2017 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 1st (minor premiership) | |||
Play-off result | Premiers | |||
2017 record | Wins: 20; Draws: 0; Losses: 4 | |||
Points scored | For: 633; Against: 336 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Dave Donaghy | |||
Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | AAMI Park - 30,050 Suncorp Stadium - 52,500 (1 Game) | |||
Avg. attendance | 18,375 (new record) | |||
High attendance | 44,127 (at Suncorp Stadium) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Suliasi Vunivalu (23) Josh Addo-Carr (23) | |||
Goals | Cameron Smith (92) | |||
Points | Cameron Smith (192) | |||
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The 2017 Melbourne Storm season was the 20th in the club's history. They competed in the 2017 NRL season and at the end of the Regular season had finished in 1st place earning them their third legitimate minor premiership. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 15th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm were also captained by Cameron Smith, who has been the sole captain for the team since 2008—making this his 10th consecutive season. Cameron Smith broke a number of league, club and personal records throughout the 2017 season including the NRL games record for the most games played, league record for the most wins as a captain, a personal best for the most points in a game and also scored his 2000th career point and 1000th career goal, the first time any player has achieved this.
With the Storm finishing first, they received a home Qualifying final against the Parramatta Eels which they won giving them a week off and a home Preliminary Final. The Storm defeated the Brisbane Broncos 30-0 to qualify them for the 2017 NRL Grand Final against the North Queensland Cowboys. Melbourne Storm dominated the Grand Final to earn them their 3rd official Premiership 34 - 6.
Round | Player | Milestone |
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Round 1 | Ryley Jacks | NRL debut |
Round 1 | Josh Addo-Carr | Storm debut |
Round 1 | Will Chambers | 150th Game |
Round 2 | Vincent Leuluai | Storm debut |
Round 2 | Joe Stimson | NRL debut |
Round 2 | Cameron Smith | 2000 Career Points |
Round 5 | Mark Nicholls | Storm debut |
Round 5 | Tui Kamikamica | NRL debut |
Round 9 | Cameron Munster | 50th Game |
Round 10 | Billy Slater | 700 Career Points |
Round 13 | Felise Kaufusi | 50th Game |
Round 13 | Brandon Smith | NRL debut |
Round 15 | Dean Britt | NRL debut |
Round 16 | Jahrome Hughes | Storm debut |
Round 18 | Nate Myles | Storm debut |
Round 21 | Cameron Smith | 350th Game |
Round 26 | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 50th Game |
Finals week 1 | Cameron Smith | 356th Game (new NRL Record) |
Finals week 3 | Cameron Smith | 1000th Goal |
Source: [19]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Source |
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4 February | Auckland Nines Pool Games | ![]() | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | Loss | 4 | 18 | [20] |
![]() | Win | 14 | 6 | ||||
5 February | ![]() | Win | 20 | 10 | |||
Auckland Nines Quarter-final | ![]() | Win | 25 | 12 | |||
Auckland Nines Semi-final | ![]() | Loss | 16 | 21 | |||
11 February | Trial | ![]() | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | Win | 30 | 18 | [21] |
18 February | Trial | ![]() | North Hobart Oval, Hobart | Loss | 24 | 28 | [22] |
Source: [23]
NOTE: All Melbourne Storm home games in 2017 were at AAMI Park with the exception of the Round 10 Home game against Gold Coast Titans which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The game was part of a double header with the Brisbane Broncos vs. Manly Sea Eagles game being played immediately after.
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Report |
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3 March | 1 | ![]() | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Win | 12 | 6 | C Blair, S Vunivalu | C Smith 2/3 | [24] | |
10 March | 2 | ![]() | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Win | 26 | 10 | K Bromwich, C Blair, S Vunivalu, C Cronk | C Smith 5/5 | [25] | |
16 March | 3 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 14 | 12 | R Jacks, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 3/3 | [26] | |
26 March | 4 | ![]() | Leichhardt Oval, Balmain | Win | 22 | 14 | N Asofa-Solomona, Y Tonumaipea, C Blair, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 3/4 | [27] | |
1 April | 5 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 28 | 6 | S Vunivalu (2), W Chambers, C Cronk, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 4/6 | [28] | |
9 April | 6 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 2 | 11 | C Smith 1/1 | [29] | ||
15 April | 7 | ![]() | Brookvale Oval, Manly | Win | 30 | 26 | S Vunivalu (2), F Kaufusi (2), Y Tonumaipea, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 3/6 | [30] | |
25 April | 8 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 20 | 14 | N Asofa-Solomona, C Cronk, J Addo-Carr, F Kaufusi | C Smith 2/5 | [31] | |
30 April | 9 | ![]() | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Win | 34 | 22 | S Vunivalu (2), J Addo-Carr (2), B Slater (2) | C Smith 5/6 | [32] | |
13 May | 10 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Loss | 36 | 38 | C Cronk (2), B Slater, W Chambers, J Stimson, C Blair | C Smith 6/6 | [33] | |
21 May | 11 | ![]() | NIB Stadium, Perth | Win | 14 | 6 | W Chambers, J Addo-Carr, S Vunivalu | C Smith 1/3 | [34] | |
28 May | 12 | Bye | ||||||||
2 June | 13 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 40 | 12 | S Vunivalu (2), B Slater (2), J Addo-Carr, F Kaufusi, B Smith, C Blair | C Munster 4/8 | [35] | |
8 June | 14 | ![]() | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18 | 13 | F Kaufusi (2), T Glasby | C Smith 3/3 | [36] | |
17 June | 15 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win (GP) | 23 | 22 | C Scott (2), B Smith, F Kaufusi | C Munster 3/4 | B Croft 1/1 | [37] |
24 June | 16 | ![]() | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Loss (GP) | 24 | 25 | J Addo-Carr (2), S Vunivalu, J Hughes, B Croft | C Munster 2/5 | [38] | |
30 June | 17 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 42 | 12 | S Vunivalu (2), J Addo-Carr (2), C Scott (2), C Smith, B Slater | C Smith 5/8 | [39] | |
8 July | 18 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 6 | 22 | J Hughes | J Stimson 1/1 | [40] | |
17 July | 19 | Bye | ||||||||
22 July | 20 | ![]() | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Win | 20 | 14 | D Finucane (2), W Chambers | C Smith 2/2, C Munster 2/4 | [41] | |
30 July | 21 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 40 | 6 | J Hughes, S Vunivalu, J Stimson, K Bromwich, W Chambers, C Cronk, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 6/8 | [42] | |
4 August | 22 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Win | 26 | 8 | J Addo-Carr (2), S Vunivalu (2), W Chambers | C Smith 3/4, W Chambers 0/1 | [43] | |
12 August | 23 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 16 | 13 | S Vunivalu (pen), J Stimson | C Smith 4/5 | [44] | |
19 August | 24 | ![]() | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Win | 44 | 12 | B Croft (3), C Scott, D Finucane, W Chambers, S Vunivalu, N Asofa-Solomona | C Smith 5/7, D Finucane 1/1 | [45] | |
26 August | 25 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 64 | 6 | S Vunivalu (2), S Vunivalu (pen), J Addo-Carr (3), C Munster, C Smith, B Slater, T Glasby, T Harris | C Smith 9/9, C Munster 1/2 | [46] | |
2 September | 26 | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 32 | 6 | T Harris (2), F Kaufusi, J Bromwich, S Vunivalu | C Smith 6/6 | [47] |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Report |
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9 September | Week 1 - Qualifying Final | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 18 | 16 | J Addo-Carr, K Bromwich, B Slater | C Smith 3/4 | [48] | |
22 September | Week 3 - Preliminary Final | ![]() | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 30 | 0 | B Slater (2), J Addo-Carr, N Asofa-Solomona | C Smith 6/6, T Harris 1/1 | [49] | |
1 October | Week 4 - Grand Final | ![]() | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Win | 34 | 6 | J Addo-Carr (2), F Kaufusi, B Slater, D Finucane, C Scott | C Smith 5/6 | [50] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | ![]() | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | ![]() | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | ![]() | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | ![]() | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | ![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | ![]() | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | ![]() | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | ![]() | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | ![]() | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 428 | 648 | −220 | 14 |
List current as of 3 July 2017
2017 Premiership Team | Interchange | Coach | |||||||
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The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2017. (C) = Captain
2017 All Stars match [53] | City Vs Country [54] | International Weekend 1 [55] | State of Origin 1 [56] | State of Origin 2 [57] | State of Origin 3 [58] | World Cup 2 | |
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Jordan McLean | World All Stars | — | — | — | — | — | Australia |
Josh Addo-Carr | — | City | — | — | — | — | — |
Dale Finucane | — | Country | — | — | — | — | — |
Cheyse Blair | — | Country | — | — | — | — | — |
Will Chambers | — | — | Australia | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia |
Cooper Cronk | — | — | Australia | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia |
Cameron Smith | — | — | Australia (C) | Queensland (C) | Queensland (C) | Queensland (C) | Australia (C) |
Jesse Bromwich | — | — | New Zealand (C) | — | — | — | — |
Kenny Bromwich | — | — | New Zealand | — | — | — | New Zealand |
Felise Kaufusi | — | — | Tonga | — | — | — | Australia |
Justin Olam | — | — | Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | Papua New Guinea |
Suliasi Vunivalu | — | — | Fiji | — | — | — | Fiji |
Tui Kamikamica | — | — | Fiji | — | — | — | Fiji |
Billy Slater | — | — | — | — | Queensland | Queensland | Australia |
Tim Glasby | — | — | — | — | Queensland | Queensland | — |
Cameron Munster | — | — | — | — | — | Queensland | Australia |
Nelson Asofa-Solomona | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
Young Tonumaipea | — | — | — | — | — | — | Samoa |
1: Rugby League International Weekend: consisted of four games being played over the weekend of 5–7 May 2017. This included the 2017 Anzac Test (Australia vs. New Zealand) and the three Pacific Tests (Fiji vs. Tonga, Papua New Guinea vs. Cook Islands and England vs. Samoa). In addition a Junior Kangaroos vs. Junior Kiwis (Under 20s) game was also played as a curtain raiser to the ANZAC test Curtis Scott and Brodie Croft were selected to play for the Junior Kangaroos with Croft chosen as captain. Players that were selected in the squads but did not play are not listed.
2: Players listed here have played at least one World Cup match for their nation. Australia named 7 Storm players including Felise Kaufusi who earlier this year played for Tonga.
Statistics Source: [60] and [61]
Statistics Current to the end of the 2017 NRL regular season (this table does not include finals matches)
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Josh Addo-Carr | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Cheyse Blair | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Dean Britt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jesse Bromwich | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kenny Bromwich | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Will Chambers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Brodie Croft | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
Cooper Cronk | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Dale Finucane | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Tim Glasby | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Slade Griffen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tohu Harris | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Jahrome Hughes | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Ryley Jacks | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Tui Kamikamica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felise Kaufusi | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Vincent Leuluai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan McLean | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Munster | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
Nate Myles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Nicholls | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbie Rochow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Scott | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Billy Slater | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Brandon Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Cameron Smith | 20 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 164 |
Joe Stimson | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Young Tonumaipea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Suliasi Vunivalu | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
Christian Welch | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 Players used | — | 112 | 92 | 1 | 633 |
Scorers
Most Points in a Game: 22 points
NOTE: This score was a new personal best by Cameron Smith
Most tries in a Game: 3
Winning Games
Highest score in a winning game: 64 points
Lowest score in a winning game: 12 points
Greatest winning margin: 58 points
Greatest number of Games won consecutively: 10
Losing Games
Highest score in a losing game: 36 points
NOTE: This equalled the league record for the highest score in a losing game. [62]
Lowest score in a losing game: 2 points
Greatest losing margin: 16 points
Greatest number of Games lost consecutively: 1
In November 2016, the club announced that it had signed a new deal with ISC to provide all their high quality apparel to Storm players, coaches, staff and fans for the next five years. They also announced that while the ISC logo will now appear in the jersey the actual design of the home and away strips will remain the same from 2016. [63] Melbourne Storm only 12 months earlier signed a five-year deal with Star Athletic to provide all of its apparel; however it is unclear as to why this deal ended after only one year. [64]
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#ISC Marvel Heroes promotional jersey designed to look like Thor.
^ Added ANZAC Appeal logo.
^^ Designed by Dixon Patten. [65]
%Replica of 2007 NRL Grand Final jersey.
& Women in League jersey — similar design to the eventual 2018 clash jersey, but in navy and pink.
@Home jersey with added logos celebrating Cameron Smith breaking Darren Lockyer's NRL games record.
Trophy CabinetMelbourne Storm Awards NightHeld at Crown Palladium on Tuesday 3 October. [66]
| Dally M Awards NightMelbourne Storm players walked away from rugby league's Dally M awards on 27 September 2017 with a total of six Dally M awards. [68]
Rugby League Players Association Awards Night
Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards NightAdditional Awards
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The Melbourne Storm are a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League. The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. The Storm were originally a Super League initiative, created in 1997 during the Super League war, however, following the Super League collapse, the team became a part of the newly formed, united competition. The club play their home games at AAMI Park. The Storm have won four premierships since their inception, in 1999, 2012, 2017 and 2020, and have contested several more grand finals, but were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships following salary cap breaches.
The 2007 Melbourne Storm season was the 10th in the club's history. They competed for NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the season in 1st place to claim the minor premiership before going on to reach the 2007 NRL grand final, their third. In the grand final the Storm defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to claim their second premiership. However two years after the event Melbourne were stripped of their 2007 titles after being found guilty of long-term salary cap breaches.
The 2006 Melbourne Storm season was the 9th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2006 Telstra Premiership, winning a record 20 out of 24 regular season games to finish in first place and win the minor premiership, eight points clear of the second-placed Bulldogs. The team backed up their stellar defensive effort the previous year to concede just 404 points in 2006. The retirement of Robbie Kearns saw a rotating captaincy introduced between David Kidwell, Scott Hill, Cameron Smith, Matt Geyer and Michael Crocker. Cooper Cronk also assumed the halfback duties following the departure of Matt Orford. Storm won 13 of their last 14 games of the season to take a great run of form into the finals where they progressed to reach their first Grand Final since 1999 after wins over the Eels and Dragons. This broke a run of three straight semi-final exits for Craig Bellamy’s team.
The 2004 Melbourne Storm season was the 7th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 6th out of 15 teams.
The 2005 Melbourne Storm season was the 8th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 6th out of 15 teams and making the finals. The season began with two big wins over the Knights and Dragons, each by more than 30 points. The form line followed a similar path to the previous season though as the team struggled to string consecutive wins together and hovered around the lower part of the eight for much of the season before ultimately finishing sixth once again. Future star Greg Inglis made his debut in Round 6. Storm finished the season with the second best defence in the competition and again went to Suncorp Stadium in Week One of the finals, producing the same result to defeat the Broncos. However for the third straight season the side was unable to progress past the semi-final stage, losing to the Cowboys. At the end of the season, Storm legends Robbie Kearns and Matt Geyer were inducted as inaugural life members of the Club.
The 2008 Melbourne Storm season was the 11th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers before reaching the grand final in which they were beaten by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40–0, the largest margin in grand final history. The minor premiership won by the Storm in 2008 was later stripped by the NRL in 2010 when it was revealed the club had been in breach of salary cap rules.
The 2009 Melbourne Storm season was the 12th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 4th out of 16 teams. They then progressed to their fourth consecutive grand final, this time to be played against the Parramatta Eels and won, claiming their second premiership in three seasons, a title later stripped in 2010 after being found guilty of salary cap breaches.
The 2010 Melbourne Storm season was the 13th in the club's history and competed in the NRL's 2010 Telstra Premiership. After winning the first four games of the season, Storm's season would hit a significant challenge after Round 6 when the NRL penalised the club for salary cap breaches with the team unable to play for points for the remainder of the season. These revelations also saw them stripped of the 2007 and 2009 Premierships and the 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premiership titles.
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 9 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 3 games and lost 7, including a 5-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.
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.
The 2002 Melbourne Storm season was the 5th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2002 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in 10th place making it their lowest finishing position until 2010, when it was sentenced to finish that season last due to gross salary cap breaches. As of 2022, it is also the most recent time that the Storm missed the finals due to not winning enough games. It was Mark Murray's final season as coach of the club.
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 did not achieve a good level of 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. It was a roller coaster campaign that kicked off with consecutive one-point wins, courtesy of drop goals from Smith and Cooper Cronk. Storm five wins this season came at a combined 17 points. Injuries to Cronk 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 8th spot on the NRL ladder. The team managed to steady the ship by winning six of their last eight home-and-away games to finish sixth. In a significant boost for the Club, captain Cameron Smith signed a four-year contract extension just one week into the season.
The 2015 Melbourne Storm season is the 18th in the club's history. They competed in the 2015 NRL season and were coached by Craig Bellamy, who was coach for the 13th consecutive season and captained by Cameron Smith, sole captain for the 8th consecutive season. He played his 300th NRL Game in Round 19 becoming only the 24th player in history to do so.
The 2016 Melbourne Storm season was the 19th in the club's history, they competed in the 2016 NRL season and were coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching for his 14th consecutive season during which he coached his 350th Game. Melbourne Storm were also captained in 2016 by Cameron Smith, who was the sole captain for the team since 2008 making this his 9th consecutive season. In the pre-season the Storm competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines tournament, reaching the semi-finals.
The 2018 Melbourne Storm season was the 21st in the club's history. They competed in the 2018 NRL season and did so as the reigning Premiers and Minor Premiers. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 16th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm was also captained by Cameron Smith, who has been the sole captain for the team since 2008 — making it his 11th consecutive season. In 2018, the club celebrated its 20th Anniversary, which was launched on 30 October 2017 with the announcement that a new logo would feature for the duration of the 20 year celebrations including on a newly designed jersey.
The 2019 Melbourne Storm season was the 22nd in the club's history, competing in the 2019 NRL season. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, who coached the club for his 17th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm were captained by Cameron Smith, who had been the sole captain for the team since 2008. On 13 July 2019 Smith became the first NRL player to play 400 NRL games. On 31 August 2019 the Storm defeated the Manly Sea Eagles to win their fourth J. J. Giltinan Shield as the minor premiers.
The 2021 Melbourne Storm season was the 24th in the club's history competing in the 2021 NRL season. The team is coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 19th consecutive season. On 19 February 2021, the Melbourne Storm announced that Jesse Bromwich and Dale Finucane succeeded Cameron Smith, as co-captains of the club.
The 2022 Melbourne Storm season was the 25th in the club's history, competing in the 2022 NRL season. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 20th consecutive season and for the second straight season, Melbourne had co-captains with Jesse Bromwich, and Christian Welch sharing the duties, following the departure of Dale Finucane.
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