The AAMI Park house lights were downed, the flame of remembrance was lit, and the laser lights flashed brilliantly in the dark as the military men and women staged a moving and dramatic ceremony to honour the memory of Australia and New Zealand’s fallen in two world wars and other conflicts.
The game was in the balance for less than 20 minutes as the Storm began at quick tempo and took an early lead through a George Jennings try in the fourth minute, with Cameron Munster kicking the first of his five conversions. After a delay and a referral to the video referee, Curran was sent to the sin bin for 10 minutes; the Warriors were always going to be up against it with 12 men against such remorseless, relentless opponents.
When Smith finished again a few minutes later and Munster converted, the lead had stretched to 22 points . As half-time approached and a monsoonal rain storm descended, it promised to be a long night for the Kiwis.To their credit, they regrouped after the interval and did score the first try of the second half through Ben Murdoch-Masila, with Kodi Nikorima atoning for his first half conversion miss by adding the extras to make it 26-10.
SMHsport Riddled with controversy.