New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm will be in Auckland on Friday as the Storm will try to snap their four-match losing streak. Here we look closely at the date and time, preview, h2h, prediction, and how to watch the game.
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🏈 Competition: NRL Round 20
🆚 Fixture: New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm
🗓 Date: Friday, 29 July 2022
🕕 Time: 6:00 pm AEST
🏟 Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
📺 TV and Live Stream: Nine Network, Kayo Sports, Foxtel
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The match will be held on Friday, 29 July 2022, at 6:00 pm AEST. The New Zealand Warriors will host the game at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.
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— Melbourne Storm (@storm) July 29, 2022
Match Preview:
The Storm (5th) will be desperate to break their four-game losing streak. They are on their equal-worst losing streak since 2012. They lost to the Sea Eagles, Sharks, Raiders, and Rabbitohs. Another defeat would lower them to 7th on the ladder.
The Melbourne Storm have been hit hard by injuries. Their star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen will be unavailable for the rest of the season.
On the other hand, the Warriors are at 13th and they are set to miss another finals. They lost 9 of their last 10 games. They are coming off a 26-14 defeat on the road against the Raiders.
Teams:
The star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen will be unavailable for the Storm for the rest of the season. Their halves Jahrome Hughes and Cameron Munster have been on the sideline over the last few months.
Melbourne Storm Team:
- Nick Meaney
- Dean Ieremia
- Marion Seve
- Justin Olam
- Grant Anderson
- Cameron Munster
- Jahrome Hughes
- Jesse Bromwich
- Harry Grant
- Nelson Asofa-Solomona
- Felide Kaufusi
- Kenneth Bromwich
- Josh King
- Tyran Wishart
- Tui Kamikamica
- Alec McDonald
- Jordan Grant
- Chris Lewis
- Cooper Johns
- Young Tonumaipea
- Tom Eisenhuth
- Sualauvi Faalogo
New Zealand Warriors Teams:
- Reece Walsh
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
- Marcelo Montoya
- Adam Pompey
- Edward Kosi
- Chanel Harris-Tavita
- Shaun Johnson
- Addin Fonua-Blake
- Wayde Egan
- Tohu Harris
- Euan Aitken
- Josh Curran
- Jazz Tevaga
- Freddy Lussick
- Bunty Afoa
- Eliesa Katoa
- Jackson Frei
- Tom Ale
- Daejarn Asi
- Ronald Volkman
- Viliami Vailea
- Taniela Otukolo
Head-to-Head and Stats:
The Storm have won the previous 12 head-to-head meetings against the Warriors. They met in April this season when the Storm thrashed the Warriors by 70-10 points.
- 2022: Storm 70-10 Warriors
- 2021: Warriors 16-42 Storm
- 2021: Storm 42-20 Warriors
New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm Prediction:
The Storm are on a 4-match losing streak. They are at 4th and will be desperate to come back in winning ways against the Warriors (13th).
On the other hand, the New Zealand Warriors lost 9 of their last 10 games. They will be out of the finals for another season.
The Storm thrashed the Warriors in April earlier this season by 70-10 points. They won the previous 12 h2h meetings against the Warriors. We predict the Storm will come back in winning ways with a comfortable victory.
How to Watch on TV and Live Stream?
You can watch the match on TV via Nine Network in Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm live stream will be available on 9Now, Foxtel, and Kayo Sports. For the fans from overseas, all the NRL matches will be available on the Watch NRL official site.
