- No AFL in Melbourne this weekend due to the hike
- Football supporters will rather attend the LNR at the Aami Park
- Storm and Warriors both in the form of a promising start to the season
The storm of Melbourne capitalized on AFL in Adélaïde to come together, selling Aami Park faster than for any LNR match of the regular season in their history.
Without any AFL match in Melbourne this weekend, the storm will be the live sport option of choice in the city when they welcome the New Zealand Warriors on Sunday from 2 p.m. Aest.
The club hopes that the crowd will go near reaching the capacity of the Aami park of 30,050.
Storm director general, Justin Rodski, was “absolutely delighted” by the result.
“It is a testimony to the incredible support of our members and our fans, and the excitement around what has failed as one of the biggest games of the season so far,” said Rodski.
“With Sunday being the only footy in town this weekend, all eyes are on Melbourne Storm, and we can’t wait to make a show in front of a crowded and closed counters.”
Melbourne’s storm took advantage of AFL in Adélaïde to come together this weekend, selling Aami Park faster than for any LNR match of the regular season in their history (photo of the rear Ryan Papenhuyzen)
He promises to be an appetizing confrontation, with the storm and the warriors in a disturbing form (photo, five-eighth Cameron Munster)
The favorable Première storm will welcome the booming warriors, who will go to the Victorian capital with a 3-1 file in 2025.
The games will play again for the Michael Moore trophy, named after the first storm football manager, who tragically died in Auckland 25 years ago.
Meanwhile, Warriors players and staff will honor their former team doctor John Mayhew in Melbourne.
Mayhew, who died Wednesday at the age of 70, served the club for 347 LNR games in 14 seasons from 2006 to 2019, with the highlight that the Warriors reach the LNR grand final in 2011.
Andrew Webster’s men will pay tribute by paying groups of black arms.
The legend of the Shaun Johnson club said this week that he was “saddened and deeply emptied” after the news of Mayhew’s death.
“Thoughts go to his family. He was one of the big ones, a very large human, “said the half-back decorated.
“John was someone who, some of my lowest points, instilled a little confidence and conviction of me that I would bounce on everything I was going through. I will never forget it.
