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7. Adam Reynolds: A couple of astute kicks to get his team out of trouble. 6
8. Corey Jensen: Overshadowed by his Storm counterparts. 5
9. Cory Paix: Topped the tackle count before getting a well-earned rest. 6.5
10. Payne Haas: Only punched out 27 minutes in his first stint after playing the whole game last week. 6
11. Brendan Piakura: Good hit on Stefano Utoikamanu to jolt the ball free 6.5
12. Jordan Riki: Hasn’t been a massive factor as yet. 5
13. Patrick Carrigan: Strong with and without the ball after enjoying a spell last week. 6.5
14. Ezra Mam: Came on late in the half to a chorus of boos. 5
15. Kobe Hetherington: Decent impact off bench, although a costly miss on Hughes. 5
16. Xavier Willison: Limited opportunities to leave his mark. 5
17. Tyson Smoothy: Another who will be judged on what he does in the second half. 5
Storm
1. Ryan Papenhuyzen: Missed an early tackle on Deine Mariner to concede the opening try but soon started making amends once Melbourne got their hands on the ball. Threw the final pass for the Storm’s first try. 6/10
2. Will Warbrick: Powered his way through three defenders to score the Storm’s third try. 7
3. Jack Howarth: Missed an early tackle on Walsh before he was replaced by Tyran Wishart midway through the first half, having suffered a groin injury. 4
4. Nick Meaney: Cut through in the eighth minute to score Melbourne’s opening try, beating three defenders. Kicked three goals from four attempts. 6
5. Xavier Coates: Strong kick-returns helped put Melbourne on the front foot. Powerful run in 20th minute earned Storm a penalty. 6
Jahrome Hughes scored one try and set up another in the first half.Credit: Getty Images
6. Cameron Munster: Had Brisbane worried every time he touched the ball. A threat in attack but also coming up with some crucial tackles, and his kicking game has been spot-on. 7
7. Jahrome Hughes: Pinpoint grubber in the 14th minute set up try for back-row strike weapon Katoa. Then stepped through to score himself just before half-time. 8
8. Stefano Utoikamanu: Lost the ball 30m out from his line in the 22nd minute. But there has been no lack of effort from the NSW Origin prop, who made eight hit-ups in his first stint. 6
9. Harry Grant: Conceded a penalty in the first set for holding down Payne Haas, which gifted the Broncos attacking position and led to their opening try. Quickly made amends and had racked up 20-plus tackles by half-time. 6
10. Josh King: Heavily involved defensively from the get-go. Played the full 40 minutes in the first half and got through a mountain of work. 8
11. Eliesa Katoa: The back-row strike weapon scored a try of his own and threw a superb cut-out pass for Warbrick’s try. 8
12. Shawn Blore: Should have stopped Reece Walsh’s try but was among a handful of Melbourne players beaten pointlessly by the Brisbane dynamo. Otherwise solid. 6
13. Trent Loiero: Missed a crucial tackle that allowed Reece Walsh to score and get Brisbane back in the game. Heavily involved otherwise. 6
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14. Tyran Wishart: Came on as a stopgap centre after Howarth was injured and handled the task with a minimum of fuss. 5
15. Ativalu Lisati: Yet to come on. N/A
16. Tui Kamikamica: Entered the fray late in the second half and made a couple of powerful surges. 5
17. Alex MacDonald: Came on in the 27th minute and chipped in with five tackles and a couple of runs before the break. 5
