2014 Melbourne Storm season

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2014 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off result7th - Elimination Final Loss
2014 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 536; against: 460
Team information
CEOMark Evans
Coach Craig Bellamy
Captain
Stadium AAMI Park – 30,050
Avg. attendance14,894
High attendance28,716 (Round 8) [lower-alpha 1]
Top scorers
Tries Sisa Waqa (18)
GoalsCameron Smith (68)
PointsCameron Smith (145)
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The 2014 Melbourne Storm season was the 17th in the club's history. They competed in the 2014 NRL season and were coached by Craig Bellamy and captained by Cameron Smith. In 2014 the Storm struggled to achieve consistent success, however won enough games late in the season to qualify for the NRL finals in 6th place. The club finished outside the top four for the first time since 2005 (other than when competition points were stripped in 2010). It was a roller coaster campaign that kicked off with consecutive one-point wins, courtesy of field goals from Smith and Cooper Cronk. Five of the club's wins during season came at a combined 17 points. Injuries to Cronk (broken arm) and Billy Slater (shoulder) during the Origin period saw the Storm lose four of six games during that stretch, as they were left clinging to eighth spot on the NRL ladder. The team managed to steady the ship by winning six of their last eight regular season games to finish sixth.

Contents

In a significant boost for the club, captain Cameron Smith signed a four-year contract extension just one week into the season. [1]

Season summary

Milestone games

RoundPlayerMilestone
Round 1 Young Tonumaipea NRL debut
George Rose Storm debut
Ben Roberts Storm debut
Round 2 Cameron Smith 263rd Storm game (Storm Record)
Billy Slater 250th game
Round 5 Dayne Weston Storm debut
Round 9 Kurt Mann NRL debut
Round 10 Craig Bellamy 300th NRL game as coach
Joel Romelo Storm debut
Round 12 Cameron Munster NRL debut
Round 19 Marika Koroibete Storm debut
Round 25 Cooper Cronk 250th game

Jerseys

For the 2014 season, sportswear company KooGa completed their rebrand to BLK, releasing a similar home jersey design for the Storm as the 2013 version, with the main difference being the addition of purple shoulder panels. [11] The away jersey was also similar to the 2013 version, worn with white shorts.

After initially not re-signing with the club as main jersey advertiser, Crown Resorts modified their logo on the jerseys to read "Crown Resorts". For the first match of the season, this logo was gold in a black box (similar to the application of their logo on the South Sydney Rabbitohs jersey), before reverting to a white logo inside a navy blue box to match the Melbourne Storm colours.

Special

Attendance averages

[12] TotalMatchesAverage
Home178,7281214,894
Away166,5471213,879
All regular season games345,2752414,386
Finals19,230119,230
All Games364,5052514,580

Fixtures

Preseason

DateRdOpponentVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsRef
8 FebruaryTrial 1 Canberra Raiders AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost1220K Proctor, Y Tonumaipea, H Hunt [13] [14]
15 February Auckland Nines
Pool Game
Penrith Panthers Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Lost1114W Chambers, C Munster (BP)C Munster [15] [16]
15 February Auckland Nines
Pool Game
South Sydney Rabbitohs Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Won1810W Chambers (2 (BPx1)), M Fonua (BP)W Chambers, S Waqa [15] [17]
16 February Auckland Nines
Pool Game
St George Illawarra Dragons Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Lost1014M Garbutt, M FonuaS Waqa [15] [18]
22 FebruaryTrial 2 Eastern Suburbs Tigers Langlands Park, Brisbane Lost1216
23 FebruaryTrial 3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Lost1020M Fonua, K BromwichC Smith 1/2 [19]

Regular season

Result by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAAHAAH
ResultWWWLLWLLWWBLLWWLBLWWWLWWLW
Position832596910855999798886675566
Points24666888101214141416181820202224262628303032
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Source: [20]

DateRdOpponentVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsRef
8 March1 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Won
( g.p. )
2322S Waqa (2), B Hampton, K BromwichC Smith 3/7C Smith 1/1 [21]
15 March2 Penrith Panthers AAMI Park, Melbourne Won1817K Proctor, M Fonua, S WaqaC Smith 2/5C Cronk 2/2 [22]
24 March3 Newcastle Knights AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2820S Waqa, K Proctor, W Chambers, Y Tonumaipea, C SmithC Smith 4/6 [23]
29 March4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs nib Stadium, Perth Lost1240W Chambers, B SlaterT Harris 2/3 [24]
6 April5 Gold Coast Titans AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost2628S Waqa (2), K Bromwich, W ChambersC Smith 5/5 [25]
14 April6 St George-Illawarra Dragons AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2824W Chambers (2), J Bromwich, C Cronk, Y TonumaipeaC Smith 4/5 [26]
20 April7 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Lost2224M Fonua (2), R Hinchcliffe, S WaqaC Smith 3/4 [27]
25 April8 New Zealand Warriors AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost1016K Proctor, Y TonumaipeaC Smith 1/2 [28]
10 May9 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2219B Slater (2), C Cronk, K MannC Smith 3/4 [29]
16 May10 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Won2714B Slater (2), C Cronk, S WaqaC Smith 5/5C Cronk 1/1 [30]
24 May11 Bye
31 May12 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville Lost022 [31]
8 June13 Sydney Roosters AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost1232M Fonua, K MannC Smith 2/2 [32]
24 June14 Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park, Gold Coast Won2420W Chambers (2), B Hampton, K Mann, B RobertsB Roberts 2/5 [33]
16 June15 Parramatta Eels AAMI Park, Melbourne Won4620S Waqa (2), B Slater (2), K Mann (2), B Norrie, J McLeanC Smith 6/7, B Roberts 1/1 [34]
30 June16 St George-Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong Lost1224B Slater, K MannC Smith 2/2 [35]
6 July17Bye Bye
12 July18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost46K ProctorC Smith 0/2 [36]
19 July19 Canberra Raiders AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2814M Fonua (2), M Koroibete, J McLean, K Proctor, S WaqaC Smith 2/6 [37]
25 July20 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Won308R Hoffman (2), C Cronk, R Hinchcliffe, M KoroibeteC Smith 5/6 [38]
4 August21 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Won286M Koroibete (2), W Chambers, C Smith, S WaqaC Smith 4/5 [39]
9 August22 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium, Newcastle Lost3032S Waqa (4), B Slater, W ChambersC Smith 3/6 [40]
16 August23 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks AAMI Park, Melbourne Won486M Fonua (2), T Glasby (2), M Koroibete, W Chambers, S Waqa, J Bromwich, J McLeanC Smith 6/9 [41]
25 August24 Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium, Sydney Won2410M Koroibete, W Chambers, B Roberts, B SlaterC Smith 4/5 [42]
30 August25 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium, Sydney Lost1224B Slater (2)C Smith 2/2 [43]
5 September26 Brisbane Broncos AAMI Park, Melbourne Won2212M Fonua (2), R Hoffman, C CronkC Smith 2/2, W Chambers 1/2 [44]

Source: [45]

Finals

2nd Elimination final
Sunday, 14 September
16:10 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm Melbourne colours.svg 4 – 28 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
Tries:1
Waqa Ru ball.svg 46'
Goals:0
Smith (0/1)
1st: 0–24
2nd: 4–4
Report
Tries:5
Lafai Ru ball.svg 17', 37', 75'
Eastwod Ru ball.svg 6'
Hodkinson Ru ball.svg 13'
Goals:4
Hodkinson Rugby penalty.svg 7', 15', 19', 38'(4/5)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 19,230
Referees: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Badger

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2416082615385+23036
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2416082502399+10336
3 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (P)2415092585361+22434
4 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2415092506426+8034
5 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 24140102596406+19032
6 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 24140102536460+7632
7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24130112446439+730
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24120122549456+9328
9 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24120122571491+8028
10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24120122477580−10328
11 St. George colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons 24110132469528−5926
12 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 24100142463571−10824
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24100142420631−21124
14 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 2490152372538−16622
15 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2480162466623−15720
16 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2450192334613−27914

2014 Coaches

2014 Squad

As of 26 July 2014

Cap [lower-alpha 2] Nat.Player namePositionFirst Storm GamePrevious First Grade RL club [lower-alpha 3]
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,WG 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 LK,HK,SR,FE 2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra Raiders
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 Sharks
124 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Duffie WG,CE,FB 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
127 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Justin O'Neill WG,CE,FB 2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters
136 Flag of Fiji.svg Sisa Waqa CE,WG,FB 2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Roosters
143 Flag of Tonga.svg Mahe Fonua CE,WG 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
144 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tohu Harris SR,LK,PR,FE 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
145 Flag of Samoa.svg Junior Moors PR,SR,LK 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wests Tigers
147 Flag of New Zealand.svg Slade Griffen HK,LK,CE,SR,FE 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
149 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kenny Bromwich PR,SR,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,LK,SR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Knights
152 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Hampton FE,HB,FB 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
153 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Glasby PR,SR 2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
154 Flag of Samoa.svg Young Tonumaipea WG,FB 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
155 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Roberts FE,HK,HB,CE 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Parramatta Eels
156 Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Rose PR,SR 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
157 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dayne Weston PR,SR 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Penrith Panthers
158 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Mann FE,FB,HB,CE,HK 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Knights
159 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Romelo FE,HK,HB,LK 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
160 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Munster FE,FB,HB,HK 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
161 Flag of Fiji.svg Marika Koroibete WG 2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wests Tigers
Flag of Lebanon.svg Travis Robinson WG,CE,FB Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Penrith Panthers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cody Walker HB,FE Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Easts Tigers
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hymel Hunt CE,WG,SR,LK,FB Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast Titans
Flag of Tonga.svg Felise Kaufusi PR Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg North Queensland Cowboys
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad CE,WG,SR,LK,FB Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Lodge PR,SR Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Kennedy SR,LK Yet to debut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Storm

2014 Player movements

Sources: [46]

Representative honours

The following players have played a representative match in 2014.

Player City Vs Country [47] ANZAC Test Pacific Test State Of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations [48]
Jesse Bromwich New Zealand New Zealand
Will Chambers Queensland Australia
Cooper Cronk AustraliaQueenslandQueenslandAustralia
Tohu Harris New ZealandNew Zealand
Ryan Hoffman City (C) New South Wales New South WalesNew South WalesAustralia
Kevin Proctor New ZealandNew Zealand
Ben Roberts Samoa
Billy Slater AustraliaQueenslandQueenslandQueensland
Cameron Smith Australia (C)Queensland (C)Queensland (C)Queensland (C)Australia (C)
Young Tonumaipea Samoa

Statistics

This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2014 NRL season.

Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Jesse Bromwich 242008
Kenny Bromwich 182008
Will Chambers 22111 [lower-alpha 4] 046
Cooper Cronk 1950323
Mahe Fonua 20100040
Mitch Garbutt 60000
Tim Glasby 132008
Ben Hampton 112008
Tohu Harris 2502 [lower-alpha 5] 04
Ryan Hinchcliffe 252008
Ryan Hoffman 2430012
Marika Koroibete 1060024
Kurt Mann 860024
Jordan McLean 1630012
Junior Moors 100000
Cameron Munster 10000
Bryan Norrie 251004
Justin O'Neill 40000
Kevin Proctor 2550020
Ben Roberts 1823 [lower-alpha 6] 014
Joel Romelo 20000
George Rose 90000
Billy Slater 22120048
Cameron Smith 23268 [lower-alpha 7] 1145
Young Tonumaipea 1430012
Sisa Waqa 24180072
Dayne Weston 60000
27 Players used-97744540

Scorers

Most Points in a game: 16

Most tries in a game: 4

Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 48 points

Lowest score in a winning game: 18 points

Greatest winning margin: 42 points

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 3

Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 30 points

Lowest score in a losing game: 0 points

Greatest losing margin: 28 points

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

Awards

Notes

  1. Regular season home games only
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Goalkicking percentage 33.33% (1/3)
  5. Goalkicking percentage 66.67% (2/3)
  6. Goalkicking percentage 42.86% (3/7)
  7. Goalkicking percentage 70.83% (68/96)

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