Raiders edge it
The Raiders edged the Storm 26–22 at GIO Stadium in front of 17,321 in Round 7. They came from behind, trailing 12–16 at the break.
Nick Meaney scored 2 tries. Simi Sasagi (Raiders) was the standout with 73 fantasy points, 230 run metres, 4 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Raiders won the metres battle 1,813 to 1,716 and made fewer errors (6 to 13).
Our Final Tip had the Raiders at 52% (a coin flip) and got it right. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Raiders
WLLLL
Storm
LLLLW
Game flow
Raiders · above
Storm · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Raiders | Simi Sasagi | Try | 4–0 |
| 6' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 8' | Raiders | Corey Horsburgh | Try | 10–0 |
| 9' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 12–0 |
| 11' | Storm | Sualauvi Faalogo | Try | 12–4 |
| 12' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Conversion | 12–6 |
| 15' | Storm | Will Warbrick | Try | 12–10 |
| 25' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Try | 12–14 |
| 27' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Conversion | 12–16 |
| 44' | Raiders | Ethan Strange | Try | 16–16 |
| 50' | Raiders | Matthew Timoko | Try | 20–16 |
| 52' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 22–16 |
| 56' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Penalty goal | 24–16 |
| 69' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Penalty goal | 26–16 |
| 73' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Try | 26–20 |
| 74' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Conversion | 26–22 |
Team stats
Better on the day
RaidersStorm
53%
Possession
47%
86%
Completion rate
67%
1,813
Run metres
1,716
628
Post-contact metres
494
7
Line breaks
6
37
Tackle breaks
24
13
Offloads
8
732
Kick metres
476
88.6%
Effective tackle %
87.0%
24
Missed tackles
37
6
Errors
13
3
Penalties conceded
6
| CAN | MEL | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Late Tackle | ||
| Other | ||
| Verbal Dissent | ||
| Total | 4 | 9 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
MEL 55-29
Weekes
Faalogo
136
Run metres
246
44
Kick return metres
57
5
Tackle breaks
3
1
Line breaks
3
Halves
CAN 114-107
Strange, Sanders
Munster, Hughes
2
Try assists
2
2
Line-break assists
3
699
Kick metres
468
0
Errors
1
Hookers
MEL 57-38
Starling
Grant
40
Tackles
56
31
Run metres
35
95
Passes
112
0
Errors
0
Middles
MEL 134-129
Papalii, Tapine, Horsburgh
Utoikamanu, King, Loiero
282
Run metres
282
122
Post-contact metres
114
70
Tackles
107
2
Missed tackles
4
Back row
CAN 102-75
Young, Martin
Chan, Clarke
232
Run metres
198
7
Tackle breaks
1
55
Tackles
63
2
Missed tackles
7
Outside backs
CAN 183-131
Kris, Sasagi, Timoko, Stuart
Warbrick, Howarth, Meaney, Waitere
679
Run metres
616
4
Line breaks
2
2
Tries
3
4
Errors
5
Best performers
CAN
Simi Sasagi
73
MEL
Jahrome Hughes
71
CAN
Hudson Young
70
CAN
Corey Horsburgh
69
CAN
Ethan Strange
68
MEL
Harry Grant
57
MEL
Sualauvi Faalogo
55
MEL
Trent Loiero
53
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simi Sasagi | Raiders | 73 | 230 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Jahrome Hughes | Storm | 71 | 154 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Hudson Young | Raiders | 70 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Corey Horsburgh | Raiders | 69 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Ethan Strange | Raiders | 68 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Harry Grant | Storm | 57 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Sualauvi Faalogo | Storm | 55 | 246 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Trent Loiero | Storm | 53 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Head-to-head
2025 R9Storm home
CAN
20
18
MEL
Raiders by 2
2024 R17Storm home
CAN
6
16
MEL
Storm by 10
2023 R24Storm home
CAN
2
48
MEL
Storm by 46
2022 R18Storm home
CAN
20
16
MEL
Raiders by 4
2022 R5Raiders home
CAN
16
30
MEL
Storm by 14
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Raiders · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:13 UTC