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CANTERBURY fullback Luke Patten was so concussed after pulling off a match-saving tackle with his head that he asked Terry Lamb if the long-retired Bulldogs great had played alongside him in the narrow win against Melbourne last night.
The Dogs kept their season alive by edging out the Storm at Adelaide Oval. But while veteran Patten, 30, can remember playing in the City Of Churches back when it had a team, he will have little recollection of what may be his final visit to the picturesque venue.
With Storm winger Matt Duffie looking certain to to score off a Billy Slater pass with 14 minutes left and Canterbury leading by just six, Patten came across in cover and knocked Duffie through the corner post - with his forehead. Left in a heap on the turf by the collision, he was helped from the field and played no more part in the contest.
CANTERBURY fullback Luke Patten was so concussed after pulling off a match-saving tackle with his head that he asked Terry Lamb if the long-retired Bulldogs great had played alongside him in the narrow win against Melbourne last night.
The Dogs kept their season alive by edging out the Storm at Adelaide Oval. But while veteran Patten, 30, can remember playing in the City Of Churches back when it had a team, he will have little recollection of what may be his final visit to the picturesque venue.
With Storm winger Matt Duffie looking certain to to score off a Billy Slater pass with 14 minutes left and Canterbury leading by just six, Patten came across in cover and knocked Duffie through the corner post - with his forehead. Left in a heap on the turf by the collision, he was helped from the field and played no more part in the contest.
Lamb, who played for the Dogs between 1984 and 1996, is now an assistant coach and told the Sun-Herald: "We were sitting on the bench and I asked him how he was. He said, 'were you playing with me out there?' I said 'yes', straight away. Then he said 'oh, bull****'. It was quite funny. It was a pretty hard crash."
Depending on other round 18 results, the Belmore boys could leapfrog Newcastle and Parramatta after putting together three consecutive wins for the first time this year.
Second-rower Jamal Idris - close to his team's best last night - said of Patten's heroics: "That just shows you how desperate we are, you know what I mean? A lot of fullbacks wouldn't put their body on the line like that. He didn't care whether he [Duffie] was already out or who was around him. He just thought, 'I've got to jump at him'. That's desperation, that's courage and commitment."
Melbourne scored first last night in front of an encouraging 10,350 fans when five-eighth Brett Finch chased halfback Cooper Cronk's kick into the in-goal.
The Dogs hit back when winger Bryson Goodwin crossed in the corner and converted from the sideline, before Slater became the next beneficiary of a Cronk kick and centre-cum-second-rower Idris flew high to make it 12-12 for half-time.
Idris starred again when he lobbed an overhead pass for centre Shane Neumann to score midway through the second session. Goodwin converted and after Patten's head games, added a penalty goal.
But with four minutes to go, after Melbourne forward Sika Manu bullocked over and Cameron Smith's conversion almost came too quickly for the linesmen, there was a grandstand finish.
And it unravelled in the most innocuous fashion, Melbourne forwards rushing in to pack a scrum with three seconds left. When the makeshift lock, Slater, lifted his head from between the second-rowers' behinds, "time on" was waved and the game was over.
Captain Smith was forthright when asked about the Storm's prospects with no points to play for and two months left in the regular season.
"We came up against a side that was playing for their season here," he said. "We didn't have anything to play for.
Depending on other round 18 results, the Belmore boys could leapfrog Newcastle and Parramatta after putting together three consecutive wins for the first time this year.
Second-rower Jamal Idris - close to his team's best last night - said of Patten's heroics: "That just shows you how desperate we are, you know what I mean? A lot of fullbacks wouldn't put their body on the line like that. He didn't care whether he [Duffie] was already out or who was around him. He just thought, 'I've got to jump at him'. That's desperation, that's courage and commitment."
Melbourne scored first last night in front of an encouraging 10,350 fans when five-eighth Brett Finch chased halfback Cooper Cronk's kick into the in-goal.
The Dogs hit back when winger Bryson Goodwin crossed in the corner and converted from the sideline, before Slater became the next beneficiary of a Cronk kick and centre-cum-second-rower Idris flew high to make it 12-12 for half-time.
Idris starred again when he lobbed an overhead pass for centre Shane Neumann to score midway through the second session. Goodwin converted and after Patten's head games, added a penalty goal.
But with four minutes to go, after Melbourne forward Sika Manu bullocked over and Cameron Smith's conversion almost came too quickly for the linesmen, there was a grandstand finish.
And it unravelled in the most innocuous fashion, Melbourne forwards rushing in to pack a scrum with three seconds left. When the makeshift lock, Slater, lifted his head from between the second-rowers' behinds, "time on" was waved and the game was over.
Captain Smith was forthright when asked about the Storm's prospects with no points to play for and two months left in the regular season.
"We came up against a side that was playing for their season here," he said. "We didn't have anything to play for.
The Dogs kept their season alive by edging out the Storm at Adelaide Oval. But while veteran Patten, 30, can remember playing in the City Of Churches back when it had a team, he will have little recollection of what may be his final visit to the picturesque venue.
With Storm winger Matt Duffie looking certain to to score off a Billy Slater pass with 14 minutes left and Canterbury leading by just six, Patten came across in cover and knocked Duffie through the corner post - with his forehead. Left in a heap on the turf by the collision, he was helped from the field and played no more part in the contest.
CANTERBURY fullback Luke Patten was so concussed after pulling off a match-saving tackle with his head that he asked Terry Lamb if the long-retired Bulldogs great had played alongside him in the narrow win against Melbourne last night.
The Dogs kept their season alive by edging out the Storm at Adelaide Oval. But while veteran Patten, 30, can remember playing in the City Of Churches back when it had a team, he will have little recollection of what may be his final visit to the picturesque venue.
With Storm winger Matt Duffie looking certain to to score off a Billy Slater pass with 14 minutes left and Canterbury leading by just six, Patten came across in cover and knocked Duffie through the corner post - with his forehead. Left in a heap on the turf by the collision, he was helped from the field and played no more part in the contest.
Lamb, who played for the Dogs between 1984 and 1996, is now an assistant coach and told the Sun-Herald: "We were sitting on the bench and I asked him how he was. He said, 'were you playing with me out there?' I said 'yes', straight away. Then he said 'oh, bull****'. It was quite funny. It was a pretty hard crash."
Depending on other round 18 results, the Belmore boys could leapfrog Newcastle and Parramatta after putting together three consecutive wins for the first time this year.
Second-rower Jamal Idris - close to his team's best last night - said of Patten's heroics: "That just shows you how desperate we are, you know what I mean? A lot of fullbacks wouldn't put their body on the line like that. He didn't care whether he [Duffie] was already out or who was around him. He just thought, 'I've got to jump at him'. That's desperation, that's courage and commitment."
Melbourne scored first last night in front of an encouraging 10,350 fans when five-eighth Brett Finch chased halfback Cooper Cronk's kick into the in-goal.
The Dogs hit back when winger Bryson Goodwin crossed in the corner and converted from the sideline, before Slater became the next beneficiary of a Cronk kick and centre-cum-second-rower Idris flew high to make it 12-12 for half-time.
Idris starred again when he lobbed an overhead pass for centre Shane Neumann to score midway through the second session. Goodwin converted and after Patten's head games, added a penalty goal.
But with four minutes to go, after Melbourne forward Sika Manu bullocked over and Cameron Smith's conversion almost came too quickly for the linesmen, there was a grandstand finish.
And it unravelled in the most innocuous fashion, Melbourne forwards rushing in to pack a scrum with three seconds left. When the makeshift lock, Slater, lifted his head from between the second-rowers' behinds, "time on" was waved and the game was over.
Captain Smith was forthright when asked about the Storm's prospects with no points to play for and two months left in the regular season.
"We came up against a side that was playing for their season here," he said. "We didn't have anything to play for.
Depending on other round 18 results, the Belmore boys could leapfrog Newcastle and Parramatta after putting together three consecutive wins for the first time this year.
Second-rower Jamal Idris - close to his team's best last night - said of Patten's heroics: "That just shows you how desperate we are, you know what I mean? A lot of fullbacks wouldn't put their body on the line like that. He didn't care whether he [Duffie] was already out or who was around him. He just thought, 'I've got to jump at him'. That's desperation, that's courage and commitment."
Melbourne scored first last night in front of an encouraging 10,350 fans when five-eighth Brett Finch chased halfback Cooper Cronk's kick into the in-goal.
The Dogs hit back when winger Bryson Goodwin crossed in the corner and converted from the sideline, before Slater became the next beneficiary of a Cronk kick and centre-cum-second-rower Idris flew high to make it 12-12 for half-time.
Idris starred again when he lobbed an overhead pass for centre Shane Neumann to score midway through the second session. Goodwin converted and after Patten's head games, added a penalty goal.
But with four minutes to go, after Melbourne forward Sika Manu bullocked over and Cameron Smith's conversion almost came too quickly for the linesmen, there was a grandstand finish.
And it unravelled in the most innocuous fashion, Melbourne forwards rushing in to pack a scrum with three seconds left. When the makeshift lock, Slater, lifted his head from between the second-rowers' behinds, "time on" was waved and the game was over.
Captain Smith was forthright when asked about the Storm's prospects with no points to play for and two months left in the regular season.
"We came up against a side that was playing for their season here," he said. "We didn't have anything to play for.
