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Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Bulldogs deep in the Storm half now, they kick across field they play some basketball now and the Storm recover on their own 30 meter line!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – The Storm center it back up now. They go left and Widdop makes a break! He kicks to the middle of the field for Cronk but Goodwin swoops in and saves a certain try by cleaning that ball up!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Bulldogs get to the half way line on the last. They go wide and Morris get the ball to his winger. The bomb goes up and Slater takes it on his own ten meter line.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – 55 minutes gone and the Storm and hitting it out of their own half. they break into Dogs territory on the last. The bomb goes up and Goodwin takes it well for the Dogs on his 30 meter line.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Bulldogs keeping it very simple. They are into Storm territoiry on the last. Keating bombs it high but Duffie takes a good catch. The Storm lose it in the play the ball and then back chat. Dogs with the ball deep in Storm territory. 25 meters out. They will kick for touch. 10 meters out. First tackle comes center field and its a penalty for offside against the Storm. Dogs take it back. We start again and Pritchard back 5 meters out. They go right but the Storm snuff it out. Storms defense good. They come left now and look to spread the ball but nothing is doing. They center it back up. Storm excellent defense. They go left and Pritchard knocks it on. Storm defense was brilliant!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Dogs over the half way line now. They are 40 out from the Storm line as they kick on the last and Slater gets it on his own 10 meter line. Both teams grinding it out here. The Storm lacking pure go frowards. They kick deep and its a brilliant kick by Smith. It JUST dribbled over the dogs dead ball line before Cronk got there. 20 meter tap Dogs.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Goodwin knocked on so its a scrum 10 out from the Storm line. They keep it simple, up the middle, getting out of their half. Cronk kicks deep early and Barba runs it out to beyond his own 20 meters line. 50 minutes gone.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – The Bulldogs foirst tackle from the drop out is 30 meters out. These big Dogs forwards still playing well. Almost a turn over to the Storm but Ennis held it. They come left and go out the back to Barba. He puts a great cut out pass to Goodwin on the wing and he goes close to scoring but the Storm cover defense forces him into touch.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – They come left from the Scrum and Barba almost scored! Just five meters out. They go to their right and lose 20 meters!centering it back up now and they are 10 meters out. last tackle they kick across field and its taken by Widdop and this will be a line drop out and he is forced back in goal.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Storm not doing much there. They try an offload and it goes to ground. Scrum to the Dogs in Storm territory. 30 meters out!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – 45 minutes gone and they keep it simple up the middle. They get in the Storms half and kick on the last. Slater takes it within his own 10 meter line. The Bulldogs pushing up hard in defense.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Dogs kick off and its not great, Storm to their 20 meters already. Second tackle they get to the 30. Really playing well now as they cross half way on 4 plays. They kick high on the last and Barba takes it well. Geez he is dangerous though. Almost made the break.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – They’ve been threatening on the edges all night but wow, with that great go forward, its really opened up. Smiths conversion is successful!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 10 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – The Storm charge back 30 out from the Dogs line. They are making more big meters up the middle. They come short and are 3 out from the try line. Cronk goes right then back left and is backled. They Storm go wide to the left and Hoffman scores! Wow, different game this! Storm look unstoppable all of a sudden!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – The Storm are out to the 20 meter line on tackle one. Bromwich makes great meters are they are already over their 40 meter line. Over half way now. Great start. They spread the ball wide and are finding room on the edges. They kick 40 out from the Dogs line on the last. The bomb goes up and Barba drops it back. It goes over the dead ball line eventually. Barba looks shaken up. Line drop out for the Dogs.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Both teams take the field now as the Storm fans go off. They are probably the most vocal supporters in the game I’d suggest. Dogs to kick off, and we are under way!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Its been a good turn around from last week from the Dogs so far.We are coming from from half time just now.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Got to say, with this forward pack, Ennis should be having a field day. So many options for him to play with. He just isn’t asking enough questions of the defense right now. This Dogs pack is really good but that lack of creativity around the ruck is costing them.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – The Dogs looked good in that first half. Their forwards were making good meters. They just need a bit more creativity in the middle, maybe a few inside passes from Ennis around the ruck. Just get the Storm thinking a bit more.
For the Storm, they just don’t look sharp tonight. They are finding some space out wide through their wide running forwards but really, thats about all the joy they had in that first half. Interesting second half coming up. Hope youre enjoying the blog.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Melbourne make good meters on three tackles but the half time siren sounds and we are locked up at 6 all!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Storm playing simple 30 out from their line. Cronk chips over the top for Slater but the Dogs recorder. A full set in the Storm half. They look a bit flat footed through. Slow play the ball. The 4th tackle on the Storm 20 meters line. They kick early but its a bad one and goes over the Storm dead ball line.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – The Storm dont do much in five tackles by go right and Chambers kicks it. Barba makes good ground running the ball back and the Bulldogs are in the Storm half. 33 meters out now. Playing the middle third of the field. They go left and Keating grubbers behind the Storm line but the Storm clean up 10 out from their own line.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Dogs making great ground uip the middle. They go down the left hand sideline. 10 meters out now, back to the middle and Ennis finds Payne. he pops it out the back and finds a Storm player. They looked dangerous!
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 6 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Storm mashed on tackle one. They come left and go close to the sideline. The Storm keeping it somple in their own half. They center it up and Cronk runs onto an offload. Over half way now and Smith kicks to Goodwin. Not a good chace and the Dogs have it on their own 30 meter line.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog
Melbourne Storm 12 Canterbury Bulldogs 6 – Storm now 20 out from the Dogs line. The kick goes behind the line and the Dogs recover. Just.
Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL live scores, blog