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Will Warbrick's insane signifier connected the borderline has returned the pb to Melbourne.

A big of errors from Cronulla allowed the Storm to summation possession successful attacking territory with the broadside capitalising connected an overlap to score.

Nick Meaney misses the kick.

Heavy interaction connected Storm guardant Eliesa Katoa has forced him disconnected the tract for a caput wounded appraisal aft helium was near dazed and bloodied.

It hasn't taken agelong for the Sharks to amusement they're up for this crippled with Ronaldo Mulitalo plucking a cross-kick retired of the aerial and uncovering Teig Wilton wrong who went implicit to score.

Nicho Hynes levels proceedings. 

Tui Kamikamica scores the archetypal points astatine AAMI Park aft a Harry Grant grubber footwear fell into his lap.

However, the effort wasn't without contention aft Kamikamica appeared to suffer power of the shot during the enactment down. The Bunker did corroborate the effort though, which brought astir plentifulness of daze from experts Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns who some said "he's dropped it" upon reviewing the footage.

"That's an anxious looking look if I've seen one," commentator Matt Thompson said of Kamikamica arsenic the Bunker deliberated. 

Nick Meaney makes it 6-0.

Sunday day shot has begun astatine AAMI Park, Melbourne, with the Sharks kicking disconnected to the Storm.

Melbourne Storm

1. Nick Meaney 2. William Warbrick 3. Reimis Smith 19. Marion Seve 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Christian Welch 11. Trent Loiero 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh King 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Tariq Sims 21. Tyran Wishart 22. Tom Eisenhuth 20. Kane Bradley

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 17. Braden Hamlin-Uele 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Royce Hunt 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Dale Finucane 8. Oregon Kaufusi 14. Cameron McInnes 15. Wade Graham 16. Jack Williams 21. Daniel Atkinson

It's Parents week astatine the Storm, meaning astir of the players contiguous families are successful attendance astatine AAMI Park.

But today's clash against the Sharks besides has other value for Nick Meaney, who volition play his 100th game.

"I person learnt a batch implicit the years, particularly the past 2 years being present moving alongside yourself and (Ryan Papenhuyzen)," helium told Billy Slater connected Nine's coverage.

"There's ever country for improvement, but hopefully we spell retired determination contiguous and bash a bully job."

Dragons skipper Ben Hunt has fixed the strongest denotation yet Shane Flanagan volition beryllium astatine the helm of the Red V adjacent season, revealing the erstwhile Sharks premiership manager told him helium astatine "wanted" to instrumentality the job.

Speaking to media aft the Dragons survived a precocious blitz from the Rabbitohs to notch up their 4th triumph of the season, Hunt confirmed he'd had conversations Flanagan done the week.

"I had a tiny chat with Flanno (about) his intentions, that helium wanted to travel successful and coach, and if helium did get the job, helium would privation maine to play halfback," Hunt said.

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