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Lang Park was the scene of a Magic Round bloodbath as the Storm completely belted the Eels. Earlier there were wins for the Warriors over the Dragons and the Knights against the Bulldogs.
Catch up on all Saturday's action.
Storm rip Eels apart for massive win
Curtis Scott has celebrated a surprise NRL return with a remarkable length-of-the-field try for Melbourne who has thrashed Parramatta 64-10 in their Magic Round clash.
There was no shortage of highlights in Saturday night's 11-tries-to-two rout at Lang Park in front of 41,612 fans.
But Scott still stole the show as the Storm went close to eclipsing their biggest win over the Eels — a 64-4 romp in 2013.
Scott appeared on the Storm outer after spending the past fortnight in the reserves, battling poor form and personal issues, prompting speculation Melbourne wanted to offload the centre.
However, coach Craig Bellamy fittingly pulled a rabbit out of the hat in Magic Round, injecting Scott into his starting side at the expense of Marion Seve and his faith was repaid in spades.
Scott was a constant threat as Melbourne ran amok, but his highlight was his stunning 46th-minute solo effort.
Scott showed he was back with a bang, running almost 100m and evading four defenders before escaping the clutches of a desperate Blake Ferguson to crash under the posts.
A week since threatening the axe and questioning his team's character after their lacklustre loss to a depleted Cronulla, Bellamy would have liked what he saw from a revitalised Storm.
After hardly firing a shot against an injury-hit Sharks, Melbourne came out with all guns blazing on Saturday, no doubt with Bellamy's last round post-match spray still ringing in their ears.
Parramatta had no answer to a fired up Storm but its plight was not helped by winger Maika Sivo being sinbinned in the 49th minute for a high shot on Jahrome Hughes.
Sivo will no doubt catch the attention of the match review committee for his hit in backplay on Hughes that forced the fullback from the field.
Melbourne led 32-6 when Sivo was binned and piled on four tries in seven minutes while the winger was cooling his heels.
Overall, Parramatta missed 54 tackles.
The Storm did not open the scoring until the 13th minute when pivot Cameron Munster waltzed through a gaping hole but quickly jumped to a 24-6 halftime lead.
Melbourne cruised to a 7-2 record, celebrating centre Will Chambers' 200th NRL game in style.
But it was a milestone match to forget for another 200-gamer, Eels winger Ferguson as Parramatta slipped to 5-4 for the season.
Warriors fight back to overcome Dragons
A Ben Hunt blunder under the high ball has cost St George Illawarra, with the Warriors breaking a four-game NRL losing streak in a come-from-behind 26-18 win at Lang Park.
Hunt revived memories of his 2015 grand final bungle when he spilled a Patrick Herbert dropout and Ken Maumalo crossed for the match winner the next set.
While ex-Bronco Hunt was the villain, playing in front of his former home crowd as part of Magic Round, Warriors skipper Tuivasa-Sheck was the hero, orchestrating his side's final two tries.
The Warriors were forced to fight back from an early 10-0 deficit and scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to kick-start their season.
Leading 18-6 at halftime, the Dragons looked liked they could run away with it but Stephen Kearney's side stayed in the mix when they reduced the deficit to six points via Peta Hiku.
Tuivasa-Sheck produced a piece of brilliance when he over-called playmaker Blake Green, ran down the short side on the last tackle and threw a cut-out pass for Herbert who batted it on to David Fusitua to lock up the scores.
The number one was again instrumental in Maumalo's game-winning four-pointer.
Hunt attempted to rush up on the reigning Dally M winner, who tipped it on to his outside men to create an overlap for the number five to score.
With Kodi Nikorima making his Warriors debut — a week after being granted a mid-season release from Brisbane — the Warriors were fielding their fifth halves combination of the year.
He largely took a back seat to Tuivasa-Sheck and Green but showed his class to set up Hiku's try which put the icing on the cake for the Auckland outfit.
Earlier, the Warriors were left shell-shocked after the Dragons fired out of the blocks to a 10-0 lead after just eight minutes.
The Dragons' halves stocks — already missing Gareth Widdop — were further depleted during the week when they lost Corey Norman to a cheek injury, forcing Paul McGregor to use Jai Field at number six in his first starting role.
After in-form prop Paul Vaughan put Field into space, the 21-year-old showcased his blinding speed to outpace noted speedster Tuivasa-Sheck.
However, Tuivasa-Sheck revived his side in the second half as the Dragons sank to their third-straight defeat.
Knights too good for the Dogs
Newcastle has held on to beat Canterbury 22-10 for its third-straight NRL victory as Mitchell Pearce endured a mixed bag at Lang Park.
The Knights halfback was everywhere in the first half to set up a 16-0 halftime lead, grubbering twice to himself on the same play before winning the race to the ball for the side's second try.
He was setting them up for the Bulldogs too, Reimis Smith intercepting his pass and running 95m for the their first points mid-way through the second half.
That play brought the Bulldogs into it for the first time all afternoon and they peppered Newcastle's line for the next 15 minutes.
A Will Hopoate try made it a six-point game with 20 minutes to play.
They came close twice more but desperate Knights defence stemmed the flow before Kalyn Ponga stepped and weaved in broken play to seal the result.
Dylan Napa narrowly won the battle with Newcastle's David Klemmer — in his first game against former club — running for 178m while teammate Herman Ese'ese began the second half by charging straight through the defensive line.
Ponga orchestrated the Knights' first try, staring half Jack Cogger in the eye as he ran to the line before his short pass put Hymel Hunt through a gap just to the left of the uprights.
They stretched the lead to 16-0 on the first-half bell when Lachlan Fitzgibbon — in his 50th NRL game — spun through the line and jagged a try of his own.
The result rooted the Bulldogs (2-7) to the bottom of the ladder while the Knights (4-5) are one win outside the top eight.
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