NRL Finals player ratings: Canberra Raiders v Melbourne Storm preliminary final
A red-hot Storm crushed the Raiders’ hopes of reaching a second successive grand final. Who starred and who failed to fire on the big stage? See our player ratings.
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The Storm ended the Raiders’ bid for back-to-back grand final appearances – but who starred and who struggled in their big finals clash at Suncorp Stadium?
Check out our player ratings.
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MELBOURNE STORM
1. Ryan Papenhuyzen
Shave those sideburns hippie. 7
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
Ran for 130m, more than any other player. 7
3. Brenko Lee
Contained. 5
4. Justin Olam
Strong on the Storm left edge. 6
5. Josh Addo-Carr
Geez, Wests Tigers could use this bloke. 7
6. Cameron Munster
Solid on a night where his No.7 starred. 7
7. Jahrome Hughes
Orchestrated three tries and in most of everything. 8.5
8. Jesse Bromwich
All effort, all the time. 8
9. Cameron Smith
Retire? Please. Still one of the game’s best. 8
10. Christian Welch
The Storm Zombie, just keeps going forward. 8
11. Felise Kaufusi
Usual solid game. 6
12. Kenny Bromwich
Had some nice touches on the edge. 6
13. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Helped slaughter Raiders early. 6
Interchange
14. Brandon Smith
Plays as if fired out of a cannon. 7
15. Tino Faasuamaleaui
Bigger things to come. 5
16. Nicho Hynes
Only came on late. 4
17. Dale Finucane
Scored a try in 200th game. 6
TOTAL: 111.5
CANBERRA RAIDERS
1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Ran for just 74m. 5
2 Semi Valemei
Endured the type of night that haunts a man. 4
3. Jarrod Croker
Uncharacteristic errors from a bloke who rarely makes ‘em. 5
4. Jordan Rapana
Had his right edge cut up early. 4
5. Nick Cotric
Mixed two tries with a couple of clangers. 6
6. Jack Wighton
Tried hard but little impact. 6
7. George Williams
Raiders most dangerous in a night few were. 7
8. Josh Papalii
Took it to Storm enforcers. 6
14. Siliva Havili
Crucial knock on at the tryline. 5
16. Hudson Young
Worked his clacker off. 7
11. John Bateman
Went out tackling, running, persisting. Will be missed. 6
12. Elliott Whitehead
Solid. 5
13. Joseph Tapine
Couldn’t find that magic of the previous week. 5
Interchange
9. Tom Starling
Tried hard when brought on. 5
10. Iosia Soliola
Injected himself like a shot of adrenaline. 6
15. Dunamis Lui
Made 14 tackles, but missed three. 5
17. Corey Harawira-Naera
Made an impact off the bench. 6
TOTAL: 93