Dominic BrockUpdated July 17, 2026 — 8:41pm,first published 7:30pmYour say: Roosters or Storm?By Latest Posts8.41pmWatch: DCE, Marky Mark set up WongBy 8.35pmWarbrick off with potentially serious injuryBy Terrible news for Melbourne now with winger Will Warbrick staying down after that Billy Smith try, having clutched at his leg. It looks like an Achilles injury. He can’t stand and is stretchered from the field, clearly emotional. Warbrick has already signed for the Warriors for next season, and going by his reaction to that injury he might be done for the season and his Storm career could be over.Melbourne have already copped a lot of injuries this season, and are without Kangaroos five-eighth Cameron Munster and Kiwis halfback Jahrome Hughes tonight.Roosters 0, Storm 0 after 29 minutes8.31pmTRY: Storm denied, then Roosters score through SmithBy A bad call cruels the Storm now, with Will Warbrick leaping for a Tyran Wishart bomb with Daniel Tupou, the ball hits a hand then finds the turf, Oryn Keeley grabs it and sends it to halfback Trent Toelau with the tryline wide open – but the referee calls play back and rules it’s a Warbrick knock on. Warbrick complains, and replays show it was actually Tupou who touched the ball, but the Storm don’t challenge and a try goes begging.Adding insult to injury, the Roosters immediately go down the other end and score themselves, Billy Smith finishing off a nice backline sweep to the left to score. There’s a question about a possible obstruction in the lead-up, but the bunker confirms it’s a try.Roosters 8, Storm 0 after 26 minutes8.26pmMarky Mark soars again, Storm winger produces a huge hitBy Another Roosters chance as Sam Walker kicks for Mark Nawaqanitawase, who leaps, grabs the bomb and gets an offload away – he’s done that three times already tonight – but a Roosters teammate grubbers ahead with too much force and the ball goes dead in goal.The next highlight play comes in defence from rookie Storm winger Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown, who absolutely flattens Roosters centre Hugo Savala with a crunching tackle.This one remains a bit of a low-scoring grind, which probably suits this Melbourne side just fine considering the firepower in the Roosters backline.Roosters 4, Storm 0 after 24 minutes8.19pmGrant penalised for ‘stupidest rule in rugby league’ By “That’s the stupidest rule in rugby league” says Nine’s Paul Gallen in commentary after Harry Grant is penalised for jumping out of marker and slapping the ball out of Reece Robson’s hands. Grant wasn’t offside, he got the ball cleanly, but you can only make a play at the ball while making a tackle – as of this season anyway. Phil Gould and Billy Slater aren’t sure why it’s a rule either.In any case, the Roosters get a penalty and kick for touch, but their attacking set comes to an end when Sam Walker’s last-tackle kick takes a deflection and is defused by Melbourne prop Josh King.Roosters 4, Storm 0 after 17 minutes8.11pmReport: Fonua-Blake hurt as Hynes-inspired Sharks pip KnightsBy Cronulla won the contest but lost star front-rower Addin Fonua-Blake, twice, in a tense and gritty 20-18 triumph over Newcastle on Friday night.While Nicho Hynes’ desperate defence and sharpshooting from the tee proved the difference when the Knights outscored the Sharks by four tries to three, Fonua-Blake’s battles with a pectoral injury were cause for ample concern at Shark Park.Fonua-Blake – Cronulla’s highest-paid forward and recent NSW Origin series winner – came from the field after just 23 minutes at Shark Park, disappeared up the tunnel for treatment on a pectoral injury.He returned to the Sharks bench and the fray at the 66th minute, but cut his second stint short nine minutes later when he left the field clutching at his chest.Read the full match report from Dan Walsh8.09pmTRY: Nawaqanitawase leaps high to set up WongBy Victor Radley tries a little kick over the top and it traps Sualauvi Faalogo in the in-goal. The Storm try a short dropout, but the Roosters regain it. And the next time the Tricolours put the ball on the boot, they come up with points – Daly Cherry-Evans sending up a bomb, Mark Nawaqanitawase leaping like few others can, and bats a pass perfectly into the path of Siua Wong who scores the game’s first try.Another sensational assist for Nawaqanitawase. Sam Walker’s conversion attempt drifts just wide.Roosters 4, Storm 0 after seven minutes8.02pmGame onBy The teams are out on the field now, the Storm to kick off, and the Roosters the warm favourites to win this one.Melbourne have already beaten the Tricolours once this season, at AAMI Park in round 13, but it’d take a super effort from their inexperienced line-up to get the job done here.The Storm, in their primarily white strip, get this one started, and Roosters prop Naufahu Whyte comes charging back with the first hit-up of the contest.Roosters 0, Storm 0 after one minute7.50pmSharks hold off Knights to move to thirdBy In tonight’s early game, the Knights scored four tries to three against the Sharks but were made to pay for an off goalkicking night from Kalyn Ponga, losing 20-18 at Ocean Protect Stadium in Cronulla.Nicho Hynes converted all three Sharks tries and kicked a penalty goal, giving the hosts an eight-point buffer before Greg Marzhew scored his second try of the night in the final 90 seconds to give Newcastle a sliver of hope.That propels Cronulla past the Roosters, temporarily at least, into third place on the ladder. The Knights are in fifth.Ronaldo Mulitalo scores for the Sharks, in their Women In League jerseys.Getty Images7.47pmStats snapshot: History with Storm, form with RoostersBy 1 of 2