Watch out Dragons: If the form of Cameron Munster is scary for Dragons fans, imagine how Billy Slater feels? The veteran custodian must be struggling to see where he fits into the Storm's 17 next season, with his replacement killing it at the moment. Against the Roosters, Munster produced a try, three try assists, four line breaks and six tackle breaks in last weekend's show-stealing performance.
Watch out Storm: Jack de Belin made an earlier than expected return from a shoulder injury against the Bulldogs on Monday afternoon and his performance went to show how much the Dragons have missed him of late. De Belin made 120 metres and 35 tackles from the bench and will be out to re-visit his amazing early-season form.
Key Match-Up: Kurt Mann v Suliasi Vunivalu – Mann will face his former Storm side and an unfamiliar foe in Suliasi Vunivalu. Melbourne's newest Fijian sensation has been setting the NRL try-scoring table alight in 2016, where he is yet to score just one try in a game (four doubles, one hat-trick). Mann scored a double against the Bulldogs but not even his form can match his Storm counterpart. Vunivalu sits second on the NRL's top try-scorers list, just one behind Sharks flyer Valentine Holmes.
The History: Played 32; Dragons 8, Storm 23, Drawn 1. The Dragons have only beaten the Storm four times in 20 starts since 2005. Melbourne have won their past three against the Red V. Yet a glimmer of hope remains for the Dragons faithful if locale is to have any influence – having won their past two games in Wollongong against the Storm (in 2012, 2014).
Watch out Storm: Jack de Belin made an earlier than expected return from a shoulder injury against the Bulldogs on Monday afternoon and his performance went to show how much the Dragons have missed him of late. De Belin made 120 metres and 35 tackles from the bench and will be out to re-visit his amazing early-season form.
Key Match-Up: Kurt Mann v Suliasi Vunivalu – Mann will face his former Storm side and an unfamiliar foe in Suliasi Vunivalu. Melbourne's newest Fijian sensation has been setting the NRL try-scoring table alight in 2016, where he is yet to score just one try in a game (four doubles, one hat-trick). Mann scored a double against the Bulldogs but not even his form can match his Storm counterpart. Vunivalu sits second on the NRL's top try-scorers list, just one behind Sharks flyer Valentine Holmes.
The History: Played 32; Dragons 8, Storm 23, Drawn 1. The Dragons have only beaten the Storm four times in 20 starts since 2005. Melbourne have won their past three against the Red V. Yet a glimmer of hope remains for the Dragons faithful if locale is to have any influence – having won their past two games in Wollongong against the Storm (in 2012, 2014).
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