The Melbourne Storm delivered a radiant protective show to down premiers Penrith 8-0 and extend their unbeaten opening circular record to a amazing 22 a long time.
Before a tumultuous domestic swarm at AAMI Stop, Craig Bellamy’s men burrowed profound to dispatch their season in fashion without stars Cameron Munster and Nelson Asofa-Solomona.
The Storm opened the scoring within the 10th diminutive when Scratch Meaney opened a punishment objective that would surprisingly conclusion up being the as it were focuses of the half.
The Panthers came near within the 31st miniature when a Nathan Cleary grubber was misplaced in-goal by Storm seat man Alec MacDonald but the ball rolled dead some time recently the premiers seem ground it.
On the stroke of half-time the Storm propelled a right side strike and Meaney slid over within the corner but his body was touching the sideline as he grounded the ball in a frantic cover handle by Taylan May and Dylan Edwards.
A tall shot by Storm winger Will Warbrick on Sunia Turuva given the Jaguars a shot at late focuses but Cleary’s 41-metre two-point field objective shot cruised wide.
Four minutes into the moment half the Storm propelled an airborne strike through Jonah Pezet and Eli Katoa claimed a attempt but replays appeared Ryan Papenhuyzen had thumped on in the challenge for the ball.
It was at that point Penrith’s turn to come near with May cutting down the cleared out wing and kicking back interior for Soni Luke to score but the video arbitrator ruled that Jahrome Hughes had been deterred within the lead-up.
