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Team Announcement: Grand Final

Melbourne Storm has named its squad to face the Penrith Panthers in Sunday night's NRL Grand Final at Accor Stadium.

Craig Bellamy has made changes to his starting side following the Club's victory over the Roosters in the Preliminary Final last week.

Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona will miss Sunday's Grand Final after the NRL judiciary rejected his case to downgrade a high tackle charge. Tui Kamikamica comes into the side to replace the starting prop, while Lazarus Vaalepu moves onto the interchange bench.

Sunday night's decider will be Craig Bellamy's 10th Grand Final appearance in his 22 years as Melbourne Storm Head Coach.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Storm is number 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen
    Fullback for Panthers is number 1 Dylan Edwards
  • Winger for Storm is number 2 Will Warbrick
    Winger for Panthers is number 2 Sunia Turuva
  • Centre for Storm is number 3 Jack Howarth
    Centre for Panthers is number 3 Izack Tago
  • Centre for Storm is number 4 Nick Meaney
    Centre for Panthers is number 4 Paul Alamoti
  • Winger for Storm is number 5 Xavier Coates
    Winger for Panthers is number 5 Brian To'o
  • Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
    Five-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Jarome Luai
  • Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes
    Halfback for Panthers is number 7 Nathan Cleary

Forwards

  • Prop for Storm is number 8 Tui Kamikamica
    Prop for Panthers is number 8 Moses Leota
  • Hooker for Storm is number 9 Harry Grant
    Hooker for Panthers is number 9 Mitch Kenny
  • Prop for Storm is number 10 Josh King
    Prop for Panthers is number 10 James Fisher-Harris
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Shawn Blore
    2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Liam Martin
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Eliesa Katoa
    2nd Row for Panthers is number 19 Scott Sorensen
  • Lock for Storm is number 13 Trent Loiero
    Lock for Panthers is number 13 Isaah Yeo

Interchange

  • Interchange for Storm is number 14 Tyran Wishart
    Interchange for Panthers is number 11 Luke Garner
  • Interchange for Storm is number 15 Christian Welch
    Interchange for Panthers is number 14 Brad Schneider
  • Interchange for Storm is number 16 Lazarus Vaalepu
    Interchange for Panthers is number 15 Lindsay Smith
  • Interchange for Storm is number 17 Alec MacDonald
    Interchange for Panthers is number 16 Liam Henry

Reserves

  • Replacement for Storm is number 18 Grant Anderson
    Replacement for Panthers is number 17 Matthew Eisenhuth

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ashley Klein
  • Touch Judge: Dave Munro
  • Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
  • Senior Review Official: Grant Atkins

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