Roosters coach Trent Robinson played this one differently to most of his counterparts, starting with his kids and the bringing his big names on in the second half - and it almost backfired.Curiously, the bantam Roosters did better than big names Brandon Smith, Sam Walker, Victor Radley and Matt Lodge.Ex-Parramatta back-rower Elie El-Zakham was the pick of the Roosters unknowns, while former Tigers centre Junior Pauga scored a late 90 metre intercept just when the Storm looked set to pull off an unlikely win.Things started badly for Melbourne, with star centre Justin Olam coming off early with a suspected broken arm.Storm fullback Sualauvi Faalogo, a Samoan-born local Melbourne junior, bagged two tries, running for 200-plus metres in 69 minutes and looks another Ryan Papenhuyzen - a real pocket rocket.He should play NRL at some stage of 2023 on that performance.Hooker Bronson Garlick, son of former Rooster and Rabbitoh Sean, was another to impress for the Storm.
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