Heroic Hughes leads Storm to NRL minor premiership

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Heroic Hughes leads Storm to NRL minor premiership

HOW ROUND 25 OF THE NRL PLAYED OUT:

* QUOTE OF THE ROUND: “That’s our worst performance of the season.” – Wayne Bennett after the Dolphins fell apart to lose 48-6 to Melbourne.

* STAT THAT MATTERS: Gold Coast have had a wretched year but winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira is on track for the Ken Irvine Medal for most tries in the season. The Titans flyer scored a hat-trick in the 48-22 loss to Sydney Roosters to take his season tally to 23, four clear of his nearest rival in Roosters flyer Dominic Young.

* MAGIC MOMENT: Wests Tigers’ effort to come back down from 16-0 down against top-four hopefuls Manly and win 34-26 at Leichhardt. It was filled with controversy, but it has given the ******-venture a chance of avoiding a third straight wooden spoon.

* TALKING POINT: Is the NRL lost on sin-bins for high tackles? As an example: Stephen Crichton wasn’t sin-binned for a shoulder to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s head on Friday night, but faces a grade-two charge. Haumole Olakau’atu was sin-binned in Manly’s loss, but was hit with a grade-one charge.

* MAN OF THE ROUND: Storm half Jahrome Hughes was magnificent in the 48-6 thrashing of the Dolphins. He ran for 189m, scored a try, had two try assists and two line breaks. His kicking game was also masterful.

* CASUALTY WARD: Knights – Kai Pearce-Paul; Warriors – Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (concussion), Adam Pompey (knee); Bulldogs – Kurt Mann (collarbone); Tigers – Aidan Sezer (shoulder). Roosters – Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (shoulder)

* JUDICIARY WATCH: Sea Eagles – Corey Waddell; Rabbitohs – Cameron Murray (high tackle); Roosters – Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (high tackle), Victor Radley (high tackle), Spencer Leniu (shoulder charge), Daniel Tupou (dangerous contact), Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (high tackle). Titans – Jaiman Jolliffe (dangerous contact)

* UNDER PRESSURE: Penrith. There is now a very real possibility that the three-time defending premiers could be forced to head to Melbourne in the first week of the finals after their shock loss to Canberra. They looked a different side without Nathan Cleary on Saturday.

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