Melbourne's qualifying final loss to Brisbane was the club's first against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium since 2009, but the third straight finals defeat for Bellamy's Storm. Melbourne hooker Harry Grant was unusually quiet in the Storm's chastening NRL finals defeat to the Broncos. “If I was (Storm coach) Craig Bellamy, I don’t let Harry Grant put his boots on until the last training run. Firstly, they looked tired to me, particularly Harry Grant,” Johns said on SEN. 'DON'T GIVE A S***': Wayne Bennett spills on Cameron Munster fallout HUGE TWIST: Peter Sterling in major development amid Souths dramas 'ASKING FOR TROUBLE': Shock Bellamy twist after Ryan Papenhuyzen injury However, Johns says the impact of a long and brutal NRL season, plus the added burden of representative footy looked to have taken its toll on Grant during a flat performance against the red-hot Broncos. Grant was part of the Kangaroos squad that won the World Cup towards the end of 2022 and the hooker has had a busy year after playing all three games for Queensland in the Maroons' victorious State of Origin series. Grant's performance in last week's thrashing by Brisbane in week one of the finals was called out by league Immortal Andrew Johns, who said the representative hooker looked "tired" during the 26-0 drubbing. ![]() ![]() Harry Grant admits he may have to make an "SOS" call to NRL legend Cameron Smith ahead of the Melbourne Storm's do-or-die NRL finals clash with the Sydney Roosters on Friday night. Harry Grant admits he may need to tap into Storm legend Cameron Smith's NRL finals experience amid comments from Andrew Johns about the hooker's form.
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