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Melbourne Storm vs Canberra Raiders highlights: NRL live scores, blog

2nd September, 2017
When: 7:30pm (AEST)
Where: AAMI Park
TV: Live, Fox Sports

Storm
1. Billy Slater 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. William Chambers 4. Curtis Scott 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Jordan McLean 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Tohu Harris 13. Dale Finucane
14. Kenneath Bromwich 15. Tim Glasby 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Slade Griffin 18. Robbie Rochow 19. Joe Stimson 20. Young Tonumaipea 21. Nate Myles

Raiders
1. Jack Wighton 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Junior Paulo 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Josh Papalii 12. Elliot Whitehead 13. Iosia Soliola
14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Joseph Tapine 16. Dave Taylor 17. Luke Bateman 18. Jeff Lima 19. Clay Priest 20. Royce Hunt 21. Michael Oldfield
Sia Soliola returns for the Raiders this week – just in time to face the Storm! (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
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Match result:

Minor premiers Melbourne have completed their last dress rehearsal for the NRL finals, cruising to 32-6 win over Canberra.

» Click here to read the full match report

Final score
Melbourne Storm 32
Canberra Raiders 6

Match preview:

The Melbourne Storm host the Canberra Raiders in the final round of the regular season. Join The Roar for live scores and updates from 7:30pm (AEST).

The Storm come into this one having smashed South Sydney 64-6 last week, while the Raiders have won four of their last five, scoring 30-plus points.

The only change from either of last week’s teams sees Iosia Soliola return from suspension – the Raiders hard man copping five weeks for his late, high tackle on Billy Slater the last time these two teams met. AAMI Park will be sure to remind him of this.

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The Storm have won four out of the last five meetings between these two, but three have been decided by six points or less, with their last meeting a 20-14 win for Melbourne, each side scoring three tries.

Statistics suggest that there won’t be too many points in this one, as in their last four encounters, there haven’t been more than 36 points scored.

Prediction
The Storm were that classy against Souths last week and they will want to finish off their dominant season in the best way possible going into the finals. They will win easy enough to give Cameron Smith and possibly Slater an early shower.

Storm by 14

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