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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 | |||
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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 | Brisbane Broncos | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | Loss | 4 | 18 | [20] |
Wests Tigers | Win | 14 | 6 | ||||
5 February | Newcastle Knights | Win | 20 | 10 | |||
Auckland Nines Quarter-final | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 25 | 12 | |||
Auckland Nines Semi-final | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 16 | 21 | |||
11 February | Trial | New Zealand Warriors | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | Win | 30 | 18 | [21] |
18 February | Trial | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | North Hobart Oval, Hobart | Loss | 24 | 28 | [22] |
Source:[23]
All Melbourne Storm home matches in 2017 were played at AAMI Park, with the exception of the round 10 match against the 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 | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref | |
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3 March | 1 | Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Won | 12 | 6 | C Blair, S Vunivalu | C Smith 2/3 | [24] | ||
10 March | 2 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Won | 26 | 10 | K Bromwich, C Blair, S Vunivalu, C Cronk | C Smith 5/5 | [25] | ||
16 March | 3 | Brisbane Broncos | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 14 | 12 | R Jacks, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 3/3 | [26] | ||
26 March | 4 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Won | 22 | 14 | N Asofa-Solomona, Y Tonumaipea, C Blair, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 3/4 | [27] | ||
1 April | 5 | Penrith Panthers | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 28 | 6 | S Vunivalu (2), W Chambers, C Cronk, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 4/6 | [28] | ||
9 April | 6 | Cronulla Sharks | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 2 | 11 | C Smith 1/1 | [29] | |||
15 April | 7 | Manly Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Won | 30 | 26 | S Vunivalu (2), F Kaufusi (2), Y Tonumaipea, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 3/6 | [30] | ||
25 April | 8 | New Zealand Warriors | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 20 | 14 | N Asofa-Solomona, C Cronk, J Addo-Carr, F Kaufusi | C Smith 2/5 | [31] | ||
30 April | 9 | St George-Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Won | 34 | 22 | S Vunivalu (2), J Addo-Carr (2), B Slater (2) | C Smith 5/6 | [32] | ||
13 May | 10 | Gold Coast Titans | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Lost | 36 | 38 | C Cronk (2), B Slater, W Chambers, J Stimson, C Blair | C Smith 6/6 | [33] | ||
21 May | 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | NIB Stadium, Perth | Won | 14 | 6 | W Chambers, J Addo-Carr, S Vunivalu | C Smith 1/3 | [34] | ||
28 May | 12 | Bye | |||||||||
2 June | 13 | Newcastle Knights | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 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 | Cronulla Sharks | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | Won | 18 | 13 | F Kaufusi (2), T Glasby | C Smith 3/3 | [36] | ||
17 June | 15 | North Queensland Cowboys | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won (g.p.) |
23 | 22 | C Scott (2), B Smith, F Kaufusi | C Munster 3/4 | B Croft 1/1 | [37] | |
24 June | 16 | Sydney Roosters | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Lost (g.p.) |
24 | 25 | J Addo-Carr (2), S Vunivalu, J Hughes, B Croft | C Munster 2/5 | [38] | ||
30 June | 17 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Won | 42 | 12 | S Vunivalu (2), J Addo-Carr (2), C Scott (2), C Smith, B Slater | C Smith 5/8 | [39] | ||
8 July | 18 | Parramatta Eels | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Lost | 6 | 22 | J Hughes | J Stimson 1/1 | [40] | ||
17 July | 19 | Bye | |||||||||
22 July | 20 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Won | 20 | 14 | D Finucane (2), W Chambers | C Smith 2/2, C Munster 2/4 | [41] | ||
30 July | 21 | Manly Sea Eagles | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 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 | North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Won | 26 | 8 | J Addo-Carr (2), S Vunivalu (2), W Chambers | C Smith 3/4, W Chambers 0/1 | [43] | ||
12 August | 23 | Sydney Roosters | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 16 | 13 | S Vunivalu (pen), J Stimson | C Smith 4/5 | [44] | ||
19 August | 24 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Won | 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 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 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 | Canberra Raiders | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Won | 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 | Parramatta Eels | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 18 | 16 | J Addo-Carr, K Bromwich, B Slater | C Smith 3/4 | [48] | |
22 September | Week 3 - Preliminary Final | Brisbane Broncos | 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 | North Queensland Cowboys | 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 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | Sydney Roosters | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | Newcastle Knights | 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
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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Home | Clash | Home | Clash | Thor# | Home | Clash | Home^ | Home | Indigenous^^ | Clash | — | Home | Home | Home | Clash | Clash | Home | — | Home | Heritage% | Clash | Home | Clash | WIL& | Home | CAM356@ | — | Home | Home |
# 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 Cabinet[edit]Melbourne Storm Awards Night[edit]Held at Crown Palladium on Tuesday 3 October.[66]
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Melbourne 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[edit]
Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards Night[edit]Additional Awards[edit]
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