The valiant Sharks kept coming for the Storm, but brilliance from Cameron Munster and Jahrome Hughes and resolute defence secured Melbourne another berth in the grand final after a compelling, high -quality prelim on Friday at AAMI Park won by the home side 22-14.
Hughes was influential throughout, having overcome a fractured arm just to be named and then surviving a brutal high shot that left him bloodied, to prove his class against a fierce adversary. Midway through the second half, Sharks’ five-eighth Braydon Trindall rushed out of the line and collected the Storm playmaker, who came up with a mouth dripping red. Despite protests, Trindall stayed on the field.
