2015 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 4th | |||
Play-off result | Preliminary Final Loss | |||
2015 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 467; against: 348 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Mark Evans Dave Donaghy | |||
Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Marika Koroibete (16) | |||
Goals | Cameron Smith (71) | |||
Points | Cameron Smith (146) | |||
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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.
With the youngest Storm side ever assembled under Craig Bellamy, the team once again managed a 14–10 record for the second straight season. This time it was enough to see Melbourne clinch a top four spot on the final day of the season. In Week One of the finals they took on Minor Premiers the Sydney Roosters, who went into the clash on the back of a 12-game winning streak. Storm managed to pull off a two-point upset win but were unable to reach the Grand Final, going down to the Cowboys at home two weeks later. Storm's defence was a vital part of the team's success in 2015. The men in purple managed to keep their opponents to single digit scores on six occasions throughout the season, five of which were against sides that finished inside the top eight. A highlight of the season was the emergence of youngster Cameron Munster. Following Billy Slater's season-ending shoulder surgery in Round 10, 21-year-old Munster produced a string of outstanding performances at fullback for the Storm that provided Storm fans with an exciting look to the future. Cameron Smith and Craig Bellamy became the first player and coach to reach the illustrious 300 game milestone for the club. After two years at the helm, Mark Evans handed over the position of CEO to 32-year-old Dave Donaghy.[1]
Round | Player | Milestone |
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Round 1 | Dale Finucane | Storm debut |
Round 1 | Blake Green | Storm debut |
Round 1 | Felise Kaufusi | NRL debut |
Round 1 | Ryan Hinchcliffe | 150th Storm game |
Round 2 | Tom Learoyd-Lahrs | Storm debut |
Round 8 | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | NRL debut |
Round 9 | Christian Welch | NRL debut |
Round 13 | Richard Kennar | NRL debut |
Round 14 | Hymel Hunt | Storm debut |
Round 19 | Cameron Smith | 300th game |
Round 21 | Mahe Fonua | 50th game |
Round 23 | Kevin Proctor | 150th game |
Source:[7]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Source |
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31 January | Auckland Nines Pool Game | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | Loss | 8-17 | [8] |
31 January | Auckland Nines Pool Game | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | Win | 20-4 | [9] |
1 February | Auckland Nines Pool Game | ![]() |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | Loss | 24-4 | [10] |
7 February | Trial 1 | ![]() |
E.W. Moore Oval, Griffith, New South Wales | Loss | 32-20 | [11] |
14 February | Trial 2 | ![]() |
Gosch's Paddock, Melbourne | Win | 44-12 | [12] |
21 February | Trial 3 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 32-30 | [13] |
Source:[14]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals/Field Goals | Report |
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9 March | 1 | ![]() |
WIN Stadium, Wollongong | Win | 4-12 | Tonumaipea, Chambers | Smith 2/2 | [15] |
14 March | 2 | ![]() |
Brookvale Oval, Manly | Loss | 24-22 | Green (2), Tonumaipea, Chambers | Smith 3/4 | [16] |
21 March | 3 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 36-18 | Harris (2), Cronk, Smith, Koroibete, Chambers | Smith 6/6 | [17] |
30 March | 4 | ![]() |
1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville | Loss | 18-17 (GP) | Mann, Koroibete, Kaufusi | Smith 2/3, Cronk 1/2 (FG) | [18] |
6 April | 5 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 30-14 | Koroibete (2), Fonua, Glasby, Chambers | Smith 5/5 | [19] |
12 April | 6 | ![]() |
GIO Stadium, Canberra | Win | 10-14 | Fonua, Munster | Smith 3/3 | [20] |
18 April | 7 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 17-16 | Koroibete, Kaufusi, Chambers | Smith 2/3, Cronk 1/1 (FG) | [21] |
25 April | 8 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 10-12 | Koroibete, Cronk | Smith 1/2 | [22] |
10 May | 9 | ![]() |
Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta | Win | 10-28 | Slater (2), Koroibete, Chambers, Finucane | Smith 4/5 | [23] |
16 May | 10 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 16-12 | J Bromwich, Chambers | Smith 4/4 | [24] |
24 May | 11 | Bye | ||||||
1 June | 12 | ![]() |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 24-2 | - | Smith 1/1 | [25] |
6 June | 13 | ![]() |
Sportingbet Stadium, Penrith | Win | 0-20 | Green (2), Munster | Smith 4/4 | [26] |
15 June | 14 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 22-26 | Harris, Hampton, Green, Hunt | Harris 3/4 | [27] |
21 June | 15 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 12-14 | Green (2) | Smith 2/2 | [28] |
29 June | 16 | ![]() |
Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Loss | 20-4 | Koroibete | Smith 0/1 | [29] |
6 July | 17 | Bye | ||||||
12 July | 18 | ![]() |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland | Loss | 28-14 | K Bromwich (2), Koroibete | Smith 1/3 | [30] |
17 July | 19 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 52-10 | Cronk (2), Proctor (2), Koroibete (2), Harris, Green, Fonua, Kennar | Smith 6/10 | [31] |
25 July | 20 | ![]() |
McLean Park, Napier | Win | 22-4 | Asofa-Solomona, Koroibete, Proctor, Fonua | Smith 3/4 | [32] |
31 July | 21 | ![]() |
Leichhardt Oval, Balmain | Loss | 34-16 | Koroibete (2), J Bromwich | Smith 2/3 | [33] |
9 August | 22 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 36-14 | Munster (3), Duffle (2), Koroibete, Chambers | Smith 4/7 | [34] |
17 August | 23 | ![]() |
Remondis Stadium, Cronulla | Win | 2-30 | Duffie (2), J Bromwich, Finucane, Munster | Smith 5/5 | [35] |
24 August | 24 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 6-20 | Munster | Smith 1/1 | [36] |
29 August | 25 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Win | 14-6 | K Bromwich, Chambers | Smith 2/2 | [37] |
3 September | 26 | ![]() |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 8-15 | Mann (2), Chambers | Smith 1/3, Cronk 1/1 (FG) | [38] |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals/Field Goals | Report |
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11 September | 1st Qualifying Final - Week 1 | ![]() |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Win | 18-20 | Koroibete, Mann, Glasby | Smith 4/4 | [39] |
26 September | 1st Preliminary Final - Week 3 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne | Loss | 12-32 | Cronk, Harris | Smith 2/2 | [40] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 300 | +291 | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 574 | 379 | +195 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 587 | 454 | +133 | 38 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 467 | 348 | +119 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 522 | 480 | +42 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 469 | 476 | −7 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 465 | 467 | −2 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 435 | 408 | +27 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 458 | 492 | −34 | 26 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 577 | 569 | +8 | 24 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 399 | 477 | −78 | 22 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 448 | 573 | −125 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 445 | 588 | −143 | 22 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 439 | 636 | −197 | 22 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 487 | 562 | −75 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 458 | 612 | −154 | 20 |
As of 20 June 2015
Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players |
Source NRL.com:[41]
Losses
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Gains
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The following players played representative matches in 2015. (C) = Captain
2015 All Stars match | City Vs Country | Rugby League internationals ANZAC Test - AUS vs NZL Pacific Tests - FIJ vs PNG and SAM vs TGA |
State Of Origin 1 | State Of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Kiwis Tour | |
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Jesse Bromwich | NRL All Stars | - | New Zealand | - | - | - | New Zealand |
Will Chambers | Indigenous All Stars | - | Australia | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | - |
Ryan Hinchcliffe | - | Country | - | - | - | - | - |
Dale Finucane | - | Country | - | - | - | - | - |
Cameron Smith | - | - | Australia (C) | Queensland (C) | Queensland (C) | Queensland (C) | - |
Cooper Cronk | - | - | Australia | Queensland | - | Queensland | - |
Kevin Proctor | - | - | New Zealand | - | - | - | New Zealand |
Tohu Harris | - | - | New Zealand | - | - | - | New Zealand |
Marika Koroibete | - | - | Fiji | - | - | - | - |
Mahe Fonua | - | - | Tonga | - | - | - | - |
Felise Kaufusi | - | - | Tonga | - | - | - | - |
Billy Slater | - | - | - | Queensland | Queensland | - | - |
Statistics Source:[42] Current as of the end of the 2015 NRL season.
Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | Goal% |
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Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Jesse Bromwich | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Kenny Bromwich | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Will Chambers | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
Cooper Cronk | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
Matt Duffie | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Dale Finucane | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Mahe Fonua | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Tim Glasby | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Blake Green | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
Ben Hampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Tohu Harris | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 75.00% (3/4) |
Ryan Hinchcliffe | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hymel Hunt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Felise Kaufusi | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Richard Kennar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Marika Koroibete | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | |
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kurt Mann | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Jordan McLean | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cameron Munster | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Kevin Proctor | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Billy Slater | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Cameron Smith | 25 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 146 | 78.89% (71/90) |
Young Tonumaipea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Christian Welch | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dayne Weston | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 Players used | 87 | 74 | 3 | 499 | 78.72% (74/94) |
Most Points in a Game: 16
Most tries in a Game: 3
Highest score in a winning game: 52 points
Lowest score in a winning game: 12 points
Greatest winning margin: 42 points
Highest score in a losing game: 22 points
Lowest score in a losing game: 2 points
Greatest losing margin: 22 points
Greatest number of Games won consecutively: 3
Greatest number of Games lost consecutively: 4
In 2015 the Storm jerseys were manufactured by BLK and new jerseys were designed for 2015. The home Jersey was predominantly navy blue with Purple across the shoulders and a Silver strip running horizontally across the chest.[43] The Away Jersey Features a White design with purple hoops down the jersey.[44] The Storm also broke new ground for Rugby League featuring an AFL style sleeveless jersey for the Auckland Nines.[45]
Melbourne Storm Awards Night[edit]Held at Docklands, Melbourne on Wednesday 7 October 2015.[46]
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RLPA Awards Night[edit]
Additional Awards[edit]
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