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Bellamy's words put star on verge of tears - CtrlF.XYZ

Bellamy's words put star on verge of tears

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Melbourne manager Craig Bellamy was "disappointed" to nonstop respective Storm veterans disconnected with a daze nonaccomplishment to Canberra connected Saturday night.

The Raiders travelled southbound and sprung a thrilling upset implicit the location broadside to triumph 28-20 and sound the Victorian nine retired of the premiership race.

The nonaccomplishment ended the Melbourne careers of Brandon Smith, Felise Kaufusi, Jesse Bromwich, and Kenny Bromwich, who are each disconnected the articulation rival NRL clubs adjacent season.

Smith moves to Bondi to play for the Roosters, portion Kaufusi and the Bromwich brothers caput northbound to spouse with Wayne Bennett's enlargement squad the Dolphins.

"They've been tremendous for us, each of them," an affectional Bellamy said aft person his play ended, and ending a streak of 7 consecutive preliminary finals.

"Jesse and Kenny person been present since 2008. That's a agelong time, and they've done a batch for our club.

"I deliberation for me, contiguous I'm disappointed, it is much for them. They merit to spell retired connected a amended enactment than that.

"They person done a fantastic occupation for america here. (Kaufusi) has travel here... he's turned into an Australian and a State of Origin subordinate successful that time.

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"The different 3 person each played for New Zealand. They've done immoderate truly large things since they've been here.

"The Bromwiches person been astir for truthful agelong that we'll astir apt amusement up time 1 of pre-season expecting them to beryllium here, but they're not going to beryllium here."

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Jesse Bromwich sat adjacent to his long-time manager aft the crippled arsenic the brace faced the media.

The Kiwi prop looked connected the verge of tears arsenic helium came to the realisation helium would not play for the nine again.

"I was conscionable saying to the boys it hasn't truly sunk successful yet," Bromwich said.

"I'm definite erstwhile I cleanable retired my locker, getting acceptable to determination on, it volition truly descend in.

"This spot has done a batch for maine and my family... it's truly tough."

Saturday's elimination last was a seesawing matter and the Storm poked their chemoreceptor successful beforehand midway done the 2nd half.

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But immoderate precocious Raiders magic - and a fortunate effort assistance disconnected the caput of Sebastian Kris - consigned Melbourne to also-rans.

"We fto excessively galore points in. You don't triumph finals games letting the absorption people 28," Bellamy said.

"They scored a mates of brushed ones too... a mates successful the archetypal half, they were brushed arsenic butter.

"I don't cognize wherever those tries really travel from, however our defence fto america down similar that.

"It's been a hard year, it's been a agelong year, with the injuries we've had and a fewer different things happening.

"To spell retired connected that performance, specially defensively, was disappointing."

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