Magic Round is preparing for its fifth installment in 2024, with the concept now guaranteed to continue in the Queensland capital until at least the end of 2027.
For rugby league fans, that is simply good news.
Magic Round has served up some belters over the years, and the games being played at the best rectangular stadium in the country simply works.
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Ahead of the 2024 installment, Zero Tackle are winding the clock back to look at the best games played on Magic Round so far.
Here are the top six.
5. Melbourne Storm 64 defeat Parramatta Eels 10, 2019
Alright, alright, we admit it. This isn't exactly a great game from a spectacle point of view.
But it is the biggest score in Magic Round history, and if you're a Melbourne Storm fan, well, it probably holds a pretty fond place in your memories.
What makes this game is that both teams were supposed to be evenly matched - or close to - before kick-off.
Melbourne didn't blow the doors off early either. They scored the first two and kicked a penalty goal, but a try to Shaun Lane in the 26th minute had the game at 14-6 approaching half an hour played.
The Storm quickly kicked clear after that though, running on nine of the next ten tries, including eight in a 32 minute window on either side of halftime.
Match summary: Melbourne Storm 64 (Tries: Cameron Munster [2], Dale Finucane, Josh Addo-Carr [2], Jahrome Hughes, Curtis Scott, Suliasi Vunivalu, Brodie Croft, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Kenneath Bromwich; Conversions: Cameron Smith 9/11; Penalty Goals 1/1) defeat Parramatta Eels 10 (Tries: Shaun Lane, Maika Sivo; Conversions: Mitchell Moses 1/2)
