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Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters Tips & Preview - Roosters to defeat Storm in big NRL clash

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: 18 Jul 2024

Jeremy Darke 18 Jul 2024

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Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters expert predictions for Saturday’s Round 20 NRL game
Sydney Roosters expected to win against Melbourne Storm
Game likely to go under on the total points

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Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters Predictions

Two Grand Final hopefuls meet and I'm liking the odds on the Roosters taking the points in Melbourne. The blockbuster is also tipped to go under on the game total.

Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters Predictions
Head to Head
Melbourne Storm Form
Melbourne Storm Team News
Melbourne Storm Team List
Sydney Roosters Form
Sydney Roosters Team News
Sydney Roosters Team List

2 of the past 3 Roosters wins against the Storm have been at AAMI Park.
The Storm have conceded an average of 22.6 points per game in their past 6 matches.
7 of the past 9 games between the Storm and the Roosters has gone under the game total.
Dom Young has scored 11 tries in his past 9 games.

Head to Head

Melbourne got the better of the Roosters for the fourth consecutive time, beating Sydney 18-12 at Allianz Stadium back in round 7 this season.

The wins are really starting to accumulate for the Storm over the Roosters with the head to head stats heavily in Melbourne's favour, winning nine of the past ten contests.

Melbourne Storm Form

Melbourne just keep on winning despite fighting constantly with player availability due to injury and Origin.

The Storm have won five consecutive games putting up great attacking numbers, averaging 32 points per game during that time which is higher than the Roosters league leading season average of 30.7 per game. The Storm are ranked second in the NRL with 6 linebreaks per game.

The concern for Craig Bellamy and the Storm is their defence and nothing highlights the need for attention on the defensive side of the ball than the 28 points they conceded in their most recent win to the Tigers.

Wests are the worst attacking team in the competition and the Storm conceded 5 tries, 7 linebreaks and the Tigers had 55% of the territory with 47 tackles inside their 20m.

Melbourne Storm Team News

Positive news for the Storm is that Nick Meaney will return to the centres and Grant Anderson will move over to the wing with Kane Bradley dropping out to accommodate.

Harry Grant has been named to back up from Origin.

Melbourne Storm Team List

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen

2. Will Warbrick

3. Jack Howarth

4. Nick Meaney

5. Grant Anderson

6. Tyran Wishart

7. Jahrome Hughes

8. Tui Kamikamica

9. Harry Grant

10. Josh King

11. Shawn Blore

12. Eli Katoa

13. Trent Loiero

Interchange

14. Sualauvi Faalogo

15. Christian Welch

16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

17. Alec MacDonald

Reserves

18. Reimis Smith

19. Joe Chan

20. Dean Ieremia

21. Chris Lewis

22. Lazarus Vaalepu

Sydney Roosters Form

The Roosters have won four games on the trot and are the most in-form team in the comp for mine. The rebuttal is that they have had a lighter draw lately and that is correct, but they have punished their opposition and kept them out of their in-goal.

Sydney are putting up impressive attacking numbers, leading the league with 30.7 points per game and a 34-point average over their past 4 matches. To match that, they concede the third-least amount of points at 17.5 per game which is down to 11 points in their past 4.

There is a concern though as the question is raised as to if they are ‘fakers’ claiming just one win from seven matches against current top-eight teams.

Sydney Roosters Team News

Joseph Suaalii returns from suspension with Michael Jennings going back to the reserves.

Terrell May will come into the starting side to cover for the four-week ban of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Lindsay Collins, Angus Crichton, Connor Watson and Spencer Leniu will all be assessed after Origin.

Sydney Roosters Team List

1. James Tedesco

2. Daniel Tupou

3. Joseph Suaalii

4. Sitili Tupouniua

5. Dom Young

6. Luke Keary

7. Sam Walker

8. Terrell May

9. Brandon Smith

10. Lindsay Collins

11. Angus Crichton

12. Victor Radley

13. Connor Watson

Interchange

14. Sandon Smith

15. Spencer Leniu

16. Nat Butcher

17. Naufahu Whyte

Reserves

18. Ethan King

19. Siua Wong

20. Blake Steep

21. Jake Elliott

22. Salesi Foketi

23. Michael Jennings

24. Zach Dockar-Clay

Verdict

Melbourne Storm v Sydney Roosters

The Roosters can get a rare win against the Storm in a game that goes under the game total.

Sydney Roosters

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