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Scott's heart leads the way (The Courier Mail)
PREMIERS Melbourne Storm hung on for a gripping four-point win over Cronulla in a match that will long be remembered for the courage of Sharks halfback Scott Porter.
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Scott's heart leads the way
By David Riccio
March 13, 2010 9:23PM
PREMIERS Melbourne Storm hung on for a gripping four-point win over Cronulla last night in a match that will long be remembered for the courage of Sharks halfback Scott Porter.
Overcome by the tragic loss of his sister 24 hours earlier, Porter took the field with his Sharks team-mates determined to help steer the wooden-spoon favourites to an unlikely victory against the newly-crowned world champions.
It was the type of commitment that forced Craig Bellamy's side to fight until the final minute to score a torrid victory.
With the devastating loss of his mother eight months ago, Porter has had a tragedy-filled career in the NRL.
"For Scotty to get out there typifies the type of person and young man he is," Sharks chief executive Richard Fisk said last night.
A moment of silence for Porter's loss preceeded the game and filled Toyota Stadium with plenty of emotion.
Skipper Cameron Smith admitted the Storm were below their best after the game.
"It was a bit like the (World Club Challenge) against Leeds a couple of weeks ago," Smith said. "We were below our best with the ball but worked hard and came away with the win. We know we can improve but it was a good start. It is always tough to come here and win."
An offside penalty against centre Greg Inglis cost Melbourne two points, when Cronulla sharpshooter Luke Covell opened the scoring in the 14th minute.
The match descended into an arm wrestle midway through the first half, with the two sides trading punches but neither able to land a scoring blow.
It would take a major turning point just five minutes before the break to spark the first try for Inglis.
Penalised for repeated infringements in the play-the-ball, Sharks skipper Trent Barrett was sent to the sin bin and it was the opportunity the Storm needed.
Taking advantage of their extra man, Inglis slid over out wide to claim the try - but not before video ref Paul Simpkins required several looks at the incident to confirm he had grounded the ball.
Smith nailed the conversion to give the Storm a 6-2 lead before a dose of drama on the stroke of halftime.
A forearm by Melbourne's Anthony Quinn on Sharks' back-rower Paul Gallen ignited a push and shove that resulted in the Storm winger being put on report.
The penalty provided an emotional moment for Porter, who kicked the goal from the sideline, with the crowd behind him.
But hopes of an upset were dashed soon after the resumption when sustained pressure saw Storm winger Luke MacDougall crash over in the corner.
Smith landed a superb sideline conversion and a penalty goal on the stroke of an hour to put the premiers in the driver's seat with a 14-4 lead.
The Sharks refused to lay down, however, and got back into the contest 10 minutes from the finish when prop Luke Douglas barged over, with Covell's conversion reducing the deficit to 14-10.
Quinn faces an anxious wait over the next 24 hours with the video review panel certain to take a very close look at his hit on Gallen.
PREMIERS Melbourne Storm hung on for a gripping four-point win over Cronulla in a match that will long be remembered for the courage of Sharks halfback Scott Porter.
Source:http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rs...0797,26846946-5003409,00.html?from=public_rss
Scott's heart leads the way
By David Riccio
March 13, 2010 9:23PM
PREMIERS Melbourne Storm hung on for a gripping four-point win over Cronulla last night in a match that will long be remembered for the courage of Sharks halfback Scott Porter.
Overcome by the tragic loss of his sister 24 hours earlier, Porter took the field with his Sharks team-mates determined to help steer the wooden-spoon favourites to an unlikely victory against the newly-crowned world champions.
It was the type of commitment that forced Craig Bellamy's side to fight until the final minute to score a torrid victory.
With the devastating loss of his mother eight months ago, Porter has had a tragedy-filled career in the NRL.
"For Scotty to get out there typifies the type of person and young man he is," Sharks chief executive Richard Fisk said last night.
A moment of silence for Porter's loss preceeded the game and filled Toyota Stadium with plenty of emotion.
Skipper Cameron Smith admitted the Storm were below their best after the game.
"It was a bit like the (World Club Challenge) against Leeds a couple of weeks ago," Smith said. "We were below our best with the ball but worked hard and came away with the win. We know we can improve but it was a good start. It is always tough to come here and win."
An offside penalty against centre Greg Inglis cost Melbourne two points, when Cronulla sharpshooter Luke Covell opened the scoring in the 14th minute.
The match descended into an arm wrestle midway through the first half, with the two sides trading punches but neither able to land a scoring blow.
It would take a major turning point just five minutes before the break to spark the first try for Inglis.
Penalised for repeated infringements in the play-the-ball, Sharks skipper Trent Barrett was sent to the sin bin and it was the opportunity the Storm needed.
Taking advantage of their extra man, Inglis slid over out wide to claim the try - but not before video ref Paul Simpkins required several looks at the incident to confirm he had grounded the ball.
Smith nailed the conversion to give the Storm a 6-2 lead before a dose of drama on the stroke of halftime.
A forearm by Melbourne's Anthony Quinn on Sharks' back-rower Paul Gallen ignited a push and shove that resulted in the Storm winger being put on report.
The penalty provided an emotional moment for Porter, who kicked the goal from the sideline, with the crowd behind him.
But hopes of an upset were dashed soon after the resumption when sustained pressure saw Storm winger Luke MacDougall crash over in the corner.
Smith landed a superb sideline conversion and a penalty goal on the stroke of an hour to put the premiers in the driver's seat with a 14-4 lead.
The Sharks refused to lay down, however, and got back into the contest 10 minutes from the finish when prop Luke Douglas barged over, with Covell's conversion reducing the deficit to 14-10.
Quinn faces an anxious wait over the next 24 hours with the video review panel certain to take a very close look at his hit on Gallen.
sharkboy18
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My condolences r with ya Porter
brad
Great White
I was devastated to hear this last night. The mental toughness to be able to focus on a game of footy with something like this in the front of his mind is a absolute credit to this man as a person. For him to lose his Mother then his sister within a year would be incredibly tough for anyone. Hopefully with the support of his club and team mates he battles through once again. Keep your head up Scotty.
Megashark
Jaws
Terrible news. Gee he must me a strong person to go ahead and play football in the immediate aftermath, and I thought he had a very solid game as well. Is there a way we at Sharks Forever can send our condolences to Scott and his family, and maybe arrange some flowers? I would be more than happy to contribute to this, as I am sure all of us would be.
Mark^Bastard
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I'm sure fitz could organise it?
Scott Porter is fast becoming my favourite Shark. It's not always about being NRL royalty. I just love his battling spirit.
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we love ya ports, his a battler and it showed saterday night
Good idea!
I'm finding out whether the Porters would like flowers or a donation to a charity in lieu.
Will let people know as soon as possible.
One thing that I would love to be able to do is bid on Scott's jumper from the other night and give it back to him as a gift. I'm sure that jumper would hold more sentimental value to him than any other person on the planet.
Thoughts?
I'm finding out whether the Porters would like flowers or a donation to a charity in lieu.
Will let people know as soon as possible.
One thing that I would love to be able to do is bid on Scott's jumper from the other night and give it back to him as a gift. I'm sure that jumper would hold more sentimental value to him than any other person on the planet.
Thoughts?
Megashark
Jaws
That is a genius idea Fitz. The current bid is $500 and the auction closes on Thursday night, so plenty of time for Sharks Forever members to get our donations in to secure this special gift to Scott and his family, and raise some money for the club in the process! :cheers
El Coconuto
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Did the players NOT wear two different jerseys during the game? I know with the Indigenous All Stars game players wore one jersey in the first half (which got auctioned off) and another jersey in the second half (which the players got to keep themselves). I should hope we were sensible enough to follow the same flight path ourselves.
Scott runs out in the second half with the 7 half ripped off his so I'm assuming they wore the one jersey for the whole game. Could be wrong... can you verify mate. I'm flat-out with work today.
Yeah cos Stapos number came off so he had to come out in the number 19 for the second half.
Edit: If the plan is for us to pool money together to ensure we get it so we can give it back to Porter then I would definitely put money in. Anyone want to organise?
That's the plan... I'll organise it... just having issues with massive amounts of work at the moment.
Perhaps what we do is ask for pledges from people here... and then we put in bids depending on how much we can get pledged. If we win the Auction then everybody who has pledged then deposits the money into the SF Paypal account.
All good?
I'll start the ball rolling with a pledge of $50
PS: El Loco. Can you make a call to DI and run the idea by him for me? Cheers!
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Buying Porters jersey for himself is a great idea.
Megashark
Jaws
I'll gladly chip in with $100.
Mark^Bastard
Great White
I'm really povo at the moment so I'll have to run it by the CFO (wife) when I get home.
She likes Scotty Porter so I reckon I'll be able to chip something in.
She likes Scotty Porter so I reckon I'll be able to chip something in.