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The Storm are set to be fined by the NRL after fielding 14 players for a few seconds in the second half of their dominant win over the Roosters.
The incident in question was triggered when Suliasi Vunivalu was concussed as he tried to tackle Siosiua Taukeiaho in the 60th minute of the Storm's 24-6 win.
Vunivalu stayed down and received medical treatment before being taken from the field for a head injury assessment.
When the Roosters restarted play they shifted the ball to their left edge and appeared set to make a break.
That's when Vunivalu, who had been replaced by Nicho Hynes, rushed back onto the field and turned a two-on-one situation back into a two-on-two.
Brenko Lee then tackled Josh Morris, bringing an end to any hope the Roosters had of scoring a long range try.
Melbourne had a 24-0 lead at the time but Vunivalu undoubtedly impacted play.
The result will likely be a fine for the Storm. An NRL source insisted the stripping of premiership points is not a possibility.
A League Central spokesperson said the incident would be reviewed.
"It will be reviewed as a matter of course along with other operational aspects of the round on Monday," a spokesperson said.
The incident was missed by both Nine and Fox League commentators as Luke Keary was struggling mightily to stay on the field while nursing a broken rib.
The Storm can consider themselves a little lucky, given Vunivalu's impact on the play itself.
The NRL stripped the Bulldogs of two premiership points in 2009, when a trainer called Andrew Ryan onto the field while attending to an injured Michael Ennis.
The man that replaced Ryan, Ben Roberts, then scored as the Bulldogs skipper lined up in the attacking line.
The Broncos were stripped of two premiership points five years earlier when Corey Parker illegally entered the field , despite being told not to do so by the interchange official, and then crossed for a try which levelled the scores against the Tigers.
Melbourne will almost certainly be without Vunivalu for their blockbuster clash against Parramatta on Thursday.
The star winger has suffered a suspected broken jaw, joining the Storm's already sizeable casualty ward.
Jahrome Hughes, who was lauded by Craig Bellamy for stepping up in the playmaking department in the absence of Cameron Smith and Cameron Munster, will be sidelined as well after he picked up a groin injury in the win over the premiers.
"I'm really proud of how our guys stuck in without the two Camerons," Bellamy said on Thursday night. "I thought Hughesy really stood up, Ryley Jacks was good, Paps [Ryan Papenhuyzen] and Brandon [Smith] were outstanding."
Cameron Smith, Munster and Hughes are all expected to return against Manly in a fortnight.
The incident in question was triggered when Suliasi Vunivalu was concussed as he tried to tackle Siosiua Taukeiaho in the 60th minute of the Storm's 24-6 win.
Vunivalu stayed down and received medical treatment before being taken from the field for a head injury assessment.
When the Roosters restarted play they shifted the ball to their left edge and appeared set to make a break.
That's when Vunivalu, who had been replaced by Nicho Hynes, rushed back onto the field and turned a two-on-one situation back into a two-on-two.
Brenko Lee then tackled Josh Morris, bringing an end to any hope the Roosters had of scoring a long range try.
Melbourne had a 24-0 lead at the time but Vunivalu undoubtedly impacted play.
The result will likely be a fine for the Storm. An NRL source insisted the stripping of premiership points is not a possibility.
A League Central spokesperson said the incident would be reviewed.
"It will be reviewed as a matter of course along with other operational aspects of the round on Monday," a spokesperson said.
The incident was missed by both Nine and Fox League commentators as Luke Keary was struggling mightily to stay on the field while nursing a broken rib.
The Storm can consider themselves a little lucky, given Vunivalu's impact on the play itself.
The NRL stripped the Bulldogs of two premiership points in 2009, when a trainer called Andrew Ryan onto the field while attending to an injured Michael Ennis.
The man that replaced Ryan, Ben Roberts, then scored as the Bulldogs skipper lined up in the attacking line.
The Broncos were stripped of two premiership points five years earlier when Corey Parker illegally entered the field , despite being told not to do so by the interchange official, and then crossed for a try which levelled the scores against the Tigers.
Melbourne will almost certainly be without Vunivalu for their blockbuster clash against Parramatta on Thursday.
The star winger has suffered a suspected broken jaw, joining the Storm's already sizeable casualty ward.
Jahrome Hughes, who was lauded by Craig Bellamy for stepping up in the playmaking department in the absence of Cameron Smith and Cameron Munster, will be sidelined as well after he picked up a groin injury in the win over the premiers.
"I'm really proud of how our guys stuck in without the two Camerons," Bellamy said on Thursday night. "I thought Hughesy really stood up, Ryley Jacks was good, Paps [Ryan Papenhuyzen] and Brandon [Smith] were outstanding."
Cameron Smith, Munster and Hughes are all expected to return against Manly in a fortnight.
