Player ratings for Melbourne’s incredible 29-28 victory over South Sydney

MELBOURNE and South Sydney played out a finals match for the ages, but who starred, who struggled and who got the job done? Find out in our player ratings!

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Cheyse Blair of the Storm celebrates scoring a try during the NRL Qualifying Final match between the Melbourne Storm and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park on September 7, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

• Re-live the game of the year
• South Sydney’s premiership dream on the brink

MELBOURNE and South Sydney played out a finals match for the ages, but who starred, who struggled and who got the job done? Find out in our player ratings!

SOUTH SYDNEY

1 Alex Johnston: Struggled to make an impact. 6

2 Campbell Graham: Aged only 19, will have better finals games than this one 6

3 Greg Inglis: Cometh the hour, cometh the acronym … 8

4 Dane Gagai: Tried hard and heavily involved although a crucial penalty proved costly. 7

5 Robert Jennings: Now officially the best footballer in his family 7

6 Cody Walker: The livewire No. 6 had a couple of key touches 7

7 Adam Reynolds: Most dangerous feet we’ve seen outside that Sagat character in Streetfighter. 8

Burgess had a tough night. AAP Image/Hamish Blair.

8 Thomas Burgess: Only achieved half the running metres of big brother 6

9 Damien Cook: Worked hard but kept well under his usual 90m per game 7

10 George Burgess: Gave plenty early, but then gave away three penalties + a sin binning. 6

11 John Sutton: Worked hard, as usual 6

12 Angus Crichton: Tackled his clacker off but limited impact with the Steeden 6

13 Sam Burgess: Massive numbers mixed with some crucial errors. 7

Interchange

14 Hymel Hunt: Unsighted (and also makes the team ‘totals’ seem further apart than they should be) 0

15 Cameron Murray: Big game off the pine 6

16 Jason Clark: Only given limited minutes 5

17 Dean Britt: Unsighted 0

TOTAL: 98

Slater was in brilliant touch. AAP Image/David Crosling.

MELBOURNE

1 Billy Slater: Billy the Kid? No, Billy GOAT. 8

2 Suliasi Vunivalu: Nine points for the dive, but a couple less for the game after not playing to the whistle. 7

3 Cheyse Blair: Two tries & easily the best player on ground in long sleeves 7

4 Curtis Scott: Fairly well contained 6

5 Josh Addo-Carr: One moment of brilliance mixed with a couple of big errors that led to Bunnies tries 5

6 Cameron Munster: Captain Everywhere. Has gone to another level since Origin. 9

19 Brodie Croft: Melbourne’s halfback conundrum is officially over. 8

Croft was brilliant in his finals debut. AAP Image/David Crosling.

8 Jesse Bromwich: If only Cityrail were this reliable. Outstanding in his 200th 8

9 Cameron Smith: When good things happen, The Accountant is usually in the frame 8

10 Tim Glasby: Solid, but the Queensland Origin player has had bigger games 5

11 Felise Kaufusi: Guns don’t kill people, Felise Kaufusi kills people. 8

Kaufusi went after every single Rabbitohs player. AAP Image/Hamish Blair.

12 Joe Stimson: Bad miss for Cameron Murray try 5

13 Dale Finucane: Defends the Storm line like Johnnie Cochran defended OJ. 8

Interchange

14 Brandon Smith: Limited time 4

15 Christian Welch: Solid off bench 5

17 Kenny Bromwich: See above 5

20 Sam Kasiano: Saw less time than a Stan Lee cameo 3

TOTAL: 109

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Originally published as Player ratings for Melbourne’s incredible 29-28 victory over South Sydney