Brisbane miss out on the chance to seal the NRL minor premiership as Melbourne records a 14th-straight win over the Broncos at Lang Park as the second-string step up for the Storm.
abc.net.au/news/nrl-brisbane-broncos-minor-premiership-melbourne-storm/102800644The Brisbane Broncos have missed a chance to secure a first NRL minor premiership in 23 years as bogey-team the Melbourne Storm surge to a 32-22 victory at Lang Park.
Tom Flegler, playing his last regular season game for the Broncos, two Jordan Pereira tries and a perfect five-from-five off the tee by 27-year-old debutant Josh Rogers was not enough for the Broncos, who now must rely on other results to claim the JJ Giltinan Shield for the first time since 2000. But the second-string players more than stood up, with two young fullbacks in particular making waves with their performance.
That Periera was able to stagger, stumble to the ground and still cross said everything about how big a defensive misread it was from the Storm team that had 11 changes from last week. He did get it later in the half though, intercepting Jock Madden's pass when the Broncos tried to work a three-on-two overlap down the right side to race 80 metres to score.Magnificent fullback Fa'alogo made his impression seconds after coming on, claiming an Anderson offload on the Storm 30 before showing extraordinary dexterity and pace to leap through the line, linking up with Papenhuyzen to score a remarkable try on debut in the corner to give Melbourne a 14-12 lead at the break.
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