List of Melbourne Storm records

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This article contains records and statistics for the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club who have played in the Australian National Rugby League competition since 1998. Statistical information on this page is for NRL games only and does not take into account games against non NRL teams e.g. World Club Challenge games.

Contents

This article is current as of the end of the 2024 NRL season.

Sources of information: Rugby League Project [1] and Rugby League Tables [2]

Melbourne Storm Win–loss record

Overall

PlayedWinsDrawsLossesPoints forAverage Points forAgainst PointsAverage Points againstWin%
709473623017,42024.5711,82416.6767.14%

Melbourne Storm Win–loss records

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %
Western Suburbs Magpies 4400100
Dolphins 3300100
Adelaide Rams 1100100
Gold Coast Chargers 1100100
South Sydney Rabbitohs 41340782.92
Illawarra Steelers 211075.00
Gold Coast Titans 28210775.00
Brisbane Broncos 574211474.10
North Queensland Cowboys 453201371.11
St George Illawarra Dragons 422911270.23
Canberra Raiders 543801670.37
Wests Tigers 382601268.42
New Zealand Warriors 523421667.30
Penrith Panthers 473101665.96
Newcastle Knights 483101764.58
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 473001763.83
Sydney Roosters 513201962.75
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 452611858.88
Northern Eagles 530260.00
Parramatta Eels 462801860.86
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 462402252.17
Balmain Tigers 210150.00
North Sydney Bears 310233.33
St. George Dragons 100100.00

Note: Active opponents in bold

Club honours

NRL Premierships

YearOpponentScore
1999 NRL Grand Final St. George Illawarra Dragons 20–18
2012 NRL Grand Final Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14–4
2017 NRL Grand Final North Queensland Cowboys 34–6
2020 NRL Grand Final Penrith Panthers 26–20

NOTE: 2007 and 2009 titles stripped due to salary cap breach.

NRL Runners Up

YearOpponentScore
2006 NRL Grand Final Brisbane Broncos 8–15
2008 NRL Grand Final Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 0–40
2016 NRL Grand Final Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12–14
2018 NRL Grand Final Sydney Roosters 6–21
2024 NRL Grand Final Penrith Panthers 6–14

NRL Minor Premierships

YearWins
2011 NRL season 19
2016 NRL season 19
2017 NRL season 20
2019 NRL season 20
2021 NRL season 21
2024 NRL season 19

NOTE: 2006, 2007 and 2008 titles stripped due to salary cap breach.

NRL Under-20s Premierships

YearOpponentScore
2009 Wests Tigers 24–22

NOTE: The NRL Under-20s (National Youth Competition) ceased operation following the 2017 season.

World Club Challenge Titles

YearOpponentScore
2000 St. Helens 44–6
2013 Leeds Rhinos 18–14
2018 Leeds Rhinos 38–4

NOTE: 2010 title stripped due to salary cap breach.

Finals Appearances

1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Club Records

Winning Games

Top 10 Biggest Wins

RankMarginMelOppOpponentVenueDate
164640 Wests Tigers Docklands Stadium 5 July 2001
64684 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 4 August 2013
3607010 St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Cricket Ground 3 March 2000
60644 Parramatta Eels Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 August 2013
607010 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022
658646 South Sydney Rabbitohs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 26 August 2017
756626 Gold Coast Chargers Olympic Park 31 May 1998
56626 Western Suburbs Lathlain Oval 8 May 1999
9546410 Parramatta Eels Lang Park 11 May 2019
10526614 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park 2 July 2004

Top 10 Highest Scores

RankMel.Opp.OpponentVenueDate
17010 St. George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Cricket Ground 3 March 2000
7010 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022
3684 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 4 August 2013
46614 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park 2 July 2004
6616 Wests Tigers Sunshine Coast Stadium 19 June 2021
6640 Wests Tigers Docklands Stadium 5 July 2001
644 Parramatta Eels Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 August 2013
646 South Sydney Rabbitohs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 26 August 2017
6410 Parramatta Eels Lang Park 11 May 2019
10626 Gold Coast Chargers Olympic Park 31 May 1998
626 Western Suburbs Lathlain Oval 8 May 1999

Most Consecutive Wins

  • 19, Round 4 (2 April 2021) — Round 23 (19 August 2021)

Biggest Comeback

Recovered from a 22-point deficit.

Losing Games

Top 10 Biggest Losses

RankMarginMelOppOpponentVenueDate
146450 St. George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong Showground 4 June 2000
46450 Bulldogs Sydney Showground 10 August 2003
3441054 Parramatta Eels Docklands Stadium 20 July 2001
440040 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Stadium Australia 5 October 2008
539039 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stadium Australia 14 July 2013
635641 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 11 June 2000
734438 Penrith Panthers Stadium Australia 22 September 2023
832638 Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 12 February 2000
321648 Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 15 July 2001
32840 North Queensland Cowboys Willows Sports Complex 25 March 2006
32638 Sydney Roosters Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 14 June 2010
32840 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 4 September 2011

Top 10 Highest Scores Conceded

RankOpp.Mel.OpponentVenueDate
15410 Parramatta Eels Docklands Stadium 20 July 2001
2504 St. George Illawarra Dragons Wollongong Showground 4 June 2000
5028 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 12 August 2001
504 Bulldogs Sydney Showground 10 August 2003
54816 Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 15 July 2001
4820 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park 3 August 2002
74520 North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Stadium 4 June 2023
84428 Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 5 April 2003
94318 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Football Stadium 19 September 2004
10416 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 11 June 2000
4114 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Football Stadium 8 June 2003

Most Consecutive Losses

  • 6, Round 7 (27 April 2002) – Round 13 (8 June 2002)

Worst Collapse

Surrendered an 18-point lead.

Individual Records

Games for club

GamesPlayerTime span
430 Cameron Smith 2002–2020
323 Cooper Cronk 2004–2017
319 Billy Slater 2003–2018
295 Jesse Bromwich 2010–2022
265 Ryan Hoffman 2003–2010, 2012–2014 & 2018
262 Matt Geyer 1998–2008
216 Kenneath Bromwich 2013–2022
215 Will Chambers 2007–2009 & 2012–2019
212 Cameron Munster 2014–present
203 Nelson Asofa-Solomona 2015–present
179 Kevin Proctor 2008–2016
177 Scott Hill 1998–2006
175 Ryan Hinchcliffe 2009–2015
173 Felise Kaufusi 2015–2022
169 Robbie Kearns 1998–2005
163 Christian Welch 2015–present
157 Dallas Johnson 2003–2009
152 Dale Finucane 2015–2021

Try Scoring Records

Top 10 Most Tries For Club

TriesPlayerTime span
190 Billy Slater 2003–2018
113 Matt Geyer 1998–2008
96 Josh Addo-Carr 2017–2021
92 Cooper Cronk 2004–2017
86 Suliasi Vunivalu 2016–2020
84 Will Chambers 2007–2009 & 2012–2019
78 Greg Inglis 2005–2010
70 Marcus Bai 1998–2003
65 Ryan Papenhuyzen 2019–present
63 Steven Bell 2001–2005

Note: As at round 3 of the 2025 NRL season.

Most Tries In A Match

TriesPlayerOpponentVenueDate
6 Josh Addo-Carr South Sydney Rabbitohs Stadium Australia 6 May 2021
4 Matt Geyer Western Suburbs Magpies Lathlain Park 8 May 1999
Auckland Warriors Olympic Park 18 June 2000
Aaron Moule Northern Eagles Docklands Stadium 13 April 2001
Jake Webster Wests Tigers Olympic Park 5 August 2006
Billy Slater Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Docklands Stadium 11 September 2009
Sisa Waqa Newcastle Knights Newcastle International Sports Centre 9 August 2014
Suliasi Vunivalu Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 20 August 2016
Ryan Papenhuyzen Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 2 April 2021
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 3 April 2022
Xavier Coates New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022
Will Warbrick Wests Tigers Campbelltown Sports Stadium 17 June 2023

Most Tries In A Season

Current Record in Bold

SeasonPlayerTries
1998 Scott Hill 14
Marcus Bai
1999 Matt Geyer 20
Robbie Ross
2000Matt Geyer14
2001 Matt Orford 15
Aaron Moule
2002Aaron Moule17
2003 Billy Slater 19
2004 Steven Bell 18
2005Billy Slater20
2006 Greg Inglis 18
Steve Turner
2007 Israel Folau 21
2008Greg Inglis17
2009Billy Slater19
2010Greg Inglis11
2011 Cooper Cronk 12
Matt Duffie
Billy Slater
2012Billy Slater16
2013Billy Slater18
2014 Sisa Waqa 18
2015 Marika Koroibete 15
2016 Suliasi Vunivalu 23
2017Suliasi Vunivalu23
Josh Addo-Carr
2018Josh Addo-Carr18
2019Josh Addo-Carr16
2020Josh Addo-Carr16
2021Josh Addo-Carr23
2022 Xavier Coates 16
2023 Will Warbrick 17
2024Will Warbrick15

Points Scoring Records

Top 10 Most Points For Club

PointsPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals [b] Time span
2786 Cameron Smith 4812954/02002–2020 [c]
877 Matt Orford 523333/02001–2005
760 Billy Slater 19000/02003–2018
662 Matt Geyer 1131050/01998–2008
628 Nick Meaney 292560/02022–present
470 Ryan Papenhuyzen 651025/12019–present
390 Cooper Cronk 92120/02004–2017
386 Josh Addo-Carr 9610/02017–2021
344 Suliasi Vunivalu 8600/02016–2020
333 Greg Inglis 7893/02005–2010

Note: As at round 3 of the 2025 NRL season.

Most Points In A Season

Current Record in Bold

SeasonPlayerTriesGoalsField Goals [d] Points
1998 Craig Smith 2510/0110
1999 Matt Geyer 20810/0242
2000 Tasesa Lavea 7810/0190
2001 Matt Orford 15780/0216
2002Matt Orford8620/0156
2003Matt Orford8740/0180
2004Matt Orford10561/0153
2005Matt Orford11632/0172
2006 Cameron Smith 5790/0178
2007Cameron Smith4880/0192
2008Cameron Smith4770/0170
2009Cameron Smith3650/0142
2010Cameron Smith2540/0116
2011Cameron Smith5790/0178
2012Cameron Smith5790/0178
2013Cameron Smith2780/0164
2014Cameron Smith2681/0145
2015Cameron Smith1710/0146
2016Cameron Smith2922/0194
2017Cameron Smith2920/0192
2018Cameron Smith1981/0201
2019Cameron Smith21040/0216
2020Cameron Smith3860/0184
2021 Ryan Papenhuyzen 14491/1157
2022 Nick Meaney 13480/0148
2023Nick Meaney10910/0222
2024Nick Meaney51060/0232

Top 10 Most Points In a Game

RankPointsPlayerTriesGoalsField GoalsOpponentVenueDate
134 Matt Geyer 490 Western Suburbs Magpies Lathlain Park 8 May 1999
228 Ryan Papenhuyzen 460 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 3 April 2022
326Ryan Papenhuyzen450 Brisbane Broncos Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 2 April 2021
424 Joseph Tomane 360 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park 5 June 2009
24 Tasesa Lavea 280 St George Illawarra Dragons Melbourne Cricket Ground 3 March 2000
24Matt Geyer280 South Sydney Rabbitohs Olympic Park 24 April 1999
24 Matt Orford 1100 Wests Tigers Docklands Stadium 5 July 2001
24 Josh Addo-Carr 600 South Sydney Rabbitohs Stadium Australia 6 May 2021
24Ryan Papenhuyzen271 [e] Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Sunshine Coast Stadium 10 September 2021
1022 Matt Orford 270 Penrith Panthers Panthers Stadium 29 April 2001
22 Cameron Smith 190 South Sydney Rabbitohs Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 26 August 2017
22Matt Orford0110 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park 2 July 2004
22 Nicho Hynes 190 Wests Tigers Sunshine Coast Stadium 19 June 2021
22Ryan Papenhuyzen270 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 25 April 2022

Most Goals In A Game

Age Records

Oldest Player Fielded

Youngest Player Fielded

Relationship Records

Father/Son relationships

Storm Cap No.FatherStorm Cap No.Son
71 Alex Chan 233 Joe Chan

Notable Storm relationships

Anderson family
Bromwich brothers
Chan family
Cross brothers
Johns family
Kaufusi brothers
MacDougall brothers
Walters family

Discipline

Players sent off

YearRoundPlayerOpponentReferee(s)Offence
2000 Round 24 Rodney Howe Northern Eagles Sean HampsteadHigh tackle
2002 Round 14 Shane Walker St George Illawarra Dragons Sean HampsteadHigh tackle
2004 Round 19 Danny Williams Wests Tigers Gavin Badger Striking
2008 Round 2 Brett White Cronulla Sharks Tony Archer Fighting
2009 Round 15 Dane Nielsen Wests Tigers Steve Lyons
Ashley Klein 		High tackle
2011 Round 25 Adam Blair Manly Sea Eagles Shayne Hayne
Gavin Badger 		Fighting
2018 Round 11 Curtis Scott Manly Sea Eagles Henry Perenara
Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski		Striking/Fighting

Most sin bins – career

Longest suspensions

YearRoundPlayerOffence & GradeResult
1998N/A Rodney Howe Doping22 matches
2004Round 19 Danny Williams Striking (Ungraded)18 matches
2006Round 9 Michael Crocker Dangerous throw (Grade 4)9 matches (965 demerit points)
2000Round 15 Stephen Kearney Dangerous throw (Grade 3)8 matches (884 demerit points)
2006Round 4 Billy Slater Kicking (Grade 5)7 matches (788 demerit points)
2014Round 3 Jordan McLean Dangerous throw (Grade 2)7 matches (700 demerit points)
2001Round 1 Rodney Howe Reckless high tackle (Grade 3)6 matches (633 demerit points)
1999Round 3 Stephen Kearney Dangerous throw (Grade 1)5 matches (515 demerit points)
2024Preliminary final Nelson Asofa-Solomona High tackle – careless (Grade 3)5 matches

Honour Roll

Captains

This is the complete list of all players that have captained the Melbourne Storm Rugby League club in an NRL game since 1998. Order is dictated by the year and round in which each player first captained the team. Between 2006 and 2007 the club had a rotating captains policy, so there were a large number of players listed as captain during this time. Cameron Smith, the club's longest serving captain, captained his first game during this period (round 3 2006) even though he did not become the permanent captain until round 18 in 2007, this makes him the clubs 11th captain. Following the retirement of Smith, the club used co-captains during the 2021 and 2022 seasons before reverting to a single captain for 2023. The incumbent captain is Harry Grant. [3] [4] [5]

Source: [6] [7]

#NameFirst Game as CaptainLast Game as CaptainTotal Games as captain
1 Glenn Lazarus Rd 1, 1998Grand Final, 199944
2 Tawera Nikau Rd 13, 1998Rd 17, 199911
3 Robbie Kearns Rd 1, 2000Qualifying final, 200582
4 Stephen Kearney Rd 14, 2000Semi final, 200455
5 Richard Swain Rd 16, 2000Rd 18, 20002
6 Robbie Ross Rd 13, 2001Rd 13, 20011
7 Rodney Howe Rd 14, 2001Rd 26, 200414
8 Matt Orford Semi-final, 2005Semi final, 20051
9 David Kidwell Rd 1, 2006Preliminary final, 20068
10 Scott Hill Rd 2, 2006Rd 24, 20065
11 Cameron Smith Rd 3, 2006Grand Final, 2020328
12 Matt Geyer Rd 4, 2006Rd 17, 200712
13 Michael Crocker Rd 8, 2006Rd 8, 20061
14 Cooper Cronk Rd 2, 2007Rd 13, 201721
15 Dallas Johnson Rd 3, 2007Rd 3, 20071
16 Matt King Rd 8, 2007Rd 14, 20072
17 Adam Blair Rd 14, 2010Rd 14, 20112
18 Ryan Hoffman Rd 14, 2012Rd 14, 20121
19 Ryan Hinchcliffe Rd 15, 2013Rd 14, 20154
20 Jesse Bromwich Rd 15, 2016Elimination final, 202244 [f]
21 Billy Slater Rd 11, 2018Rd 11, 20181
22 Kenny Bromwich Rd 15, 2020Rd 15, 20201
23 Ryan Papenhuyzen Rd 20, 2020Rd 25, 20242 [g]
24 Dale Finucane Rd 7, 2021Preliminary final, 202117 [h]
25 Christian Welch Rd 1, 2022Preliminary final, 202326
26 Jahrome Hughes Rd 6, 2022Rd 18, 20245
27 Josh King Rd 27, 2023Rd 27, 20231
28 Harry Grant Rd 1, 2024Incumbent23
29 Cameron Munster Rd 25, 2024Rd 25, 20241 [i]

Coaches

NRL

[8]

#NameTenureGamesWDL %
1 Chris Anderson 1998 – Round 7, 2001895323059.6%
2 Mark Murray Round 8, 2001 – 2002431822341.9%
3 Craig Bellamy 2003–Present577402217369.7%

NRL Under-20s

[9]

#NameTenureGamesWDL %
1 Brad Arthur 2008–2009513012058.8%
2 Dean Pay 2010–2012743743350.0%
3 Anthony Seibold 2013241101345.8%
4 Matt Adamson 2014241201250.0%
5Marc Brentnall2015241011341.7%
6Eric Smith2016–2017471712936.2%

Chair

No.NameTenureNotes
1.Ken Cowley1998 – 2002
2.None [j] 2002 – 2006
3. Rob Moodie 2006 – 2010 [10]
4.Stephen Rue2011 – 2013 [11]
5.Bart Campbell2013 – 2020 [12] [13]
6.Matt Tripp2020 – present [14]

CEOs

No.NameTenureNotes
1. Chris Johns 1997 – October 2002
2. John Ribot October 2002 – March 2004Title initially was Executive Director (1997 – 2004)
3. Frank Stanton March – September 2004Interim
4. Brian Waldron September 2004 – January 2010
5.Matt HansonJanuary – April 2010
-Frank StantonApril – July 2010Acting
6.Ron GauciJuly 2010 – May 2013
7.Mark EvansMay 2013 – June 2015
8.Dave DonaghyJune 2015 – October 2020
9.Ashley TuckerOctober 2020 – February 2021Interim [15]
10.Justin RodskiFebruary 2021 – Present [16]

Life Members

Starting in 2005, Melbourne Storm has recognised significant figures in the history of the club, by awarding them life membership. [17] [18]

No.NameYearNotes
1. Matt Geyer 2005 Player 1998–2008 – 262 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2006–2007
2. Robbie Kearns 2005 Player 1998–2005 – 169 games with Melbourne; captain 2000–2002, 2005
3. Chris Anderson 2006 Coach 1998–2001 – 1999 Premiership coach
4. John Ribot 2006 Executive Director 1998–2004; CEO 2003–2004
5. Greg Brentnall 2007 Assistant coach 1998–2000; Football Manager 2001–2004
6. Scott Hill 2007 Player 1998–2006 – 177 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2006
7. Dallas Johnson 2008 Player 2003–2009 – 157 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2007
8. Cameron Smith 2009 Player 2002–2021 – 430 games with Melbourne; captain 2006–2020
9. Craig Bellamy 2010 Coach 2003–present – 2007 , 2009 , 2012, 2017, 2020 Premiership coach
10. Stephen Kearney 2010 Player 1999–2004 – 139 games with Melbourne; captain 2003–2004
Assistant Coach 2006–2010, 2021–2022
11.Jonce Dimovski 2011 Football Department
12. Peter Robinson 2011 Player 2000–2005 – 75 games with Melbourne
Player Wellbeing and Development 2006–present
13. Billy Slater 2011 Player 2003–2018 – 319 games with Melbourne
Specialist Coach 2019–present
14. Alex Corvo 2012 Football Department (Physical Performance Manager) 2002–2013
15. Cooper Cronk 2012 Player 2004–2017 – 323 games with Melbourne
16.Tony Devers 2013 Sponsor (Suzuki Australia)
17. Ryan Hoffman 2013 Player 2003–2010, 2012–2014, 2018 – 265 games with Melbourne
Football Operations Manager 2019–2022
18. Ryan Hinchcliffe 2015 Player 2009–2015 – 175 games with Melbourne
Development Coach 2019–present
19.Julie Cliff 2015 Administration 2001–2016
20.Brian Phelan 2016 Player Welfare Manager 2006–present
21. Kevin Proctor 2016 Player 2008–2016 – 179 games with Melbourne
22.Frank Ponissi 2017 Football Manager 2007–present
23. Jesse Bromwich 2018 Player 2010–2022 – 295 games with Melbourne; co-captain 2021–2022
24. Adam O'Brien 2018 Assistant coach 2008–2018
25.John Donehue 2018 Defensive Consultant 2001–present
26.Dan Di Pasqua 2019 Performance coach
27. Will Chambers 2019 Player 2007–2009, 2012–2019 – 215 games with Melbourne
28. Gerry Ryan 2022 Sponsor; Board member and shareholder 2013–present
29.Ross Patison 2022 Administration 2007–present
30. Kenny Bromwich 2022 Player 2013–2022 – 216 games with Melbourne
31.Danielle Smith 2022 Administration 2011–2023
32.Paul Bunn 2023 Recruitment Manager 2012–present
33.Justin Dixon 2023 Administration 2009–present
34. Tawera Nikau 2023 Player 1998–1999 – 53 games with Melbourne
35. Christian Welch 2024 Player 2015–2024 – 163 games with Melbourne; captain 2022–2023
36. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 2024 Player 2015–present
37. Cameron Munster 2024 Player 2014–present
38.Ashley Tucker 2024 Administration 2013–present
Reference: [19] [20] [21]

Individual Competition Honours

NRL

NRL Hall of Fame

Inducted for their contribution to the rugby league in Australia and New Zealand.

Clive Churchill Medal

Awarded to NRL Grand Final Player of the Match

Dally M Medal

Awarded to NRL Player of the Year

Preston Campbell Medal

Awarded to NRL All-Stars Player of the Match

State of Origin

Wally Lewis Medal

Awarded to State of Origin series Player of the Year

Ron McAuliffe Medal

Awarded to Queensland State of Origin Player of the Year

Brad Fittler Medal

Awarded to New South Wales State of Origin Player of the Year

State of Origin Man of the Match

Awarded at the end of each State of Origin game.

International

Golden Boot Award

Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year

Rugby League International Federation Player of the Year

Awarded to World's Best Rugby League Player of the Year

World Club Challenge Medal

Awarded to World Club Challenge Player of the Match

NRL Nines Team of the Tournament

Other Awards

Rugby League Players Association

[25] [26]

Sprit of ANZAC Medal

Awarded to ANZAC Day Player of the Match.

NRL Under-20s

Jack Gibson Medal

Awarded to NRL Under-20s Grand Final Player of the Match

NRL Under-20s Player of the Year

Melbourne Storm Pre-Season

I Don't Quit Iron Bar

Awarded to the best newly recruited player during pre-season boot camp and nominated by military facilitators.

Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards

The below awards are all handed out at the annual Melbourne Storm Player of the Year Awards night held at the conclusion of the NRL season.

Cameron Smith Player of the Year

Award renamed "Cameron Smith Player of the Year Award" as of 2022 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.

Members' Player of the Year

Billy Slater Rookie of the Year

Award renamed "Billy Slater Rookie of the Year Award" as of 2018 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.

Most Improved Player of the Year

Back of the Year

Forward of the Year

Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year

Award renamed "Cooper Cronk Feeder Player of the Year Award" as of 2017 Melbourne Storm Awards Night.

Darren Bell U21’s Player of the Year

Award renamed "Darren Bell Under 21's Player of the Year Award" after the death of the Melbourne Storm Recruitment Scout in 2011.

Greg Brentnall Young Achievers Award

Award named after chairman of Victoria Rugby League, Greg Brentnall and presented to the most outstanding under 18 year old.

Melbourne Storm Academy Player of the Year

Best Try of the Year

Stadium records

Primary Home Grounds used by the Storm

FromToStadiumCapacity
19982000 Olympic Park Stadium 18,500
20012001 Docklands Stadium 56,347
20022009 Olympic Park Stadium 18,500
2010present Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 30,050

Secondary Home Grounds used by the Storm

FromToStadiumCapacityComment
19991999 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 45,500Used for the semi-final vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and preliminary final vs Parramatta Eels, on match records Melbourne are listed as the first team therefore are the home team.
20002000 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 100,000Used for two blockbuster games vs St. George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
20062006 Stadium Australia, Sydney 83,500Used for the preliminary final vs St. George Illawarra Dragons. Since this match all home finals have been played in Melbourne (except for 2020 & 2021).
20072023 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 56,347Used for sporadic regular season games and finals games until 2010 when the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium opened. In 2023 the stadium hosted two home games when their regular home ground was unavailable.
20152015 McLean Park, Napier 19,700Used for one home game in 2015; was the first time the club sold a regular season home game outside Melbourne.
2016present Lang Park, Brisbane 52,500Used for one annual double-header game (2016–18), NRL Magic Round (2019, 2021–2024). In 2020 was used for one home game and two home finals; in 2021 was used for two home games due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate.
20202020 Kogarah Oval, Sydney 20,500Used for one home game due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate.
20202021 Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast 12,000Used for six home games in 2020 and three home games and one home final in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate.
20212021 Robina Stadium, Gold Coast 27,400Used for one home game in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne forcing the club to relocate.

Attendances

NOTE: From 2016–18 Melbourne Storm played one "home" fixture per year at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane as part of a Double Header. These statistics have not been included on this table below as the Suncorp Stadium capacity is significantly higher than home venues in Melbourne and crowd numbers are distorted due to the games being double headers because it is not known how much of the crowd is there for the Storm games and how many are there for the other featured game.

Top 5 Home Attendances (Regular Season) - Home Games played in Melbourne

CrowdStadiumOpponentCommentDate
28,716 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium New Zealand Warriors ANZAC Day25 April 2014
26,829 Docklands Stadium Penrith Panthers —30 June 2023
25,731 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium New Zealand Warriors ANZAC Day25 April 2018
25,480 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium New Zealand Warriors ANZAC Day25 April 2013
25,480 Docklands Stadium St George Illawarra Dragons —2 April 2010

Top 5 Home Attendances (Finals)

CrowdStadiumOpponentCommentDate
37,112 Lang Park Canberra Raiders Preliminary final16 October 2020
33,427 Docklands Stadium Parramatta Eels Preliminary final23 September 2007
29,315 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium North Queensland Cowboys Preliminary final26 September 2015
29,213 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Sydney Roosters Preliminary final27 September 2024
28,821 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Brisbane Broncos Preliminary final22 September 2017

Uniform sponsors and manufacturers

YearKit ManufacturerChest Sponsor (Main)Chest Sponsor (Minor)Back Sponsors (top)Back Sponsors (bottom)Sleeve SponsorsShorts Sponsors (front)Shorts Sponsors (back)
1998 Nike ——Player Names—None (R1 – R24)
Honda (Finals)		——
1999 Fila ——Player Names— Honda ——
2000 Fila ——Player Names— Honda ——
2001 Fila Adecco —Player Names— Honda Accpac —
2002 Fila Adecco —Adecco— Honda Accpac Europcar
2003 Canterbury Adecco —Adecco— Honda Accpac Crazy John's
2004 Canterbury Adecco —Adecco————
2005 Reebok Adecco —Adecco— Medibank Private ——
2006 Reebok Medibank Private — Hostplus HostplusNone (R1 – R6)
Mortgage House (R7 – GF)		None (R1 – R26)
Jayco (Finals)		None (R1 – R26)
Jayco (Finals)
2007 Reebok Medibank Private — Hostplus HostplusMortgage House Jayco Jayco
2008 Reebok Medibank Private — Hostplus Hostplus Suzuki Jayco Jayco
2009 KooGa ME Bank — Hostplus Hostplus Suzuki Jayco Jayco
2010 KooGa ME Bank (R1 – R6)
Jayco (R7 – R26)		— Hostplus (R1 – R6)
Suzuki (R7 – R26)		Hostplus (R1 – R6)
Jayco (R7 – R26)		 Suzuki Makita Jayco
2011 KooGa Crown —None (R1 – R26)
Harvey Norman (Finals)		None (R1 – R26)
Harvey Norman (Finals)		 Suzuki Makita Jayco
2012 KooGa Crown —None (R1 – R10)
Programmed (R11 – Finals)		None (R1 – R26)
Anzac Biscuits (Finals)		 Suzuki Makita Harvey Norman
2013 KooGa Crown — Programmed None (R1 – R16)
Tigerair (R17 – Finals)		 Suzuki None (R1 – R26)
Hostplus (Finals)		None (R1 – R26)
Hostplus
2014 BLK Crown Resorts — Programmed Tigerair Suzuki @Storm or blank (R1 – R23)
Jayco 		@Storm (R1 – R9)
Lumo (R10 – Finals)
2015 BLK Crown Resorts Spot JobsPSC Insurance Brokers Tigerair Suzuki Whitehorse Truck CentreMetsal
2016 Star Athletic Crown Resorts Spot Jobs Hostplus Tigerair Suzuki Whitehorse Truck CentreMetsal
2017 ISC Crown Resorts Tigerair Hostplus Tigerair Suzuki Fuso None (R1 – R12)
Quit2beFit (R13 – Finals)
2018 ISC Crown Resorts Tigerair Fuso Tigerair Suzuki Hostplus Hostplus
2019 ISC Purple Bricks Tigerair Fuso Tigerair Suzuki Hostplus Hostplus
2020 ISC RedZed Lending Solutions Tigerair (R1 – R17)
Rockcote (R18 – Finals)		 Grill'd Tigerair (R1 – R17)
fuelyourlife.com.au (Rd 18 – Finals)		 Suzuki Hostplus Hostplus
2021 Castore RedZed Lending Solutions Suzuki Grill'd TradieNone (R1 – R3)
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Notes

    1. ↑ This game is also notable as it was Billy Slater's debut NRL game.
    2. ↑ 1 point field goals/2 point field goals
    3. ↑ Cameron Smith's total is also the current League Record
    4. ↑ 1 point field goal/2 point field goal
    5. ↑ 2 point field goal
    6. ↑ 6 games prior to 2021; 15 games as co-captain with Dale Finucane in 2021.
    7. ↑ 1 game as co-captain with Cameron Munster in 2024.
    8. ↑ 15 games as co-captain with Jesse Bromwich in 2021.
    9. ↑ 1 game as co-captain with Ryan Papenhuyzen in 2024.
    10. ↑ No formal chair noted during this period.
    11. ↑ NSW Cup Player of the Year

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