Storm blown away by WarriorsThe Storm hadn't lost in Melbourne in their past 10 games, dating back to round 14 last year, but the "Fortress" crumbled in front of their biggest crowd of the season - 22,694.
The Warriors had an 18-8 lead at halftime and the home side scored the only try of the second half - in the 44th minute through Cooper Cronk - but couldn't break through for the crucial points to secure the Anzac Day win.
They came tantalisingly close with seven minutes remaining when they spun the ball wide after an initial break by Dane Nielsen, but fellow centre Beau Champion spilt the ball in a match-saving tackle by Lewis Brown.
Melbourne looked sharp early with Champion scoring in the fourth minute before the Warriors had had a chance, apart from kicking off, to even touch the ball.
But that was it for the first 40 minutes as costly errors crept into the home side's game.
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