Melbourne Storm vs Canterbury Bulldogs - Round 22, 2026
The result
Melbourne and Canterbury-Bankstown were locked together at 16 all at the break before the Bulldogs took over, running out 36 to 22 winners at AAMI Park. Moses Leo opened the scoring in the 6th minute for Melbourne, but the Storm never led again after halftime and got no closer than 2 points.
Against projection
Jaeman Salmon scored 71 against a projection of 40, and Stephen Crichton added 67 against an expected 44 with two tries and two try assists. At the other end Jacob Kiraz managed just 28 against a projection of 54, while Angus Hinchey was held to 20 minutes as a named starter yet still scored 24.
Price moves
Tyran Wishart's 55 against a break even of minus 6 lifted his price $67,000, and Jacob Preston's 74 against a break even of 22 added $39,000. On the other side, Max King fell $19,000 after scoring 41 against a break even of 57, and Kurt Mann dropped $26,000 after managing only 3 against a break even of 28.
Ownership outcome
Sualauvi Faalogo top-scored for the Storm with 72 points from a projection of 65, built on a try and a try assist across 80 minutes. Viliame Kikau also delivered for Canterbury, scoring 51 with a try assist in 72 minutes on the field.
