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Super Cronk wrote: in the end it will come down to us, and not the ref.

Play like we did last week...well bring on 2009!!

play like we usually do...and we come week 3!!

Mike_The_Undertaker wrote:Take the ref out

Storm email wrote: Watch Melbourne Storm LIVE

For all Melbourne Storm Members and supporters who can't get to Brisbane to watch Saturday night's semi-final against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, and don't want to wait until 11.25pm to watch it on free-to-air television, don't fear.

Melbourne Storm, in conjunction with Channel 9, will be hosting a LIVE-SITE at the Water Front City Piazza, Docklands this Saturday night!

Come and watch as the Melbourne Storm attempt to knock the Broncos out of the 2008 NRL finals race, and advance to the preliminary final against the Sharks in Sydney next Friday night.

Hosted by Brodie Young there will be a FREE sausage sizzle, giveaways and more!

WHAT: Semi-final Storm v Broncos Live Site
DATE: Saturday 20th September 2008
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm. VENUE: Water Front City Piazza, Docklands
Melways Reference: Map 2E D4

Storm get big boost with Lima on the run
Greg Prichard | September 18, 2008

MELBOURNE prop Jeff Lima has reacted well to a cortisone injection in his knee and made a strong return to training yesterday, clearing the way for him to play against Brisbane on Saturday night and leaving second-rower Ryan Hoffman as the Storm's only injury worry.

"My guess is Jeff will play," Melbourne high performance manager Mary Toomey said last night. "We've still to get through stages as they come, and we'll ramp it up with him before the weekend, but after the way he went today I'm confident he'll be OK. He ran for the first time since he was hurt, and he ran well. He's looking good."

The Storm missed Lima after he left the field in the first half of their 18-15 loss to the Warriors in the qualifying final at Olympic Park on Sunday. His chances of playing against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium looked remote on Sunday night, but the cortisone injection the next day has had the desired effect.

"Jeff tried really hard to get back on the field on Sunday, but it was no good," Toomey said. "He was very sore after the game. He had come down heavily on his kneecap and the joint capsule got very irritated as a result. But after he had the injection the inflammation settled down a lot.

"We've still got to put him through contact work and see how he goes with that, but he's got two more full days before the weekend and based on how he went today he can make a lot more improvement between now and the game. So we're entitled to be very happy with his progress."

Hoffman, who suffered ankle ligament damage against the Warriors, also ran yesterday, but while that was an encouraging sign he still has a long way to go before he can prove his fitness for the Brisbane game.

"It was the first time Ryan had run since the game as well," Toomey said. "We didn't do a high volume of stuff with him. We weren't interested in getting him to work hard at this stage. We just wanted to see where he was at. He had a bit of a limp when he ran, but he got through it fairly well considering how he was after the game.

"Ryan worked his butt off to get back as quickly as possible when he first got an ankle injury towards the end of the regular season and he'll give it a good shot again this week, but we'll have to wait and see how he goes. I'd say he's a 50-50 chance of playing.

"It's actually a different ligament to the one he hurt last time. Maybe he was a bit more exposed because of the original problem, but it was a pretty forceful collision that hurt him on Sunday. He had a Warriors guy come down across the back of his ankle.

"Ryan had a painkilling injection and came back on, but the ankle was swollen and tender after the game. It's improving, but it's a time thing. We're travelling to Brisbane tomorrow. I'll see him in the morning, before we go, and we'll do some more rehabilitation stuff. We'll probably wait until Friday before running him again."

tugga wrote: It seems strange, but I'm actually more confident this week than what I was last week against the warriors.