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.

Jack Wighton is wrapped up by the Storm defence at Suncorp Stadium. Picture: Getty Images

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

Jahrome Hughes set up three tries in a stellar performance for the Storm. Picture: Getty Images

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

George Williams was the Raiders’ most dangerous player on a tough night for last year’s grand finalists. Picture: Getty Images

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

Originally published as NRL Finals player ratings: Canberra Raiders v Melbourne Storm preliminary final