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The Storm have secured nail-biting victory over the Auckland Warriors in Melbourne courtesy of a last minute try being hailed as on of the best of all time.
Melbourne winger Xavier Coates scored the miracle try with 25 seconds left on the clock to rob the Warriors of victory in a pulsating Round 2 NRL clash at AAMI Park.
Coates took flight from almost five metres out and somehow managed to plant the ball from his vertical position before taking out the corner post or going into touch.
Fox Sports commentator Mick Ennis dubbed the four-pointer 'the best try I've ever seen'.
'That is absolutely ridiculous what he has just done.'
The try put the Storm back in front, with Nick Meaney converting for a final score of 30-26.
Xavier Coates jaw-dropping try with just 25 seconds to the siren secured victory for the Storm
Fox commentator and former player Mick Ennis dubbed the try the best he'd ever seen
'To be fair, I don't really know [how I did that],' Coates said after the siren.
'It was a bit of adrenaline going. I didn't even know if I got the ball down
'That came down to the last sorta five minutes. It was collectively a team effort to get ourselves
