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] [ 2]
Overall
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%
Note: Active opponents in bold
Club honours
NOTE: 2007 and 2009 titles stripped due to salary cap breach.
NRL Runners Up
NOTE: 2006 , 2007 and 2008 titles stripped due to salary cap breach.
NOTE: The NRL Under-20s (National Youth Competition) ceased operation following the 2017 season.
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 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024
Club Records
Winning Games
Top 10 Biggest Wins
Top 10 Highest Scores
Most Consecutive Wins
19, Round 4 (2 April 2021) — Round 23 (19 August 2021)
Biggest Comeback
Recovered from a 22-point deficit.
Losing Games
Top 10 Biggest Losses
Top 10 Highest Scores Conceded
Most Consecutive Losses
6, Round 7 (27 April 2002) – Round 13 (8 June 2002)
Worst Collapse
Surrendered an 18-point lead.
Individual Records
Games for club
NRL Games only
Players that have played 150+ games for the club
Try Scoring Records
Top 10 Most Tries For Club
Most Tries In A Match
Most Tries In A Season
Current Record in Bold
Points Scoring Records
Top 10 Most Points For Club
Most Points In A Season
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
Most Goals In A Game
Age Records
Oldest Player Fielded
Youngest Player Fielded
Relationship Records
Notable Storm relationships
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
Players sent off
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
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
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 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
NRL
[ 8]
NRL Under-20s
[ 9]
#
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
No.
Name
Tenure
Notes
1.
Ken Cowley
1998 – 2002
2.
None[ j]
2002 – 2006
3.
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
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
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
11.
Jonce Dimovski
2011 Football Department
12.
Peter Robinson 2011 Player 2000–2005 – 75 games with Melbourne
13.
Billy Slater 2011 Player 2003–2018 – 319 games with Melbourne
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
18.
Ryan Hinchcliffe 2015 Player 2009–2015 – 175 games with Melbourne
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
NRL
Inducted for their contribution to the rugby league in Australia and New Zealand.
Awarded to NRL Grand Final Player of the Match
Awarded to NRL Player of the Year
Awarded to NRL All-Stars Player of the Match
State of Origin
Awarded to State of Origin series Player of the Year
Awarded to Queensland State of Origin Player of the Year
Awarded to New South Wales State of Origin Player of the Year
Awarded at the end of each State of Origin game.
International
Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year
Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year
Awarded to World Club Challenge Player of the Match
Other Awards
[ 25] [ 26]
Sprit of ANZAC Medal
Awarded to ANZAC Day Player of the Match.
NRL Under-20s
Awarded to NRL Under-20s Grand Final Player of the Match
Melbourne Storm Pre-Season
Awarded to the best newly recruited player during pre-season boot camp and nominated by military facilitators.
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.
Cameron Smith Player of the Year
Award renamed "Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award " as of 2022 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.
Billy Slater Rookie of the Year
Award renamed "Billy Slater Rookie of the Year Award " as of 2018 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.
Most Improved Player of the Year
Back of the Year
Forward of the Year
Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year
Award renamed "Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year Award " as of 2017 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.
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
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
Best Try of the Year
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
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
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
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.
Notes
^ This game is also notable as it was Billy Slater 's debut NRL game.
^ 1 point field goals/2 point field goals
^ Cameron Smith's total is also the current League Record
^ 1 point field goal/2 point field goal
^ 2 point field goal
^ 6 games prior to 2021; 15 games as co-captain with Dale Finucane in 2021.
^ 1 game as co-captain with Cameron Munster in 2024.
^ 15 games as co-captain with Jesse Bromwich in 2021.
^ 1 game as co-captain with Ryan Papenhuyzen in 2024.
^ No formal chair noted during this period.
^ NSW Cup Player of the Year
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