Fiji-born Mikaele Ravalawa scored a hat trick for the St George Illawarra Dragons but it was not enough as they lost 44-18 to the Melbourne Storm in the NRL last night.

Ravalawa made a wonderful comeback after missing the last two matches for a shoulder charge on Josh Morris in their 32-12 victory over the Bulldogs in Round 9.

Meanwhile, Storm winger Josh Addo-Carr scored a hat trick while Kenneth Bromwich, Dean Ieremia, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Jahrome Hughes, Justin Olam, and George Jennings scored a try each.

In other results, the Panthers beat the Titans 48-12.

The Panthers lead the NRL points table with 20 points, the Eels are second with 18 points and Storm is third with 16 points.

[Source: NRL]