2024 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 2nd (as of round 11) | |||
2024 record | Wins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 3 | |||
Points scored | For: 280; against: 205 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Justin Rodski | |||
Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
High attendance | 25,141 (Round 8) [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ryan Papenhuyzen Xavier Coates (7) | |||
Goals | Nick Meaney (44) | |||
Points | Nick Meaney (96) | |||
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The 2024 Melbourne Storm season is the 27th in the club's history, competing in the 2024 NRL season. The team is coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 22nd consecutive season. Melbourne Storm has a new captain for the season, with Harry Grant replacing Christian Welch. [1]
Round | Player | Milestone |
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Round 1 | Trent Loiero | 50th match |
Round 3 | Shawn Blore | Storm debut |
Round 9 | Cameron Munster | 200th match |
Round 9 | Christian Welch | 150th match |
Round 12 | Tui Kamikamica | 100th match |
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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15 February | Trial | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Lost | 12 | 24 | D Ieremia, R Papenhuyzen | J Pezet 2/2 | [34] | |
24 February | Trial | Newcastle Knights | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji | Won | 28 | 10 | E Katoa, X Coates, J Pezet, Y Tonumaipea, H Grant | N Meaney 1/2, J Pezet 2/2, T Stewart 1/1 | [35] |
Source: [36]
Date | Rd | Opponent | H/A | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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8 March | 1 | Penrith Panthers | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 8 | 0 | R Smith | N Meaney 2/2 | [37] | |
16 March | 2 | New Zealand Warriors | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 30 | 26 | R Papenhuyzen (2), W Warbrick, N Meaney, X Coates | N Meaney 5/6 | J Pezet 0/1 | [38] |
24 March | 3 [lower-roman 1] | Newcastle Knights | Away | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 12 | 14 | R Papenhuyzen, T Wishart | N Meaney 2/2 | R Papenhuyzen 0/1 | [39] |
30 March | 4 | Bye | |||||||||
4 April | 5 | Brisbane Broncos | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 34 | 32 | E Katoa (2), X Coates, W Warbrick, T Wishart, J Hughes | N Meaney 5/6 | [40] | |
12 April | 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 16 | 14 | R Papenhuyzen, R Smith, S Blore | N Meaney 2/3 | [41] | |
18 April | 7 | Sydney Roosters | Away | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Won | 18 | 12 | J Hughes, E Katoa, X Coates | N Meaney 3/3 | [42] | |
25 April | 8 [lower-roman 2] | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 54 | 20 | X Coates (3), R Papenhuyzen (2), W Warbrick, H Grant, C Munster, T Wishart, J Chan | N Meaney 7/10 | R Papenhuyzen 0/1 | [43] |
4 May | 9 | Gold Coast Titans | Away | Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast | Won | 22 | 20 | C Munster, W Warbrick, R Papenhuyzen, S Fa'alogo | N Meaney 3/6 | [44] | |
11 May | 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 18 | 25 | E Katoa, R Smith, T Wishart | N Meaney 3/4 | [45] | |
19 May | 11 [lower-roman 3] | Parramatta Eels | Home | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Won | 48 | 16 | H Grant (2), R Smith (2), T Kamikamica, W Warbrick, X Coates, E Katoa | N Meaney 8/9 | [46] | |
24 May | 12 [lower-roman 4] | Manly Sea Eagles | Away | 4 Pines Park, Sydney | Lost | 20 | 26 | E Katoa, N Meaney, J Hughes | N Meaney 4/4 | [47] | |
1 June | 13 | Bye | |||||||||
9 June | 14 | Newcastle Knights | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||||||
15 June | 15 | New Zealand Warriors | Away | Go Media Stadium, Auckland | |||||||
21 June | 16 | Dolphins | Away | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |||||||
29 June | 17 | Canberra Raiders | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||||||
6 July | 18 | Wests Tigers | Away | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | |||||||
13 July | 19 | Bye | |||||||||
20 July | 20 | Sydney Roosters | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||||||
26 July | 21 | Parramatta Eels | Away | CommBank Stadium, Sydney | |||||||
3 August | 22 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||||||
8 August | 23 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Away | Accor Stadium, Sydney | |||||||
15 August | 24 | Penrith Panthers | Away | BlueBet Stadium, Sydney | |||||||
24 August | 25 | Dolphins | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||||||
29 August | 26 | North Queensland Cowboys | Away | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | |||||||
5 September | 27 | Brisbane Broncos | Away | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 200 | +82 | 20 | Advance to finals series |
2 | Penrith Panthers | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 268 | 156 | +112 | 18 | |
3 | Melbourne Storm | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 280 | 205 | +75 | 18 | |
4 | Dolphins | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 266 | 197 | +69 | 16 | |
5 | Sydney Roosters | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 370 | 235 | +135 | 14 | |
6 | Brisbane Broncos | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 254 | +57 | 14 | |
7 | Newcastle Knights | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 200 | 209 | −9 | 14 | |
8 | Canberra Raiders | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 230 | 268 | −38 | 14 | |
9 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 299 | 263 | +36 | 13 | |
10 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 238 | 191 | +47 | 12 | |
11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 317 | 315 | +2 | 12 | |
12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 204 | 292 | −88 | 12 | |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 223 | −7 | 9 | |
14 | Gold Coast Titans | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 217 | 306 | −89 | 8 | |
15 | Parramatta Eels | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 213 | 332 | −119 | 8 | |
16 | Wests Tigers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 173 | 268 | −95 | 6 | |
17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 204 | 374 | −170 | 6 |
List current as of 7 March 2024 [51]
Source: [52]
Losses
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This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2024.
Player | NRL All Star match | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Test matches |
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Jack Howarth [64] | Māori | — | — | — | — |
Jahrome Hughes [64] | Māori | — | — | — | — |
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2024 NRL season.
Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
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Grant Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Blore | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kane Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Chan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Xavier Coates | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Sualauvi Fa'alogo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Harry Grant | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Jack Howarth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jahrome Hughes | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Tui Kamikamica | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Eliesa Katoa | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Josh King | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Loiero | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alec MacDonald | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Meaney | 11 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 96 |
Tepai Moeroa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Munster | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Ryan Papenhuyzen | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Jonah Pezet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reimis Smith | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
William Warbrick | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Christian Welch | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tyran Wishart | 10 [lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
25 players used | — | 48 | 44 | 0/0 | 212 |
Most points in a game: 16
Most tries in a game: 3
Highest score in a winning game: 54 points
Lowest score in a winning game: 8 points
Greatest winning margin: 34 points
Greatest number of games won consecutively: 5
Highest score in a losing game: 20 points
Lowest score in a losing game: 12 points
Greatest losing margin: 7 points
Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 1
In November 2023, Melbourne Storm announced a new sponsorship and apparel partnership agreement with Irish sportswear company O'Neills, [66] ending the club's relationship with British sportswear company Castore, before the end of the original five-year deal that had been announced in December 2020.
Home
Revealed in November 2023, [67] the 2024 home jersey is navy blue with a purple yoke and sleeves. There are bright yellow lightning bolt designs on the side panels, and a revised Big V logo at the top of the rear of the jersey as a continuation of the Our Home, Victoria acknowledgment which began during the 2020 season to honour Storm's home state. This jersey will be worn with navy blue shorts and socks.
Away
The away jersey, worn when the home jersey creates a clash with the opposition, is a similar design to the home jersey, with white replacing the navy blue base colour. This jersey will be worn with purple shorts, with white socks.
ANZAC Day
Revealed in early April, Melbourne's jersey worn on ANZAC Day featured the team colours of navy blue and purple in a zig-zag pattern that paid homage to design elements at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. The design mimics the sporadic design of trenches dug by soldiers, as well as the Dazzle camouflage employed by Royal Australian Navy vessels in World War I and World War II. [68]
Indigenous
Titled "Kerrbooonool" meaning connection in Woiwurrung language, the club's 2024 Indigenous jersey was designed by Letitia Smith, cousin of Reimis Smith. The design includes the hand and footprints of the club's Indigenous players, the Yarra river and a gathering circle. The inner lining of the collar pays tribute to Tony Mundine, former Australian boxer and grandfather of Reimis Smith. The jersey was worn in the NRL's Indigenous Round against Manly in May, and also against Canberra in June. [69]
Trophy Cabinet
Junior representative awardsHeld at AAMI Park in April, for members of the club's Harold Matthews Cup (U17s) and S.G. Ball Cup (U19s) teams: [70]
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