Storm's great wining in Auckland comes at a cost

For the second time in the 2022 NRL season, the Storm conceded a straight second half from the Warriors to win 24-12 at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

While the consistent Justin Olam surprised by opening the scoring, Marion Seve was a constant threat on the other side of the park.

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Wings Dean Ieremia and Grant Anderson had strong games while Nick Meaney did a great job filling the very large gap left by Ryan Papenhuyzen.

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That was of course before Meaney was forced off the field with a shoulder injury in the second half.

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That prompted another position change with Tyran Wishart replacing him, but by then the clinical Storm had knocked the Warriors out of the game with a 24-8 buffer.

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"It would be a cruel blow to lose Nick, he's been one of our best this year. I'm not sure how bad it is," Bellamy said.

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"Our ruck was really good but we did it with little experience on the edges. Our whole back five is pretty inexperienced," he said.

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Bellamy was quick to praise the efforts of his rebuilt back line.

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