Warriors beat Storm in pre-season clash
- Dave Worsley
- Feb 16
- 2 min read
The Warriors produced a superb first half in their final pre-season hit out with a rare victory over the Melbourne Storm 36-10.
The game was payed in Hamilton just before the Warriors travelled to Las Vegas for a Round 1 clash with the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
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It's always good to get a win over the Storm, although numerous frontline players for Melbourne were rested or given bit parts in the game. In total over 1400 NRL games of experience were rested.
The Warriors had a 36-0 lead at halftime, but the Storm were improved in the second spell as both sides gave different combinations a try.
However for the Warriors Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was impressive in his shift to the wing, crossing for a double and highlighting why coach Andrew Webster is so keen for the veteran to get his hands on the ball as much as possible.
Warriors halfback Luke Metcalf was almost perfect in the opening 40 minutes, directing his side around the park and forcing multiple errors with his kicking game.
Melbourne were without more than 1400 games of NRL experience with the vast majority of their squad rested for their first pre-season match.
Warriors centre Ali Leiataua scroed a couple of tries but along Samuel Healey was placed on report during the match.
Another player to look steady was Tane Tuaupiki on the wing who looked assured crossing in the third and 16th minutes.