List of Melbourne Storm records
This is a list of records and statistics for the Melbourne Storm who have played in the Australian National Rugby League competition since 1998. This page is current as at the end of the 2018 NRL season.
NOTE: Individual and Club Records on this page are NRL records only and do not take into account games against non NRL teams e.g. World Club Challenge
The current Melbourne Storm all time head to head win-loss record is as follows:
Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
554 | 358 | 6 | 190 | 13,145 | 9,365 | 65.16% |
NOTE: The Storm's wins percentage is currently the best in the league.
Club honours
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 |
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 | 21-6 |
Year | Wins |
---|---|
2011 NRL season | 19 |
2016 NRL season | 19 |
2017 NRL season | 20 |
NOTE: 2006, 2007 and 2008 titles stripped due to salary cap breach
Year | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|
2009 | Wests Tigers | 24-22 |
NOTE: The NYC ceased operation following the 2017 season.
Wooden Spoon
Year | Wins |
---|---|
2010 | 14 |
NOTE: In 2010, all points were stripped and the club was forced to finish last due to salary cap breach.
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
Club Records
Top 4 Biggest Wins
Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
64 | 64-0 | Wests Tigers | Colonial Stadium | 5 July 2001 |
64 | 68-4 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 4 August 2013 |
60 | 70-10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | MCG | 3 March 2000 |
60 | 64-4 | Parramatta Eels | AAMI Park | 25 August 2013 |
Top 5 Biggest Losses
Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 4-50 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 4 June 2000 |
46 | 4-50 | Bulldogs | Sydney Showground | 10 August 2003 |
44 | 10-54 | Parramatta Eels | Colonial Stadium | 20 July 2001 |
40 | 0-40 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium | 5 October 2008 |
39 | 0-39 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium | 14 July 2013 |
Top 4 Highest Scores
Mel. | Opp. | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | MCG | 3 March 2000 |
68 | 4 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium | 4 August 2013 |
66 | 14 | Penrith Panthers | Olympic Park | 2 July 2004 |
64 | 0 | Wests Tigers | Docklands Stadium | 5 July 2001 |
64 | 4 | Parramatta Eels | AAMI Park | 25 August 2013 |
64 | 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | AAMI Park | 26 August 2017 |
Top 4 Highest Scores Conceded
Opp. | Mel. | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 10 | Parramatta Eels | Colonial Stadium | 20 July 2001 |
50 | 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | 4 June 2000 |
50 | 28 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Football Stadium | 12 August 2001 |
50 | 4 | Bulldogs | Sydney Showground | 10 August 2003 |
Most Consecutive Wins
- 15, 4 August 2012 - 4 May 2013; includes the 2012 NRL Final Series and Premiership
Most Consecutive Losses
- 6, 27 April 2002 - 8 June 2002
Biggest Comeback
Recovered from a 22-point deficit.
- Trailed Cronulla Sharks 22-0 after 32 minutes to win 36-32 at Toyota Park (16 March 2003).
Worst Collapse
Surrendered a 16-point lead.
- Led South Sydney Rabbitohs 16-0 after 27 minutes to lose 28-26 at Aussie Stadium (12 June 2004).
Individual Records
Games Records
- NRL Games only
300+ Games
Games | Player | Time span |
---|---|---|
384 | Cameron Smith | 2002–present |
323 | Cooper Cronk | 2004–2017 |
319 | Billy Slater | 2003–2018 |
200 - 299 Games
Games | Player | Time span |
---|---|---|
265 | Ryan Hoffman | 2003–2010, 2012–2014 & 2018 |
262 | Matt Geyer | 1998–2008 |
202 | Jesse Bromwich | 2010–present |
150 - 199 Games
Games | Player | Time span |
---|---|---|
191 | Will Chambers | 2007–2009 & 2012–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 |
Most Tries In A Match
Tries | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Matt Geyer | Western Suburbs Magpies | Lathlain Oval | 8 May 1999 |
Auckland Warriors | Olympic Park | 18 June 2000 | ||
Aaron Moule | Northern Eagles | Colonial Stadium | 13 April 2001 | |
Jake Webster | Wests Tigers | Olympic Park | 5 August 2006 | |
Billy Slater | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Etihad Stadium | 11 September 2009 | |
Sisa Waqa | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium | 9 August 2014 | |
Suliasi Vunivalu | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval | 20 August 2016 |
Most Goals In A Match
- 11, Matt Orford against Penrith Panthers at Olympic Park (July 2, 2004)
Most Points In A Match
- 34, (4 tries, 9 goals), Matt Geyer against Western Suburbs Magpies at Lathlain Oval (May 8, 1999)
Most Tries In A Season
Tries | Player | Year |
---|---|---|
23 | Suliasi Vunivalu | 2016 |
2017 | ||
Josh Addo-Carr | 2017 |
Top 5 Most Tries For Club
Tries | Player | Time span |
---|---|---|
190 | Billy Slater | 2003–2018 |
113 | Matt Geyer | 1998–2008 |
92 | Cooper Cronk | 2004–2017 |
78 | Greg Inglis | 2005–2010 |
76 | Will Chambers | 2007–present |
Most Points In A Season
- 242, (20 tries, 81 goals), Matt Geyer (1999)
Top 4 Most Points For Club
Points | Player | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Time span |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2386 | Cameron Smith | 43 | 1105 | 4 | 2002–present |
877 | Matt Orford | 52 | 333 | 3 | 2001–2005 |
760 | Billy Slater | 190 | 0 | 0 | 2003–2018 |
662 | Matt Geyer | 113 | 105 | 0 | 1998–2008 |
Individual Competition Honours
Awarded to NRL Grand Final Player of the Match
- 1999 – Brett Kimmorley
- 2007 – Greg Inglis
- 2009 – Billy Slater
- 2012 – Cooper Cronk
- 2017 – Billy Slater
Awarded to NRL Season Player of the Year
- 2006 – Cameron Smith
- 2011 – Billy Slater
- 2013 – Cooper Cronk
- 2016 – Cooper Cronk
- 2017 – Cameron Smith
Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year
- 2007 – Cameron Smith
- 2008 – Billy Slater
- 2009 – Greg Inglis
- 2016 – Cooper Cronk
- 2017 – Cameron Smith
Awarded to State of Origin 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
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
Awarded to New South Wales State of Origin Player of the Year
- 2005 - Matt King
- 2014 - Ryan Hoffman
Awarded to World Club Challenge Player of the Match
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
Awarded to National Youth Competition Grand Final Player of the Match
Individual Club Honurs
Melbourne Storm 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
Melbourne Storm Rookie of the Year
Award renamed "The Billy Slater 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
Stadium records
Home Grounds used by the Storm
From | To | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | 2000 | Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 |
2001 | 2010* | Docklands Stadium | 56,347 |
2002 | 2009 | Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 |
2010 | present | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
* Docklands Stadium (Etihad) was only used as the Storm's sole home ground in 2001, following which the club returned to Olympic Park from 2002 and only played a small number of high-profile regular season and finals games at the larger retractable-roofed stadium from 2008 until the opening of AAMI Park in 2010.
NOTE: Since 2016 the Storm have also played an annual Home fixture at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.
Attendances
Top 5 Home Attendances (Regular Season)
Crowd | Stadium | Opponent | Comment | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
52,347 | Suncorp Stadium | North Queensland Cowboys | Double Header which included a Broncos vs Sea Eagles game straight after. | 14/05/2016 |
44,127 | Suncorp Stadium | Gold Coast Titans | Double Header | 13/05/2017 |
31,118 | Suncorp Stadium | Gold Coast Titans | Double Header | 12/05/2018 |
28,716 | AAMI Park | New Zealand Warriors | ANZAC Day | 25/04/2014 |
25,731 | AAMI Park | New Zealand Warriors | ANZAC Day | 25/04/2018 |
Top 5 Home Attendances (Finals)
Crowd | Stadium | Opponent | Comment | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
33,427 | Docklands Stadium | Parramatta Eels | Preliminary final | 23/09/2007 |
29,315 | AAMI Park | North Queensland Cowboys | Preliminary final | 26/09/2015 |
28,821 | AAMI Park | Brisbane Broncos | Preliminary final | 22/09/2017 |
28,580 | AAMI Park | New Zealand Warriors | Preliminary final | 24/09/2011 |
28,161 | AAMI Park | Canberra Raiders | Preliminary final | 24/09/2016 |
Kit 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 | — | Adecco | — | Honda | Accpac | — |
2002 | Fila | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | Honda | Accpac | — |
2003 | Canterbury | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | — | Accpac | Crazy Johns |
2004 | Canterbury | Adecco | — | Adecco | — | — | Accpac | Crazy Johns |
2005 | Reebok | Adecco | — | Adecco | Medibank Private | — | — | — |
2006 | Reebok | Medibank Private | — | Host Plus | Host Plus | None (R1-R6) Mortgage House (R7 - GF) |
None (R1 - late 06) Jayco (Late 2006 - GF) |
— |
2007 | Reebok | Medibank Private | — | Host Plus | Host Plus | Mortgage House | Jayco | — |
2008 | Reebok | Medibank Private | — | Host Plus | Host Plus | Suzuki | Jayco | — |
2009 | KooGa | ME Bank | — | Host Plus | Host Plus | Suzuki | Jayco | — |
2010 | KooGa | ME Bank (R1 - R6) Jayco (R7 - R26) |
— | Host Plus (R1 - R6) Suzuki (R7 - R26) |
Host Plus (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 - GF) |
None (R1 - R26) Anzac Biscuits (Finals) |
Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2013 | KooGa | Crown | — | Programmed | None (R1 - R16) Tigerair (R17 - Finals) |
Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2014 | BLK | Crown Resorts | — | Programmed | Tigerair | Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2015 | BLK | Crown Resorts | Spot Jobs | Programmed | Tigerair | Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2016 | Star Athletic | Crown Resorts | Spot Jobs | Host Plus | Tigerair | Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2017 | International Sports Clothing | Crown Resorts | Tigerair | Host Plus | Tigerair | Suzuki | Makita | Harvey Norman |
2018 | International Sports Clothing | Crown Resorts | Tigerair | Fuso | Tigerair | Suzuki | Host Plus | Host Plus |
References
- ^ "Melbourne Storm Stats". Rugby League Project. 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Rugby League Tables". afltables.com.au. 2 May 2018.