A Perfect Storm
The Melbourne Storm defeated the gallant Canterbury Bulldogs 14 – 4 in the NRL Grand Final last night at ANZ Stadium.
Cooper Cronk, the deserved Clive Churchill medal winner, and skipper Cameron Smith led a perfectly drill Storm to a clinical win, never looking threatened.
The Storm forwards, as they did against Manly in the prelims, got on top of the Bulldogs pack right from the start, never allowing them to get their trademark drive down the middle of the field through their short passing game.
The Storm forward dominance allowed Cronk, Smith and Slater the room to execute their masterful plays which resulted in 3 tries to the Bulldogs 1.
The Storm have now well and truly put the Salary Cap Controversy behind them with a premiership that no one can take from them.