St George Illawarra Dragons vs Melbourne Storm - Round 2, 2026
The result
Storm ran out 46 to 20 winners over the Dragons at WIN Stadium, though it was tight for a half. Will Warbrick opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Melbourne led 18 to 14 at the break before pulling clear after halftime.
How it unfolded
Melbourne edged the completion battle, 87 percent to the Dragons' 76, and made 44 tackle breaks to St George Illawarra's 27. The Dragons hit back with more post contact metres, 579 to Melbourne's 561, but 44 missed tackles to the Storm's 27 undid the effort.
Against projection
Sualauvi Faalogo ran riot with 80 points from 76 minutes off three tries and a try assist, while Harry Grant backed him up with 72 from a try and a try assist of his own. Ativalu Lisati played the full 80 minutes and returned 67, well clear of his break even of minus 9.
Price moves
Joe Chan rose $53,000 off a break even of minus 3 after his 44 points, and Moses Leo climbed $44,000 having only needed minus 10 before his 28. At the other end, Nick Meaney fell $20,000 with a break even of 45 well above his 23, and Toby Couchman dropped $18,000 after his 34 fell short of his break even of 56.
Ownership outcome
Jahrome Hughes, a captaincy option for plenty of coaches, returned 55 with a try and a try assist to go with it. Cameron Munster added 46 with a try assist of his own, while down the other end Kyle Flanagan's 26 from 80 minutes will have done little for those still holding him.
