Match: Storm v Raiders
Round 22 -
home Team
Storm
1st Position
away Team
Raiders
3rd Position
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Blockbuster Saturday night football
Saturday night's top four clash with the Raiders promises to be match of the round.
Canberra will be imbued with confidence after a narrow loss to the second-placed Roosters last week, while Storm have recorded back-to-back victories on the road in the last two rounds.
Both Storm and the Raiders are leading the competition in terms of quality execution, with completion rates at 80 percent and 79 percent respectively.
Suliasi Vunivalu scored a hat-trick in our 22-10 win over Canberra at GIO Stadium in round two and our bench packs some serious points-scoring punch - Brandon Smith, Tui Kamikamica, Joe Stimson and Ryan Papenhuyzen have scored 16 tries between them.
Meanwhile, Raiders winger Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad averages almost 180 running metres per game and has crossed for 10 tries in 19 games.
Women in League Round
Launched in 2006, the annual Women in League Round recognises the vital contributions of the many women working across the NRL and in the wider rugby league community.
To celebrate Women in League Round, local women's rugby league games will be played on Gosch's Paddock from 9am on Saturday.
Second field:
9am - Waverley Panthers v Werribee Bears U13s
9.50am - Altona Roosters v Eastern Raptors U13s
Main field:
9am - Altona Roosters v Northern Thunder U15s
9.50am - Melton Broncos v Casey Warriors U15s
10.40am - Altona Roosters v Waverley Panthers U17s
11.45am - Northern Thunder v Werribee Bears U17s
12:50pm - Hume City Bulldogs v Casey Warriors U17s
Thunderbolts curtain raiser
Our U20s Victoria Thunderbolts will take on the Canberra Raiders on AAMI Park.
Kick-off at 3pm - enter the stadium through Gate 7.
Game Day schedule
3pm - Gate 7 opens
3pm - Thunderbolts curtain raiser on AAMI Park
4pm - All gates open
5.30pm - Kick-off
Memberships and Merchandise
Membership sales will be available opposite Edwin's Cafe - memberships purchased on Saturday will be given access to the game.
Membership collection will be available at Gate E from 3pm.
Official 2019 merchandise will be available for purchase at the Melbourne Storm Megastore from 3pm.
Transport and parking information
We encourage the use of public transport to and from AAMI Park, as parking is extremely limited.
Please note the round 22 AFL game between Carlton and Sydney will be played at the MCG from 1.45pm.
Melbourne and Olympic Parks Eastern Plaza will be open for public parking, subject to space available. Book here.