AAMI Park will play host to Saturday's Round 6 NRL game between Melbourne Storm and Cronulla Sharks. The game kicks off at 7:35 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Melbourne Storm vs. Cronulla Sharks game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Saturday April 16, 2022 at 7:35 pm

Where: AAMI Park

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Match of the round alert.

Melbourne continues to coast along comfortably, smashing Canterbury 44-0 and easily outlasting Canberra 30-16 in the past fortnight. Superstar trio Jahrome Hughes, Ryan Papenhuyzen and Cameron Munster are performing at an elite level every week, while Harry Grant and Brandon Smith are an opposition’s nightmare.

But second-placed Cronulla will be hellbent on making a statement against one of the NRL’s benchmarks after racking up four straight impressive wins. The Sharks conceded just 16 points in wiping the floor with the Dragons, Knights and Tigers by an average margin of 22.7 points.

Barely required to get out of second gear in a 30-4 rout of the Tigers, the Sharks’ backline is humming with the best in the comp – an irresistible blend of pace, skill and might with Nicho Hynes and Matt Moylan probing to give them chances on the back of a rugged pack.

Aiden Tolman returns at Royce Hunt’s expense for Cronulla, while Tyran Wishart replaces fellow rookie Alec MacDonald on the Melbourne bench.

Melbourne has won the four matches between the clubs after finding Cronulla a bit of a bogey opponent, losing six of nine clashes from 2016-19. Reimis Smith scored three tries in a 40-14 Storm victory at home in Round 8 last year and Ryan Papenhuyzen’s hat-trick headlined a 28-16 final-round win in Queensland.

Flair has been the feature of the Sharks’ recent wins, but they’ll know they have to roll up their sleeves at AAMI Park. There is so much to like about this contest from an individual match-up perspective and the style, attitude and form of both teams.

After going down to Parramatta in golden point, the Storm will be keyed up to avoid another home defeat to a second-tier contender. But, boy, does it shape as a titanic challenge – and the Sharks look a solid option with a decent start.

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