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THE Storm, who have all four Origin stars backing up, got off to a flyer against the Sharks, who are missing Paul Gallen.
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Warriors v Sea Eagles (from 2pm)
8.16pm - FULLTIME - Storm 38 Sharks 6
Fairly easy win for the Storm in Cameron Smith's 250th game.
8.14pm - Beau Ryan crosses to put the Sharks on the board.
Out through the hands and Ryan had a clear run to the line. Carney converts to make it 38-6.
7.51pm - Try to Melbourne's Justin O'Neill.
Widdop weaved through the Sharks defence before grubbing a kick through to O'Neill to score on the left side. 32-0. Smith's conversion attempt drifts wide to the right of the posts.
7.21pm - Halftime - Storm 28 Sharks 0
It has been a typically polished performance from the Storm so far and they are proving too slick for Cronulla.
7.17pm - Widdop scores for Storm
Widdop strolls over on the left side after an earlier break from Slater. Smith hits the post with his conversion attempt and it's 28-0.
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6.55pm - Hoffman puts Storm up 12-0
RYAN Hoffman, backing up from Origin, charged over from short range to give the Storm a 12-0 lead against the Sharks after 16 minutes.
The try was sent to the video referee, who allowed the four-pointer after deeming decoy Ryan Hinchcliffe had not interfered with the defence.
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6.50pm - Blair opens scoring for Storm
MAURICE Blair crossed for his third try in as many games as Melbourne drew first blood against the Sharks.
Gareth Widdop provided the try assist as centre Blair crossed on the left-hand fringe.
Cameron Smith, playing his 250th game, converted to make the score 6-0 after nine minutes.
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6.01pm - Sharks ring the changes
THE Cronulla Sharks have made a number of key changes for tonight's clash against the Melbourne Storm.
Paul Gallen (suspension, round 14) is replaced in the 17 by Sam Tagataese.
Tagataese will start at prop, with Andrew Fifita moving to the bench and Chris Heighington filling Gallen's spot at lock.
Fellow Origin star Luke Lewis has also been benched, with Jayson Bukuya to start in the back row.
Potential SuperCoach cheapie Tyrone Peachey misses out.
SHARKS: Michael Gordon, Sosaia Feki, Ben Pomeroy, Jonathan Wright, Beau Ryan, Todd Carney, Jeff Robson, Sam Tagataese, John Morris, Ben Ross, Wade Graham, Jayson Bukuya, Chris Heighington. Interchange: Andrew Fifita, Luke Lewis, Isaac De Gois, Anthony Tupou.
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5.36pm - Storm's four Origin stars to play
The Storm are unchanged for tonight's clash against the Sharks, with all four Origin players named to back up - Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk and Ryan Hoffman.
STORM: Billy Slater, Sisa Waqa, Maurice Blair, Will Chambers, Justin O'Neill, Gareth Widdop, Cooper Cronk, Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Smith, Bryan Norrie, Kevin Proctor, Ryan Hoffman, Ryan Hinchcliffe. Interchange: Jason Ryles, Tohu Harris, Junior Moors, Jordan McLean
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4.52pm - Tenacious Tigers seal comeback win
THE Robbie Farah-less Tigers put in a brilliant second half surge to seal a thrilling 20-18 win over Penrith, who capitulated late.
A brilliant individual try to Tim Simona in the 68th minute proved the difference as the Tigers fought back from 18-4.
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WESTS TIGERS 20 (D Nofoaluma 2 A Seumanufagai T Simona tries B Marshall 2 goals) bt PENRITH 18 (M Masoe D Simmons D Whare tries L Walsh 3 goals) at Centrebet Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Phil Haines. Crowd: 16,827.
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4.39pm - Tigers take lead, set up thriller
TIM Simona scored a brilliant individual try to put the Tigers ahead 20-18 against the Panthers with 10 minutes to go.
Simona, playing on the wing due to an injury to Marika Koroibete (dislocated elbow), beat three players before putting a beautiful in-and-away on fullback Wes Naiqama in an 80 metre effort.
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4.22pm - Tigers fight back to 18-14
THE Wests Tigers struck first after half time, withyoungster Ava Seumanufagai latching onto a grubber to notch his first NRL try.
Benji Marshall converted from under the posts for an 18-14 scoreline to the Panthers, who fell asleep in defence to concede the soft try.
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3.55pm - Panthers lead Tigers 18-8 at half time
THE Panthers scored three tries to two to take an 18-8 lead at half time against the Tigers.
Penrith crossed through David Simmons (6th minute), Mose Masoe (17th minute) and Simmons again (33rd minute).
Young winger David Nofoaluma scored a double for the Tigers.
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3.50pm - Manly beaten in thriller by Warriors
THE lowly Warriors held their nerve in the thrilling final moments to score an important win against fourth-placed Manly.
In a crazy final 12 minutes:
* KONRAD Hurrell beat three players and carried another two across the line to give the Warriors an 18-12 lead;
* DAVID Williams appeared to cross off a grubber before the try was disallowed by the video referee due to a knock on;
* STEVE Matai then crossed in the corner for Manly to bring the score to 18-16;
* BUT Jamie Lyon fluffed the conversion attempt from the sideline, denying the Sea Eagles a shot at golden point;
* MATAI then dropped the ball on his own line, with Simon Mannering swooping to score, before the try was disallowed due to a double knock on.
Game details and stats at our match centre
WARRIORS 18 (G Fisiiahi K Hurrell E Taylor tries S Johnson 3 goals) bt MANLY 16 (P Hiku J Horo S Matai tries J Lyon 2 goals) at Mt Smart Stadium. Referee: Ben Cummins, Brett Suttor. Crowd: 11,142.
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3.38pm - Tigers lose Koroibete with sickening arm injury
THE Tigers have lost winger Marika Koroibete with what appears to be a sickening dislocated elbow.
The footage is so gut-wrenching that TV stations may choose not to broadcast it.
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3.33pm - Hurrell edges Warriors ahead
KONRAD Hurrell beat three players and carried another two across the line to score a barnstorming try against the Sea Eagles.
The Warriors lead 18-12 with 11 minutes to go. THRILLER!!!!
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3.24pm - Manly-Warriors clash set for thrilling finish
THE Sea Eagles and Warriors are caught in a ding-dong battle at Mt Smart Stadium.
No team has added to the half time score of 12-all in a hardly-fought and thrilling clash, with the lowly Warriors playing well above their weight against the fourth-placed Manly.
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3.20pm - Rookie Nofoaluma scores cheeky try
ROOKIE Tigers winger David Nofoaluma scored a cheeky try down the blindside to bring the score to 6-4 against the Panthers, with Benji Marshall missing the goal.
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3.13pm - Panthers draw first blood against Tigers
A FREAKISH Dean Whare offload as he was being pushed into touch set up first points for David Simmons in the sixth minute.
Amazingly, the Tigers did not touch the ball until the eighth minute.
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2.43pm - Warriors hit back to 12-all at halftime
THE Warriors are back in the match against the Sea Eagles, pegging the score back to 12-all after trailing 12-0 early.
Manly had all the early running, crossing through Justin Horo (9th minute) and Peta Hiku (19th minute).
But on the back of a flood of penalties, the Warriors crossed through Elijah Taylor (24th minute) and Glen Fisiiahi (33rd minute).
Fisiiahi's try was set up by Feleti Mateo, who has been instrumental in the Warriors fightback.
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2.32pm - Mass changes for Panthers
THE Panthers have been forced into a number of changes for this afternoon's clash against the Tigers.
Fullback Matt Moylan (salary cap drama) is replaced at fullback by Wes Naiqama, who returns from a knee injury.
Tim Grant (hand) is replaced at prop by Mose Masoe, with Cameron Ciraldo coming onto the bench.
James Roberts drops off the bench, with Josh Mansour added.
PANTHERS: Wes Naiqama, Travis Robinson, Lewis Brown, Dean Whare, David Simmons, Isaac John, Luke Walsh, Nigel Plum, Kevin Kingston, Mose Masoe, Sika Manu, Matt Robinson, Adam Docker. Interchange: James Segeyaro, Clint Newton, Cameron Ciraldo, Josh Mansour
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2.19pm - Red-hot Manly open scoring
A RED-HOT Manly side scored first points against the Warriors, with Justin Horo crossing off a Kieran Foran offload in the 19th minute.
Manly are looking particularly sharp and are aiming to attack the Warriors right side defence, which features youngsters Ngani Laumape and Konrad Hurrell.
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2.17pm - Farah out, Iosefa in for Tigers
THERE is just the one change for the Tigers this afternoon, with Masada Iosefa coming into the side at hooker in place of Robbie Farah (broken nose and cheekbone), as expected.
TIGERS: Sean Meaney, David Nofoaluma, Joel Reddy, Tim Simona, Marika Koroibete, Benji Marshall, Curtis Sironen, Aaron Woods, Masada Iosefa, Adam Blair, Eddy Pettybourne, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Braith Anasta. Interchange: Suaso Sue, Jack Buchanan, Ava Seumanufagai, Jarred Farlow
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2.03pm - Injured Tigers take to Twitter
ROBBIE Farah won't play against the Panthers this afternoon due to a broken nose and fractured cheekbone.
But he posted this photo on Twitter with the following line: "Penrith bound. Hoping the boys can get the job done today. Spewing We can't be out there with them…".
The other players are Keith Galloway (pectoral, indefinite) and Chris Lawrence (hamstring, round 14).
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1.47pm - Watmough to back up for Manly
THE Sea Eagles are unchanged for this afternoon's clash against the Warriors at Mt Smart Stadium, with Anthony Watmough to back up from Origin and 18th man David Gower dropping out.
SEA EAGLES: Peta Hiku, Jorge Taufua, Jamie Lyon (capt), Steve Matai, David Williams, Kieran Foran, Daly Cherry-Evans, Brenton Lawrence, Matt Ballin, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Justin Horo, Glenn Stewart. Interchange: Tom Symonds, James Hasson, Jamie Buhrer, George Rose
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1.17pm - Locke, Packer out for Warriors
KEVIN Locke (hip flexor) has been replaced at fullback by Glenn Fisiiahi, with Ngani Laumape coming into the side on the wing.
Russell Packer (sternum) is replaced in the starting side by Suaia Matagi in a straight swap.
WARRIORS: Glen Fisiiahi, Ngani Laumape, Dane Nielsen, Konrad Hurrell, Manu Vatuvei, Thomas Leuluai, Shaun Johnson, Sam Rapria, Nathan Friend, Suaia Matagi, Feleti Mateo, Simon Mannering, Elijah Taylor. Interchange: Ben Matulino, Jacob Lillyman, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Dominique Peyroux
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