Melbourne Storm vs. Cronulla Sharks: Storm is Ready To Win Hearts With Their Performance

The Melbourne Storm will play the Cronulla Sharks at AAMI Park (Melbourne) on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at 12:35 p.m. (Moscow time).

Melbourne Storm easily defeated the Canberra Raiders last week to make it four wins from five to start the season, but they will need to be at their best to defeat the in-form Cronulla Sharks.

Craig Bellamy's side has had some difficulty defending on the fringes this season, which the Sharks might exploit, but they have no fresh injury concerns this week, with Tyran Wishart returning to the bench in place of Alec MacDonald.

Starting 13: Papenhuyzen, Meaney, R. Smith, Olam, Coates, Munster, Hughes, J. Bromwich, H. Grant, Asofa-Solomona, Kaufusi, K. Bromwich, King – Interchanges: B. Smith, Wishart, Loiero, Moeroa – Reserves: Lewis, MacDonald, Seve, J. Grant, Nikorima, Warbrick, Faalogo

Unavailable: Tom Eisenhuth, Tui Kamikamica, Christian Welch, George Jennings, Dean Ieremia

Cronulla Sharks have made an eye-catching start to life under new head coach Craig Fitzgibbon, and his team came agonizingly close to making it back-to-back games without surrendering a point last week when they earned an easy victory against Wests Tigers.

The Sharks crushed Wests without even reaching top gear and would have annihilated their opponents if they hadn't given a solitary consolation in the final minutes of the game, and they come into tonight with a reasonably settled side, with just Royce Hunt making a place for Aiden Tolman.

Starting 13: Kennedy, Katoa, Ramien, Talakai, Mulitalo, Moylan, Hynes, Rudolf, Brailey, Hamlin-Uele, Nikora, Wilton, Finucane – Interchanges: Tolman, McInnes, Williams, Fifita – Reserves: Trindall, Hiroti, Miller, Hunt, Dykes, Lualua, Pele

Unavailable: Wade Graham, Matt Ikuvalu, Connor Tracey

Melbourne Storm will win this game with 8 or more points; bet on Handicap Cronulla Sharks (+7.5) to win.

The match will not last long and will mostly be shifted towards Storm, so bet on a total under 38.5 to win.

Melbourne Storm will score the first try and win; bet on Melbourne Storm Score 1st Try and Win.

• Handiсap Cronulla Sharks (+7.5) for 1.91
• Total Under 38.5 for 1.83
• Melbourne Storm Score 1st Try and Win for 1.87