Melbourne, as expected, will contest next week’s NRL Grand Final after turning over the Sydney Roosters 46-18 on home turf at AAMI Park. Jahrome Hughes, as expected, was the best player on the ground and it will be a minor miracle if anyone else wins the Dally M Medal on Wednesday.

Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona must fight a suspension at the NRL judiciary or miss next Sunday's grand final.

The Melbourne Storm's stars have combined to lead the side past the Roosters and into their first NRL grand final since 2020.

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Melbourne have reached the NRL grand final with a 48-18 win over the Roosters but the historic feat could be soured in a matter of hours with Nelson Asofa-Solomona facing a nervous wait on his availability. Asofa-Solomona left Roosters counterpart Lindsay Collins concussed with a high shot on the first tackle of Friday night’s preliminary final.

The Melbourne Storm have bounced back from a sin-binning in the opening seconds of their clash with the Sydney Roosters to return to the NRL grand final with a thumping 48-18 win at AAMI Park.

Solomona has been hit with a monster four-match ban and is almost certain to miss the NRL grand final.The match review committee came down hard on Saturday morning, handing the front-rower a grade-three careless high tackle charge for his shot on Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins in the first tackle of Friday night’s preliminary final.

Melbourne outclassed the Roosters at AAMI Park.

The Melbourne Storm are the first through to the 2024 NRL Grand Final after thrashing the Sydney Roosters and will face the winner of the Panthers’ clash with the Sharks. The Storm dominated the Roosters 48-18 in the first preliminary final on Friday night and will now face the winner of the second preliminary final between the Penrith Panthers and the Cronulla Sharks on Saturday night.