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Cats beat Rebels 45-33 in second game of NRL tour finals series A

Cats beat Rebels 45-33 in second game of NRL tour finals series A

Melbourne are back to the finals after stunningly beating the Knights at the SCG to win the NRL tour finals series three-points in the final game.

With Luke Lewis winning a goalless draw on Friday night, Melbourne went three-pointers with Sam Thaiday's game-winning goal at the last minute stopping them progressing beyond the quarter-finals of the tournament.

The Cats were playing an exciting brand of rugby league but at this point they looked like a team on the rise when Jamie Soward booted a 50-metre goal.

media_camera Benji Marshall celebrates scoring his side's third in last minute to win the NRL tour finals series 3-points over North Queensland at the SCG. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Corp Australia

It was a first for Marshall who played just five minutes after Lewis returned to form last month.

"My mind was pretty blank from that point," he said after the match. "It was hard but it was the right thing to do to win the game.

"It didn't matter what position we were at. Once we got to the 50/50 we just got going."

And with a little more than 45 minutes left in the final quarter the Dragons dominated and Marshall scored.

The two sides had the chance to change the series with a game-winning penalty, but in the end the Panthers got the nod.

The Storm made history by becoming the first team to win its first seven NRL games on their debut from Sydney.

But the Storm have only one win in nine tries and they are looking to extend their unbeaten run with this win.

media_camera Benji Marshall scored his side's third in last minute to win the NRL tour finals series 3-points over North Queensland at the SCG. Pic