Who starred and who struggled in Sydney Roosters 14-6 win over Melbourne Storm
Some of the Roosters brightest stars shone when it mattered most and they stood up to be counted in the 14-6 win over Melbourne in the preliminary final. Find out who starred in our player ratings.
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In a physical and desperate 14-6 win over the Storm, the Tricolours kept their quest for history alive and ended Melbourne’s chances of avenging last year’s grand final defeat.
Find out who starred, who stood up to be counted and who couldn’t get it done in our NRL player ratings.
SYDNEY ROOSTERS
1) James Tedesco: 8.5
Most metres and a try in five-star game.
2) Daniel Tupou: 7
Set up the first try of the match with a stunning leap.
3) Latrell Mitchell: 7
Worked his way into the match. Solid not spectacular.
4) Joseph Manu: 7.5
Defensively brilliant and troubled the Storm in attack.
5) Brett Morris: 7
Outstanding in defence. Solid in attack.
6) Luke Keary: 7.5
Kicked well and schemed his side into a GF.
7) Cooper Cronk: 8
Another playmaking masterclass from the veteran.
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8) Isaac Liu: 7
Did his job. High work rate.
9) Sam Verrills: 7.5
A tackling machine who held the middle.
10) Siosiua Taukeiaho: 7.5
Doesn’t lose points for missing with his right hook.
11) Boyd Cordner: 9
Captain. Try-scorer. Best on field. And apparently he was injured…
12) Mitchell Aubusson: 7
Workhorse performance cut short by HIA.
13) Victor Radley: 7
A workhorse in defence and attack.
14) Angus Crichton: 7.5
Brilliant off the bench. Split the Storm and hit hard.
15) Zane Tetevano: 6.5
Did nothing wrong in his 26 minutes.
16) Nat Butcher: 6.5
Ten runs for 74m. Solid.
17) Lindsay Collins: 5
Didn’t see a lot of game time.
Total: 123
MELBOURNE STORM
1) Ryan Papenhuyzen: 7.5
Always a threat and ran for over 200m.
17) Will Chambers: 6.5
Given a last-minute reprieve and did little wrong.
3) Curtis Scott: 7
Plenty of hard work rucking the ball.
4) Justin Olam: 7
Ran for plenty of meters and was a threat.
5) Josh Addo-Carr: 6.5
Few chances for the fastest man in rugby league.
6) Cameron Munster: 7
Tried to spark the Storm but shut down.
7) Jahrome Hughes: 6.5
Poor kicking game was costly.
8) Jesse Bromwich: 7
A strong performance as per usual.
9) Cameron Smith: 7.5
Gave his side a chance in the second half.
10) Nelson Asofa-Solomona: 8
Showed he could duck punches and score tries.
11) Felise Kaufusi: 4
Had his game cut short by an early HIA.
12) Kenny Bromwich: 7
Worked hard but was contained.
13) Dale Finucane: 8
Gave it his all. One of the Storm’s best.
14) Brandon Smith: 7.5
Added spark and pulled off a sneaky strip.
15) Tui Kamikamica: 6
Didn’t have his usual impact.
16) Max King: 5.5
Came up with a costly error.
21) Sandor Earl: 3
Made a token appearance late.
Total: 111.5
Originally published as Who starred and who struggled in Sydney Roosters 14-6 win over Melbourne Storm