Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:01pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:01pm<\/p>\n
Live updates: Storm vs Sea EaglesSat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:44pm<\/p>\n
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Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:44pm<\/p>\nSat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:44pm<\/p>\n
33′ Reuben Garrick is lucky to be on the pitch<\/p>\n
That’s a shocker from Reuben Garrick.<\/p>\n
He has flown out of the line and smashed into Joe Chan, who is absolutely livid and with good reason.<\/p>\n
Garrick has tried to shoulder charge, collected Chan in the chin managed to flop himself onto the ground with sickening force.<\/p>\n
The referee missing that is understandable, but we just saw a replay on Fox Sports, which makes you think the Bunker saw it too, as would the independent doctor.<\/p>\n
I give up trying to guess what is called and what isn’t.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:42pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:42pm<\/p>\n
31′ Welfare check on Craig Bellamy please<\/p>\n
The Storm lose another ball, it was from a forward pass.<\/p>\n
KB said you’d see better skills down at your local park and you’d have to say that’s being generous.<\/p>\n
The Storm have completed five of their 12 sets.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:39pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:39pm<\/p>\n
28′ The lack of quality is staggering<\/p>\n
Got an uneasy feeling about this game now. Mistake riddled by both sides and a very inexperienced refereeing display. Compared to last nights excellent Warriors v Panthers game I think I could see a better display down at the local park.<\/p>\n
– KB<\/p>\n
I couldn’t agree more, KB.<\/p>\n
This is torrid.<\/p>\n
I can’t remember seeing a Storm team play so badly, they have completed just five of 11 sets in this game.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:37pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:37pm<\/p>\n
Taniela Paseka is out with an MCL injury<\/p>\n
He is going to have to go for scans to determine how bad that injury is.<\/p>\n
But he won’t be back on the field today.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:36pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:36pm<\/p>\n
26′ Lehi Hopoate gets air! And a penalty!<\/p>\n
My word!<\/p>\n
Lehi Hopoate leaps and hangs and holds himself in the air to collect Jamal Fogarty’s kick.<\/p>\n
He might have lost the ball in the air as he went to ground?<\/p>\n
The Bunker is looking at it.<\/p>\n
He says that Shawn Blore was tackling Hopoate in the air?! I don’t know about that! “Nooooo!” cries one of the Storm players near to the referee.<\/p>\n
Hmmm, that’s a tight one.<\/p>\n
He’s considered to have tackled Hopoate in the air and it’s going to be a penalty for Manly.<\/p>\n
Fogarty kicks it through to make it 14-0.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:32pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:32pm<\/p>\n
24′ Taniela Paseka is down now, penalty Sea Eagles<\/p>\n
There was a third man in that tackle by the Storm, and\u00a0Taniela
\nPaseka makes his thoughts loudly and explicitly clear: “f*** me” he says, picked up on the referee mic.<\/p>\n
Cam Munster was the man who attacked the knee – and he goes over to Paseka as he is helped off by two Sea Eagles staff members.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:30pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:30pm<\/p>\n
23′ Manly have another try!<\/p>\n
Tolutau Koula scores!<\/p>\n
The Storm keep on giving Manly the ball and this time they just about manage to get it out to the side of the field where Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown is absent from.<\/p>\n
The handling was a bit poor from the Sea Eagles,
\nLehi Hopoate bobbling the ball as he gathered it.<\/p>\n
It’s been low quality to be honest.<\/p>\n
The kick is good and the Sea Eagles lead 12-0.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:28pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:28pm<\/p>\n
22′ Storm lose the ball, and Moses Leo has a problem<\/p>\n
Oh dear.<\/p>\n
Moses Leo is down after being cut down by Nathan Brown.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Both men are struggling a little bit actually, perhaps just a cork.<\/p>\n
The Storm lost the ball on the very next play through Tyran Wishart.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:26pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:26pm<\/p>\n
20′ Penalty Sea Eagles<\/p>\n
The Storm are penalised for breaking out of the scrum too early – Joe Chan it was.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:25pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:25pm<\/p>\n
19′ Storm lose the ball!<\/p>\n
Disaster!<\/p>\n
The Storm go nowhere on the first tackle, and then Moses Leo lost the ball playing it to give the Sea Eagles a scrum on their 10 metre line.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:24pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:24pm<\/p>\n
18′ Sea Eagles challenge, but it’s unsuccessful<\/p>\n
Cam Munster made a tackle on Haumole Olakau’atu.<\/p>\n
Olakau’atu inexplicably attempted a grubber rather than just running over the Storm halfback.<\/p>\n
Munster didn’t make an attempt to play at the ball and so the challenge is lost.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:21pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:21pm<\/p>\n
15′ Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown sin binned!<\/p>\n
A late, dangerous tackle from Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown on Blake Wilson!<\/p>\n
That’s the ruling of the Bunker in any case – but I think that’s incredibly harsh on the Storm winger.<\/p>\n
Wilson made the break down the left, passed the ball inside and got tackled momentarily after the ball was passed.<\/p>\n
The tackle perhaps was a little bit late, but there could certainly be a case made that he had already committed to making the tackle.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t high, and it wasn’t a shoulder charge.<\/p>\n
However the Bunker ruled that they way Wilson’s head hit the ground was dangerous…<\/p>\n
Hmmmm.<\/p>\n
Sualauvi Faalogo was run over later in the move by Tolutau
\nKoula and got his head slammed into the ground too, was that dangerous? Undoubtedly, but considered a football incident… Interesting – and a big call early on.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:17pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:17pm<\/p>\n
13′ Another woeful Storm set![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lcimg-3648d258-5dd1-46d1-b1a5-80efdcad35d5.jpeg\")
(Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The Storm’s offence looks horrible at the moment, they just can’t catch a trick and just lose the ball whenever they try anything.<\/p>\n
The ball hits the ground again off some sloppy passes and it’s a turnover.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:16pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:16pm<\/p>\n
12′ Storm force Sea Eagles into touch<\/p>\n
Cam Munster gets a grubber kick through the Manly defence and it is cleared behind for a goal line drop out.<\/p>\n
The drop out is short, Saab wins the ball on the bounce, but is then bundled into touch for Storm ball.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:12pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:12pm<\/p>\n
8′ Storm make a dogs breakfast with their final pass<\/p>\n
Oh that’s horrible – sums up the Storm’s season.<\/p>\n
Cam Munster crabs across field, nothing open for him so he kicks the ball, not played at so Munster has to fall on it himself and play it on the last.<\/p>\n
The pass out of dummy half goes through the hands of Hayden Watson though and Jake Trbojevic falls on it.<\/p>\n
Shocking, really. So un-Storm like.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:09pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:09pm<\/p>\n
7′ Penalty Storm<\/p>\n
Sualauvi Faalogo is caught in a crusher tackle and the Storm will get another set starting on the 10.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:09pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:09pm<\/p>\n
6′ Bad Manly error!<\/p>\n
Oh my word – what a gift for Melbourne.<\/p>\n
The kick goes long, Manly allows it to bounce close to the sideline, in front of Reuben Garrick, who just spills it in front of him.<\/p>\n
It’s Storm ball on the 10.<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:07pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:07pm<\/p>\n
4′ Sea Eagles score!![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lcimg-434e6e0e-da3e-410c-8914-94e59281db29.jpeg\")
(Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Oh my! The Sea Eagles score!<\/p>\n
Moses Leo leaps up to take the ball – and does a really good job.<\/p>\n
However, he’s hit the ground at an awkward angle and he’s lost the ball, Brandon Wakeham on hand to dot down.<\/p>\n
That’s a try!<\/p>\n
The kick is good and the lead is 6-0!<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:06pm<\/p>\n
Sat 8 Aug 2026 at 3:06pm<\/p>\n
4′ Haumole Olakau’atu held up!<\/p>\n
Oh goodness!<\/p>\n
His second run of the day and he’s shrugged off a Storm forward this time and almost gets himself over the line!<\/p>\n
Incredible.<\/p>\n
Look out Melbourne, Olakau’atu is in the mood!<\/p>\n