Live: Knights chasing first win in Melbourne for 11 years

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Live: Knights chasing first win in Melbourne for 11 years

Round 14 of the NRL season continues on Friday night with Newcastle heading to Melbourne to take on the Storm.

The Knights are ensconced in the top four but will be looking to break a long run of outs in Victoria having not won at AAMI Park since 2015.

Later, Canberra will be looking for the upset when they welcome the Sydney Roosters to the capital.

With the Raiders finding form in last week's win over the Cowboys, they shape as formidable foes for a Roosters side that's lost back-to-back matches.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:37pm

61' Gagai sets up a try from nothing

By Nick Campton

Gagai takes a run from dummy half, brushes past Munster, gets in the clear and he has McEwan in support to score a great try.

Gagai's had a running battle with Munster all night and he let his fellow Queenslander know about it. Ponga converts and it's 26-24 Storm.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:32pm

56' Storm punish sloppy Knights

By Nick Campton

Young loses the ball on his own 20 and the Storm have another shot.

Munster rolls a kick in and the weight is perfect for Leo to score! Lovely stuff from the veteran, caught Newcastle too compressed.

It takes a minute as they look at the grounding but it's rightly confirmed. Big kick for Fa'alogo, can he put the Storm up by eight?

You bet he can! He nails it from touch and it's Storm 26-18.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:26pm

53' Knights defend Ponga error

By Nick Campton

Ponga puts it out on the full under heavy pressure from Munster and the Storm are on the attack.

Hughes kicks for Warbrick, it's into big space but the bounce sits up for Newcastle and Sharpe bangs it dead. Drop out.

Knights go short and Young goes up for it and takes it. Newcastle hang on.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:22pm

Injury update: Kalyn Ponga

By Nick Campton

Ponga is up and playing on. He's looking a bit ginger but he's still out there and shows no signs of coming off.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:18pm

47' Storm get one back as Ponga goes down

By Nick Campton

Ponga tries to link with Marzhew but the pass is behind him and he drops it, Hughes scoops it up and runs it over Ponga to score under the posts.

Ponga is down injured, he's looking in bad shape. Fa'alogo converts but we might not have heard the last of this.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:16pm

44' Knights nearly go in again

By Nick Campton

Melbourne put it out on the full and the Knights are straight back on the attack.

Frizell ducks down the blindside and hits Lucas, he surges through four defenders and reaches out to score.

But the ref sends it up as no try, he thinks there's a double movement and he's right - the ball touches the ground and Lucas couldn't resist. A lucky escape for the Storm.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 7:12pm

Second half is underway and Newcastle score!

By Nick Campton

Storm kick us off and on the very first set the Knights go down their right, Gagai puts Young away and he has Brown in support to score!

What a start! Another long-range beauty from the Knights. Ponga converts and it's 18-14 Newcastle.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:57pm

Final teams: Raiders vs Roosters

By Nick Campton

Canberra are as named on Tuesday but there's a couple of changes for the Chooks.

Connor Watson starts at hooker with Reece Robson on the bench and Spencer Leniu starts with Lindsay Collins riding the pine.

As confirmed yesterday, Mark Nawqanitawase is in on the right wing for Cody Ramsey.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:56pm

Halftime: Storm 14 lead Knights 12

By Nick Campton

Good half of footy. Storm had a lot of ball and completed well but the Knights have so much strike they're always in it.

Feels like it could go either way.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:53pm

39' Storm strike right on halftime

By Nick Campton

Gagai gets penalised for offside on the last on his own ten and Melbourne will have one more shot before the break.

Hughes floats a sensational pass over the top, Marzhew gets caught in-field and Warbrick is over! Great ball from the halfback and Melbourne will lead at the break.

Fa'alogo from touch...no good. Storm 14-12.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:47pm

35' Lucas relieves the pressure

By Nick Campton

Sharpe goes for a pressure pass and Lucas puts it down. Storm hang on.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:46pm

33' Gagai and Munster go at it

By Nick Campton

Croker puts Sharpe away and Hughes clips him as he goes down and the Knights are on the attack again.

But Brown throws it out in front of Ponga and he puts it down....and there's a blue on! The boys are running in, somebody's very upset about something.

The refs break it up, I'm not sure what started it - Munster shoved Ponga after the error and Gagai didn't like it. No punches thrown but tempers flared and Munster will be penalised.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:42pm

32' Ponga magic leads to Lucas score

By Nick Campton

Ponga creates some space for Hunt out of nothing, he draws in Waitere and Hunt is away, he has Lucas in support and nobody's gonna catch the backrower, he's over.

Very nice stuff and despite having very little footy the Knights are going to lead. Ponga converts and it's 12-10 Newcastle.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:37pm

27' Grant saves a try

By Nick Campton

Gagai puts Young away down the sideline, he kicks inside, Brown is chasing it, Brown is FLYING but Grant just gets there in time. He hit it back and it took Brown's shoulder and went dead, so it'll be a 20 metre tap for the Storm. Great effort from the Queenslander.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:34pm

25' Waitere strikes for Melbourne's second

By Nick Campton

Utoikamanu crashes through the middle for 20 metres and the Storm threaten again, on the last tackle Munster and Grant through desperate passes and Croker knocks it on as he tries to dive on it. Storm ball and a fresh set inside the 20.

They spread it left, Fa'alogo goes short to Waitere and he pulls through some soft defence to score! Hunt and Sharpe looked very shaky there.

Fa'alogo from wide out....he pulls it left. Storm 10-4.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:26pm

18' Sharpe scores as Newcastle level

By Nick Campton

Warbrick with a cold drop on his own 20 and the Knights are on the attack.

Ponga hits Saifiti flat, he churns through a couple of defenders and offloads to Sharpe who scores. Great hit back by the Knights.

Ponga converts and it's 6-all.

Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:23pm

15' Three trysavers from Knights

By Nick Campton

Hughes kicks a sensational 40/20, bent it beautifully at just the right angle. Storm on the attack again.

Brown just stops Fa'alogo from cutting through, then Chan goes for it from dummy half and we go upstairs. I think Brown just gets his leg under the ball, that's two trysavers in two tackles for the halfback.

Munster forces a drop out with a nice grubber. They're building pressure well, Melbourne.

They sweep it right, Fa'alogo gets them for space and Warbrick has a look at the line but Ponga just manages to knock it free and the Knights pick it up! Was it a shoulder charge? We play on.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:15pm

9' Utoikamanu crashes over to open scoring

By Nick Campton

Melbourne go high for Warbrick on the last, he taps it back but it's cleaned up by Sharpe in-goal. Drop out.

Sharpe makes a strong tackle on Waitere to shut down an attacking chance but on the last Grant goes short to Utoikamanu and the big man twists through a couple of defenders to score.

Good start for Melbourne, they look sharp. Fa'alogo converts and it's 6-0 Storm.

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Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 6:07pm

Injury: Phoenix Crossland

By Nick Campton

Leo puts in a little kick around halfway and Ponga knocks it on as he tries to clean it up. First chance to the Storm.

Of the scrum Crossland gets clipped by a dummy runner and he's in bad shape. He hit his head on Chan's shoulder and that will be the end of his night.

Harrison Graham comes on.

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