Billy Slater has powered Melbourne into a fairytale third straight NRL grand final with a 22‑6 win over Cronulla, but the retiring superstar has an anxious wait to see if he'll be suspended from his farewell game for a shoulder charge.
The fullback put on a first‑half clinic in Melbourne, scoring two tries and setting up another to power the Storm to a 20‑0 lead at the break before Cameron Smith kicked their lone penalty goal in the second stanza.
But it will be one of Slater's two try‑saving plays that will draw all the attention, after the veteran fullback was penalised for a last‑ditch shoulder charge that stopped Sharks winger Sosaia Feki from crossing in the 14th minute.
Slater will learn today whether he is charged for the act, with even a grade‑one offence earning him 200 demerit points and his final game on the sideline unless he can beat it at the judiciary on Tuesday night.
The Roosters will face the Rabbitohs at 9.40 tonight in the second NRL Preliminary Final.
[Source: Radio NZ]
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