While welcoming back inspirational captain Cameron Smith from injury, the Storm add to their casualty ward during their 30-6 defeat of Manly on the Sunshine Coast.
Melbourne Storm welcomed back four of their stars but added two more players to the casualty ward in Sunday's 30-6 gritty win over Manly on the Sunshine Coast.Justin Olam scored three tries for the StormThe injuries soured an important victory in which centre Justin Olam scored his second hat-trick against the Sea Eagles in three matches and the Storm shot out to outright second on the ladder.
It was the end to a rough day for Seve, who was earlier crunched in a heavy tackle by Manly fullback Tevita Funa before he was helped from the field just 10 minutes into the match. But the Storm are still without Dale Finucane, Kenny Bromwich, Suliasi Vunivalu and Brandon Smith from their first-choice starting line-up with a month to go until finals.Olam's three tries were the standout for a backline that fired, with Ryan Papenhuyzen and Josh Addo-Carr terrorising Manly's defensive line.
Manly handed a long-awaited debut to teenage centre Albert Hopoate, but he was given a rough initiation in marking Olam.
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