NRL finals 2020, preliminary final: Melbourne Storm beat Canberra …
In the 2020 NRL Preliminary Final, the Melbourne Storm defeated the Canberra Raiders with a dominant performance. Here are the key details:
Melbourne came out firing and effectively won the game in the first 25 minutes, scoring 4 tries in a ruthless start. At halftime, the score was Melbourne 24–0, leaving Canberra shell-shocked.
Jesse Bromwich, Ryan Papenhuyzen, and Justin Olam were among the try scorers.
Cameron Smith, in what turned out to be his final season, controlled the game superbly.
Canberra made a late push in the second half, but it was too little too late.
The win sent Melbourne Storm to the 2020 NRL Grand Final, where they went on to defeat the Penrith Panthers 26–20.
It marked another chapter in the Storm’s golden era under Craig Bellamy.
