2025 R8 Fri - Melbourne 24-16 South Sydney @ AAMI

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 8
Melbourne Storm v South Sydney Rabbitohs
AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri (TICKETS)

Friday 25 April 2025
NRL kickoff 8:10pm.
Live on Fox, Kayo, Nine, 9Now

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Kane Bradley 3. Grant Anderson 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Bronson Garlick 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero
14. Tyran Wishart 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Joe Chan 17. Lazarus Vaalepu
18. Ativalu Lisati 19. Sualauvi Faalogo 20. Keagan Russell-Smith 21. Coby Williamson 22. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

Out: Jack Howarth (centre), Tui Kamikamica (bench)
In: Nick Meaney (centre), Lazarus Vaalepu (bench), Ativalu Lisati (reserve), Sualauvi Fa'alogo (reserve), Keagan Russell-Smith (reserve), Coby Williamson (reserve), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (reserve)

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Bayleigh Bentley-Hape 3. Jack Wighton 4. Campbell Graham 5. Isaiah Tass 6. Cody Walker 7. Jayden Sullivan 8. Sean Keppie 9. Peter Mamouzelos 10. Tevita Tatola 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Euan Aitken 13. Jai Arrow
14. Jye Gray 15. Siliva Havili 16. Davvy Moale 17. Tallis Duncan
18. Liam Le Blanc 19. Lewis Dodd 20. Thomas Fletcher 21. Salesi Ataata 22. Declan Casey

Out: Lachlan Hubner (lock)
In: Bayleigh Bentley-Hape (wing), Jayden Sullivan (halfback), Liam Le Blanc (reserve), Thomas Fletcher (reserve), Salesi Ataata (reserve), Declan Casey (reserve)
Changes: Jye Gray (fullback to bench), Campbell Graham (wing to centre), Euan Aitken (centre to second row), Latrell Mitchell (five-eighth to fullback), Cody Walker (halfback to five-eighth), Jai Arrow (second row to lock), Lewis Dodd (bench to reserve)

Referee: Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Matt Noyen, Jarrod Cole
Video Referee: Adam Gee

HEAD TO HEAD - 1998 - 2024​

	TOTAL	MEL	SOU	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	41	34	7	0
AAMI	12	12	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2022	Round 19	SOU 24-12	Accor	11217
2023	Round 5	MEL 18-10	Accor	11239
2023	Round 10	SOU 28-12	Suncorp	50183
2024	Round 8	MEL 54-20	AAMI	25149
2024	Round 23	MEL 28-16	Accor	8973

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2003	Round 13	SOU 41-14	Aussie	7104
2017	Round 25	MEL 64-6	AAMI	15403

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 13
MELBOURNE	CAN (H)	WST (H)	CRO (A)	GLD (A)
SOUTH SYDNEY	NEW (H)	BRI (H)	WST (A)	WAR (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 5		Round 6		Round 7
MELBOURNE	MAN	W 48-24	WAR	W 42-14	DOL	L 22-42
SOUTH SYDNEY	SYD	W 20-14	NQL	L 16-24	CBY	L 0-32

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MELBOURNE	2nd	6	1	4-2-0	206	136
SOUTH SYDNEY	8th	7	0	4-3-0	117	153

 

[League Unlimited News]

ANZAC ROUND

Melbourne ANZAC Jersey

South Sydney ANZAC Round Jersey

 

[yobbo84]

 

[Valheru]

Not the time to be playing Melbourne in Melbourne

this has 50 written all over it

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

We've got to greatly lift our game or this is going to get really,really ugly.

 

[yobbo84]

Gray on the bench while we have two reserve graders in the back 5. Give me strength.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Storm riddled with injuries.

But they’re playing lol@Souffs

Storm by 30

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Well, I hate to say it but I really want the Storm to do a number on us. Then Wayne will realise that taking Jye out of fullback is a really dumb move.

 

[Brutus]

Fancy dropping one of the most energetic fullbacks in the comp for the biggest bludger of a fullback.

Wayne Bennett has lost me.

Mitchell will barely hit 100m for the match.

There is only one position for Latrell and that is centre.

 

[speedster]

 

[Someone2]

Storm by 16

 

[speedster]

Gray on the bench while we have two reserve graders in the back 5. Give me strength.

He's not going to play him on the wing with those sky scraper Melbourne wingers on both sides. so if its not fullback, it has to be super sub.

 

[yobbo84]

Cody out for 5 weeks with a calf tear. Jye Gray playing 6. Probably marking Eli Katoa. Good luck, son.

 

[speedster]

Cody out for 5 weeks with a calf tear. Jye Gray playing 6. Probably marking Eli Katoa. Good luck, son.

The kid can drop the biggest logs. No worries there. Can he ignite our backline though?

 

[Artiste]

Melbourne 16+ minimum

 

[Artiste]

He's not going to play him on the wing with those sky scraper Melbourne wingers on both sides. so if it’s not fullback, it has to be super sub.

That’s a fair assessment

 

[Greenstar5]

Going to be a wet one. Weather heading South East over the city.

 

[speedster]

That’s a fair assessment

Well, it's 5/8 now. Sullivan and Gray versus Hughes and Munster.
Should be close.

Close to the European Colonization of the Americas Death Toll...

 

[speedster]

View attachment 101430
Going to be a wet one. Weather heading South East over the city.

Okay, well that may well reduce point scoring so it could instead be closer to the Mongol Conquests
Death Toll Estimate.

 

[yobbo84]

Warm it up.