FULL TIME at AAMI Park as the teams come together for some push and shove; Melbourne take the win by 40-16
Cameron Smith adds another conversion from close range
Brandon Smith fights his way to the line and the Kiwi hooker gets his second try
PENALTY STORM: Chad Townsend penalised for a high tackle and could have a second charge waiting for him from the MRC
Cameron Smith doesn't hit that one as well and it hits the upright and goes away
Joe Stimson gets the ball runs a good line and the makeshift Sharks backline can't hold him out
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Sharks penalised for a crusher tackle as Chad Townsend is put ON REPORT
CAM SMITH TAKES THE INTERCEPT.... And is tackled
Well out of nowhere there's time off and Ben Cummins calls a knock on off the advice of touch judge Michael Wise on the far side
Xerri loses the ball on his own 30 and the Sharks task is all the much harder now
Morris down the tunnel; The Sharks down two acting fullbacks tonight
Cameron Smith converts his 7th goal of the night
Time out as Josh Morris is still down after Justin Olam went at Morris literally head on. Morris with a nose injury
The momentum has swung back to the Storm and Justin Olam chases through a grubber kick from Kenny Bromwich and the PNG international scores
Cameron Smith has no issues converting
Brodie Croft off the scrum gets the ball at first reciever and then goes straight through a gap with a good step off his right foot and rolls over and plants the ball.
Briton Nikora knocks down a pass from Jesse Bromwich and the Storm have a scrum on the 20
PENALTY STORM: Jahrome Hughes is tackled without the ball and the Sharks now have to defend their own line
The Sharks thought they crossed again but Ben Cummins calls the pass forward in what looked a tough call
PENALTY CRONULLA: There's a big discussion between Ben Cummins and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski but in the end they come to a Sharks penalty for ruck interference
PENALTY CRONULLA: There's a big discussion between Ben Cummins and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski but in the end they come to a Sharks penalty for ruck interference
Shaun Johnson's conversion not as crisp as his last one but still gets it through
The Sharks now have more tries than the Storm but will still trail no matter the conversion result
Shaun Johnson goes through and has momentum and gets over the line and scores after a good run from Johnson
Jahrome Hughes fumbles a kick in his own ingoal and the Sharks get a repeat set
Shaun Johnson converts the try from wide out to the right of the posts
Kurt Capewell catches this pass as Townsend goes into the line then offloads and then Johnson drags in defenders and the ball gets out to Capewell who scores
The pressure was building and the line was open but the pass out to Capewell is dropped
PENALTY SHARKS: Bromwich holds onto Shaun Johnson for too long and is penalised on his own 10
Croft kicks into the ingoal and Josh Morris watches it roll dead
Aaron Woods loses the ball and the Storm attack again
Ben Cummins calls time on and we are go in Melbourne, Sharks using the ball first
HALF TIME at AAMI Park in #Cam400 and the Storm have an 18-4 lead at the break despite being just 2 tries to 1
Sharks make good metres in the set and the chance is growing but Feki loses it
Christian Welch ON REPORT for the late hit on Andrew Fifita
PENALTY CRONULLA: A late hit on Andrew Fifita is penalised as Christian Welch hits him late
The bunker rules the inital touch from Shaun Johnson is backwards but Josh Addo-Carr knocked it on subsequently
BUNKER: Josh Addo-Carr has crossed the line for a try... Refs have let play go on to send it to the bunker
Cameron Smith has a perfect 5/5 as he converts the Brandon Smith try from 5m to right of the uprights
The Storm finally crack the Sharks line as Cameron Smith turns the ball back inside from dummy half and Brandon Smith burrows his way over the line for his first try of the season.
Longer dropout this time round from Shaun Johnson
Munster kicks tackle 1 in behind for Josh Addo-Carr but Feki reads it and runs it dead
And they don't have to because Josh Morris loses the ball trying to play it; The Sharks completing just at 50% as Melbourne have a scrum 20m out
Cam Smith kicks towards the corner but doesn't find touch and Sharks have to work it out of their own 10
Jayden Brailey nearly taps the ball back to Ben Cummins after fumbling an offload; Last tackle kick from Johnson finds touch 10m out
Cameron Smith spots a gap in the line and finds Christian Welch to go 1-on-1 with Jayden Brailey but the pass is forward fro Smith
Jayson Bukuya can't grab a tapback on a short drop-out from the Sharks and the Storm have a scrum 12m out
Though the Sharks are trailing by 8, both sides just have the one try which will boost the Sharks
Cameron Smith adds another penalty goal for the Storm from right in front
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Pocket ref calls milking but Ben Cummins blows the penalty against Woods for working in the tackle; Smith is going to take another penalty goal attempt
Matt Prior loses the ball again this time tackle 1 off the tap from the penalty
PENALTY SHARKS: Sharks get a penalty on their own 20 as Josh Dugan leaves the field with an injury
Sosaia Feki slips at the back trying to take a kick then there is a few nervous moments
Cameron Smith slots the penalty goal from right in front
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Ben Cummins penalises Cronulla for being offside on their own 10. Smith to shoot for a second penalty goal
Matt Prior loses the ball after being hit hard in a tackle
Brodie Croft throws a hard cut out pass to Will Chambers who puts the ball down
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Ben Cummins blows a penalty against Aaron Woods for a high tackle in what looked to be a harsh call
Kurt Capewell gets around Will Chambers and goes down the left wing but can't find Xerri and Capewell loses it
Cronulla matching the Storm at the moment as they get into the middle and down the right but pressure relieved on Melbourne with chasers called out of the kick chase
Shaun Johnson attempts the conversion from the sideline and it's looking on target all the way until it hit the upright and bounced away
The Sharks had a glimpse of an attack down the left early on and they took advantage this time.
Slick work through the hands from the Sharks as the go down the left as Johnson finds Dugan who throws a well timed pass to Xerri and Aaron Gray scores the try in the corner
PENALTY CRONULLA: Suliasi Vunivalu called not square at marker then Brailey runs at him, Vuni backs back 5m and makes the tackle which constitutes a penalty
Melbourne making plenty of meterage in their sets
Cameron Smith from right in front converts the penalty goal early
PENALTY MELBOURNE: Ben Cummins penalises Cronulla and Andrew Fifita in particular for taking Brodie Croft early.
Last tackle play not the greatest for Cronulla as Matt Prior has to hack it down the field
Big set for the Storm who go from tryline to tryline in the set as Dugan cleans up a kick on his own line
Fun fact - Henry Perenara who is in the bunker tonight, played in Cameron Smith's debut
Cameron Smith adds the conversion from close range
Henry Perenara takes a couple of looks at the replay and is happy Munster grounds the ball
BUNKER: Cameron Munster flies through and chases down a Hughes kick and looks to score. Ben Cummins says TRY checking grounding
Sharks try to spin the ball but eventually they lose it and Melbourne try to counterattack unsuccessfully
FINALLY play is underway in Melbourne - Storm have a 44m opening set
As you would've seen in the Late Mail article plenty of changes for both sides; Justin Olam into the centres for Melbourne whilst John Morris plays a swap-around with Moylan & Graham OUT
*Insert Old Lady Rose Titanic gif* - Not just Cam Smith's career that has been long; After an epic in Brisbane we've traveled south for #Cam400
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Beau Scott
MELBOURNE STORM (40)
Tries: Cameron Munster, Brandon Smith (2), Brodie Croft, Justin Olam, Joe Stimson
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (3/3)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (16)
Tries: Aaron Gray, Shaun Johnson, Kurt Capewell
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (2/3)
Penalty Goals: