Will Warbrick was the hero as his late try sent the Storm into the preliminary final after all looked lost against the Sydney Roosters.
The Melbourne Storm snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after winger Will Warbrick scored a try in the final minutes to beat the Sydney Roosters in their knockout semi-final at AAMI Park on Friday night.
They will face unbackable favourites, the Penrith Panthers and will need to bring out an all-time performance to win. Storm coach Craig Bellamy again went with his “nightwatchman” Bronson Garlick starting as hooker for the opening 20 minutes before star playmaker Harry Grant was injected into the game.
Reimis Smith almost had a try of his own a few minutes later when he touched down a Munster high kick but he fumbled his original attempt to catch the ball and it was called a knock on. That decision proved pivotal as, on that play, aided again by a Roosters penalty, the Storm went the length of the field and scored with Eliesa Katoa off-loading to Wishart, who passed the ball wide to Grant who lured in the defender and fed Marion Seve who scored the try for a 10-0 lead.
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