Match Discussion: Round 10 vs Melbourne @ AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri

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NRL 2025 - Round 10
Melbourne Storm v Wests Tigers
AAMI Park, Melbourne / Wurundjeri (TICKETS)

Sunday 11 May 2025
NRL kickoff 2pm.
Live on Fox, Kayo.

To be announced

To be announced

Referee: To be advised
Sideline Officials: To be advised
Video Referee: To be advised

HEAD TO HEAD - 2000 - 2024​

	TOTAL	MELBOURNE	WESTS TIGERS	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	38	26	12	0
AAMI	6	4	2	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 15	MELBOURNE 66-16	Sunshine Coast	5328
2022	Round 1	MELBOURNE 26-16	CommBank	10025
2023	Round 4	MELBOURNE 24-12	AAMI	11669
2023	Round 16	MELBOURNE 28-6	Campbelltown	8517
2024	Round 18	MELBOURNE 40-28	Leichhardt	10311

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2001	Round 5	WESTS TIGERS 40-10	Leichhardt	11206
2001	Round 18	MELBOURNE 64-0	Colonial	10683

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 11	Round 13	Round 14	Round 16
MELBOURNE	CRONULLA (A)	GOLD COAST (A)	NORTH QLD (H)	SOUTH SYDNEY (A)
WESTS TIGERS	SOUTH SYDNEY (H)	NORTH QLD (A)	PENRITH (H)	CANBERRA (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 7		Round 8		Round 9
MELBOURNE	DOLPHINS	L 22-42	SOUTH SYDNEY	W 24-16	CANBERRA	L 18-20
WESTS TIGERS	PARRAMATTA	L 22-38	CRONULLA	W 20-18	ST GEO ILLA	W 34-28

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
MELBOURNE	4th	8	1	5-3-0	248	172
WESTS TIGERS	8th	9	0	5-4-0	214	194

 

[Tigerm]

The Storm aren't travelling that well, they've lost 3 games to our 4, so they can be beaten, we are a chance to get the 2 points.

 

[Wizardman]

This sounds nuts but I actually feel optimistic of a strong performance here. With Souths and the bye after this, a shitload of positive energy will be on this game. It is a "free throw at the stumps" type game. Im not saying we will win for sure but I'd be disappointed if we didn't deliver a strong performance here.

I cannot believe I have typed such a positive paragraph about us at round 10. My goodness, we have made progress.

 

[Das Hassler]

I cannot believe I have typed such a positive paragraph about us at round 10

It's ok....we caught it just in time

 

[Vic Mackey]

We looked like a side that needed a rest V Saints, starting forwards have all played big mins and starting to tire. The effort in defence was the lowest Ive seen this year. Now another out of sydney game against a storm side who will be smarting. They'll get NAS, Warbrick back and Grant an outside chance. I think this could get ugly. 50+ wouldn't surprise.

 

[Nutz]

We looked like a side that needed a rest V Saints, starting forwards have all played big mins and starting to tire. The effort in defence was the lowest Ive seen this year. Now another out of sydney game against a storm side who will be smarting. They'll get NAS, Warbrick back and Grant an outside chance. I think this could get ugly. 50+ wouldn't surprise.

What about the judiciary, a couple of their players were naughty.

 

[Vic Mackey]

What about the judiciary, a couple of their players were naughty.

None charged unfortunately

 

[Nutz]

None charged unfortunately

Oh well, looks like we are the underdogs. That's cool with me.

 

[simmo05]

This sounds nuts but I actually feel optimistic of a strong performance here. With Souths and the bye after this, a shitload of positive energy will be on this game. It is a "free throw at the stumps" type game. Im not saying we will win for sure but I'd be disappointed if we didn't deliver a strong performance here.

I cannot believe I have typed such a positive paragraph about us at round 10. My goodness, we have made progress.

Don't we have the best record of any opposition team at aami park? We always used to trouble the storm.

This will be the first time I have seen the tigers play 2 weeks in a row since I moved away from campbelltown 24 years ago! Bloody hope they get it done!

 

[Tigerm]

Oh well, looks like we are the underdogs. That's cool with me.

I think we probably always were, but we are a different team to previous years.

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

There are a of couple commandments attached to this game.

Thou shalt get smashed by former players having their first start against the Tigers
Thy opposition shalt have players returning from injury / suspension who will have blinders
Thou shalt never win 3 in a row.

 

[Nutz]

There are a couple commandments attached to this game.

Thou shalt get smashed by former players having their first start against the Tigers
Thy opposition shalt have players returning from injury / suspension who will have blinders
Thou shalt never win 3 in a row.

Amen.

 

[Tigerm]

There are a couple commandments attached to this game.

Thou shalt get smashed by former players having their first start against the Tigers
Thy opposition shalt have players returning from injury / suspension who will have blinders
Thou shalt never win 3 in a row.

That's why they record the results, so everyone knows when something special has happened.
We've got this.

 

[Trollhammaren]

It was looking good for us last night. Storm playing a tough slogfest, all but surely to come home with the 2 points only for that damn fool Stefano (and the other bloke) to cost them the game.

Bellamy will be seething. Storm do look very beatable though if we can play tough for 80 mins. They have some Harlem Globetrotter-like moments but Raiders just got under their skin and they couldn't handle it.