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2004 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultSemi-final Loss
2004 recordWins: 13; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 684; against: 517
Team information
CEOFrank Stanton (Interim)
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumOlympic Park
Avg. attendance8,886
High attendance10,621 (Round 16)
Top scorers
TriesSteven Bell (18)
GoalsMatt Orford (56)
PointsMatt Orford (153)
← 2003 List of seasons 2005 →

The 2004 Melbourne Storm season was the 7th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 6th out of 15 teams.

Inconsistency plagued Storm in Craig Bellamy’s second season in charge, but the team won four games in a row during the middle part of the year to move into the top four. They could not maintain their run though, eventually finishing sixth. Once again Storm won its first final, a 31-14 triumph over the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium before bowing out to the Bulldogs for the second straight season the following week. John Ribot departed the club early in the 2004 season with Frank Stanton stepping in as acting CEO for the next 12 months.[1]

Season Summary

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  • World Sevens – Storm avenge their 2003 loss to Lebanon in the Rugby League World Sevens, but fail to progress out of Pool C.
  • 4 March – In the wake of the Coffs Harbour scandal overshadowing the start of the 2004 NRL season, reports emerge two Melbourne players are being accused of sexual assault, claims which are later ruled unfounded.
  • 7 March – With a forthcoming bye in Round 1, Melbourne play foundation NSWRL club Newtown Jets in an extra trial match at Henson Park.
  • 12 March – Club founder John Ribot resigns as executive director of the club. Ribot later sells his remaining shares in the club to News Limited. Ribot and News are forced to deny the decision was connected to Ribot's handling of allegations against two Melbourne players.[2] Frank Stanton is appointed interim CEO of the club.
  • 17 March – Coach Craig Bellamy agrees to a new contract to coach Melbourne until the end of 2007.
  • Round 2 – Despite leading 14-10 at half time, Melbourne lose their first game for the season at home to Newcastle Knights.
  • 28 April – Melbourne is found by the NRL to have exceeded the competition's salary cap in 2003 and are fined $130,956.[2]
  • Round 6 – Celebrating his 200th NRL game, Danny Williams scores two tries and adds a late conversion to bring up a 50-4 win over South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  • Round 8 – Referee Tony Archer awards New Zealand Warriors goalkicker Sione Faumuina a second shot at goal after Melbourne captain Stephen Kearney deliberately threw a water bottle in his line of vision. The Warriors regain the Michael Moore Trophy with a 20-14 win in Auckland.[2]
  • 13 May – Outspoken Parramatta Eels CEO Denis Fitzgerald declares that Melbourne Storm be disbanded and forced to relocate to the Gold Coast, saying "promoting rugby league in Melbourne is akin to promoting beach volleyball in Iceland."[2][3]
  • Round 12 – Melbourne win their first ever game at EnergyAustralia Stadium, beating the Newcastle Knights 28-16. The club had previously lost six straight games at the venue.
  • Round 14 – Despite reaching a 16-0 lead, Melbourne lose 28-26 to South Sydney Rabbitohs in Souths' caretaker coach Arthur Kitinis first game in charge.
  • Round 16 – In a night of milestones with the club celebrating Robbie Kearns (250 games), Matt Geyer (150 games, 144 games for Melbourne to equal Marcus Bai's record); Storm thrash Warriors 42-6 to take back the Michael Moore Trophy.
  • Round 17 – Melbourne blitz Penrith Panthers 66-14, setting new club records for the highest score and record winning margin at Olympic Park. Matt Orford scored a new club record 11 goals from 12 attempts.[2]
  • 14 July – Club captain Stephen Kearney announces he will be leaving Melbourne at the end of the season to finish his career with Super League club Hull F.C.[2]
  • Round 19 – Danny Williams is sent off for king-hitting Wests Tigers forward Mark O'Neill. O'Neill is cited and later found guilty of a careless high tackle on Williams, but receives no suspension. After the NRL judiciary hearing is adjourned for two weeks after evidence is introduced claiming Williams was suffering "post-traumatic amnesia", he receives a 18-match suspension, the longest suspension handed down in over a decade.[2]
  • Round 20 – Scoring 18 points (3 tries, 3 goals) himself, a controversial last second Matt Orford try hands Melbourne a 22-16 win against Parramatta. Eels coach Brian Smith furious with video referee Chris Ward to award the Orford try, calling the decision "disgusting".[2]
  • Round 23 – Jeremy Smith makes his NRL debut, scoring a try with his first touch of the ball. Smith is the first former Melbourne Storm junior to play with the club.
  • Round 24 – In their last game at Olympic Park, Rodney Howe and Stephen Kearney lead Melbourne to a 22-12 victory over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the club's first win against that club since 2000.[4]
  • September 13 – News Limited appoint former St Kilda CEO Brian Waldron as the club's new CEO.[2]
  • Round 26 – Secure in sixth position on the NRL ladder, Craig Bellamy rests a number of players from the club's final regular season game against Manly. Melbourne lose 30-28 with Bellamy expressing his anger at match referee Steve Lyons and video referee Paul Simpkins over a number of contentious decisions.
  • September 7 – With 23 points, Matt Orford finishes in a tied for third in the 2004 Dally M Medal count, four points behind winner Danny Buderus.
  • Qualifying Final – Down 8-0 at half time, Melbourne stun the Brisbane Broncos in a pulsating second half, winning 31-14 at Suncorp Stadium. Matt Orford also kicks the first field goal for Melbourne in over five years.
  • Semi Final – For the second straight season, Melbourne are eliminated from the NRL finals by the Bulldogs, this time going down 43-18 at Aussie Stadium. Down 16-0 early, Melbourne were never really in the match, in what was former captain Rodney Howe's last game of rugby league.

Milestone games

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Round Player Milestone
Round 2 Ben MacDougall Storm debut
Round 2 Alex Chan Storm debut
Round 3 Steve Turner Storm debut
Round 6 Danny Williams 200th game
Round 7 David Kidwell 100th game
Round 8 Kirk Reynoldson 50th game
Round 9 Cooper Cronk NRL debut
Round 12 Stephen Kearney 200th game
Round 16 Matt Geyer 150th game
Round 19 Scott Hill 150th game
Round 21 Robbie Kearns 250th game
Round 22 Matt Orford 100th game
Round 22 Rodney Howe 150th game
Round 23 Jeremy Smith NRL debut
Round 26 Andrew McFadden 100th game

Jerseys

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Melbourne's jerseys were unchanged from the designs implemented by Canterbury of New Zealand in 2003. The club's clash colours were again a mostly white design with a purple chevron and gold thunderbolts, worn with navy shorts. Honda finished up as sponsor at the end of 2003, and there was no sleeve sponsor for 2004.

Fixtures

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Pre Season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Source
24 January Rugby League World Sevens Lebanon Lebanon Aussie Stadium, Sydney Won 27 22
24 January Rugby League World Sevens St George Illawarra Dragons Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 10 29
25 January Rugby League World Sevens Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 17 22
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
14 February Trial Tweed Heads Seagulls Noosa District Sports Complex, Tewantin Won 28 14 — — [5][6]
21 February Trial Brisbane Broncos Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba Lost 10 14 M Geyer, S Hill M Geyer (1) [7]
28 February Trial Canberra Raiders Eric Weissel Oval, Wagga Wagga Lost 20 30 G Turner, F Moala, M King, B Slater C Smith (2) [8][9][10]
7 March Trial Newtown Jets Henson Park, Sydney Won 54 0 S Turner (3), F Moala (2), M King (2), B Slater, P Robinson, K Reynoldson C Smith (5), M Geyer [11][12][13]

Regular season

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Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ground–HHAAHHAHAHAHA–HHAAHHAAHAA
ResultBLWLLWWLLWWWWLBWWLLWLLWWWL
Position8113811857967555554455566666
Points2244468881012141616182022222224242426283030
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Source:[14]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
13 March 1 Bye
21 March 2 Newcastle Knights Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 26 36 S Hill, F Moala, B Slater, G Turner C Smith 5/5 [15]
28 March 3 St George Illawarra Dragons Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 34 6 S Turner (2), D Cooper, M King, B MacDougall, M Orford C Smith 4/7, D Cooper 1/1 [16]
4 April 4 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Lost 26 34 M King (2), S Hill, R Hoffman, B Slater C Smith 3/5, M Orford 0/1 [17]
11 April 5 Penrith Panthers Penrith Park, Sydney Lost 26 30 M King (2), D Cooper, M Orford, P Robinson C Smith 3/5 [18]
17 April 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 50 4 J Webster (3), D Williams (2), D Cooper, D Kidwell, M Orford, C Smith C Smith 5/6, M Orford 1/1, D Williams 1/1, D Cooper 1/1 [19]
24 April 7 North Queensland Cowboys Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 28 6 S Bell, M Geyer, D Johnson, K Reynoldson, B Slater C Smith 3/5, M Orford 1/1 [20]
2 May 8 New Zealand Warriors Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Lost 14 20 S Bell (2), S Hill C Smith 1/3 [21]
8 May 9 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 26 36 S Bell (2), D Cooper (2), B Slater C Smith 3/5 [22]
16 May 10 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Won 36 16 D Cooper (2), S Bell, D Johnson, R Kearns, C Smith C Smith 6/8 [23]
22 May 11 Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 22 18 C Cronk, S Hill, S Kearney, B MacDougall M Orford 3/4 [24]
29 May 12 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Won 28 18 M Geyer (3), S Hill, B Slater C Smith 4/5 [25]
5 June 13 Wests Tigers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 30 24 S Bell, D Johnson, R Kearns, D Kidwell, B Slater M Orford 3/4, C Smith 2/3 [26]
12 June 14 South Sydney Rabbitohs Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 26 28 A Chan (2), S Bell, D Cooper, D Kidwell M Orford 3/5 [27]
19 June 15 Bye
26 June 16 New Zealand Warriors Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 42 6 M King (3), B MacDougall (2), S Bell, D Kidwell, B Slater M Orford 4/7, D Cooper 1/1 [28]
2 July 17 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 66 14 S Turner (3), C Cronk (2), M King (2), S Hill, R Hoffman, D Kidwell, B MacDougall M Orford 11/12 [29]
11 July 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Showground, Sydney Lost 18 25 D Kidwell, B Slater, C Smith M Orford 3/3 [30]
17 July 19 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Lost 18 32 B Slater (2), M Orford M Orford 3/3 [31]
24 July 20 Parramatta Eels Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 22 16 M Orford (3), M King M Orford 3/5 [32]
1 August 21 Sydney Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 10 26 M King, C Smith M Orford 1/2 [33]
6 August 22 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong Lost 14 34 S Bell, M King, M Orford M Orford 1/3 [34]
15 August 23 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Won 36 18 S Bell, M Geyer, M King, B MacDougall, M Orford, B Slater, J Smith M Orford 4/7 [35]
22 August 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 22 12 S Bell, S Hill, D Johnson M Orford 5/6 [36]
28 August 25 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Park, Sydney Won 36 28 M Geyer (2), S Bell, D Johnson, D Kidwell, B MacDougall, B Slater M Orford 4/7, S Kearney 0/1 [37]
5 September 26 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Lost 28 30 S Bell (2), S Hill (2), C Cronk C Smith 4/5 [38]

Finals

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Qualifying final
11 September 2004
Brisbane Broncos 14 – 31
[39] 		Melbourne Storm
Tries:
Tonie Carroll
Brent Tate
Goals:
Darren Lockyer 3/3 		Tries:
Steven Bell
Matt Geyer
Scott Hill
Matt King
Matt Orford
Billy Slater
Goals:
Matt Orford 3/6
Field Goal:
Matt Orford
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 31,100
Referee: Steve Clark

Ladder

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Main article: 2004 NRL season
2004 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 19 0 5 2 710 368 +342 42
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) 24 19 0 5 2 760 491 +269 42
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 16 1 7 2 602 533 +69 37
4 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 672 567 +105 34
5 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 0 10 2 624 415 +209 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 684 517 +167 30
7 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 1 11 2 526 514 +12 29
8 Canberra Raiders 24 11 0 13 2 554 613 −59 26
9 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 509 534 −25 24
10 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 516 617 −101 24
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 2 528 645 −117 24
12 Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 517 626 −109 22
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 2 615 754 −139 22
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 2 427 693 −266 16
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 2 17 2 455 812 −357 16

2004 Coaching Staff

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2004 squad

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List current as of 20 September 2021[42]

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap [a] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [b]
1 Australia Robbie Ross FB 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
6 Australia Scott Hill FE 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
8 Australia Rodney Howe PR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
9 Australia Danny Williams LK, SR, HK 1998 Australia North Sydney Bears
10 Australia Robbie Kearns PR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
18 Australia Matt Geyer WG 1998 Australia Perth Reds
28 New Zealand Stephen Kearney SR 1999 Australia New Zealand Warriors
34 Tonga Fifita Moala WG 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
37 New Zealand Glen Turner SR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
38 Australia Peter Robinson SR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
43 Australia Matt Orford HB 2001 Australia Northern Eagles
44 Australia Steven Bell CE 2001 Australia Melbourne Storm
55 Australia Cameron Smith HK 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
56 Australia Kirk Reynoldson SR 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
58 Australia Billy Slater FB 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
59 New Zealand David Kidwell SR 2003 Australia Sydney Roosters
60 Australia Dallas Johnson LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
61 New Zealand Jake Webster WG 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
62 Australia Ryan Hoffman SR 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
63 Australia Andrew McFadden HB 2003 Australia Parramatta Eels
64 New Zealand Robert Tanielu PR 2003 Australia Brisbane Broncos
66 Australia Dustin Cooper WG 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
67 Australia Nathan Friend HK 2003 Australia Brisbane Broncos
68 Australia Antonio Kaufusi PR 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
69 Australia Matt King CE 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
70 Australia Ben MacDougall CE 2004 Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
71 New Zealand Alex Chan PR 2004 Australia Parramatta Eels
72 Australia Steve Turner WG 2004 Australia Penrith Panthers
75 Australia Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
76 New Zealand Jeremy Smith SR 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Luke Dyer CE Yet to debut Australia Penrith Panthers[c]
– Tonga Sione Finefeuiaki PR Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm

Player movements

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Representative honours

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This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2004.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives
Player 2004 ANZAC Test City vs Country Origin State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Tri-Nations[d]
Scott Hill — Country — — — Australia
Stephen Kearney New Zealand — — — — —
David Kidwell New Zealand — — — — New Zealand
Matt King — Country — — — —
Matt Orford — City — — — —
Billy Slater — — Queensland Queensland Queensland —
Cameron Smith — — Queensland Queensland Queensland —

Statistics

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This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2004 NRL season.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records
Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Steven Bell 24 18 0 0 72
Alex Chan 18 2 0 0 8
Dustin Cooper 13 8 2 0 36
Cooper Cronk 13 4 0 0 16
Nathan Friend 3 0 0 0 0
Matt Geyer 21 8 0 0 32
Scott Hill 24 10 0 0 40
Ryan Hoffman 20 2 0 0 8
Rodney Howe 23 0 0 0 0
Dallas Johnson 19 5 0 0 20
Antonio Kaufusi 6 0 0 0 0
Stephen Kearney 24 1 0 0 4
Robbie Kearns 22 2 0 0 8
David Kidwell 26 7 0 0 28
Matt King 20 15 0 0 60
Andrew McFadden 2 0 0 0 0
Ben MacDougall 22 7 0 0 28
Fifita Moala 1 1 0 0 4
Matt Orford 25 10 56 1 153
Kirk Reynoldson 20 1 0 0 4
Peter Robinson 6 1 0 0 4
Billy Slater 22 14 0 0 56
Cameron Smith 23 4 43 0 102
Jeremy Smith 2 1 0 0 4
Robert Tanielu 3 0 0 0 0
Glen Turner 10 1 0 0 4
Steve Turner 7 5 0 0 20
Jake Webster 6 3 0 0 12
Danny Williams 17 2 1 0 10
29 players used — 132 102 1 733

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 22 points

  • Round 17 - Matt Orford (11 goals) vs Penrith Panthers

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 6 - Jake Webster vs South Sydney Rabbitohs
  • Round 12 - Matt Geyer vs Newcastle Knights
  • Round 17 - Steve Turner vs Penrith Panthers
  • Round 20 - Matt Orford vs Parramatta Eels
  • Round 23 - Matt King vs New Zealand Warriors

Winning games

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Highest score in a winning game: 66 points

  • Round 17 vs Penrith Panthers

Lowest score in a winning game: 22 points

  • Round 11 vs Canberra Raiders
  • Round 20 vs Parramatta Eels

Greatest winning margin: 52 points

  • Round 17 vs Penrith Panthers

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 4

  • Round 10 - Round 13

Losing games

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Highest score in a losing game: 28 points

  • Round 26 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Lowest score in a losing game: 10 points

  • Round 21 vs Sydney Roosters

Greatest losing margin: 25 points

  • Semi Final vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

  • Round 4 - Round 5
  • Round 8 - Round 9
  • Round 18 - Round 19
  • Round 21 - Round 22

Feeder Team

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Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Coached for a second season by Gary Greinke, Norths returned to the finals, finishing second in the regular season behind eventual premiers Burleigh Bears. However, the Devils were bundled out of the finals in straight sets. Melbourne Storm rookie Jeremy Smith won the Devils Player of the Year Award.

During the season, Greg Inglis made his first grade debut as a 17-year-old, scoring two tries. Inglis would play six Queensland Cup games for the season, scoring eight tries, also representing Queensland in underage representative games.[45]

Main article: 2004 Queensland Cup
2004 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
2 Norths Devils 22 15 1 6 789 503 +286 31

Awards and honours

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Melbourne Storm Awards Night

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Dally M Awards Night

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Notes

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  1. ^ Players are listed with the cap number as they appear on the Melbourne Storm honour board. Additional squad members do not have a cap number.
  2. ^ This column denotes the previous RL club the player was signed to and played first grade RL for. If they are yet to debut then this is stipulated. If they were merely signed to the club but did not play then it is not counted.
  3. ^ Luke Dyer played in the 2004 World Sevens tournament for Melbourne before transferring back to Penrith Panthers, making his first grade debut against Melbourne later in the 2004 NRL season.
  4. ^ Including Australian tour matches against Papua New Guinea, France, and USA

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