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Round 17
Melbourne Storm 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14 |
 
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 Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Fri July 4 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 Fri: Gold Coast Titans 14 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34 at Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD) Crowd: 21,374 Sat July 5 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 Sat: Newcastle Knights 16 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 24 at Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW) Crowd: 22,348 Sun July 6 2008, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10 Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14 at Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC) Crowd: 11,719 Sun July 6 2008, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10 Sun: Parramatta Eels 16 l. Penrith Panthers 22 at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 14,012 Mon July 7 2008, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 Mon: Bulldogs 30 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 at ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 15,562  Brisbane Broncos bye North Queensland Cowboys bye Sydney Roosters bye Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye Wests Tigers bye New Zealand Warriors bye Raiders downed by Storm Sun July 6, 2008 Source: www.raiders.com.au The CFMEU Canberra Raiders have gone down 30-14 to the Melbourne Storm at Olympic Park today. The Raiders started the game strongly and took a 4-0 lead through a Joel Monaghan try. The 4-0 scoreline was maintained until late in the first half, before three quick-fire tries to the NRL premiers in the final seven minutes of play saw the Raiders trail by an unlucky 16-4 at halftime. The second half saw the Raiders fire out of the blocks yet again, with Todd Carney diving over near the posts after 5 minutes of play. Melbourne hit back with another scoring burst however, scoring three tries in 15 minutes of play to race to a 30-10 lead. The Raiders kept fighting throughout and were rewarded with a well-deserved try to Marshall Chalk with 5 minutes on the clock. The side will now prepare to face the in-form Dragons at WIN Stadium next week in what is shaping up as a crucial contest for the Green machine. In today's earlier match, the Raiders' Toyota Cup side were defeated 36-26 by the Storm. News Source: www.raiders.com.au Storm Round 17 v Raiders Game Notes Fri July 4, 2008 Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au Mlbourne almost pulled off a miracle win against the Parramatta Eels last weekend in Sydney minus their nine State-of-Origin players, eventually going down 24-22 in a heart-stopper. The loss leaves Melbourne 4th on the NRL ladder. The Raiders suffered a surprise 36-24 home loss to the Cronulla Sharks, leaving them in 11th place on the NRL ladder, two points outside the top eight. WHO: Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders WHAT: Round 17 of the 2008 Telstra Premiership season WHERE: Olympic Park, Melbourne WHEN: Sunday, July 6th @ 2.00pm ON TV: Fox Sports 2 LIVE ? 2.00pm CHECK IT OUT: Melbourne Storm's website with all the latest stats, profiles, updates, schedule and training times, alerts, news etc - www.melbournestorm.com.au FAST FACTS * Melbourne has won their past 12 games against Canberra * Canberra has won only two of seven games away from home in 2008 * Four of Canberra's five away losses have been by 13+ margins DID YOU KNOW 1? Cooper Cronk will celebrate his 100th NRL game. His winning ratio is by far and away the best in the NRL for halfbacks winning 70 games from his 99 appearances giving him the incredible winning ratio of 70.71%. DID YOU KNOW 2? If Melbourne wins this weekend it will be Storm coach Craig Bellamy's 100th win as an NRL coach in just his 147 games, the sixth fastest effort in history. DID YOU KNOW? With no AFL being played in Melbourne this weekend, Melbourne Storm's game against the Canberra Raiders is the only top-level football on in town. KEY MATCH UP Given the fact kicking and set-plays will play a major part in Sunday's game, the battle of the centres between Israel Folau and Colin Best will have a significant bearing on the outcome of the game. Folau was at his destructive best on Wednesday night in Origin III giving Storm teammate Anthony Quinn a torrid time down the Queensland ride hand side. He scored a couple of tries, one that will go down as one of the best tries in Origin history, and was a constant thorn in NSW's side all night, earning man-of-the-match honours in the process. He's big, strong, fast, has the best leap in the game, and is the Storm's equal leading try-scorer with eight so far this year. He is the complete package and for someone in only his second season in the NRL, has the game to destroy teams off his own back. Best is a journeyman who, at 29, has the experience necessary to oppose Folau with as much confidence as you can when you stand opposite a player such as him. Best is in his final season with the Raiders, and after stints with Cronulla, St George and Hull in the English Super League, will join South Sydney next year on a one-year deal. It was only a few weeks ago that Best scored four tries against the Bulldogs so he still has what it takes to find the try-line. In fact, he's also scored eight tries this season to be Canberra's leading try-scorer, including one against the Storm in Round 6. HEAD-TO-HEAD Total: Played: 22, Storm: 17, Raiders: 5 At Olympic Park: Played: 10, Storm: 9, Raiders: 1 FOR AND AGAINST 2008 Points for: Storm: 304, Raiders: 307 Points against: Storm: 195, Raiders: 324 Tries for: Storm: 53, Raiders: 56 Points differential: Storm: +109, Raiders: -14 LAST ROUND MATCHES Storm def. by Eels 24-22 @ Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Raiders def. by Sharks 36-24 @ Canberra Stadium LAST EIGHT CLASHES 2008 Storm def. Raiders 23-16 @ Canberra Stadium 2007 Storm def. Raiders 34-6 @ Olympic Park 2007 Storm def. Raiders 32-16 @ Canberra Stadium 2006 Storm def. Raiders 22-18 @ Canberra Stadium 2006 Storm def. Raiders 22-12 @ Olympic Park 2005 Storm def. Raiders 20-0 @ Olympic Park 2005 Storm def. Raiders 46-10 @ Canberra Stadium 2004 Storm def. Raiders 36-18 @ Canberra Stadium THE STORM STORY SO FAR WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE: STORM 4 (Try: Hoffman) def. by RHINOS 11 (Try: Donald; Goals: Sinfield 3; Field Goal: Sinfield) at Elland Road, Leeds ROUND 1: STORM 32 (Tries: Slater 3, Johnson, Tagataese; Goals: C. Smith 5, Turner) def. WARRIORS 18 (Tries: Vatuvei 2, Ropati; Goals: Witt 3) at Telstra Dome, Melbourne ROUND 2: STORM 16 (Tries: Aitken, White, Falou; Goals: C. Smith 2) def. by SHARKS 17 (Tries: Kearney, Gallen, Simmons; Goals: Covell 2; Field Goals: Kimmorley) at Olympic Park, Melbourne ROUND 3: Storm (Try: Slater; Goal: C. Smith) def. by ROOSTERS (Try: Kenny-Dowell; Goals: FitzGibbon 3) at Sydney Football Stadium ROUND 4: STORM 28 (Tries: Quinn 3, Folau, Hoffman; Goals: Smith 4) def. BRONCOS 8 (Tries: Robinson, Stagg) at Olympic Park, Melbourne ROUND 5: STORM 26 (Tries: Slater 2, Inglis, Quinn, Hoffman; Goals: Smith 3) def. SEA EAGLES 4 (Try: Barney) at Olympic Park ROUND 6: STORM 23 (Tries: Chambers, Turner, Slater, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 3; Field Goal: Cronk) def. RAIDERS 16 (Tries: Best, Plum, Purtell; Goals: Carney 2) at Canberra Stadium ROUND 7: STORM 12 (Tries: Inglis, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 2) def. COWBOYS 10 (Tries: Williams 2; Goals: Thurston) at Dairy Farmer's Stadium ROUND 8: BYE ROUND 9: STORM 18 (Tries: Folau 2, Quinn; Goals: C. Smith 3) def. KNIGHTS 4 (Try: Mullen) at Olympic Park, Melbourne ROUND 10: STORM 12 (Tries: Chambers, Manu; Goals: Smith, Turner) def. by DRAGONS 36 (Tries: Nightingale 2, B. Morris, J Morris, Lett, Soward; Goals: Soward 6) at ANZ Stadium ROUND 11: STORM 15 (Tries: Chambers, J. Smith; Goals: C. Smith 2, Field Goals: Cronk) def. RABBITOHS 12 (Tries: Vagana 2; Goals: Luke) at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford ROUND 12: STORM 46 (Tries: Geyer 2, C. Smith, Folau, Turner, J. Smith, Crocker, Cronk; Goals: C. Smith 7) def. BULLDOGS 0 at Olympic Park ROUND 13: STORM 0 def. by TITANS 18 (Tries: Delaney, Meyers, Jeffrey; Goals: Rogers 3) at Skilled Park ROUND 14: BYE ROUND 15: STORM 48 (Tries: Inglis 3, Turner 2, J Smith, Slater, Geyer, Folau; Goals: C Smith 6) def. COWBOYS 20 (Tries: Henry, Williams, Webb, Cashmere; Goals: Thurston 2) at Olympic Park ROUND 16: STORM 22 (Tries: Manu 2, Tomane, Cronk; Goals: Turner 2, Cronk) def. by EELS 24 (Tries: Tautai, Williams, Reddy, Inu; Goals: Burt 4) at Parramatta Stadium 2008 TRY SCORERS (STORM) Slater 8, Folau 8, Inglis 5, Quinn 5, Turner 4, Chambers 3, J. Smith 3, Geyer 3, Manu 3, Hoffman 2, Cronk 2, Johnson, Tagataese, Aitken, White, C. Smith, Crocker, Tomane 2008 GOAL SCORERS (STORM) C. Smith 38, Turner 4, J. Smith, Cronk 2008 FIELD GOAL SCORERS (STORM) Cronk 2 2008 POINTSCORERS (STORM) C Smith 82, Slater 32, Folau 32, Inglis 20, Quinn 20, Turner 20, Chambers 12, J. Smith 14, Geyer 12, Manu 12, Cronk 12, Hoffman 8, Johnson 4, Tagataese 4, Aitken 4, White 4, Crocker 4, Tomane 4 MELBOURNE STORM MEDIBANK PRIVATE INJURY UPDATE Sam Tagataese (shoulder): 1 week Aidan Guerra (ankle): 3 weeks Danny Vaughan (knee): season Ben MacDougall (knee): season Dane Nielsen (shoulder): season Will Chambers (knee): season THE STORM AHEAD Round 18: Monday, July 14th v Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Sports Stadium, 7.00pm Round 19: Saturday, July 19th v Dragons @ Olympic Park, 5.30pm Round 20: Sunday, July 27th v Warriors @ Mt Smart Stadium, 2.00pm (AEST) Round 21: Friday, August 1st v Titans @ Olympic Park, 7.45pm Round 22: Friday, August 8th v Sea Eagles @ Brookvale Oval, 7.45pm TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP LADDER 1 Sea Eagles 24 2 Roosters 24 3 Sharks 24 4 Storm 22 5 Dragons 20 6 Titans 20 7 Broncos 19 8 Eels 18 9 Panthers 17 10 Knights 16 11 Raiders 16 12 Wests Tigers 16 13 Warriors 14 14 Rabbitohs 12 15 Bulldogs 12 16 Cowboys 8 SQUAD FOR SUNDAY'S GAME Starting team: 1. Billy Slater 2. Steve Turner 3. Matt Geyer 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn 6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jeff Lima 9. Cam Smith 10. Brett White 11. Michael Crocker 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson Interchange: 14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Joseph Tomane, 18. Antonio Kaufusi (one to be omitted) Coach: Craig Bellamy News Source: www.melbournestorm.com.au
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