Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm - Round 26, 2026
The result
Melbourne were far too good at Suncorp Stadium, running out 46 to 20 winners after leading 30 to 10 at halftime. Stefano Utoikamanu opened the scoring in the 15th minute and the Broncos never got the margin below 16 points in the second half.
How it unfolded
The Storm made 42 tackle breaks to the Broncos' 23, and got through more all run metres, 1467 to 1462, despite the Broncos holding more of the ball at 51 percent possession to 49.
Against projection
Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown ran up 59 points against a projection of just 17, and Ezra Mam beat his number too, scoring 55 against 41. At the other end Grant Anderson managed only 2 points from a projection of 24, while Jordan Riki's 29 fell 17 short of his 46 projection despite playing 69 minutes.
Price moves
Billy Walters rose $44,000 after scoring 48 against a break even of just 7, and Nick Meaney climbed $32,000 with 58 against a break even of 31. Tyran Wishart added $25,000, clearing a break even of 29 with 48, while Cameron Munster fell $21,000 after 47 against a break even of 66.
Ownership outcome
Sualauvi Faalogo, the most owned player in the match at 40.3 percent, scored 39. Xavier Willison, owned by 16.9 percent, returned 34 against a 52 projection, while Payne Haas, the most captained Broncos option at 8.7 percent, scored 64.
