Fleet-footed Storm fullback Sua Faalogo has helped run the Sydney Roosters ragged to bank a much-needed 18-4 win in Melbourne.
With six players backing up from State of Origin including James Tedesco and Sam Walker in their Saturday night match at AAMI Park, the Roosters couldn't hold back their desperate hosts.
While Faalogo missed out on scoring one of Melbourne's three tries, the 23-year-old clocked up a game-high 301 run metres including three linebreaks, and took over the Storm's goal-kicking after an injury to Nick Meaney.
He also pulled off a try-saving tackle on Cody Ramsey in the second half, continuing to prove himself a shining light in Melbourne's lack-lustre season.
While the home side, who had three players back on deck after Origin I, did enough to secure their fifth win, it wasn't pretty at times.
In the first half they completed 24 of 25 sets, but it took until the 25th minute before they were finally able to penetrate the Roosters' defence.
Returning from the Origin arena via the bench, Storm skipper Harry Grant burrowed over from dummy-half.
Roosters winger Billy Smith got his team on the board 10 minutes later as the visitors worked the ball wide and the teams went into halftime with Melbourne up 6-4.
Forced to make 34 more tackles than the Storm, the workload took its toll on the leg-weary Sydneysiders.
After Melbourne playmaker Cameron Munster shunted the ball free of Walker, Faalogo scooped up the ball five metres from the tryline and dashed downfield.
While he was run down by Ramsey, Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes noted the Roosters defence lagging and put up a kick for Will Warbrick to score an easy try.
Melbourne's other winger Moses Leo also got his own four-pointer with another long-range effort after taking a Daly Cherry-Evans' bomb.
That cemented the Storm's win over the third-placed Roosters, who have now lost their last two matches.