Round 9 - Storm vs Eels - MAGIC ROUND

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Outstanding display.

Some quality tries and Curtis Scott really did show some character.

Hopefully that’s the click that was missing for 3-4 weeks....
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What a difference a bit of effort makes. Showing up with the right attitude and look at what we can do. Outstanding display across the park. It is almost as if every single player took some onus on recent performances and said, ‘not tonight’.

NAS set the tone early and just kept putting his hand up for work. That has been sorely missing and was obvious from the get go that he was doing all he could to show he wasn’t going to shy away from hard work.

Paps just flew onto the stage and was scintillating (albeit the hard work had already been done). Excited to see how he plays next week.

More effort games like that please!
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Spare a thought for Shorton who must be upset after we pulled together a performance like that :(
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Ryan Papenhuyzen had 137 running metres, two try assists, a try and three line breaks. He played only 32 minutes.

That's absolutely nuts.
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Don't forget the line breaks. Last two games have shown why he's been on the bench. Was strongly questioning it before then.
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yourhero wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 12:12 pm Spare a thought for Shorton who must be upset after we pulled together a performance like that :(
I though that Short One was a refugee from the Melbourne Comedy Festival
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Dally M votes
3 Cameron Munster
2 Cameron Smith
1 Josh Addo-Carr
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Would have had Scott in there myself.
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Scooter wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 8:05 pm1 Josh Addo-Carr
I’d have gone NAS, Paps or even Scott - but no big deal.
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Scott played the best game of his career which was pleasing to see. A great bounce back and his injury (as injuries can be), just super bad timing.

Bellamy looked pissed that Scott held onto the ball on two occasions instead of passing to a team member in a better position. Selfishness is not a Storm trait, even in a blowout.
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yourhero wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 12:12 pm Spare a thought for Shorton who must be upset after we pulled together a performance like that :(
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/ ... rm-v-eels/

Won't get sick of this highlights package for a while! :-D
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Nice to see the guys put in a well polished performance. Plenty of class and - much more importantly - the cohesion that has been missing the last few weeks.
Score flattered us a little bit; we scored four trys against 12 men; on the other hand, wasn't it great to score 4 trys while that grubby twat Sivo was in the bin?

I don't think we can be too harsh on Scott for hogging the ball, he was trying desperately to prove he should be there and a quiet word from Belly will settle him down a bit for next time - rule of thumb, always look for Josh when you make a break.
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TC, Curtis is out injured for 3 months
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Honestly that game was Magic...and 32 minutes from Paps is crazy
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