Canberra Raiders vs Melbourne Storm - Round 7, 2026
The result
Melbourne led 16 to 12 at halftime at GIO Stadium, but Canberra ran them down to win 26 to 22. Simi Sasagi opened the scoring in the 5th minute, and after that the Storm never led by more than four points in the second half.
How it unfolded
Canberra controlled the ball, completing at 86 percent to the Storm's 67 percent, and ran for more metres, 1813 to Melbourne's 1716. Melbourne made more tackles, 362 to the Raiders' 320, but leaked more errors doing the defensive work, with 13 to Canberra's 6.
Against projection
Corey Horsburgh scored 69 against a projection of just 20 despite being hauled off after 44 minutes, and Matthew Timoko beat his number by 37 coming off the bench for 50. Jahrome Hughes also went well past expectation, scoring 71 against a 40 projection, while Kaeo Weekes fell 19 short of his, managing just 29.
Price moves
Hudson Young's price rose $19,000 after his score cleared a break even of 53, and Sebastian Kris added $13,000 with 47 against a break even of 40. The ledger ran the other way for Josh Papalii, down $40,000 after returning 9 against a break even of 50, while Cameron Munster fell $32,000 having scored 36 against a break even of 65.
Ownership outcome
Harry Grant, among the more popular picks in this contest, returned 57 points, while Cooper Clarke, far less commonly held, scored 31 against a break even of just 3 to confirm the cash he has been generating.
