A bad call cruels the Storm now, with Will Warbrick leaping for a Tyran Wishart bomb with Daniel Tupou, the ball hits a hand then finds the turf, Oryn Keeley grabs it and sends it to halfback Trent Toelau with the tryline wide open – but the referee calls play back and rules it’s a Warbrick knock on.
Warbrick complains, and replays show it was actually Tupou who touched the ball, but the Storm don’t challenge and a try goes begging.
Adding insult to injury, the Roosters immediately go down the other end and score themselves, Billy Smith finishing off a nice backline sweep to the left to score. There’s a question about a possible obstruction in the lead-up, but the bunker confirms it’s a try.
Roosters 8, Storm 0 after 26 minutes