Melbourne Storm 36–24 Parramatta Eels — Qualifying Final, 2020 NRL Finals Series
3 Oct 2020 · Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD · Attendance: 16,238
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2020 NRL finals series: Melbourne Storm 36–24 Parramatta Eels, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, QLD on 3 Oct 2020.
Sourcing caveat: Exact scoring minutes for several tries could not be confirmed in sources found. No official player-of-the-match award was found for this fixture.
Scorers
| Melbourne Storm | Tries: Vunivalu; Papenhuyzen; Papenhuyzen; Addo-Carr; Bromwich; Lee Goals: Smith (6/6 conversions) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Brown; Gutherson; Ferguson; Ferguson Goals: Moses (4/4 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Melbourne Storm | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Papenhuyzen | Fullback | Clinton Gutherson | 1 |
| 2 | Suliasi Vunivalu | Wing | Maika Sivo | 2 |
| 3 | Brenko Lee | Centre | Michael Jennings | 3 |
| 4 | Justin Olam | Centre | Waqa Blake | 4 |
| 5 | Josh Addo-Carr | Wing | Blake Ferguson | 5 |
| 6 | Cameron Munster | Five-eighth | Dylan Brown | 6 |
| 7 | Jahrome Hughes | Halfback | Mitchell Moses | 7 |
| 8 | Jesse Bromwich | Prop | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith | Hooker | Reed Mahoney | 9 |
| 10 | Christian Welch | Prop | Junior Paulo | 10 |
| 11 | Felise Kaufusi | Second Row | Shaun Lane | 11 |
| 12 | Kenny Bromwich | Second Row | Ryan Matterson | 12 |
| 13 | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | Lock | Nathan Brown | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Brandon Smith | Will Smith | 14 | |
| 15 | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | Andrew Davey | 15 | |
| 16 | Chris Lewis | Kane Evans | 16 | |
| 17 | Nicho Hynes | Marata Niukore | 17 | |
| Craig Bellamy | Coach | Brad Arthur | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ashley Klein |
Match report
Melbourne Storm defeated Parramatta Eels 36-24 in the Qualifying Final of the 2020 NRL Finals Series at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Parramatta raced to an early 12-0 lead through tries to Nathan Brown and Clint Gutherson, both converted by Mitchell Moses, but Melbourne hit back to level the scores by half-time. The Storm then produced a decisive second-half surge, with fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen scoring twice either side of tries from Suliasi Vunivalu, Josh Addo-Carr, Jesse Bromwich and Brenko Lee, with Cameron Smith converting all six. Parramatta rallied late with two further tries to winger Blake Ferguson but could not close the gap. The win extended Melbourne's finals dominance over Parramatta and sent the Storm through to their sixth consecutive preliminary final, earning a week's rest, though the result was overshadowed by a knee injury to five-eighth Cameron Munster.