Storm to relocate

Brisbane: Melbourne’s NRL squad could spend months on the Sunshine Coast as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Victoria. Storm veteran Dale Finucane says the players held a meeting with NRL boss Andrew Abdo and biosecurity expert David Heslop on Sunday night and were told there was no end date yet for their stay in Queensland.

“Given that the numbers are increasing in Victoria it’s not looking like (we’ll be home) any time soon,” Finucane said yesterday. “They want a period of 28 days once the virus has slowed so if today, for whatever reason, the virus slowed, we’d be looking at 28 days.

“Obviously that’s probably not happening any time soon given that the rates are continuing to increase.”

Melbourne will play their nominated home games for the foreseeable future at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, starting with Thursday’s match against premiers Sydney Roosters. Results: Round 7:

Eels 25-24 Raiders, Broncos 1230 Titans, Cowboys 32-20 Knights, Roosters 26-12 Dragons, Storm 50-6 Warriors, Panthers 20-12 Rabbitohs, Eagles 22-40 Sharks, Bulldogs 6-34 Wests Tigers.