahs coming off the bye... Storm by 14.

Not only did our first win come after a week off following Vegas (not a bye, but basically a bye), but our three wins have also come against teams that won with high scores the prior week (Manly 42 v Cowboys, Roosters 38 v Panthers, Tigers 30 v Dolphins).

So Melbourne scoring big last week could also be an omen of Warriors breaking the streak

 

[Fangs]

Too many points in the Storm.

 

[Someone2]

Storm by 26

 

[Rudy]

Purple scum by a gazillion.

 

[speedster]

Been a heap of upsets. Could this be another? I'm tipping: nup.

 

[Wb1234]

Hope the warriors can keep this close

 

[This Year?]

C'mon sportsbet same game multi!

 

[Wb1234]

lol