The Melbourne halfback was at his brilliant best in a 48-18 win over the Roosters at AAMI Park that booked a ticket to next weekend’s grand final
Jahrome Hughes celebrates scoring one of his three tries during the Storm’s NRL preliminary final win over the Roosters in Melbourne.Jahrome Hughes celebrates scoring one of his three tries during the Storm’s NRL preliminary final win over the Roosters in Melbourne.48-18 in the first preliminary final at AAMI Park. In front of the biggest rugby league crowd at the ground in nine years, masterful Storm half Jahrome Hughes ended with three tries, and his running game was a constant menace.
After an almighty collision none of the near-30,000 will forget, the Roosters prop stood up but was clearly not right, and played the ball the wrong way. Referee Grant Atkins sent him from the field to have his head assessed, and although the Queenslander ran off with a shrug, he wasn’t to return. Melbourne’s coaching staff had clearly identified their preferred route through the Roosters, and by half-time it was a well-travelled road. The northerners just couldn’t limit the damage on their left edge, the marauding power of Melbourne’s Eli Katoa sprinkled with the snap and crackle of fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen.
It was a sorry night for a flock of departing Roosters. Keary, Waerea-Hargreaves, Joseph Sua’ali’i, Joey Manu, Sitili Tupouniua all have fresh starts next year. The match was passing them by down 16 at half-time but two of their lesser-known teammates wanted to give them a more fitting send-off. Terrell May forced Tui Kamikamica to miss a simple tackle and fell over early in the second half, then Nat Butcher picked up a spill from Papenhuyzen to slide over two minutes later.
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