CAN Melbourne Storm continue to defy a shocking injury list and keep winning until much-needed help arrives?

It is the burning question for the club before Sunday’s danger game against the Titans on the Gold Coast.

Storm is experiencing an outside backs shortage not seen in many years, with Young Tonumaipea (knee) and winger Marika Koroibete (ankle) joining the casualty ward this week.

The pair are in doubt for Sunday’s game, although young gun Curtis Scott is an outside chance of returning after training well this week.

The injuries have caused plenty of disruption, yet Storm last week produced its best performance of the season with a 42-0 thrashing of New Zealand Warriors.

Storm assistant coach Jason Ryles said all involved at the club has vowed to just get on with it.

“I think everyone is going really well at the moment in and around everything that is happening,” Ryles said.

“There were a few positional changes there for a couple of weeks and a few guys chopping and changing positions, but the resilience of the group has really shone through the past few weeks.”

This is the second meeting between Storm and the Titans this year, with Melbourne running away late for a 34-16 win at AAMI Park back in Round 2. Gold Coast has struggled for wins since then, although Ryles said it was playing better than many gave it credit for.

media_camera Curtis Scott could give Melbourne some relief from the injury list.

“They’ve lost their past four games by eight points or less, so they’re certainly not losing through lack of effort,” he said.

“They’re throwing a lot at teams, so we’re going to have to be really good this week and especially in defence to limit their effectiveness.”

Storm’s healthy 6-2 win-loss record this season has largely been on the back of its forward pack, which has been in superb touch this season. Led by star Jesse Bromwich, Storm has been eating up metres through the middle with ease.

Ryles, Storm’s forwards coach, said the challenge now was to maintain that form.

“They’re going really well at the moment,” he said. “They’ve all had really good pre-seasons and, touch wood, they’ve been pretty injury free except for a couple of bumps and bruises.

“I think that has a lot to do with it because they’ve had a lot of minutes on the field together and built up a bit of a combination. But they’re well aware that every week is different.”

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