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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 of the end of the 2024 NRL season.

Sources of information: Rugby League Project [1] and Rugby League Tables [2]

Melbourne Storm Win–loss record

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Overall

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Played Wins Draws Losses Points for Average Points for Against Points Average Points against Win%
709 473 6 230 17,420 24.57 11,824 16.67 67.14%

Melbourne Storm Win–loss records

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Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Western Suburbs Magpies 4 4 0 0 100
Dolphins 3 3 0 0 100
Adelaide Rams 1 1 0 0 100
Gold Coast Chargers 1 1 0 0 100
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41 34 0 7 82.92
Illawarra Steelers 2 1 1 0 75.00
Gold Coast Titans 28 21 0 7 75.00
Brisbane Broncos 57 42 1 14 74.10
North Queensland Cowboys 45 32 0 13 71.11
St George Illawarra Dragons 42 29 1 12 70.23
Canberra Raiders 54 38 0 16 70.37
Wests Tigers 38 26 0 12 68.42
New Zealand Warriors 52 34 2 16 67.30
Penrith Panthers 47 31 0 16 65.96
Newcastle Knights 48 31 0 17 64.58
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 47 30 0 17 63.83
Sydney Roosters 51 32 0 19 62.75
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 45 26 1 18 58.88
Northern Eagles 5 3 0 2 60.00
Parramatta Eels 46 28 0 18 60.86
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 46 24 0 22 52.17
Balmain Tigers 2 1 0 1 50.00
North Sydney Bears 3 1 0 2 33.33
St. George Dragons 1 0 0 1 00.00

Note: Active opponents in bold

Club honours

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NRL Premierships

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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

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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
2024 NRL Grand Final Penrith Panthers 6–14

NRL Minor Premierships

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Year Wins
2011 NRL season 19
2016 NRL season 19
2017 NRL season 20
2019 NRL season 20
2021 NRL season 21
2024 NRL season 19

NOTE: 2006, 2007 and 2008 titles stripped due to salary cap breach.

NRL Under-20s Premierships

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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

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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

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1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Club Records

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Winning Games

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Top 10 Biggest Wins

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Rank 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
60 70 10 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022
6 58 64 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 26 August 2017
7 56 62 6 Gold Coast Chargers Olympic Park 31 May 1998
56 62 6 Western Suburbs Lathlain Oval 8 May 1999
9 54 64 10 Parramatta Eels Lang Park 11 May 2019
10 52 66 14 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park 2 July 2004

Top 10 Highest Scores

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Rank Mel. Opp. Opponent Venue Date
1 70 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Cricket Ground 3 March 2000
70 10 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022
3 68 4 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 4 August 2013
4 66 14 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park 2 July 2004
66 16 Wests Tigers Sunshine Coast Stadium 19 June 2021
6 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
10 62 6 Gold Coast Chargers Olympic Park 31 May 1998
62 6 Western Suburbs Lathlain Oval 8 May 1999

Most Consecutive Wins

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  • 19, Round 4 (2 April 2021) — Round 23 (19 August 2021)

Biggest Comeback

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Recovered from a 22-point deficit.

Losing Games

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Top 10 Biggest Losses

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Rank 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 34 4 38 Penrith Panthers Stadium Australia 22 September 2023
8 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

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Rank 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 45 20 North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Stadium 4 June 2023
8 44 28 Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 5 April 2003
9 43 18 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Football Stadium 19 September 2004
10 41 6 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 11 June 2000
41 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Football Stadium 8 June 2003

Most Consecutive Losses

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  • 6, Round 7 (27 April 2002) – Round 13 (8 June 2002)

Worst Collapse

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Surrendered an 18-point lead.

Individual Records

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Games for club

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  • 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
295 Jesse Bromwich 2010–2022
265 Ryan Hoffman 2003–2010, 2012–2014 & 2018
262 Matt Geyer 1998–2008
216 Kenneath Bromwich 2013–2022
215 Will Chambers 2007–2009 & 2012–2019
212 Cameron Munster 2014–present
203 Nelson Asofa-Solomona 2015–present
179 Kevin Proctor 2008–2016
177 Scott Hill 1998–2006
175 Ryan Hinchcliffe 2009–2015
173 Felise Kaufusi 2015–2022
169 Robbie Kearns 1998–2005
163 Christian Welch 2015–present
157 Dallas Johnson 2003–2009
152 Dale Finucane 2015–2021

Try Scoring Records

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Top 10 Most Tries For Club

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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

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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
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 3 April 2022
Xavier Coates New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022
Will Warbrick Wests Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium 17 June 2023

Most Tries In A Season

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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
2022 Xavier Coates 16
2023 Will Warbrick 17
2024 Will Warbrick 15

Points Scoring Records

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Top 10 Most Points For Club

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Points Player Tries Goals Field Goals[b] Time span
2786 Cameron Smith 48 1295 4/0 2002–2020[c]
877 Matt Orford 52 333 3/0 2001–2005
760 Billy Slater 190 0 0/0 2003–2018
662 Matt Geyer 113 105 0/0 1998–2008
602 Nick Meaney 28 245 0/0 2022–present
454 Ryan Papenhuyzen 62 100 5/1 2019–present
390 Cooper Cronk 92 1 20/0 2004–2017
386 Josh Addo-Carr 96 1 0/0 2017–2021
344 Suliasi Vunivalu 86 0 0/0 2016–2020
333 Greg Inglis 78 9 3/0 2005–2010

Most Points In A Season

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Current Record in Bold

Season Player Tries Goals Field Goals [d] Points
1998 Craig Smith 2 51 0/0 110
1999 Matt Geyer 20 81 0/0 242
2000 Tasesa Lavea 7 81 0/0 190
2001 Matt Orford 15 78 0/0 216
2002 Matt Orford 8 62 0/0 156
2003 Matt Orford 8 74 0/0 180
2004 Matt Orford 10 56 1/0 153
2005 Matt Orford 11 63 2/0 172
2006 Cameron Smith 5 79 0/0 178
2007 Cameron Smith 4 88 0/0 192
2008 Cameron Smith 4 77 0/0 170
2009 Cameron Smith 3 65 0/0 142
2010 Cameron Smith 2 54 0/0 116
2011 Cameron Smith 5 79 0/0 178
2012 Cameron Smith 5 79 0/0 178
2013 Cameron Smith 2 78 0/0 164
2014 Cameron Smith 2 68 1/0 145
2015 Cameron Smith 1 71 0/0 146
2016 Cameron Smith 2 92 2/0 194
2017 Cameron Smith 2 92 0/0 192
2018 Cameron Smith 1 98 1/0 201
2019 Cameron Smith 2 104 0/0 216
2020 Cameron Smith 3 86 0/0 184
2021 Ryan Papenhuyzen 14 49 1/1 157
2022 Nick Meaney 13 48 0/0 148
2023 Nick Meaney 10 91 0/0 222
2024 Nick Meaney 5 106 0/0 232

Top 10 Most Points In a Game

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Rank 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 28 Ryan Papenhuyzen 4 6 0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 3 April 2022
3 26 Ryan Papenhuyzen 4 5 0 Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 2 April 2021
4 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[e] Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunshine Coast Stadium 10 September 2021
10 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
22 Ryan Papenhuyzen 2 7 0 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022

Most Goals In A Game

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Age Records

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Oldest Player Fielded

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Youngest Player Fielded

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Relationship Records

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Father/Son relationships

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Storm Cap No. Father Storm Cap No. Son
71 Alex Chan 233 Joe Chan

Notable Storm relationships

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Anderson family
Bromwich brothers
Chan family
  • Alex Chan Melbourne Storm player (2004–2005)
  • Joe Chan Melbourne Storm player (2023–present)
Cross brothers
Johns family
Kaufusi brothers
MacDougall brothers
Walters family

Discipline

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Players sent off

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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

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  • 7 — Billy Slater: 2006 R21, 2008 R19, 2008 R26, 2010 R13, 2012 R10, 2013 R6, 2014 R2
  • 6 — Cameron Munster: 2017 R20, 2017 QF, 2018 R23, 2018 GF (twice), 2024 R7
  • 6 — Nelson Asofa-Solomona: 2019 PF, 2020 R15, 2021 R5, 2021 R15, 2024 R24, 2024 PF

Longest suspensions

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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)
2024 Preliminary final Nelson Asofa-Solomona High tackle – careless (Grade 3) 5 matches

Honour Roll

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Captains

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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 club's 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, the club used co-captains during the 2021 and 2022 seasons before reverting to a single captain for 2023. The incumbent captain is Harry Grant.[3][4][5]

Source:[6][7]

# 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 328
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 21
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 14, 2012 1
19 Ryan Hinchcliffe Rd 15, 2013 Rd 14, 2015 4
20 Jesse Bromwich Rd 15, 2016 Elimination final, 2022 44[f]
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 25, 2024 2[g]
24 Dale Finucane Rd 7, 2021 Preliminary final, 2021 17[h]
25 Christian Welch Rd 1, 2022 Preliminary final, 2023 26
26 Jahrome Hughes Rd 6, 2022 Rd 18, 2024 5
27 Josh King Rd 27, 2023 Rd 27, 2023 1
28 Harry Grant Rd 1, 2024 Incumbent 23
29 Cameron Munster Rd 25, 2024 Rd 25, 2024 1[i]

Coaches

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NRL

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# 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 577 402 2 173 69.7%

NRL Under-20s

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# 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%

Chair

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No. Name Tenure Notes
1. Ken Cowley 1998 – 2002
2. TBC 2002 – 2006
3. Dr Rob Moodie 2006 – 2010 [10]
4. Stephen Rue 2011 – 2013 [11]
5. Bart Campbell 2013 – 2020 [12][13]
6. Matt Tripp 2020 – present [14]

CEOs

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No. Name Tenure Notes
1. Chris Johns 1997 – October 2002
2. John Ribot October 2002 – March 2004 Title initially was Executive Director (1997 – 2004)
3. Frank Stanton March – September 2004 Interim
4. Brian Waldron September 2004 – January 2010
5. Matt Hanson January – April 2010
- Frank Stanton April – July 2010 Acting
6. Ron Gauci July 2010 – May 2013
7. Mark Evans May 2013 – June 2015
8. Dave Donaghy June 2015 – October 2020
9. Ashley Tucker October 2020 – February 2021 Interim[15]
10. Justin Rodski February 2021 – Present [16]

Life Members

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Starting in 2005, Melbourne Storm has recognised significant figures in the history of the club, by awarding them life membership.[17][18]

No. Name Year Notes
1. Matt Geyer 2005 Player 1998–2008 – 262 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2006–2007
2. Robbie Kearns 2005 Player 1998–2005 – 169 games with Melbourne; captain 2000–2002, 2005
3. Chris Anderson 2006 Coach 1998–2001 – 1999 Premiership coach
4. John Ribot 2006 Executive Director 1998–2004; CEO 2003–2004
5. Greg Brentnall 2007 Assistant coach 1998–2000; Football Manager 2001–2004
6. Scott Hill 2007 Player 1998–2006 – 177 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2006
7. Dallas Johnson 2008 Player 2003–2009 – 157 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2007
8. Cameron Smith 2009 Player 2002–2021 – 430 games with Melbourne; captain 2006–2020
9. Craig Bellamy 2010 Coach 2003–present – 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 Premiership coach
10. Stephen Kearney 2010 Player 1999–2004 – 139 games with Melbourne; captain 2003–2004
Assistant Coach 2006–2010, 2021–2022
11. Jonce Dimovski 2011 Football Department
12. Peter Robinson 2011 Player 2000–2005 – 75 games with Melbourne
Player Wellbeing and Development 2006–present
13. Billy Slater 2011 Player 2003–2018 – 319 games with Melbourne
Specialist Coach 2019–present
14. Alex Corvo 2012 Football Department (Physical Performance Manager) 2002–2013
15. Cooper Cronk 2012 Player 2004–2017 – 323 games with Melbourne
16. Tony Devers 2013 Sponsor (Suzuki Australia)
17. Ryan Hoffman 2013 Player 2003–2010, 2012–2014, 2018 – 265 games with Melbourne
Football Operations Manager 2019–2022
18. Ryan Hinchcliffe 2015 Player 2009–2015 – 175 games with Melbourne
Development Coach 2019–present
19. Julie Cliff 2015 Administration 2001–2016
20. Brian Phelan 2016 Player Welfare Manager 2006–present
21. Kevin Proctor 2016 Player 2008–2016 – 179 games with Melbourne
22. Frank Ponissi 2017 Football Manager 2007–present
23. Jesse Bromwich 2018 Player 2010–2022 – 295 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2021–2022
24. Adam O'Brien 2018 Assistant coach 2008–2018
25. John Donehue 2018 Defensive Consultant 2001–present
26. Dan Di Pasqua 2019 Performance coach
27. Will Chambers 2019 Player 2007–2009, 2012–2019 – 215 games with Melbourne
28. Gerry Ryan 2022 Sponsor; Board member and shareholder 2013–present
29. Ross Patison 2022 Administration 2007–present
30. Kenny Bromwich 2022 Player 2013–2022 – 216 games with Melbourne
31. Danielle Smith 2022 Administration 2011–2023
32. Paul Bunn 2023 Recruitment Manager 2012–present
33. Justin Dixon 2023 Administration 2009–present
34. Tawera Nikau 2023 Player 1998–1999 – 53 games with Melbourne
35. Christian Welch 2024 Player 2015–present, captain 2022–2023
36. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 2024 Player 2015–present
37. Cameron Munster 2024 Player 2014–present
38. Ashley Tucker 2024 Administration 2013–present
Reference:[19][20][21]

Individual Competition Honours

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NRL

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NRL Hall of Fame

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Inducted for their contribution to the rugby league in Australia and New Zealand.

Clive Churchill Medal

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Awarded to NRL Grand Final Player of the Match

Dally M Medal

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Awarded to NRL Player of the Year

Preston Campbell Medal

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Awarded to NRL All-Stars Player of the Match

State of Origin

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Wally Lewis Medal

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Awarded to State of Origin series Player of the Year

Ron McAuliffe Medal

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Awarded to Queensland State of Origin Player of the Year

Brad Fittler Medal

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Awarded to New South Wales State of Origin Player of the Year

State of Origin Man of the Match

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Awarded at the end of each State of Origin game.

International

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Golden Boot Award

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Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year

Rugby League International Federation Player of the Year

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Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year

World Club Challenge Medal

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Awarded to World Club Challenge Player of the Match

NRL Nines Team of the Tournament

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Other Awards

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Rugby League Players Association

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[25][26]

Sprit of ANZAC Medal

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Awarded to ANZAC Day Player of the Match.

NRL Under-20s

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Jack Gibson Medal

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Awarded to NRL Under-20s Grand Final Player of the Match

NRL Under-20s Player of the Year

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Melbourne Storm Pre-Season

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I Don't Quit Iron Bar

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Awarded to the best newly recruited player during pre-season boot camp and nominated by military facilitators.

Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards

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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.

Cameron Smith Player of the Year

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Award renamed "Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award" as of 2022 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.

Members' Player of the Year

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Billy Slater Rookie of the Year

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Award renamed "Billy Slater Rookie of the Year Award" as of 2018 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.

Most Improved Player of the Year

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Back of the Year

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Forward of the Year

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Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year

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Award renamed "Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year Award" as of 2017 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.

Darren Bell U21’s Player of the Year

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Award renamed "Darren Bell Under 21's Player of the Year Award" after the death of the Melbourne Storm Recruitment Scout in 2011.

Greg Brentnall Young Achievers Award

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Award named after chairman of Victoria Rugby League, Greg Brentnall and presented to the most outstanding under 18 year old.

Melbourne Storm Academy Player of the Year

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Best Try of the Year

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Stadium records

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  • 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

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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

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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 2023 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 56,347 Used for sporadic regular season games and finals games until 2010 when the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium opened. In 2023 the stadium hosted two home games when their regular home ground was unavailable.
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, 2021–2024). 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

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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

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Crowd Stadium Opponent Comment Date
28,716 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium New Zealand Warriors ANZAC Day 25 April 2014
26,829 Docklands Stadium Penrith Panthers — 30 June 2023
25,731 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium New Zealand Warriors ANZAC Day 25 April 2018
25,480 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium New Zealand Warriors ANZAC Day 25 April 2013
25,480 Docklands Stadium St George Illawarra Dragons — 2 April 2010

Top 5 Home Attendances (Finals)

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Crowd Stadium Opponent Comment Date
37,112 Lang Park Canberra Raiders Preliminary final 16 October 2020
33,427 Docklands Stadium Parramatta Eels Preliminary final 23 September 2007
29,315 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium North Queensland Cowboys Preliminary final 26 September 2015
29,213 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Sydney Roosters Preliminary final 27 September 2024
28,821 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Brisbane Broncos Preliminary final 22 September 2017

Uniform sponsors and manufacturers

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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 – R24)
Honda (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 – R22)		 Hostplus Hostplus
2022 Castore RedZed Lending Solutions Suzuki Grill'd Tradie Carsales Hostplus Hostplus
2023 Castore RedZed Lending Solutions Suzuki Grill'd Tradie Carsales Bad Boy Mowers Fujitsu Airstage
2024 O'Neills RedZed Lending Solutions Suzuki Grill'd Tradie Carsales Fiji Airways None (R1 – R18)
Lotus Living (R20 – Finals)

Notes

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  1. ^ This game is also notable as it was Billy Slater's debut NRL game.
  2. ^ 1 point field goals/2 point field goals
  3. ^ Cameron Smith's total is also the current League Record
  4. ^ 1 point field goal/2 point field goal
  5. ^ 2 point field goal
  6. ^ 6 games prior to 2021; 15 games as co-captain with Dale Finucane in 2021.
  7. ^ 1 game as co-captain with Cameron Munster in 2024.
  8. ^ 15 games as co-captain with Jesse Bromwich in 2021.
  9. ^ 1 game as co-captain with Ryan Papenhuyzen in 2024.
  10. ^ NSW Cup Player of the Year

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