2013 Melbourne Storm season

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2013 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultsemi-final Loss
2013 recordWins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 589; against: 373
Team information
CEORon Gauci
Mark Evans
Coach Craig Bellamy
Captain
Stadium AAMI Park – 30,050
Top scorers
Tries Billy Slater (18)
Goals Cameron Smith (84)
PointsCameron Smith (176)
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The 2013 Melbourne Storm season was the 16th in the club's history. They competed in the 2013 NRL season. They were coached by Craig Bellamy and captained by Cameron Smith. They had previously won the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership therefore started the season as reigning premiers.

Contents

Seven straight wins to start the season extended the club's winning streak to 15 games dating back to the previous campaign. The Origin period proved difficult to negotiate however with team unable to come up with some crucial wins at the business end of the season, eventually finishing in third place. Two finals losses to the Rabbitohs and Knights prematurely ended the season, as Storm did not make the Preliminary final stage for just the second time in eight years. The Storm attack was the shining light of the season, producing 98 tries to be ranked second in the competition. The team also had the best home record of any side in the NRL, losing just the one game at AAMI Park during the season. Cooper Cronk was rewarded for several seasons of brilliance, claiming his first Dally Medal Player of the Year honour. Off the field Storm experienced a change at the helm with Mark Evans replacing Ron Gauci as CEO midway through the season. [1]

Season summary

Milestone games

RoundPlayerMilestone
Round 1 Slade Griffen NRL debut
Round 1 Tohu Harris NRL debut
Round 1 Junior Moors Storm debut
Round 1 Lagi Setu Storm debut
Round 3 Ryan Hoffman 200th game
Round 3 Junior Sa'u Storm debut
Round 5 Kenny Bromwich NRL debut
Round 11 Jordan McLean NRL debut
Round 13 Justin O'Neill 50th game
Round 13 Cameron Smith 250th game
Round 14 Mitch Garbutt NRL debut
Round 15 Ben Hampton NRL debut
Round 16 Tim Glasby NRL debut
Round 21 Billy Slater 150th try scored
Round 22 Brett Finch 50th game
Round 23 Bryan Norrie 150th game
Round 24 Kevin Proctor 100th game

Jerseys

In 2013 the Storm jerseys were again made by Kooga. They created a new jersey design for 2013 which featured more navy blue and a more prominent and deeper chevron that integrated the sponsor's (Crown Casino) logo into the design, which featured purple lightning bolts for the first time. The secondary club colours of gold and white were removed and reduced respectively, so that the jersey was essentially half navy blue and half purple. The clash jersey was a white version of the home jersey. [7]

Special Jerseys

Fixtures

Pre Season

DateRdOpponentVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsRef
2 FebruaryTrial Eastern Suburbs Tigers Gosch's Paddock, Melbourne Won284Auva'a (2), Harris, Duffie, Blair, Sa'u, Fonua [12]
8 FebruaryTrial Canberra Raiders Simonds Stadium, Geelong Lost840Duffie, Kennar [13] [14]
2013 World Club Challenge
22 February 2013
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Leeds Rhinos Rhinoscolours.svg 14 – 18 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Tries:2
Hall Ru ball.svg 29'
Jones-Buchanan Ru ball.svg 53'
Goals:3
Sinfield Rugby penalty.svg 30', pen 40', 54'(3/3)
1st: 8 – 8
2nd: 6 – 10
Report
Tries:3
Slater Ru ball.svg 20'
J Bromwich Ru ball.svg 43'
Harris Ru ball.svg 47'
Goals:3
Cameron Smith Rugby penalty.svg pen 12', 20', 44'(3/4)
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Ben Thaler Flag of England.svg
Player of the Match: Cooper Cronk [15] Melbourne colours.svg

Regular season

Result by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHHAHA–HHAAHA–AAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWWLLDWBWWLLWLBLWWWWLW
Position41111111332222233334443343
Points246810121414141517192123232325252727293133353537
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Source: [16]

DateRdOpponentVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsRef
10 March1 St George-Illawarra Dragons AAMI Park, Melbourne Won3010O'Neill (2), Slater, Widdop, FonuaSmith 5/5 [17]
16 March2 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville Won3210Chambers (2), Cronk (2), Hinchcliffe, HoffmanSmith 3/5, Widdop 1/1 [18]
21 March3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2218Hinchcliffe, Duffie, Fonua, SetuSmith 3/4 [19]
29 March4 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Won3226Slater (3), Duffie (2), Sa'uSmith 4/6 [20]
8 April5 Wests Tigers AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2612Vave, Fonua, Cronk, WaqaSmith 4/4, Widdop 1/1 [21]
13 April6 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, SydneyWon1710Proctor, Fonua, WiddopSmith 2/3Cronk 1/1 [22]
25 April7 New Zealand Warriors AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2818Chambers (2), Fonua, Slater, WaqaSmith 4/5 [23]
4 May8 Canberra Raiders AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost2024Bromwich, Slater, Fonua, O'NeillSmith 2/4 [24]
12 May9 Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium, Penrith Lost1012J Bromwich, WaqaSmith 1/2 [25]
20 May10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles AAMI Park, Melbourne Draw1010BlairSmith 3/3 [26]
25 May11 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium, SydneyWon2618Blair, Chambers, O'Neill, SmithSmith 5/6 [27]
1 June12 Bye
9 June13 Cronulla Sharks AAMI Park, Melbourne Won386Blair, Harris, Hoffman, O'Neill, Proctor, Slater, WiddopSmith 5/7 [28]
16 June14 Newcastle Knights AAMI Park, Melbourne Won1614Blair, Slater, WaqaSmith 2/3 [29] [30]
24 June15 Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park, Gold Coast Lost1218Hampton (2)Blair 1/1, Widdop 1/1 [31] [32]
29 June16 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Balmain Lost422BlairSmith 0/1 [33]
5 July17 Brisbane Broncos AAMI Park, Melbourne Won320Blair (2), Bromwich, Hinchcliffe, O'Neill, WaqaSmith 4/6 [34] [35]
14 July18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, SydneyLost039 [36]
20 July19Bye Bye
28 July20 New Zealand Warriors Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost2230O'Neill, Slater, Blair, CronkSmith 3/4 [37] [38]
4 August21 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Won684Fonua (3), Waqa (3), Chambers (2), Slater (2), Harris, ProctorSmith 10/12Smith 0/1 [39]
9 August22 South Sydney Rabbitohs AAMI Park, Melbourne Won268Chambers, Bromwich, Waqa, O'NeillSmith 5/7 [40] [41]
18 August23 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium, Newcastle Won2310McLean, Smith, Slater, NorrieSmith 3/4Cronk 1/1 [42]
25 August24 Parramatta Eels AAMI Park, Melbourne Won644Slater (3), Chambers (2), Hoffman (2), Blair, J Bromwich, K Bromwich, GlasbySmith 10/11 [43]
31 August25 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Manly Lost828O'Neill, WaqaSmith 0/2 [44]
7 September26 Gold Coast Titans AAMI Park, Melbourne Won
( g.p. )		2322Slater (2), Chambers, WaqaSmith 3/4Cronk 1/5 [45]

Finals

First Qualifying Final
Friday, 13 September
19:45pm AEST (UTC+10)
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg 20 – 10 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Tries:3
Farrell Ru ball.svg 8'
Lima Ru ball.svg 26'
Luke Ru ball.svg 67'
Goals:4
Reynolds Rugby penalty.svg 10', pen 22', 27', 69'(4/4)
1st: 14–0
2nd: 6–10
Report
Tries:2
Slater Ru ball.svg 54'
Chambers Ru ball.svg 72'
Goals:1
Smith Rugby penalty.svg 55'(1/2)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 21,609 [46]
Referee: Shayne Hayne & Jared Maxwell


Second Semi Final
Saturday, 21 September
19:45pm AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 16 – 18 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Tries:3
Blair Ru ball.svg 27'
Waqa Ru ball.svg 48'
J Bromwich Ru ball.svg 66'
Goals:2
Smith Rugby penalty.svg 50', 66'(2/3)
1st: 4–12
2nd: 12–6
Report
Tries:3
Uate Ru ball.svg 22'
Houston Ru ball.svg 38'
Hilder Ru ball.svg 42'
Goals:3
Roberts Rugby penalty.svg 23', 40', 43'(3/3)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 19,649 [47] [48]
Referee: Gerard Sutton and Ben Cummins

Ladder

2013 NRL season
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters (P)2418062640325+31540
2 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 2418062588384+20440
3 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2416172589373+21637
4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2415182588366+22235
5 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24140102468460+832
6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112529463+6630
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24121112528422+10629
8 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24120122507431+7628
9 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24110132500518−1826
10 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 24110132495532−3726
11 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24110132495554−5926
12 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24101132434477−4325
13 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 24100142434624−19024
14 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 2470172379530−15118
15 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 2470172386687−30118
16 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 2450192326740−41414

2013 Coaching staff

2013 Squad

As of 16 July 2013.

Cap [lower-alpha 1] Nat.Player namePositionFirst Storm GamePrevious First Grade RL club [lower-alpha 2]
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith (c) HK 2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
58 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Slater FB 2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Hoffman SR,LK 2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
97 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Chambers CE 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Reds
105 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Proctor SR 2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Hinchcliffe SR 2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Raiders
115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Finch FE,HB 2009 Flag of England.svg Wigan Warriors
119 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jesse Bromwich PR 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
123 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Norrie PR 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
124 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Duffie WG,CE 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
125 Flag of England.svg Gareth Widdop HB 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
127 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Justin O'Neill WG 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters
134 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maurice Blair WG,CE 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Penrith Panthers
136 Flag of Fiji.svg Sisa Waqa CE,WG 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters
139 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Siosaia Vave PR 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
140 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Ryles PR 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters
143 Flag of Tonga.svg Mahe Fonua CE 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
144 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tohu Harris SR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
145 Flag of Samoa.svg Junior Moors PR,SR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wests Tigers
146 Flag of Samoa.svg Lagi Setu SR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Broncos [lower-alpha 3]
147 Flag of New Zealand.svg Slade Griffen HK 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
148 Flag of Samoa.svg Junior Sa'u FB,WG 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Knights
149 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kenny Bromwich PR,LK 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
150 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan McLean PR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
151 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Garbutt PR,SR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
152 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Hampton HB 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
153 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Glasby PR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
- Flag of Samoa.svg Kirisome Auva'a WG Yet to Debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
- Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Mann FE Yet to Debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Knights
- Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Lodge PR Yet to Debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
- Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt McGahan HB,FE Yet to Debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
- Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Solomona FB Yet to Debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
- Flag of Samoa.svg Young Tonumaipea WG,FB Yet to Debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm

Player movement

Representative honours

The following players have played a representative match in 2013.

Player All Stars Match [50] City Vs Country Anzac Test Pacific Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 World Cup [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56]
Jesse Bromwich —— New Zealand ————New Zealand
Cooper Cronk —— Australia — Queensland QueenslandQueenslandAustralia
Mahe Fonua ——— Tonga ———Tonga
Tohu Harris ——New Zealand—————
Ryan Hoffman — City (C)—— New South Wales New South WalesNew South Wales—
Junior Moors ——————— Samoa
Justin O'Neill NRL All Stars ———————
Kevin Proctor ——New Zealand—————
Junior Sau ———Samoa———Samoa
Billy Slater ——Australia—QueenslandQueenslandQueenslandAustralia
Cameron Smith NRL All Stars—Australia (C)—Queensland (C)Queensland (C)Queensland (C)Australia (C)
Siosaia Vave ———————Tonga
Sisa Waqa ——————— Fiji
Gareth Widdop ——————— England

Statistics

Statistics source: [57] [58]

Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Maurice Blair 18101 [lower-alpha 4] 042
Jesse Bromwich 2660024
Kenny Bromwich 91004
Will Chambers 25120048
Cooper Cronk 2340 [lower-alpha 5] 319
Matt Duffie 430012
Brett Finch 130000
Mahe Fonua 1390036
Mitch Garbutt 30000
Tim Glasby 21004
Slade Griffen 100000
Ben Hampton 22008
Tohu Harris 252008
Ryan Hinchcliffe 2330012
Ryan Hoffman 2440016
Jordan McLean 141004
Junior Moors 100000
Bryan Norrie 251004
Justin O'Neill 2190036
Kevin Proctor 2330012
Jason Ryles 240000
Junior Sau 41004
Lagi Setu 71004
Billy Slater 24180072
Cameron Smith 23284 [lower-alpha 6] 0176
Siosaia Vave 91004
Sisa Waqa 22120048
Gareth Widdop 1633 [lower-alpha 7] 018
28 Players used–109883615

Scorers

Most points in a Game: 20

Most tries in a Game: 3

Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 68 points

Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points

Greatest winning margin: 64 points

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 7

Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 22 points

Lowest score in a losing game: 0 points

Greatest losing margin: 39 points

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

Awards

Notes

  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. 1 2 Setu played for the Brisbane Broncos in 2010, before leaving rugby league for missionary service.
  4. ↑ Goalkicking percentage 100% (1/1)
  5. ↑ Goalkicking percentage 0% (0/1)
  6. ↑ Goalkicking percentage 73.34% (84/113)
  7. ↑ Goalkicking percentage 100% (3/3)

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