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.
2013 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| |||
Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Billy Slater (18) | |||
Goals | Cameron Smith (84) | |||
Points | Cameron Smith (176) | |||
|
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 Player 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]
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 |
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]
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
Most tries in a Game: 3
Highest score in a game: 68 points
Greatest winning margin: 64 points
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] |
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] |
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]
|
As of 16 July 2013.
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
The following players have played a representative match in 2013. (C) = Captain
Trophy Cabinet editMelbourne Storm Awards Night editHeld at Peninsula Docklands on Friday 11 October 2013. [51]
|
Dally M Awards Night editThe NRL Dally M Awards were held on 1 October 2013.
RLPA Awards Night edit
Additional Awards edit
|