Melbourne will be confident of going one better in 2025 after going down to Penrith in last year's grand final. The Storm ...

However, despite the heartbreak in the loss, the Storm will be back for another shake ... Mark Molyneux is a freelance writer covering the NRL and UFC for Sporting News Australia.

The visitors from across the Tasman have left their first-graders at home for their visit to Hamilton.

In terms of a dress rehearsal for the NRL season, this seemed almost perfect ... And the Auckland club smashed the Melbourne Storm, scoring seven first half tries for a 36-10 win on a sunny ...

The Auckland side ran in seven tries and kept their rivals scoreless in the first half, but could not add to their score in the second.

And then there's the uber talented Sua Fa'alogo, the 21-year excitement machine who would waltz into the starting side at most NRL clubs, but such is the quality of the Storm backline he played ...

Full details including premiere date and streaming service for new documentary on Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy.

Follow all the action from FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton.