| 2013 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 3rd | |||
| Play-off result | semi-final Loss | |||
| 2013 record | Wins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 7 | |||
| Points scored | For: 589; against: 373 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Ron Gauci Mark Evans | |||
| Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Billy Slater (18) | |||
| Goals | Cameron Smith (84) | |||
| Points | Cameron Smith (176) | |||
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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.
Seven straight wins to start the season extended the club's winning streak to 15 games dating back to the previous campaign. The Origin period proved difficult to negotiate however with team unable to come up with some crucial wins at the business end of the season, eventually finishing in third place. Two finals losses to the Rabbitohs and Knights prematurely ended the season, as Storm did not make the Preliminary final stage for just the second time in eight years. The Storm attack was the shining light of the season, producing 98 tries to be ranked second in the competition. The team also had the best home record of any side in the NRL, losing just the one game at AAMI Park during the season. Cooper Cronk was rewarded for several seasons of brilliance, claiming his first Dally Medal Play of the Year honour. Off the field Storm experienced a change at the helm with Mark Evans replacing Ron Gauci as CEO midway through the season.[1]
Season summary
- 11 February – Craig Bellamy signed a contract that will see him remain as coach of the Storm until the end of 2016.[2] The Storm also depart for England to compete in the World Club Challenge.
- 22 February – The Storm won the 2013 World Club Challenge 18–14 against Leeds Rhinos to be crowned World Champions for 2013.
- Round 1 – The Storm began the season with a win over St George Illawarra in hot conditions.
- Round 2 – The Storm's win over North Queensland also marked their 10th consecutive win, with the streak beginning in Round 22 of the 2012 season and extending through the finals.
- Round 3 – Ryan Hoffman played his 200th NRL Game.
- Round 4 – The Melbourne Storm played its 400th game. The Storm also won its 12th consecutive game, thus equalling its all-time record achieved in the 2011 NRL season.
- Round 5 – The Storm won their 13th consecutive game, breaking their all-time club record.
- Round 6 – The Storm defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs to remain the only undefeated side in the NRL in 2013.
- 19 April – Gareth Widdop announces he will leave the Storm for the St George Illawarra Dragons at the end of the season.[3]
- 19–21 April – The Storm provide 9 players to the three representative games over this weekend.
- Round 7 – The Storms winning streak continued to 15 games with a win over the New Zealand Warriors on ANZAC Day.
- 1 May – The Storm re-sign Will Chambers to a contract that will see him remain with the club until 2017.[4]
- Round 8 – Melbourne suffers its first loss of the season ending its club record winning streak at 15 games. The Storm are one of only seven teams in the history of the NSWRL/ARL/NRL to have achieved this.[5]
- 21 May – A syndicate led by Bart Campbell take over the club as News Corp Australia divest their ownership of the companies holding the NRL franchise.[6]
- Round 10 – Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles Draw 10 all, the first draw of the NRL season.
- Round 11 – Jordan Mclean made his debut as the 150th player for the Storm. Cameron Smith scored his 1400th point for the club.
- Round 13 – Cameron Smith played his 250th NRL game and Justin O'Neill played his 50th.
- Round 15 – Playing without Smith, Slater, Cronk and Hoffman the Storm lose 18–12 to Gold Coast. Ben Hampton scored 2 tries on debut and Gareth Widdop suffered a dislocated hip, ending his season.
- Rounds 15–20 – The Storm encounter a poor run of form not helped by the State of Origin period where they gave up 4 first choice players to lose 4 out of five games.
- Round 21 – The Storm returned to form with a massive 64-point win over the Canberra Raiders. The win equalled their all-time greatest winning margin record set in 2001 against Wests Tigers. During the Game, Billy Slater also scored his 150th try.
- Round 22 – Brett Finch plays his 50th Game for the Melbourne Storm in a 26–8 win over South Sydney.
- Round 23 – Bryan Norrie plays his 150th NRL Game.
- Round 24 – The Storm defeat the Parramatta Eels 64 – 4 in their biggest ever win over the Eels. Kevin Proctor also plays his 100th game.
- Round 26 – The Storm win their final game of the regular season in Golden point extra time against Gold Coast Titans. Cameron Smith also kicks his 1500th point in the match.
- Finals Series – The Storms season ended with two consecutive losses in the Finals series to South Sydney and then Newcastle.
Milestone games
| Round | Player | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Slade Griffen | NRL debut |
| Round 1 | Tohu Harris | NRL debut |
| Round 1 | Junior Moors | Storm debut |
| Round 1 | Lagi Setu | Storm debut |
| Round 3 | Ryan Hoffman | 200th game |
| Round 3 | Junior Sa'u | Storm debut |
| Round 5 | Kenny Bromwich | NRL debut |
| Round 11 | Jordan McLean | NRL debut |
| Round 13 | Justin O'Neill | 50th game |
| Round 13 | Cameron Smith | 250th game |
| Round 14 | Mitch Garbutt | NRL debut |
| Round 15 | Ben Hampton | NRL debut |
| Round 16 | Tim Glasby | NRL debut |
| Round 21 | Billy Slater | 150th try scored |
| Round 22 | Brett Finch | 50th game |
| Round 23 | Bryan Norrie | 150th game |
| Round 24 | Kevin Proctor | 100th game |
Jersey
In 2013 the Storm jerseys were again made by Kooga. They created a New Jersey for 2013 which featured more navy blue and a more prominent and deeper V that integrated the sponsor's (Crown Casino) logo into the design better, the lightning bolts are also now purple for the first time. Colours yellow and white were removed and reduced respectively so that the jersey is essentially half navy blue and half purple. The away jersey is a white version of the home jersey.[7]
Special Jerseys
- For Round 10, the Storm released a special jersey for the "Women of League" round, it was worn on 20 May against Manly Sea Eagles.[8] The jersey consisted of navy blue and pink horizontal hoops.
- For Round 13 the Storm wore a jersey to promote the Superman movie Man of Steel.[9] The jerseys design is similar to that of the costume worn in the movie with the red S logo on the front.
- For Round 14 the Storm wore their 2013 heritage jersey, which was a replica of their original 1998 jersey.[10]
- For the Round 17 game against the Brisbane Broncos they wore their "Big Battle" jersey.[11]
Statistics
Statistics Source:[12] Table current as at the end of 2013 season.
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | Goal% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Blair | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 100.00% (1/1) |
| Jesse Bromwich | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Kenny Bromwich | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Will Chambers | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Cooper Cronk | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 00.00% (0/1) |
| Matt Duffie | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Brett Finch | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mahe Fonua | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Mitch Garbutt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Glasby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Slade Griffen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Hampton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Tohu Harris | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Ryan Hinchcliffe | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Ryan Hoffman | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Jordan McLean | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior Moors | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Norrie | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Justin O'Neill | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Kevin Proctor | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Jason Ryles | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior Sau | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Lagi Setu | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Billy Slater | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Cameron Smith | 23 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 176 | 74.34% (84/113) |
| Siosaia Vave | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sisa Waqa | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Gareth Widdop | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 100.00% (3/3) |
| 28 Players used | – | 109 | 88 | 3 | 615 | 74.58% (88/118) |
Most Points in a Game: 20
- Cameron Smith – 10 Goals vs Canberra Raiders (4 August)
- Cameron Smith – 10 Goals vs Parramatta Eels (25 August)
Most tries in a Game: 3
- Billy Slater vs Brisbane (29 March)
- Mahe Fonua vs Canberra (4 August)
- Sisa Waqa vs Canberra (4 August)
- Billy Slater vs Parramatta (25 August)
Highest score in a game: 68 points
- vs Canberra Raiders (4 August)
Greatest winning margin: 64 points
- vs Canberra Raiders (4 August)
Fixtures
Pre Season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February | Trial 1 |  Eastern Suburbs Tigers | Gosch's Paddock, Richmond, Victoria | Win | 28–4 | Auva'a 2, Harris, Duffie, Blair, Sa'u, Fonua | 1500 approx | [14] | |
| 8 February | Trial 2 |  Canberra Raiders | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | Loss | 8–40 | Duffie, Kennar | 4,081 | [15] | |
| 22 February | 2013 World Club Challenge |  Leeds Rhinos | Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England | Win | 18–14 | Slater, J Bromwich, Harris | Smith 3/4 | 20,400 | [16] |
Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals/Field Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | 1 |  St George-Illawarra Dragons | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 30–10 | O'Neill (2), Slater, Widdop, Fonua | Smith 5/5 | 16,251 | [17] |
| 16 March | 2 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Win | 10–32 | Chambers (2), Cronk (2), Hinchcliffe, Hoffman | Smith 3/5, Widdop 1/1 | 19,288 | [18] |
| 21 March | 3 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 22–18 | Hinchcliffe, Duffie, Fonua, Setu | Smith 3/4 | 11,982 | [19] |
| 29 March | 4 |  Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 26–32 | Slater (3), Duffie (2), Sau | Smith 4/6 | 40,071 | [20] |
| 8 April | 5 | Wests Tigers | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 26–12 | Vave, Fonua, Cronk, Waqa | Smith 4/4, Widdop 1/1 | 18,866 | [21] |
| 13 April | 6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Win | 10–17 | Proctor, Fonua, Widdop | Smith 2/3, Cronk 1/1 (FG) | 32,671 | [22] |
| 25 April | 7 |  New Zealand Warriors | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 28–18 | Chambers (2), Fonua, Slater, Waqa | Smith 4/5 | 25,480 | [23] |
| 4 May | 8 | Canberra Raiders | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 20–24 | Bromwich, Slater, Fonua, O'Neill | Smith 2/4 | 15,464 | .[24] |
| 12 May | 9 |  Penrith Panthers | Centrebet Stadium, Penrith | Loss | 12–10 | J Bromwich, Waqa | Smith 1/2 | 7,803 | [25] |
| 20 May | 10 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Draw | 10–10 | Blair | Smith 3/3 | 12,921 | [26] |
| 25 May | 11 |  Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18–26 | Blair, Chambers, O'Neill, Smith | Smith 5/6 | 19,164 | [27] |
| 1 June | 12 | Bye | |||||||
| 9 June | 13 |  Cronulla Sharks | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 38–6 | Blair, Harris, Hoffman, O'Neill, Proctor, Slater, Widdop | Smith 5/7 | 16,231 | [28] |
| 16 June | 14 |  Newcastle Knights | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 16–14 | Blair, Slater, Waqa | Smith 2/3 | 12,861 | [29] |
| 24 June | 15 |  Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park, Gold Coast | Loss | 18–12 | Hampton (2) | Blair 1/1, Widdop 1/1 | 13,044 | [30] |
| 29 June | 16 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Balmain | Loss | 22–4 | Blair | Smith 0/1 | 5,288 | [31] |
| 5 July | 17 | Brisbane Broncos | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 32–0 | Blair (2), Bromwich, Hinchcliffe, O'Neill, Waqa | Smith 4/6 | 16,828 | [32] |
| 14 July | 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 39–0 | 16,406 | [33] | ||
| 20 July | 19 | Bye | |||||||
| 28 July | 20 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 30–22 | O'Neill, Slater, Blair, Cronk | Smith 3/4 | 20,152 | [34] |
| 4 August | 21 | Canberra Raiders | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | Win | 4–68 | Fonua (3), Waqa (3), Chambers (2), Slater (2), Harris, Proctor | Smith 10/12, Smith 0/1 (FG) | 10,826 | [35] |
| 9 August | 22 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 26–8 | Chambers, Bromwich, Waqa, O'Neill | Smith 5/7 | 21,244 | [36] |
| 18 August | 23 | Newcastle Knights | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | Win | 10–23 | McLean, Smith, Slater, Norrie | Smith 3/4, Cronk 1/1 (FG) | 26,822 | [37] |
| 25 August | 24 |  Parramatta Eels | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 64–4 | Slater (3), Chambers (2), Hoffman (2), Blair, J Bromwich, K Bromwich, Glasby | Smith 10/11 | 13,728 | [38] |
| 31 August | 25 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Manly | Loss | 28–8 | O'Neill, Waqa | Smith 0/2 | 17,179 | [39] |
| 7 September | 26 | Gold Coast Titans | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 23–22 | Slater (2), Chambers, Waqa | Smith 3/4, Cronk 1/5 (FG) | 13,826 | [40] |
Finals
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September | Week 1 – Qualifying Final | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 20–10 | Slater,Chambers | Smith 1/3 | 21,609 | [41] |
| 21 September | Week 2 – semi-final | Newcastle Knights | AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 16–18 | Blair, J Bromwich, Waqa | Smith 2/3 | 19,649 | [42] |
Source NRL.com:[43]
Ladder
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2013 Coaches
- Craig Bellamy -Head Coach
- Kevin Walters – Assistant Coach
- David Kidwell -Assistant Coach
- Anthony Seibold -U/20 Coach
- Alex Corvo -Strength and Conditioning
- Tony Ayoub -Head Physiotherapist
2013 Squad
As of 16 July 2013.
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2013 player movement
2013 Squad Signings
| Name | From |
|---|---|
| Junior Moors | Wests Tigers |
| Junior Sa'u | Newcastle Knights |
| Lagi Setu | 2-year sabbatical |
| Brett Finch | Wigan Warriors |
| Kurt Mann | Newcastle knights |
2013 Squad Departures
Representative honours
The following players have played a representative match in 2013. (C) = Captain
Awards
Trophy CabinetMelbourne Storm Awards NightHeld at Peninsula Docklands on Friday 11 October 2013. [51]
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Dally M Awards NightThe NRL Dally M Awards were held on 1 October 2013.
RLPA Awards Night
Additional Awards
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Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
References
- ↑ "History Melbourne Storm". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "Bellamy signs new contract with Storm". Herald Sun. 12 February 2013.
- ↑ "Gareth Widdop to depart Melbourne". Fox Sports. 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm resign Will Chambers for another 4 years". Herald Sun. 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "Rugby League Statistics". rleague.com. May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002.
- ↑ Read, Brent. "Bart Campbell - the man behind Melbourne Storm's buyout". The Australian. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm Home and Away jersey 2013". MelbourneStorm.com. February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Melbourne women of League jersey 2013". MelbourneStorm.com. May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne release the Man of Steel jersey". MelbourneStorm.com. May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne heritage jersey 2013". MelbourneStorm.com. May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne big battle jersey 2013". MelbourneStorm.com. June 2013.
- ↑ "Rugby League Statistics". rleague.com. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Full List of Pre Season Trial games". Triple M. January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "Easts Trial Match Report". Melbourne Storm. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Canberra Trial Match Report". Melbourne Storm. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne Win World Club Challenge". Super League.co.uk. 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Classy Melbourne Storm beat St George Illawarra". Herald Sun. 10 March 2013.
- ↑ "Storm thump Cowboys 32–10". The Daily Telegraph. 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Storm holds on to defeat Bulldogs in Grand Final replay". Herald Sun. 21 March 2013.
- ↑ "Storm Edges Broncos at Suncorp". Herald Sun. 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "Storm defeats West Tigers 26–12". Herald Sun. 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Storm Edge Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium". Herald Sun. 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Storm defeat Warriors on Anzac Day". Herald Sun. 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Raiders end Storms winning streak". Herald Sun. 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Coach Craig Bellamy questions Melbourne Storm's motivation in loss to Penrith Panthers". Herald Sun. 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "Manly, Storm fail to strike gold in first stalemate". The Age. 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cooper Cronk's Origin hopes in doubt as Storm edge Roosters". The Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "Storm demolish hapless Sharks". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Knights make Storm work to preserve record". The Age. 16 June 2013.
- ↑ "Titans beat Storm 18–12". The Age. 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Wests Tigers stun Melbourne Storm 22–4 in NRL round 16". The Daily Telegraph. 30 June 2013.
- ↑ "Storm blow away Broncos after putting their bodies on the line". The Age. 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Canterbury Bulldogs hammer Melbourne Storm 39–0 in NRL round 18". The Daily Telegraph. 15 July 2013.
- ↑ "Imperfect Storm abate as Warriors threaten top eight". The Age. 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm notch huge 68–4 win over Canberra Raiders in NRL round 21". The Daily Telegraph. 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne defeat Souths". The Age. 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm defeat brave Newcastle Knights 23–10 in NRL round 23 clash". The Daily Telegraph. 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm hammer Parramatta Eels 64–4 in NRL round 24 clash at AAMI Park". Herald Sun. 25 August 2013.
- ↑ "Manly Sea Eagles deliver Melbourne Storm reality check on Saturday night". The Daily Telegraph. 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "Gold Coast Titans' finals dreams shattered in golden point loss to Melbourne Storm". The Daily Telegraph. 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Rabbitohs too good for Storm". The Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Newcastle Knights hang on for epic NRL semi final win over Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ "NRL Draw 2013". NRL.com. January 2013.
- ↑ "Teams for 2013 All Stars clash". Herald Sun. February 2013.
- ↑ "New Zealand Confirm 2013 World Cup Squad". Melbourne Storm. October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fonua and Vave named for Tonga". Melbourne Storm. October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kangaroos name World Cup Squad". Melbourne Storm. October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Harris cut SBW into NZ squad". NRL.com. October 2013.
- ↑ "Rugby League World Cup 2013: Burgess trio in England squad". BBC. October 2013.
- ↑ "Moor and Sau earn Samoan selection". Melbourne Storm. October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Melbourne Storm 2013 Awards - Star hooker Cameron Smith Named". March 2018.
- ↑ "Dally M awards 2013". Triple M. 1 October 2013.
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