2012 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Premiers | |||
2012 record | Wins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 579; against: 361 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Ron Gauci | |||
Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,685 | |||
High attendance | 20,333 (Round 8) [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Billy Slater (16) | |||
Goals | Cameron Smith (78) | |||
Points | Cameron Smith (164) | |||
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The 2012 Melbourne Storm season was the club's 15th NRL season. Coached by Craig Bellamy and captained by Cameron Smith, they competed in and won the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership. The first nine weeks of the season were very successful, with the club winning all games for what was at the time their best start to a season. From round 10 to round 21 they won only three games and lost seven, including a five-game losing streak between rounds 16 and 21, their second worst ever. From round 22 onward they recovered their winning form and finished the regular season with five straight wins, finishing in second place. The Storm then went on to defeat South Sydney and Manly in the finals series before going on to face minor premiers, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2012 NRL Grand Final, winning 14–4 to claim the Premiership.
Round | Player | Milestone |
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Round 1 | Siosaia Vave | Storm debut |
Round 2 | Jason Ryles | Storm debut |
Round 5 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | 100th game |
Round 12 | Michael Greenfield | Storm debut |
Will Chambers | 50th game | |
Round 13 | Todd Lowrie | 150th NRL game |
Round 14 | Craig Bellamy | 250th game coached |
Round 18 | Anthony Quinn | 200th game |
Round 19 | Cooper Cronk | 200th game |
Round 20 | Richard Fa'aoso | Storm debut |
Round 23 | Jesse Bromwich | 50th game |
Mahe Fonua | NRL debut | |
Round 25 | Gareth Widdop | 50th game |
In 2012 the Storm jerseys were made by Kooga. Both the predominantly purple 'home' jersey, and the predominantly white 'away' jersey for 2012 were first instituted by the club in 2010.
Statistics source: [17] Statistics current following the Grand Final.
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | Goal% |
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Maurice Blair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jesse Bromwich | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Will Chambers | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
Cooper Cronk | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 41 | |
Matt Duffie | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
Richard Fa'aoso | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mahe Fonua | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Michael Greenfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ryan Hinchcliffe | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Ryan Hoffman | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
Luke Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rory Kostjasyn | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Jaiman Lowe | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Todd Lowrie | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Sika Manu | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Dane Nielsen | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Bryan Norrie | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Justin O'Neill | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
Kevin Proctor | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Anthony Quinn | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Jason Ryles | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Billy Slater | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
Cameron Smith | 25 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 164 | 69.03% (78/113) |
Siosaia Vave | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sisa Waqa | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Gareth Widdop | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 80.00% (12/14) |
26 players used | - | 119 | 90 | 1 | 657 | 70.31% (90/128) |
Most points in a game: 14
Most tries in a game: 3
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
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4 February | Trial | Easts Tigers | Langlands Park, Brisbane | Won | 36 | 8 | M Fonua (2), Y Tonumaipea (2), W Chambers, S Waqa, R Pooley | [3] | ||
11 February | Trial | Canberra Raiders | Lavington Sports Ground, Albury | Lost | 18 | 27 | T Lowrie, M McGahan, R Hinchcliffe, R Hoffman | L Kelly | [18] [19] [20] | |
18 February | Trial | Brisbane Broncos | North Hobart Oval, Hobart | Won | 34 | 30 | B Slater (2), C Cronk (2), G Widdop, M Fonua | C Smith 5/6 | [6] [21] |
Source: [22]
Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref | |
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3 March | 1 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Won | 24 | 19 | B Slater (2), C Cronk, J O'Neill | C Smith 4/4 | [23] | ||
11 March | 2 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 24 | 10 | D Nielsen (2), B Slater (2), M Duffie | C Smith 2/5 | [24] | ||
18 March | 3 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Won | 30 | 6 | M Duffie (2), B Slater (2), S Manu, A Quinn | C Smith 2/5, G Widdop 1/1 | [25] [26] | ||
24 March | 4 | Sydney Roosters | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 44 | 4 | B Slater (2), C Cronk (2), D Nielsen, K Proctor, R Hoffman, W Chambers | C Smith 5/7, G Widdop 1/1 | [27] | ||
31 March | 5 [lower-roman 1] | Newcastle Knights | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 34 | 22 | G Widdop, M Duffie, R Hoffman, B Slater, W Chambers, T Lowrie | C Smith 5/6 | [28] | ||
8 April | 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | Won | 42 | 18 | M Duffie (2), K Proctor (2), W Chambers (2), R Hinchcliffe, J Ryles | C Smith 5/8 | [29] | ||
14 April | 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 12 | 6 | R Hinchcliffe, R Hoffman | C Smith 2/2 | C Cronk 0/1 | [30] | |
25 April | 8 [lower-roman 2] | New Zealand Warriors | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 32 | 14 | W Chambers (3), D Nielsen (2), J O'Neill | C Smith 4/6 | [31] | ||
5 May | 9 | Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Sydney | Won | 44 | 10 | J O'Neill (3), M Duffie, C Cronk, R Hoffman, W Chambers, R Hinchcliffe | C Smith 5/7, G Widdop 1/1 | [32] [33] | ||
13 May | 10 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Toyota Stadium, Sydney | Lost | 10 | 12 | D Nielsen, M Duffie | C Smith 1/2 | [34] | ||
20 May | 11 | Bye | |||||||||
25 May | 12 | Brisbane Broncos | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 34 | 10 | T Lowrie (2), B Slater (2), W Chambers, J O'Neill | G Widdop 5/6 | [35] | ||
3 June | 13 | New Zealand Warriors | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | Won | 22 | 10 | G Widdop, J Lowe, W Chambers, C Smith | C Smith 3/5 | [36] | ||
8 June | 14 | Wests Tigers | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 6 | 10 | D Nielsen | G Widdop 1/2 | [37] | ||
18 June | 15 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Won | 26 | 22 | T Lowrie, C Smith, B Norrie, M Duffie | C Smith 5/5 | [38] | ||
24 June | 16 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Virgin Australia Stadium, Mackay | Lost | 4 | 20 | A Quinn | C Smith 0/1 | [39] | ||
30 June | 17 | Bye | |||||||||
7 July | 18 | Canberra Raiders | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 12 | 40 | J O'Neill (2) | G Widdop 2/2 | [40] | ||
14 July | 19 | North Queensland Cowboys | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 16 | 20 | M Duffie, A Quinn, G Widdop | C Smith 2/3 | [41] | ||
21 July | 20 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta | Lost | 10 | 16 | R Kostjasyn, R Hoffman | C Smith 1/2 | [42] | ||
27 July | 21 | St George-Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Lost | 18 | 26 | W Chambers, R Hinchcliffe, K Proctor | C Smith 3/3 | [43] | ||
4 August | 22 | Penrith Panthers | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 46 | 6 | C Cronk (2), J O'Neill (2), S Waqa (2), J Bromwich, S Manu | C Smith 7/8 | [44] | ||
10 August | 23 | Gold Coast Titans | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 24 | 16 | B Slater, C Cronk, R Hoffman, G Widdop | C Smith 4/4 | [45] | ||
17 August | 24 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Won | 19 | 18 | S Waqa (2), C Cronk | C Smith 3/3 | C Cronk 1/1 | [46] | |
27 August | 25 | Cronulla Sharks | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 20 | 18 | R Hoffman (2), S Waqa, W Chambers | C Smith 2/4 | [47] | ||
1 September | 26 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Won | 26 | 6 | R Hoffman, S Manu, B Norrie, K Proctor, S Waqa | C Smith 3/5 | [48] |
Melbourne Storm | 24 – 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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Tries:4 Hoffman 7' Slater 24' Fonua 35' Waqa 46' Goals:4 Smith 9', pen 12', 26', 48'(4/5) | 1st: 18–0 2nd: 6–6 Report | Tries:1 Pettybourne 72' Goals:1 Reynolds 73' |
Melbourne Storm | 40 – 12 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
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Tries:7 Cronk 5', 44' Slater 9', 66' Chambers 19' J Bromwich 60' Proctor 76' Goals:6 Smith 45', pen 51', 62', 67', pen 73'(5/8) Widdop 78'(1/1) | 1st: 12–6 2nd: 28–6 Report | Tries:2 Lyon 37', 52' Goals:2 Lyon 38', 53'(2/2) |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 4 – 14 | Melbourne Storm |
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Tries:1 Perrett 25' Goals: Inu (0/1) | 1st: 4–14 2nd: 0–0 Report | Tries:3 Hoffman 7' Slater 32' O'Neill 39' Goals:1 Smith 32'(1/3) |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,976 Referees: Tony Archer, Ben Cummins Clive Churchill Medal: Cooper Cronk (Melbourne) |
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2012 Premiership Team | Interchange | Coach | |||||||
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2012 squad signings
Name | From | Notes |
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Jason Ryles | Sydney Roosters | |
Will Chambers | Queensland Reds | |
Ryan Hoffman | Wigan Warriors | |
Michael Greenfield | St. George |
2012 squad transfers
Name | To | Notes |
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Troy Thompson | No Team | Retired |
Beau Champion | Gold Coast Titans | |
Adam Blair | Wests Tigers | |
Dane Chisholm | Wests Tigers | |
Adam Woolnough | No Team | Retired |
Sione Kite | Widnes | |
Chase Stanley | St. George | |
Atelea Vea | St. George | |
Robert Rochow | Newcastle Knights |
The following players have played a representative match in 2012. (C) = Captain
All Stars Match | City Vs Country | ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | VB Test [50] | |
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NRL All Stars | Australia | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia | ||
City | Australia | ||||||
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Australia | Queensland | Queensland | Australia | ||||
Australia (C) | Queensland (C) | Queensland (C) | Queensland (C) | Australia (C) | |||
New Zealand | New Zealand | ||||||
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New Zealand |
Trophy CabinetMelbourne Storm Awards NightHeld at Melbourne Convention Centre on Friday 5 October 2012. [51] [49]
| Dally M Awards NightOn 4 August 2012, the 2012 Dally M Awards were held. [53]
RLIF Awards NightOn 17 October 2012 the RLIF held their annual award ceremony [54] and presented a number of awards to Melbourne Storm personnel including naming Cameron Smith the 'International Rugby League Player of the Year'.
Additional Awards
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