List of Melbourne Storm records
This article contains records and statistics for the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club who have played in the Australian National Rugby League competition since 1998. Statistical information on this page is for NRL games only and does not take into account games against non NRL teams e.g. World Club Challenge games.
This article is current as at the end of the 2021 NRL season.
Sources of information: Rugby League Project [1] and Rugby League Tables [2]
Melbourne Storm Win-Loss Record[]
Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points for | Average Points for | Against Points | Average Points against | Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
630 | 420 | 6 | 204 | 15311 | 24.33 | 10359 | 16.45 | 67.14% |
- NOTE: The Storm's wins percentage is currently the best in the league.*
Club honours[]
NRL Premierships[]
Year | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
1999 NRL Grand Final | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 20-18 |
2012 NRL Grand Final | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 14-4 |
2017 NRL Grand Final | North Queensland Cowboys | 34-6 |
2020 NRL Grand Final | Penrith Panthers | 26-20 |
NOTE: 2007 and 2009 titles stripped due to salary cap breach.
NRL Runners Up[]
Year | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
2006 NRL Grand Final | Brisbane Broncos | 8-15 |
2008 NRL Grand Final | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 0-40 |
2016 NRL Grand Final | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 12-14 |
2018 NRL Grand Final | Sydney Roosters | 6-21 |
NRL Minor Premierships[]
Year | Wins |
---|---|
2011 NRL season | 19 |
2016 NRL season | 19 |
2017 NRL season | 20 |
2019 NRL season | 20 |
2021 NRL season | 21 |
NOTE: 2006, 2007 and 2008 titles stripped due to salary cap breach
NRL Under-20s Premierships[]
Year | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
2009 | Wests Tigers | 24-22 |
NOTE: The NRL Under-20s (National Youth Competition) ceased operation following the 2017 season.
World Club Challenge Titles[]
Year | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
2000 | St. Helens | 44-6 |
2013 | Leeds Rhinos | 18-14 |
2018 | Leeds Rhinos | 38-4 |
NOTE: 2010 title stripped due to salary cap breach
Finals Appearances[]
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Club Records[]
Winning Games[]
Top 10 Biggest Wins
# | Margin | Mel | Opp | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 64 | 64 | 0 | Wests Tigers | Docklands Stadium | 5 July 2001 |
64 | 68 | 4 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 4 August 2013 | |
3 | 60 | 70 | 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 March 2000 |
60 | 64 | 4 | Parramatta Eels | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 25 August 2013 | |
5 | 58 | 64 | 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 26 August 2017 |
6 | 56 | 62 | 6 | Gold Coast Chargers | Olympic Park | 31 May 1998 |
56 | 62 | 6 | Western Suburbs | Lathlain Oval | 8 May 1999 | |
8 | 54 | 64 | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Lang Park | 11 May 2019 |
9 | 52 | 66 | 14 | Penrith Panthers | Olympic Park | 2 July 2004 |
10 | 50 | 50 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Stadium Australia | 6 May 2021 |
50 | 66 | 16 | Wests Tigers | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 19 June 2021 |
Top 10 Highest Scores
# | Mel. | Opp. | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 70 | 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 March 2000 |
2 | 68 | 4 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 4 August 2013 |
3 | 66 | 14 | Penrith Panthers | Olympic Park | 2 July 2004 |
66 | 16 | Wests Tigers | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 19 June 2021 | |
5 | 64 | 0 | Wests Tigers | Docklands Stadium | 5 July 2001 |
64 | 4 | Parramatta Eels | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 25 August 2013 | |
64 | 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 26 August 2017 | |
64 | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Lang Park | 11 May 2019 | |
9 | 62 | 6 | Gold Coast Chargers | Olympic Park | 31 May 1998 |
62 | 6 | Western Suburbs | Lathlain Oval | 8 May 1999 |
Most Consecutive Wins
- 19, Round 4 (2 April 2021) - Round 23 (19 August 2021)
Biggest Comeback
Recovered from a 22-point deficit.
- Trailed Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22-0 after 32 minutes to win 36–32 at Shark Park (16 March 2003).[a]
Losing Games[]
Top 10 Biggest Losses
# | Margin | Mel | Opp | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46 | 4 | 50 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wollongong Showground | 4 June 2000 |
46 | 4 | 50 | Bulldogs | Sydney Showground | 10 August 2003 | |
3 | 44 | 10 | 54 | Parramatta Eels | Docklands Stadium | 20 July 2001 |
4 | 40 | 0 | 40 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Stadium Australia | 5 October 2008 |
5 | 39 | 0 | 39 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Stadium Australia | 14 July 2013 |
6 | 35 | 6 | 41 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 11 June 2000 |
7 | 32 | 6 | 38 | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 12 February 2000 |
32 | 16 | 48 | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 15 July 2001 | |
32 | 8 | 40 | North Queensland Cowboys | Willows Sports Complex | 25 March 2006 | |
32 | 6 | 38 | Sydney Roosters | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 14 June 2010 | |
32 | 8 | 40 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 4 September 2011 |
Top 10 Highest Scores Conceded
# | Opp. | Mel. | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 54 | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Docklands Stadium | 20 July 2001 |
2 | 50 | 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wollongong Showground | 4 June 2000 |
50 | 28 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 12 August 2001 | |
50 | 4 | Bulldogs | Sydney Showground | 10 August 2003 | |
5 | 48 | 16 | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 15 July 2001 |
48 | 20 | Brisbane Broncos | Olympic Park | 3 August 2002 | |
7 | 44 | 28 | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 5 April 2003 |
8 | 43 | 18 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Sydney Football Stadium | 19 September 2004 |
9 | 41 | 6 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 11 June 2000 |
41 | 14 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Sydney Football Stadium | 8 June 2003 |
Most Consecutive Losses
- 6, Round 7 (27 April 2002) - Round 13 (8 June 2002)
Worst Collapse
Surrendered an 18-point lead.
- Led Canberra Raiders 18-0 after 29 minutes to lose 22–18 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (17 August 2019).
Individual Records[]
Games for club[]
- NRL Games only
- Players that have played 150+ games for the club
Games | Player | Time span |
---|---|---|
430 | Cameron Smith | 2002–2020 |
323 | Cooper Cronk | 2004–2017 |
319 | Billy Slater | 2003–2018 |
272 | Jesse Bromwich | 2010–present |
265 | Ryan Hoffman | 2003–2010, 2012–2014 & 2018 |
262 | Matt Geyer | 1998–2008 |
215 | Will Chambers | 2007–2009 & 2012–2019 |
191 | Kenneath Bromwich | 2013–present |
179 | Kevin Proctor | 2008–2016 |
177 | Scott Hill | 1998–2006 |
175 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | 2009–2015 |
169 | Robbie Kearns | 1998–2005 |
157 | Dallas Johnson | 2003–2009 |
152 | Felise Kaufusi | 2015–present |
152 | Dale Finucane | 2015–2021 |
151 | Cameron Munster | 2014–present |
Try Scoring Records[]
Top 10 Most Tries For Club
Tries | Player | Time span |
---|---|---|
190 | Billy Slater | 2003–2018 |
113 | Matt Geyer | 1998–2008 |
96 | Josh Addo-Carr | 2017–2021 |
92 | Cooper Cronk | 2004–2017 |
86 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 2016-2020 |
84 | Will Chambers | 2007–2009 & 2012–2019 |
78 | Greg Inglis | 2005–2010 |
70 | Marcus Bai | 1998–2003 |
63 | Steven Bell | 2001-2005 |
61 | Ryan Hoffman | 2003–2010, 2012–2014 & 2018 |
Most Tries In A Match
Tries | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Josh Addo-Carr | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Stadium Australia | 6 May 2021 |
4 | Matt Geyer | Western Suburbs Magpies | Lathlain Park | 8 May 1999 |
Auckland Warriors | Olympic Park | 18 June 2000 | ||
Aaron Moule | Northern Eagles | Docklands Stadium | 13 April 2001 | |
Jake Webster | Wests Tigers | Olympic Park | 5 August 2006 | |
Billy Slater | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Docklands Stadium | 11 September 2009 | |
Sisa Waqa | Newcastle Knights | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 9 August 2014 | |
Suliasi Vunivalu | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 20 August 2016 | |
Ryan Papenhuyzen | Brisbane Broncos | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 2 April 2021 |
Most Tries In A Season
Current Record in Bold
Season | Player | Tries |
---|---|---|
1998 | Scott Hill | 14 |
Marcus Bai | ||
1999 | Matt Geyer | 20 |
Robbie Ross | ||
2000 | Matt Geyer | 14 |
2001 | Matt Orford | 15 |
Aaron Moule | ||
2002 | Aaron Moule | 17 |
2003 | Billy Slater | 19 |
2004 | Steven Bell | 18 |
2005 | Billy Slater | 20 |
2006 | Greg Inglis | 18 |
Steve Turner | ||
2007 | Israel Folau | 21 |
2008 | Greg Inglis | 17 |
2009 | Billy Slater | 19 |
2010 | Greg Inglis | 11 |
2011 | Cooper Cronk | 12 |
Matt Duffie | ||
Billy Slater | ||
2012 | Billy Slater | 16 |
2013 | Billy Slater | 18 |
2014 | Sisa Waqa | 18 |
2015 | Marika Koroibete | 15 |
2016 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 23 |
2017 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 23 |
Josh Addo-Carr | ||
2018 | Josh Addo-Carr | 18 |
2019 | Josh Addo-Carr | 16 |
2020 | Josh Addo-Carr | 16 |
2021 | Josh Addo-Carr | 23 |
Points Scoring Records[]
Top 10 Most Points For Club
Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Time span |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2786 | Cameron Smith | 48 | 1295 | 4 | 2002-2020[b] |
877 | Matt Orford | 52 | 333 | 3 | 2001-2005 |
760 | Billy Slater | 190 | 0 | 0 | 2003-2018 |
662 | Matt Geyer | 113 | 105 | 0 | 1998-2008 |
390 | Cooper Cronk | 92 | 1 | 20 | 2004-2017 |
386 | Josh Addo-Carr | 96 | 1 | 0 | 2017-2021 |
344 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2016-2020 |
333 | Greg Inglis | 78 | 9 | 3 | 2005-2010 |
332 | Will Chambers | 82 | 2 | 0 | 2007-2009 & 2012-2019 |
282 | Marcus Bai | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1998-2003 |
Most Points In A Season
Current Record in Bold
Season | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Craig Smith | 2 | 51 | 0 | 110 |
1999 | Matt Geyer | 20 | 81 | 0 | 242 |
2000 | Tasesa Lavea | 7 | 81 | 0 | 190 |
2001 | Matt Orford | 15 | 78 | 0 | 216 |
2002 | Matt Orford | 8 | 62 | 0 | 156 |
2003 | Matt Orford | 8 | 74 | 0 | 180 |
2004 | Matt Orford | 10 | 56 | 1 | 153 |
2005 | Matt Orford | 11 | 63 | 2 | 172 |
2006 | Cameron Smith | 5 | 79 | 0 | 178 |
2007 | Cameron Smith | 4 | 88 | 0 | 192 |
2008 | Cameron Smith | 4 | 77 | 0 | 170 |
2009 | Cameron Smith | 3 | 65 | 0 | 142 |
2010 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 54 | 0 | 116 |
2011 | Cameron Smith | 5 | 79 | 0 | 178 |
2012 | Cameron Smith | 5 | 79 | 0 | 178 |
2013 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 78 | 0 | 164 |
2014 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 68 | 1 | 145 |
2015 | Cameron Smith | 1 | 71 | 0 | 146 |
2016 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 92 | 2 | 194 |
2017 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 92 | 0 | 192 |
2018 | Cameron Smith | 1 | 98 | 1 | 201 |
2019 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 104 | 0 | 216 |
2020 | Cameron Smith | 3 | 86 | 0 | 184 |
2021 | Ryan Papenhuyzen | 14 | 49 | 2[c] | 157 |
Top 10 Most Points In a Game
# | Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | Matt Geyer | 4 | 9 | 0 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Lathlain Park | 8 May 1999 |
2 | 26 | Ryan Papenhuyzen | 4 | 5 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 2 April 2021 |
3 | 24 | Joseph Tomane | 3 | 6 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos | Olympic Park | 5 June 2009 |
24 | Tasesa Lavea | 2 | 8 | 0 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 March 2000 | |
24 | Matt Geyer | 2 | 8 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Olympic Park | 24 April 1999 | |
24 | Matt Orford | 1 | 10 | 0 | Wests Tigers | Docklands Stadium | 5 July 2001 | |
24 | Josh Addo-Carr | 6 | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Stadium Australia | 6 May 2021 | |
24 | Ryan Papenhuyzen | 2 | 7 | 1[d] | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 10 September 2021 | |
9 | 22 | Matt Orford | 2 | 7 | 0 | Penrith Panthers | Panthers Stadium | 29 April 2001 |
22 | Cameron Smith | 1 | 9 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 26 August 2017 | |
22 | Matt Orford | 0 | 11 | 0 | Penrith Panthers | Olympic Park | 2 July 2004 | |
22 | Nicho Hynes | 1 | 9 | 0 | Wests Tigers | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 19 June 2021 |
Most Goals In A Game
- 11, Matt Orford - July 2, 2004 vs Penrith Panthers at Olympic Park
Age Records[]
Oldest Player Fielded
- 37 years and 129 days, Cameron Smith - October 25, 2020 vs Penrith Panthers at Stadium Australia
Youngest Player Fielded
- 17 years and 347 days, Israel Folau - March 16, 2007 vs Wests Tigers at Olympic Park
Discipline[]
Players sent off
Year | Round | Player | Opponent | Referee(s) | Offence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Round 24 | Rodney Howe | Northern Eagles | Sean Hampstead | High tackle |
2002 | Round 14 | Shane Walker | St George Illawarra Dragons | Sean Hampstead | High tackle |
2004 | Round 19 | Danny Williams | Wests Tigers | Gavin Badger | Striking |
2008 | Round 2 | Brett White | Cronulla Sharks | Tony Archer | Fighting |
2009 | Round 15 | Dane Nielsen | Wests Tigers | Steve Lyons Ashley Klein |
High tackle |
2011 | Round 25 | Adam Blair | Manly Sea Eagles | Shayne Hayne Gavin Badger |
Fighting |
2018 | Round 11 | Curtis Scott | Manly Sea Eagles | Henry Perenara Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski |
Striking/Fighting |
Most sin bins - career
- 5 — Cameron Munster - 2017 R20, 2017 QF, 2018 R23, 2018 GF (twice)
Longest suspensions
Year | Round | Player | Offence & Grade | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | N/A | Rodney Howe | Doping | 22 matches |
2004 | Round 19 | Danny Williams | Striking (Ungraded) | 18 matches |
2006 | Round 9 | Michael Crocker | Dangerous throw (Grade 4) | 9 matches (965 demerit points) |
2000 | Round 15 | Stephen Kearney | Dangerous throw (Grade 3) | 8 matches (884 demerit points) |
2006 | Round 4 | Billy Slater | Kicking (Grade 5) | 7 matches (788 demerit points) |
2014 | Round 3 | Jordan McLean | Dangerous throw (Grade 2) | 7 matches (700 demerit points) |
2001 | Round 1 | Rodney Howe | Reckless high tackle (Grade 3) | 6 matches (633 demerit points) |
1999 | Round 3 | Stephen Kearney | Dangerous throw (Grade 1) | 5 matches (515 demerit points) |
Captains and coaches[]
Captains[]
This is the complete list of all players that have captained the Melbourne Storm Rugby League club in an NRL game since 1998. Order is dictated by the year and round in which each player first captained the team. Between 2006 and 2007 the club had a rotating captains policy, so there were a large number of players listed as captain during this time. Cameron Smith, the clubs longest serving captain, captained his first game during this period (Round 3 2006) even though he did not become the permanent Captain until Round 18 in 2007, this makes him the clubs 11th Captain. Following the retirement of Smith in early 2021, the club announced that Jesse Bromwich and Dale Finucane would take over the captaincy as club co-captains with Bromwich assuming sole captaincy with the departure of Finucane at seasons end.
# | Name | First Game as Captain | Last Game as Captain | Total Games as captain |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glenn Lazarus | Rd 1, 1998 | Grand Final, 1999 | 44 |
2 | Tawera Nikau | Rd 13, 1998 | Rd 17, 1999 | 11 |
3 | Robbie Kearns | Rd 1, 2000 | Qualifying Final, 2005 | 82 |
4 | Stephen Kearney | Rd 14, 2000 | Semi Final, 2004 | 55 |
5 | Richard Swain | Rd 16, 2000 | Rd 18, 2000 | 2 |
6 | Robbie Ross | Rd 13, 2001 | Rd 13, 2001 | 1 |
7 | Rodney Howe | Rd 14, 2001 | Rd 26, 2004 | 14 |
8 | Matt Orford | Semi Final, 2005 | Semi Final, 2005 | 1 |
9 | David Kidwell | Rd 1, 2006 | Preliminary Final, 2006 | 8 |
10 | Scott Hill | Rd 2, 2006 | Rd 24, 2006 | 5 |
11 | Cameron Smith | Rd 3, 2006 | Grand Final, 2020 | 327 |
12 | Matt Geyer | Rd 4, 2006 | Rd 17, 2007 | 12 |
13 | Michael Crocker | Rd 8, 2006 | Rd 8, 2006 | 1 |
14 | Cooper Cronk | Rd 2, 2007 | Rd 13, 2017 | 20 |
15 | Dallas Johnson | Rd 3, 2007 | Rd 3, 2007 | 1 |
16 | Matt King | Rd 8, 2007 | Rd 14, 2007 | 2 |
17 | Adam Blair | Rd 14, 2010 | Rd 14, 2011 | 2 |
18 | Ryan Hoffman | Rd 14, 2012 | Rd 18, 2012 | 4 |
19 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | Rd 15, 2013 | Rd 14, 2015 | 4 |
20 | Jesse Bromwich | Rd 15, 2016 | Incumbent | 30[e] |
21 | Billy Slater | Rd 11, 2018 | Rd 11, 2018 | 1 |
22 | Kenny Bromwich | Rd 15, 2020 | Rd 15, 2020 | 1 |
23 | Ryan Papenhuyzen | Rd 20, 2020 | Rd 20, 2020 | 1 |
24 | Dale Finucane | Rd 7, 2021 | Preliminary Final, 2021 | 17[f] |
Coaches[]
NRL[]
# | Name | Tenure | Games | W | D | L | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Anderson | 1998 - Round 7, 2001 | 89 | 53 | 2 | 30 | 59.6% |
2 | Mark Murray | Round 8, 2001 - 2002 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 41.9% |
3 | Craig Bellamy | 2003–Present | 497 | 349 | 2 | 146 | 70.2% |
NRL Under-20s[]
# | Name | Tenure | Games | W | D | L | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brad Arthur | 2008–2009 | 51 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 58.8% |
2 | Dean Pay | 2010–2012 | 74 | 37 | 4 | 33 | 50.0% |
3 | Anthony Seibold | 2013 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 45.8% |
4 | Matt Adamson | 2014 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 50.0% |
5 | Marc Brentnall | 2015 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 41.7% |
6 | Eric Smith | 2016–2017 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 36.2% |
Individual Competition Honours[]
NRL[]
NRL Hall of Fame Inducted for their contribution to the rugby league in Australia and New Zealand.
- 2008 - Glenn Lazarus (95th Inductee)
Clive Churchill Medal Awarded to NRL Grand Final Player of the Match
- 1999 – Brett Kimmorley
- 2007 – Greg Inglis
- 2009 – Billy Slater
- 2012 – Cooper Cronk
- 2017 – Billy Slater
- 2020 – Ryan Papenhuyzen
Dally M Medal Awarded to NRL Season Player of the Year
- 2006 – Cameron Smith
- 2011 – Billy Slater
- 2013 – Cooper Cronk
- 2016 – Cooper Cronk
- 2017 – Cameron Smith
Preston Campbell Medal Awarded to NRL All-Stars Player of the Match
State of Origin[]
Wally Lewis Medal Awarded to State of Origin series Player of the Year
- 2007 – Cameron Smith
- 2009 – Greg Inglis
- 2010 – Billy Slater
- 2011 – Cameron Smith
- 2013 – Cameron Smith
- 2016 – Cameron Smith
- 2018 – Billy Slater
- 2020 – Cameron Munster
Ron McAuliffe Medal Awarded to Queensland State of Origin Player of the Year
- 2005 – Cameron Smith
- 2007 – Cameron Smith
- 2009 – Greg Inglis
- 2013 – Cameron Smith
- 2015 – Cameron Smith
Brad Fittler Medal Awarded to New South Wales State of Origin Player of the Year
- 2005 – Matt King
- 2014 – Ryan Hoffman
State of Origin Man of the Match Awarded at the end of each State of Origin game.
- 1998 (Game 2) - Rodney Howe
- 2004 (Game 2) - Billy Slater
- 2007 (Game 1) - Cameron Smith
- 2008 (Game 2) - Greg Inglis
- 2008 (Game 3) - Israel Folau
- 2010 (Game 3) - Billy Slater
- 2011 (Game 1) - Cameron Smith
- 2011 (Game 3) - Cameron Smith
- 2013 (Game 2) - Cameron Smith
- 2015 (Game 1) - Cameron Smith
- 2016 (Game 2) - Cameron Smith
- 2017 (Game 3) - Cameron Smith
- 2018 (Game 3) - Billy Slater
- 2020 (Game 3) - Cameron Munster
International[]
Golden Boot Award Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year
- 2007 – Cameron Smith
- 2008 – Billy Slater
- 2009 – Greg Inglis
- – Cooper Cronk
- – Cameron Smith
Rugby League International Federation Player of the Year Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year
- 2008 – Billy Slater
- 2011 – Billy Slater
- 2012 – Cameron Smith
World Club Challenge Medal Awarded to World Club Challenge Player of the Match
Other Awards[]
Rugby League Players Association[7][8]
- 2006 Best Back – Greg Inglis
- 2006 Men's Academic Player of the Year – Matt Geyer
- 2013 Men's Academic Player of the Year – Bryan Norrie
- 2014 NYC Academic Player of the Year (Education) – Christian Welch
- 2017 NYC Player of the Year – Harry Grant
- 2015 Rookie of the Year – Cameron Munster
- 2017 The Players' 13 Dream Team – Cameron Smith
- 2018 The Players' 13 Dream Team – Cameron Munster & Nelson Asofa-Solomona
- 2019 The Players' 13 Dream Team – Cameron Munster, Cameron Smith & Kenny Bromwich
- 2020 The Players' 13 Dream Team – Cameron Smith
- 2021 The Players' 13 Dream Team – Justin Olam & Brandon Smith
Sprit of ANZAC Medal Awarded to the Michael Moore Trophy Player of the ANZAC Day Match against the New Zealand Warriors.
- 2009 – Adam Blair
- 2010 – Cooper Cronk
- 2012 – Kevin Proctor
- 2013 – Ryan Hoffman
- 2016 – Tohu Harris
- 2017 – Nelson Asofa-Solomona
- 2018 – Billy Slater
- 2019 – Cameron Smith
- 2021 – Jahrome Hughes
National Youth Competition[]
Jack Gibson Medal Awarded to National Youth Competition Grand Final Player of the Match
- 2009 – Luke Kelly
NRL Under-20s Player of the Year
Melbourne Storm Pre-Season[]
I Don’t Quit Iron Bar Awarded to the best newly recruited player during pre-season boot camp and nominated by military facilitators.
- 2009- Ryan Hinchcliffe
- 2010-
- 2011-
- 2012-
- 2013-
- 2014- Matt Duffie[9]
- 2015-
- 2016- Dale Finucane[10]
- 2017- Brandon Smith[11]
- 2018-
- 2019- Tom Eisenhuth [12]
- 2020- Aaron Booth[13]
- 2021-Josh King[14][15]
Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards[]
The below awards are all handed out at the annual Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards night held at the conclusion of the NRL season.
Player of the Year[]
- 1998 - Robbie Kearns
- 1999 - Brett Kimmorley
- 2000 - Rodney Howe
- 2001 - Richard Swain
- 2002 - Rodney Howe (2nd)
- 2003 - Robbie Kearns (2nd)
- 2004 - Matt Orford
- 2005 - Cameron Smith
- 2006 - Cameron Smith (2nd)
- 2007 - Cameron Smith (3rd)
- 2008 - Billy Slater
- 2009 - Billy Slater (2nd)
- 2010 - Ryan Hinchcliffe
- 2011 - Cameron Smith (4th)
- 2012 - Cameron Smith (5th)
- 2013 - Cameron Smith (6th)
- 2014 - Jesse Bromwich
- 2015 - Jesse Bromwich (2nd)
- 2016 - Jesse Bromwich (3rd)
- 2017 - Cameron Smith (7th)
- 2018 - Cameron Munster
- 2019 - Dale Finucane
- 2020 - Cameron Smith (8th)
- 2021 - Jahrome Hughes
Members' Player of the Year[]
- 2007 - Billy Slater
- 2008 - Billy Slater
- 2009 - Billy Slater
- 2010 - Cooper Cronk
- 2011 - Cooper Cronk
- 2012 - Ryan Hoffman
- 2013 - Cameron Smith
- 2014 - Cooper Cronk
- 2015 -
- 2016 - Cameron Smith
- 2017 - Cameron Smith
- 2018 - Cameron Munster
- 2019 - Cameron Smith
- 2020 - Ryan Papenhuyzen
- 2021 - Jahrome Hughes
Billy Slater Rookie of the Year[]
Award renamed "Billy Slater Rookie of the Year Award" as of 2018 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.
- 1998 - Ben Roarty
- 1999 - Matt Rua
- 2000 - Tasesa Lavea
- 2001 - Steven Bell
- 2002 - Michael Russo
- 2003 - Cameron Smith
- 2004 - Matt King
- 2005 - Brett White
- 2006 - Adam Blair
- 2007 - Israel Folau
- 2008 - Aiden Tolman
- 2009 - Kevin Proctor
- 2010 - Matt Duffie
- 2011 - Gareth Widdop & Jesse Bromwich
- 2012 - Mahe Fonua
- 2013 - Tohu Harris
- 2014 - Kurt Mann
- 2015 - Cameron Munster
- 2016 - Suliasi Vunivalu
- 2017 - Curtis Scott
- 2018 - Brandon Smith
- 2019 - Ryan Papenhuyzen
- 2020 - Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
- 2021 - Dean Ieremia
Most Improved Player of the Year[]
- 2005 - Jake Webster
- 2006 - Cooper Cronk
- 2007 - Jeff Lima
- 2008 - Sika Manu
- 2009 - Aiden Tolman
- 2010 - Dane Neilsen
- 2011 - Kevin Proctor
- 2012 - Sisa Waqa
- 2013 - Kenny Bromwich
- 2014 - Jordan McLean
- 2015 - Tim Glasby
- 2016 - Cameron Munster
- 2017 - Felise Kaufusi
- 2018 - Christian Welch
- 2019 - Tui Kamikamica
- 2020 - Justin Olam
- 2021 - Nicho Hynes
Back of the Year[]
- 2005 - Matt King
- 2006 - Greg Inglis
- 2007 - Billy Slater
- 2008 - Cooper Cronk
- 2009 - Greg Inglis
- 2010 - Cooper Cronk
- 2011 - Billy Slater
- 2012 - Cooper Cronk
- 2013 - Cooper Cronk
- 2014 - Cooper Cronk
- 2015 - Cameron Munster
- 2016 - Cooper Cronk
- 2017 - Will Chambers
- 2018 - Billy Slater
- 2019 - Jahrome Hughes
- 2020 - Ryan Papenhuyzen
- 2021 - Ryan Papenhuyzen
Forward of the Year[]
- 2005 - Dallas Johnson
- 2006 - Ryan Hoffman
- 2007 - Dallas Johnson
- 2008 - Jeff Lima
- 2009 - Cameron Smith
- 2010 - Cameron Smith
- 2011 - Ryan Hinchcliffe
- 2012 - Ryan Hoffman
- 2013 - Jesse Bromwich
- 2014 - Cameron Smith
- 2015 - Cameron Smith
- 2016 - Cameron Smith
- 2017 - Jesse Bromwich
- 2018 - Dale Finucane
- 2019 - Cameron Smith
- 2020 - Brandon Smith
- 2021 - Brandon Smith
Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year[]
Award renamed "Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year Award" as of 2017 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.
- 2010 - Jesse Bromwich[g]
- 2016 - Joe Stimson
- 2017 - Brodie Croft
- 2018 - Scott Drinkwater
- 2019 - Harry Grant
- 2020 - Isaac Lumelume
- 2021 - Marion Seve
Darren Bell U20’s Player of the Year[]
Award renamed "Darren Bell Under 20’s Player of the Year Award" after the death of the Melbourne Storm Recruitment Scout in 2011.
- 2008 -
- 2009 - Gareth Widdop
- 2010 - Tohu Harris
- 2011 - Slade Griffin
- 2012 - Young Tonumaipea
- 2013 -
- 2014 - Nelson Asofa-Solomona
- 2015 -
- 2016 -
- 2017 - Harry Grant
- 2018 -
- 2019 -
Mick Moore Club Person of the Year[]
Best Try of the Year[]
- 2017 - Kenny Bromwich qualifying final vs Parramatta
- 2018 - Josh Addo-Carr Round 8 vs New Zealand
- 2019 - Josh Addo-Carr Semi-Final vs Parramatta
- 2020 - Ryan Papenhuyzen Round 12 vs Newcastle
- 2021 - George Jennings Round 18 vs Newcastle
Stadium records[]
- For consistency due to continual sponsorship changes over time, stadiums are listed as their official or most well known name
Primary Home Grounds used by the Storm[]
From | To | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | 2000 | Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 |
2001 | 2001 | Docklands Stadium | 56,347 |
2002 | 2009 | Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 |
2010 | present | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | 30,050 |
Secondary Home Grounds used by the Storm[]
From | To | Stadium | Capacity | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 1999 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 45,500 | Used for the semi final vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and preliminary final vs Parramatta Eels, on match records Melbourne are listed as the first team therefore are the home team. |
2000 | 2000 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 100,000 | Used for two blockbuster games vs St. George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. |
2006 | 2006 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 83,500 | Used for the preliminary final vs St. George Illawarra Dragons. Since this match all home finals have been played in Melbourne (except for 2020 & 2021). |
2007 | 2010 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 56,347 | Used for sporadic regular season games and finals games. Has not been used since the opening of the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. |
2015 | 2015 | McLean Park, Napier | 19,700 | Used for one home game in 2015; was the first time the club sold a regular season home game outside Melbourne. |
2016 | present | Lang Park, Brisbane | 52,500 | Used for one annual double-header game (2016–18), NRL Magic Round (2019, 2021–22). In 2020 was used for one home game and two home finals; in 2021 was used for two home games due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate. |
2020 | 2020 | Kogarah Oval, Sydney | 20,500 | Used for one home game due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate. |
2020 | 2021 | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | 12,000 | Used for six home games in 2020 and three home games and one home final in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate. |
2021 | 2021 | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 27,400 | Used for one home game in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate. |
Attendances[]
NOTE: From 2016–18 Melbourne Storm played one "home" fixture per year at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane as part of a Double Header. These statistics have not been included on this table below as the Suncorp Stadium capacity is significantly higher than home venues in Melbourne and crowd numbers are distorted due to the games being double headers because it is not known how much of the crowd is there for the Storm games and how many are there for the other featured game.
Top 5 Home Attendances (Regular Season) - Home Games played in Melbourne[]
Crowd | Stadium | Opponent | Comment | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
28,716 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | New Zealand Warriors | ANZAC Day | 25/04/2014 |
25,731 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | New Zealand Warriors | ANZAC Day | 25/04/2018 |
25,480 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | New Zealand Warriors | ANZAC Day | 25/04/2013 |
25,480 | Docklands Stadium | St George Illawarra Dragons | - | 2/04/2010 |
24,135 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | Cronulla Sharks | - | 3/09/2016 |
Top 5 Home Attendances (Finals)[]
Crowd | Stadium | Opponent | Comment | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
37,112 | Lang Park | Canberra Raiders | Preliminary final | 16/10/2020 |
33,427 | Docklands Stadium | Parramatta Eels | Preliminary final | 23/09/2007 |
29,315 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | North Queensland Cowboys | Preliminary final | 26/09/2015 |
28,821 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | Brisbane Broncos | Preliminary final | 22/09/2017 |
28,580 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium | New Zealand Warriors | Preliminary final | 24/09/2011 |
Uniform sponsors and manufacturers[]
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor (Main) | Chest Sponsor (Minor) | Back Sponsors (top) | Back Sponsors (bottom) | Sleeve Sponsors | Shorts Sponsors (front) | Shorts Sponsors (back) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Nike | — | — | Player Names | — | None (R1 - late 98) Honda (late 98 - Finals) |
— | — |
1999 | Fila | — | — | Player Names | — | Honda | — | — |
2000 | Fila | — | — | Player Names | — | Honda | — | — |
2001 | Fila | Adecco | — | Player Names | — | Honda | Accpac | — |
2002 | Fila | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | Honda | Accpac | Europcar |
2003 | Canterbury | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | Honda | Accpac | Crazy John's |
2004 | Canterbury | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | — | — | — |
2005 | Reebok | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | Medibank Private | — | — |
2006 | Reebok | Medibank Private | — | Hostplus | Hostplus | None (R1-R6) Mortgage House (R7 - GF) |
None (R1 - R26) Jayco (Finals) |
None (R1 - R26) Jayco (Finals) |
2007 | Reebok | Medibank Private | — | Hostplus | Hostplus | Mortgage House | Jayco | Jayco |
2008 | Reebok | Medibank Private | — | Hostplus | Hostplus | Suzuki | Jayco | Jayco |
2009 | KooGa | ME Bank | — | Hostplus | Hostplus | Suzuki | Jayco | Jayco |
2010 | KooGa | ME Bank (R1 - R6) Jayco (R7 - R26) |
— | Hostplus (R1 - R6) Suzuki (R7 - R26) |
Hostplus (R1 - R6) Jayco (R7 - R26) |
Suzuki | Makita | Jayco |
2011 | KooGa | Crown | — | None (R1- R26) Harvey Norman (Finals) |
None (R1- R26) Harvey Norman (Finals) |
Suzuki | Makita | Jayco |
2012 | KooGa | Crown | — | None (R1- R10) Programmed (R11 - Finals) |
None (R1 - R26) Anzac Biscuits (Finals) |
Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2013 | KooGa | Crown | — | Programmed | None (R1 - R16) Tigerair (R17 - Finals) |
Suzuki | None (R1 - R26) Hostplus (Finals) |
None (R1 - R26) Hostplus |
2014 | BLK | Crown Resorts | — | Programmed | Tigerair | Suzuki | @Storm or blank (R1 - R23) Jayco |
@Storm (R1 - R9) Lumo (R10 - Finals) |
2015 | BLK | Crown Resorts | Spot Jobs | PSC Insurance Brokers | Tigerair | Suzuki | Whitehorse Truck Centre | Metsal |
2016 | Star Athletic | Crown Resorts | Spot Jobs | Hostplus | Tigerair | Suzuki | Whitehorse Truck Centre | Metsal |
2017 | ISC | Crown Resorts | Tigerair | Hostplus | Tigerair | Suzuki | Fuso | None (R1 - R12) Quit2beFit (R13 - Finals) |
2018 | ISC | Crown Resorts | Tigerair | Fuso | Tigerair | Suzuki | Hostplus | Hostplus |
2019 | ISC | Purple Bricks | Tigerair | Fuso | Tigerair | Suzuki | Hostplus | Hostplus |
2020 | ISC | RedZed Lending Solutions | Tigerair (R1 - R17) Rockcote (R18 - Finals) |
Grill'd | Tigerair (R1 - R17) fuelyourlife.com.au (Rd 18 - Finals) |
Suzuki | Hostplus | Hostplus |
2021 | Castore | RedZed Lending Solutions | Suzuki | Grill'd | Tradie | None (R1 - R3) Carsales (R4 - ) |
Hostplus | Hostplus |
Life Members[]
Starting in 2005, Melbourne Storm has recognised significant figures in the history of the club, by awarding them life membership.[16]
- 2005 – Robbie Kearns & Matt Geyer
- 2006 – Chris Anderson, John Ribot & Scott Hill
- 2007 – Greg Brentnall
- 2008 – Dallas Johnson
- 2009 – Cameron Smith
- 2010 – Craig Bellamy & Stephen Kearney
- 2011 – Peter Robinson, Billy Slater & Jonce Dimovski
- 2012 – Cooper Cronk & Alex Corvo
- 2013 – Ryan Hoffman
- 2014 – No inductees
- 2015 – Ryan Hinchcliffe & Julie Cliff
- 2016 – Brian Phelan
- 2017 – Frank Ponnisi
- 2018 – Jesse Bromwich, Adam O'Brien & John Donehue
- 2019 – Will Chambers
- 2020 – No inductees
Notes[]
- ^ This game is also notable as it was Billy Slater's debut NRL game.
- ^ Cameron Smith's total is also the current League Record
- ^ 1x1 point field goal, 1x2 point field goal
- ^ 2 point field goal
- ^ 6 games prior to 2021; 15 games as co-captain with Dale Finucane in 2021
- ^ 15 games as co-captain with Jesse Bromwich in 2021
- ^ NSW Cup Player of the Year
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- ^ Middleton, David. 2021 Official Rugby League Annual. Roseville: League Information Services.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm - Coaches". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Storm Coaches - 18th Man". 18thman.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "RLP Honour Roll". Rugby League Players Association. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "The Players' Champion". Rugby League Players Association. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Smart, Nick (22 December 2013). "Melbourne Storm players endure brutal boot camp". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Dan (29 May 2016). "NRL 2016: Inside Craig Bellamy's brutal bootcamp acid test for Melbourne Storm recruits". Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Dan (20 September 2018). "Storm's treasured scrap metal trophy signals Smith's rise". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Ward, Roy (19 December 2018). "Ryan Hinchcliffe back at Storm and straight into 'I Don't Quit' camp". Sydney Morning Hearld. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Gardiner, Gilbert (21 December 2019). "Melbourne Storm forward Max King reveals pain behind Craig Bellamy's preseason boot camp". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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