Leichhardt Oval, Saturday 5.30pm (AEST)
Last meeting: Round 5 2013 - Storm 26 bt Tigers 12 at AAMI Park
Head-to-head: Tigers 8 Storm 15
Referees: Jared Maxwell, Grant Atkins
TV: Live, FoxSports 1
TAB Sportsbet: Tigers $2.65 Storm $1.50
FootyTab: Tigers +8.5
Phil Mitchell wrote: What field advantage? If
the dark time of Sydney continues on Saturday, the Tigers can play well
in Melbourne winter in an attempt to keep the mini-rally that produced
three wins in their last four games and raised four points ahead of last
placed Parramatta. If
the heavens opened again, the storm will not be at all concerned - no
team knows how to grind a victory in difficult conditions better than
the Prime Ministers of Defense. While Leichhardt Oval is a bastion of Wests Tigers - who have won 12 of their last 15 games there - have no fear of Melbourne. The Storm (twice), with roosters are the only teams to win Leichhardt visit during this period.The trick Phil: Storm 12.AAP
writes: The second storm is pleased to have three of its four stars
Origin back after the defeat of the Titans last week, with only the
captain Cameron Smith with a cut on his eye. His hand is held against a resurgence of the Tigers, who won three of their last four games. Aaron
Woods and Robbie Farah is likely to save in the beginning, while the
fullback James Tedesco has recovered from a leg injury that kept him out
of the upset win over the Raiders.AdCaption: Storm Cooper Cronk is poop runner after a superb performance of Queensland and try to save a dominant effort.TIGERS:
James Tedesco, David Nofoaluma, Blake Ayshford, Chris Lawrence, Tim
Simona, Benji Marshall, Curtis Sironen, Aaron Woods Robbie Farah, Adam
Blair, Liam Fulton, Joel Reddy, Suaso Sue. Exchange: Ava Seumanufagai, Jack Buchanan, Shaun Spence, Bodene Thompson, Ben Murdoch-Masila (one to be omitted).STORM:
Billy Slater, Sisa Waqa, Will Chambers, Maurice Blair, Justin O'Neill,
Brett Finch, Cooper Cronk, Jesse Bromwich, Cameron Smith (captain),
Bryan Norrie, Kevin Proctor, Ryan Hoffman, Ryan Hinchcliffe. Exchange: Jason Ryles, Matt Garbutt, Tohu Harris, Slade Griffin, Ben Hampton, Siosaia Vave, Junior Moors (three to be omitted).
