Craig Bellamy and Melbourne Storm have emerged as Premiership winners

But the storm has moved on.

They have grown from a super structured game to a team that dumps and moves the ball from anywhere on the field of play.

They go into space no matter where they are. If they get a goalkeeper throw and the ball comes out from behind to a center forward, keep tipping it until it finds either Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes or Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Their attack on the left, orchestrated by Münster, was devastating. The only question mark above him is his knee injury, but he’s a big game player who rarely fails.

Melbourne’s other great asset is their bank. You start this week with Nelson Asofa-Solomona, followed by Tino Faasuamaleaui, Dale Finucane and Brandon Smith. Good luck in stopping them.

How the raiders can win

The Raiders have the style that worries the storm – just like last week’s semi-final win over the Roosters.

But the raiders are so unorthodox and unpredictable. They showed before they could disturb Melbourne.

You beat them in the first week of the finals last year and can do it again thanks to Jack Wighton’s running game, Josh Papali’s footwork, and John Bateman’s versatility as he crawls across the field and then puts a clever cultivator kick behind the line.

The other challenge for the storm is to stop the big men of the Raiders in the middle.

They will try to wear it down by attacking many players. When Tapine gets the ball, watch the markings spurt out and chop off his legs.

Player to see

Bellamy is certainly one of the greatest coaches in history. He changed the game and changed the players too.

Under Bellamy, Justin Olam has become one of the best strike centers in the world. Nobody had heard of him two years ago.

I thought Rapana was fighting the Roosters defensively so I expect the storm to blow up this side of the field at every opportunity.

They’ll work on her right before going back on the left, forcing Rapana to make decisions all night.

Joeys Spielbuch

The two teams will go set by set and Melbourne will wait for Canberra’s tall men in the middle to get tired.

Then Smith runs to one side of the backpack and pulls the marker towards him before returning over the backpack to a flying Papenhuyzen.

That makes this first defender visible – the “A” defender. With so much freedom of movement, it’s almost impossible to stop the full-back.

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The judgment

Canberra has to start well and rattle Melbourne’s cage. But keeping the edge, as we saw in this final series, is easier said than done.

The Storm adapted well to the Rules of Six as they are experts in controlling game speed.

Other teams have trouble getting the momentum and then holding it. But other teams don’t have Cameron Smith.

The final made the game even faster, which is what the jerk means is the game. It determines the result more than ever.

JOEYS TIPP: Melbourne um 12.
FIRST TRYSCORER: Justin Olam.
MAN OF THE GAME: Ryan Papenhuyzen.