Melbourne Storm 24–22 Canterbury-Bankstown — Semi-Final, 1999 NRL Finals Series
12 Sep 1999 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 20,075
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 1999 NRL finals series: Melbourne Storm 24–22 Canterbury-Bankstown, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 12 Sep 1999.
Sourcing caveat: Try-scoring minutes were not found for this fixture. Melbourne's goal-kicker in this match, Craig Smith, is a different player from St George Illawarra's forward Craig Smith who appears elsewhere in this season's finals data (Qualifying Final, Semi-Final, Preliminary Final and Grand Final) — the two are unrelated players who happen to share a name.
Scorers
| Melbourne Storm | Tries: Geyer; Geyer; Bai; Ross Goals: Smith (4/5 conversions) |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | Tries: El Masri; S. Hughes; Sherwin; Silva Goals: Halligan (3/4 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Melbourne Storm | Canterbury-Bankstown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Ross | Fullback | Rod Silva | 1 |
| 2 | Craig Smith | Wing | Hazem El Masri | 2 |
| 3 | Aaron Moule | Centre | Steven Hughes | 3 |
| 4 | Tony Martin | Centre | Willie Talau | 4 |
| 5 | Marcus Bai | Wing | Daryl Halligan | 5 |
| 6 | Matt Geyer | Five-Eighth | Corey Hughes | 6 |
| 7 | Brett Kimmorley | Halfback | Ricky Stuart | 7 |
| 8 | Glenn Lazarus (c) | Prop | Darren Britt (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Richard Swain | Hooker | Adam Perry | 9 |
| 10 | Rodney Howe | Prop | Troy Stone | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Marquet | Second Row | Steve Price | 11 |
| 12 | Stephen Kearney | Second Row | Steve Reardon | 15 |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | Lock | Darren Smith | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Matt Rua | Barry Ward | 14 | |
| 16 | Russell Bawden | Robert Relf | 16 | |
| 17 | Brad Watts | Adam Peek | 18 | |
| 18 | Ben Roarty | Brent Sherwin | 19 | |
| Chris Anderson | Coach | Steve Folkes | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Steve Clark |
Match report
A high-scoring arm-wrestle in which Melbourne, fresh off their 10-34 Week 1 loss to St George Illawarra, edged Canterbury-Bankstown by two points behind a Matt Geyer double to keep their finals campaign alive. The win sent Melbourne into a home Preliminary Final against Parramatta, while the Bulldogs' season ended.