2009 Melbourne Storm season

December 2022 June 2013 2009 #6C0094 #ffd700 NRL NRL 4th 14 1 9 505 348 Grand Final Winners CEO Brian Waldron Coach Craig Bellamy Cameron Smith (24 Games) Cooper Cronk (3 Games) Olympic Park 11,978 27,687 (Preliminary Final) Billy Slater (18) Cameron Smith (65) Cameron Smith (142) 2008 2010 yes List of Melbourne Storm seasons The 2009 Melbourne Storm season was the 12th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 4th out of 16 teams. They then progressed to their fourth consecutive grand final, this time to be played against the Parramatta Eels and won, claiming their second premiership in three seasons, a title later stripped in 2010 after being found guilty of salary cap breaches. A slow start to the season saw Melbourne win just three of their first seven games. However the team rallied, losing just one of their next seven to move into fourth position by Round 14, where they would remain for the rest of the season. The finals series was when Melbourne really hit their straps, winning their first two finals by 28 and 30 points respectively. In the Grand Final, Storm defeated Parramatta 23–16 with Billy Slater named the Clive Churchill Medalist.https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/about/history_628513251.html History Melbourne Storm melbournestorm.com.au 9 January 2017 Melbourne played all their regular season home games at Olympic Park, the final season playing at the venue before moving to the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium the following season. Season summary 2 February – New signing Arana Taumata is sacked by the club after he was arrested following an alcohol-fuelled brawl. Three other Storm players were involved in the incident, but only Taumata eventually faced charges. Melbourne became the fourth club in as many years to sack Taumata for disciplinary reasons.Storm show troublesome Taumata the door https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-02/storm-show-troublesome-taumata-the-door/280820 abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 October 2024 2 February 2009Edmund Sam Late-night fight costs serial brawler Arana Taumata contract https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/storm-stars-arrested/news-story/ab3fc5eac1fb80d4597e4b9fe77ca4a3 Herald-Sun News Corporation Australia 21 October 2024 3 February 2009Lawton Aaron Sacked Taumata finally faces his demons https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/sacked-taumata-finally-faces-his-demons-20090208-gdtcpy.html smh.com.au Fairfax Media 21 October 2024 8 February 2009 Taumata would later plead guilty to assault.Paxinos Stathi Taumata pleads guilty to assault https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/taumata-pleads-guilty-to-assault-20090618-gdtldy.html smh.com.au Fairfax Media 21 October 2024 18 June 2009 Round 1 – A field goal in the fourth minute of golden point extra time by Greg Inglis gives Melbourne a thrilling 17–16 win over St George Illawarra Dragons in the 2009 season opening game at Olympic Park. The game was the first played under the NRL's dual-referee system.Middleton David 2009 Official Rugby League Annual News Magazines Surrey Hills Round 2 – A try by former Storm player Israel Folau and a highly controversial try by Peter Wallace hands Brisbane Broncos a 16–14 win over Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium. It is the Broncos first win over Melbourne since the 2006 NRL Grand Final. 14 April – After being informed that he was not fit into their long-term plans, Parramatta Eels' hb Brett Finch signs with Melbourne, joining the club for the remainder of the 2009 season. Round 7 – Hosting a match on ANZAC Day for just the second time, Melbourne drew 14–14 against New Zealand Warriors in wet and slippery conditions at Olympic Park. Warriors fb Lance Hohaia looked to have broken the deadlock with less than a minute left in golden point extra time, before the video referee disallowed his successful field goal attempt due to a knock-on in the lead up from Stacey Jones. The drawn result was the club's first since the institution of golden point in 2003.ANZAC Day 2009 https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2022/04/19/anzac-day-2009/ melbournestorm.com.au 19 April 2022 19 April 2022 Round 8 – Melbourne exact a small amount of revenge on Manly with a 22–8 win at Brookvale Oval in their first rematch since the 2008 NRL Grand Final. Round 9 – With eight players backing up from the midseason test only three nights earlier, regular captain Cameron Smith starts from the bench, with Cooper Cronk taking over as acting captain. Melbourne defeat Sydney Roosters 28–12 in front of a small crowd at Gosford. 13 May – Part-time specialist coach Matthew Johns indefinitely parted ways with the club following his involvement in a sex scandal.Vaughan Robert ninemsn.com Melbourne Storm and Johns part ways http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=813420 21 May 2009 13 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521131106/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=813420 21 May 2009 dead Round 10 – Melbourne claim their 14th-straight win over Canberra Raiders, winning 46–6, their greatest winning margin over the Raiders. Round 13 – Two days after the opening State of Origin match, Melbourne thrash Brisbane 48–4 at Olympic Park, with Joe Tomane scoring 24 points (three tries, six goals). Round 14 – Melbourne returned to Perth for the first time since 1999, defeating South Sydney Rabbitohs 28–22 at Members Equity Stadium. Round 15 – Dane Nielsen becomes the first player sent off for the season, after a high tackle on Wests Tigers wger Beau Ryan. With only a few minutes remaining after Nielsen's dismissal, Melbourne hold on to win 14–12. Round 16 – Canberra defeat Melbourne 26–16 at Canberra Stadium, to win their first game against Storm since 2002. 30 July – Brett Finch signs a one-year deal to stay with Melbourne in 2010. 7 August – Melbourne announce that they will end their feeder club arrangement with Central Coast Storm and establish their own team in the NSW Cup in 2010.Storm to enter Melbourne-based team in 2010 NSW Cup http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=18971 melbournestorm.com.au 26 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928040856/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=18971 28 September 2011 10 August – Greg Inglis is charged by police for assaulting his girlfriend Sally Robinson. He is immediately stood-down by Melbourne, with club sponsor ME Bank reportedly reviewing their position with the club. 27 August – The Melbourne Storm board allow Greg Inglis to resume playing, despite still facing assault charges. Round 25 – In the club's last game at Olympic Park, the return of Greg Inglis sparked Melbourne to a 38–4 win over Sydney Roosters, ending a two-game losing streak. Melbourne finish with 104 wins from 136 games at Olympic Park, an imposing 76.5 winning percentage. Round 26 – Melbourne book a top-four finish, with an impressive 30–0 win over New Zealand Warriors to regain the Michael Moore Trophy. Qualifying Final – Returning to Etihad Stadium, Melbourne thrash Manly 40-12 led by four tries from Billy Slater. The win, coupled with upsets in the other qualifying finals earns Melbourne a week off and a preliminary final in Melbourne. Preliminary Final – Held on the night of the 2009 AFL Grand Final, a crowd of 27,687 watches Melbourne demolish Brisbane 40–10 to make their fourth successive Grand Final. A hat-trick of tries to Greg Inglis helping Melbourne end Brisbane's season in disappointment for the third year in a row. Grand Final – Melbourne Storm win their 3rd Grand Final in their 11-year history, beating the Parramatta Eels 23–16 at ANZ Stadium in front of crowd of 82,538. Billy Slater is awarded the Clive Churchill Medal, as Melbourne lead all night withstanding a late Parramatta comeback. 12 November – Salary cap pressure forces Melbourne to bid farewell to Dallas Johnson who subsequently signs with Catalans Dragons on a three-year deal. Milestone games Round Player MilestoneRound 1 Willie Isa Storm debut Ryan Hinchcliffe Storm debut Wairangi Koopu Storm debutRound 5 James Maloney NRL debut Matthew Cross Storm debutRound 6 Cameron Smith 150th gameRound 7 Brett Finch Storm debutRound 15 Brett White 100th gameRound 19 Luke Kelly NRL debutRound 20 Hep Cahill NRL debutRound 22 Billy Slater 150th game Dallas Johnson 150th game Steve Turner 100th NRL gameRound 23 Matthew Cross 50th NRL gameRound 24 Ryan Tandy Storm debutRound 25 Ryan Hoffman 150th gamePreliminary Final Billy Slater 100th NRL try Jerseys New apparel supplier KooGa kept the same home and clash jersey design as worn in 2008. ME Bank replaced Medibank as the main jersey advertiser, with all other advertisers continuing their sponsorships from 2008. In round 10 against Canberra, Melbourne wore a heritage jersey based on the design of the 2001-02 clash jersey, featuring purple with silver thunderbolts. This would be the first time the club had worn an away or clash jersey at Olympic Park. In the farewell match to Olympic Park in round 25, a special edition of the home jersey had the names of all Storm players in alphabetical order sublimated into purple section of the front of the design, additional embroidery, as well as metallic silver numbers on the back. Fixtures Preseason Date Rd Round Opponent Venue Result Mel. Melbourne score Opp. Opponent score Tries Goals Field goals Ref Reference12 FebruaryTrialNew Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsWaikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand1224W Isa, J TomaneJ Maloney, J Williams NRL Trials 2009 – dates and venues https://leagueunlimited.com/news/nrl-trials-2009-dates-and-venues leagueunlimited.com 4 May 2022Ritchie Dean Jones back as Warriors roll Storm The Daily Telegraph Nationwide News Pty Ltd 13 February 2009 Sydney, New South Wales 131Gould Russell Bellamy soaks up loss Herald-Sun Nationwide News Pty Ltd 13 February 2009 Melbourne, Victoria 102Solid Win For Vodafone Warriors In First 2009 NRL Trial http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/solid-win-vodafone-warriors-first-2009-nrl-trial/5/8898 voxy.co.nz 18 April 2023 13 February 200921 FebruaryTrialNewcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsVisy Park, Melbourne3224W Isa (2), J Lima, R Hoffman, G Inglis, A QuinnC Smith (4) Isa grabs his chances in the Storm's win over Newcastle The Canberra Times Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited 22 February 2009 Canberra, Australia 70Two-try Isa impressed for Storm The Sunday Territorian Nationwide News Pty Ltd 22 February 2009 Darwin, Northern Territory 27Woods Melissa Storm may switch Smith to five eighth AAP 22 February 2009Gould Russell More trials and tribulations at Knights The Daily Telegraph Nationwide News Pty Ltd 22 February 2009 Sydney, New South Wales 4928 FebruaryTrialBrisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosStockland Park, Sunshine Coast206 W Isa, J Tomane, B Slater, W ChambersG Inglis (2) Lockyer rusty as Storm beat Broncos in trial AAP Sports News Wire 28 February 2009Rusty Lockyer struggles in Broncos' loss The Sunday Territorian Nationwide News Pty Ltd 1 March 2009 Darwin, Northern Territory 24Davis Greg Storm make most of a rusty Locky The Courier-Mail Nationwide News Pty Ltd 1 March 2009 Brisbane, Queensland 107 Regular season Result by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/–/H/A/H/A/H/–/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result W/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/W/L/B/W/W/W/L/W/B/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W Position 7/8/4/8/7/7/8/6/6/5/7/6/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4 Points 2p/2p/4p/4p/6p/6p/7p/9p/11p/13p/13p/15p/17p/19p/21p/21p/23p/25p/25p/27p/27p/29p/29p/29p/31p/33p green1 Win yellow1 Draw red1 Loss Home Away Neutral Bye blue1 gold green2 red2 Rugby League Tables Matches Source:http://afltables.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne_by.html#2009 Rugby League Tables – Melbourne 13 July 2022 6 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220506121129/https://afltables.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne_by.html#2009 dead – Golden Point extra time (pen) – Penalty try Date Rd Round Opponent Venue Result Mel. Melbourne score Opp. Opponent score Tries Goals Field goals Ref Reference13 March1St George 16 St George Illawarra DragonsOlympic Park, Melbourne1716C Cronk, G Inglis, B SlaterC Smith 2/3G Inglishttps://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-1/melbourne-vs-st-george-illawarra/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 1 13 July 202220 March2Brisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane1416K Proctor, B SlaterC Smith 3/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-2/brisbane-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 2 13 July 202228 March3North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville2612C Cronk, G Inglis, A Quinn, S TurnerC Smith 5/5https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-3/north-queensland-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 3 13 July 20224 April4Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast Titans Olympic Park, Melbourne618J TomaneC Smith 1/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-4/melbourne-vs-gold-coast/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 4 13 July 202211 April516px Penrith Panthers Olympic Park, Melbourne1614A Quinn, B SlaterC Smith 4/4https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-5/melbourne-vs-penrith/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 5 13 July 202220 April6Wests Tigers 16 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Sydney616R HoffmanC Smith 1/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-6/wests-tigers-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 6 13 July 202225 April7New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand WarriorsOlympic Park, MelbourneDraw1414W Chambers, B Slater, S TurnerC Smith 1/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-7/melbourne-vs-warriors/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 7 13 July 20221 May8Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, Sydney228M Cross, G Inglis, B Slater, S TurnerC Smith 3/5https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-8/manly-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 8 13 July 202211 May9Easts 16 Sydney Roosters Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford2812B Finch, R Hoffman, J Lima, S Turner, B WhiteJ Tomane 4/5https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-9/sydney-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 9 13 July 202218 May10Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne466B Slater (2), A Blair, M Cross, R Hoffman, G Inglis, J Lima, S TurnerC Smith 6/7, J Tomane 1/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-10/melbourne-vs-canberra/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 10 13 July 202223 May11Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford1026W Chambers (2)C Smith 1/2https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-11/bulldogs-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 11 13 July 202230 May12Bye5 June13Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park, Melbourne484J Tomane (3), C Cronk (2), W Chambers, G Inglis, B Slater, A TolmanJ Tomane 6/9https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-13/melbourne-vs-brisbane/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 13 13 July 202213 June14Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Members Equity Stadium, Perth2822C Cronk, R Hoffman, G Inglis, W Koopu, J Tomane, S TurnerC Smith 2/5, J Tomane 0/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-14/south-sydney-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 14 13 July 202221 June15Wests Tigers 16 Wests Tigers Olympic Park, Melbourne1412C Cronk, M CrossJ Tomane 3/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-15/melbourne-vs-wests-tigers/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 15 13 July 202228 June16Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra1626W Chambers, G Inglis, C SmithC Smith 2/2, J Tomane 0/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-16/canberra-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 16 13 July 20224 July17Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Olympic Park, Melbourne1814W Chambers, G Inglis, B SlaterC Smith 3/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-17/melbourne-vs-newcastle/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 17 13 July 202211 July18Bye20 July19Parramatta 16 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney1618R Hoffman, D Nielsen, J TomaneJ Tomane 2/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-19/parramatta-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 19 13 July 202225 July20Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Melbourne3010B Anderson (2), W Chambers, R Hinchcliffe, C Smith, J TomaneC Smith 2/5, J Tomane 1/2https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-20/melbourne-vs-cronulla/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 20 13 July 202231 July21St George 16 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney1226B Finch, G InglisC Smith 2/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-21/st-george-illawarra-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 21 13 July 20227 August22North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys Olympic Park, Melbourne208C Cronk, B Finch, J Tomane, S TurnerC Smith 2/4https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-22/melbourne-vs-north-queensland/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 22 13 July 202217 August23Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle1426B Anderson, C Cronk, S TurnerC Smith 1/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-23/newcastle-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 23 13 July 202223 August24Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesOlympic Park, Melbourne1620J Tomane (2), W ChambersC Smith 2/3https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-24/melbourne-vs-manly/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 24 13 July 202229 August25Easts 16 Sydney Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne384G Inglis (2), S Turner (2), W Chambers, B Slater, A TolmanC Smith 5/6, R Hoffman 0/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-25/melbourne-vs-sydney/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 25 13 July 20225 September26New Zealand Warriors old 16 New Zealand Warriors Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland300W Chambers (2), R Hinchcliffe, G Inglis, D Nielsen, B SlaterC Smith 3/5, G Inglis 0/1https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-26/warriors-vs-melbourne/summary.html NRL 2009 – Round 26 13 July 2022 Finals #eeeeee Qualifying final Friday, 11 September 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 40 – 12 16–0 24–12 NRL 2009 – Qualifying Final. Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 July 2022. 7Slater 3 36 44 77Nielsen 26Smith 50Tolman 60 6 Smith 28 37 45 51 61 (5/6) Turner 78 (1/1) 2Foran Matai 2Orford (2/2) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 21,155 Gavin Badger Shayne Hayne #eeeeee Preliminary final Saturday, 26 September 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 40 – 10 22–0 18–10 NRL 2009 – Preliminary Final. Rugby League Project. Retrieved 13 July 2022. 7Inglis 39 45 69Slater 20 73Chambers 3Johnson 25 6Smith (6/7) 2Glenn 59Folau 80 1Parker 60 (1/1) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 27,687 Shayne Hayne Jared Maxwell 2009 NRL Grand Final scoreboard Ladder 2009 NRL season 2009 Coaching Staff Head coach: Craig Bellamy Assistant coaches: Michael Maguire & Stephen Kearney Development coach: Tony Adam Strength and conditioning Coach: Alex Corvo Football Manager: Frank Ponissi NRL Under 20s Coach: Brad Arthur Feeder Club Coach: Jamie Feeney (Central Coast Storm) 2009 squad List current as of 3 May 20222009 – Player Profiles http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=profile-player melbournestorm.com.au 18 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625003151/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=profile-player 25 June 2009 List of Melbourne Storm players Capfn1 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.Nat.Player namePositionFirst Storm GamePrevious First Grade RL clubfn2 This column denotes the previous rugby league club the player was signed to and played first grade rugby league 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.55AUSCameron Smith (c)HK2002AUS Melbourne Storm58AUSBilly SlaterFB2003AUS Melbourne Storm60AUSDallas JohnsonSR, LK2003AUS Melbourne Storm62AUSRyan HoffmanSR, LK2003AUS Melbourne Storm72AUSSteve TurnerFB, WG2004AUS Penrith Panthers73AUSCooper CronkHB2004AUS Melbourne Storm76AUSBrett WhitePR2005AUS Melbourne Storm79AUSGreg InglisFE, CE,2005AUS Melbourne Storm86NZLAdam BlairSR, PR2006AUS Melbourne Storm90NZLJeff LimaPR, LK2006AUS Wests Tigers91AUSAnthony QuinnWG, CE2007AUS Newcastle Knights97AUSWill ChambersCE2007AUS Melbourne Storm98NZLSika ManuSR2007AUS Melbourne Storm99AUSScott AndersonSR, PR2007AUS Melbourne Storm102AUSAiden TolmanPR2008AUS Melbourne Storm103AUSBrett AndersonWG, CE2008AUS Melbourne Storm104AUSDane NielsenWG, CE2008AUS Melbourne Storm105NZLKevin ProctorSR2008AUS Melbourne Storm107SAMJoseph TomaneWG, CE2008AUS Melbourne Storm109TONSinbad KaliSR, LK2008AUS Melbourne Storm110AUSRyan HinchcliffeHK, LK2009AUS Canberra Raiders111SAMWillie IsaWG, CE2009AUS Penrith Panthers112NZLWairangi KoopuSR, LK2009NZL New Zealand Warriors113AUSJames MaloneyHB, FE2009AUS Melbourne Storm114AUSMatt CrossPR2009AUS Gold Coast Titans115AUSBrett FinchHB, FE2009AUS Parramatta Eels116AUSLuke KellyFE, HB2009AUS Melbourne Storm117NZLHep CahillLK, SR2009AUS Melbourne Storm118IRERyan TandyPR, SR2009AUS Wests Tigers—NZLLouis FoneneCEYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—NZLJesse BromwichPRYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—NZLSlade GriffenHKYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—AUSLucas MillerHB, FEYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—AUSGerrard TibbettsSR, CEYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—IRERory KostjasynHK, LK Yet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—TONAndre ItulaFB, WGYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—ItalyAidan GuerraSR, LKYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm—VANJustin O'NeillCEYet to DebutAUS Melbourne Storm 2009 NRL Grand Final Winning Team Melbourne Storm #440085 white #092340 #FED102 13 August 2020 2009 Grand Final Winning Team  1 AUS FB Billy Slater  2 AUS WG Steve Turner  3 AUS CE Will Chambers  4 AUS CE Greg Inglis  5 PNG WG Dane Neilsen  6 AUS FE Brett Finch  7 AUS HB Cooper Cronk  8 AUS PR Aiden Tolman  9 AUS HK Cameron Smith y 10 AUS PR Brett White 11 AUS SR Adam Blair 12 NZL SR Ryan Hoffman 13 NZL LK Dallas Johnson Interchange 14 AUS Ryan Hinchcliffe 15 NZL Jeff Lima 16 AUS Ryan Tandy 17 AUS Scott Anderson Coach Craig Bellamy Player movements Losses Russell Aitken to AS Carcassonne Michael Crocker to Hull F.C.→South Sydney Rabbitohsfn84 Crocker could not obtain a work permit to take up his contract with Hull FC and subsequently signed with South Sydney during the 2009 NRL season. Israel Folau to Brisbane Broncos Liam Foran to New Zealand Warriors Matt Geyer to Retirement Antonio Kaufusi to North Queensland Cowboys Clifford Manua to Released Jeremy Smith to St George Illawarra Dragons Sam Tagataese to Gold Coast Titans Gains Matthew Cross from Gold Coast Titans Brett Finch from Parramatta Eels (midseason) Ryan Hinchcliffe from Canberra Raiders Willie Isa from Penrith Panthers Wairangi Koopu from New Zealand Warriors James Maloney from Parramatta Eels Ryan Tandy from Wests Tigers Representative honours This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2009. List of Melbourne Storm representatives Player 2009 ANZAC Test City vs Country Origin State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 2009 Four Nations Adam Blair New Zealand New Zealand Cooper Cronk Australia Ryan Hoffman City Australia Greg Inglis Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Dallas Johnson Queensland Queensland Queensland Jeff Lima New Zealand New Zealand Sika Manu New Zealand Billy Slater Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Cameron Smith Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Brett White Country New South Wales Australia Statistics This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2009 NRL season. Statistics sources:https://afltables.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne2009_sc.html 2009 Melbourne Point Scorers afltables.com 14 July 2022https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/melbourne/summary.html Melbourne Storm – NRL 2009 rugbyleagueproject.org 14 July 2022 List of Melbourne Storm records NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsBrett Anderson Brett Anderson (rugby league) 230012Scott Anderson Scott Anderson (rugby league) 180000Adam Blair 252008Hep Cahill 30000Will Chambers 27120048Cooper Cronk 2780032Matthew Cross rugby league 1430012Brett Finch 2030012Ryan Hinchcliffe 262008Ryan Hoffman 2560024Greg Inglis 23160266Willie Isa 20000Dallas Johnson 241004Luke Kelly rugby league 10000Wairangi Koopu 121004Jeff Lima rugby league 252008James Maloney rugby league 40000Sika Manu 100000Dane Nielsen 1030012Kevin Proctor 71004Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn (rugby league) 92008Billy Slater 26180072Cameron Smith Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983) 253650142Ryan Tandy 60000Aiden Tolman 2730012Joe Tomane 151017074Steve Turner Steve Turner (rugby league) 25101042Brett White 21100428 players used – 110 83 2 608 Scorers Most points in a game: 24 points Round 13 – Joe Tomane (3 tries, 6 goals) vs Brisbane Broncos Most tries in a game: 4 Qualifying Final – Billy Slater vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Winning games Highest score in a winning game: 48 points Round 13 vs Brisbane Broncos Lowest score in a winning game: 14 points Round 15 vs Wests Tigers Greatest winning margin: 42 points Round 13 vs Brisbane Broncos Greatest number of games won consecutively: 5 Round 25 – Grand Final Losing games Highest score in a losing game: 16 points Round 16 vs Canberra Raiders Round 19 vs Parramatta Eels Round 24 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Lowest score in a losing game: 6 points Round 4 vs Gold Coast Titans Round 6 vs Wests Tigers Greatest losing margin: 16 points Round 11 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2 Round 23 – Round 24 NRL Under 20s 2009 NRL Under-20s season In the second season of the NRL's National Youth Championship, Melbourne were again coached by Brad Arthur finishing the regular season in third place on the ladder to qualify for the finals. Ladder Finals eeeeee Qualifying final11 September 2009 5:30pm AEST Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 Souths 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 54–18 18th Man – 2009 Qualifying Final https://18thman.com/seasons/nyc2009/finals-results/melbourne-v-south-sydney/ 18thman.com 16 July 2016 3 May 2022 Tries: Dane Chisholm (5)Justin O'Neill (2)Jesse BromwichMatt DuffieFred MakimareGoals: Gareth Widdop 7/10 Tries: Jason ClarkJosh MansourTaioalo VaivaiGoals:Adam Reynolds 3/3 Etihad Stadium Gavin Reynolds eeeeee Preliminary final26 September 2009 5:15pm AEST Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos 40–16 18th Man – 2009 Preliminary Final https://18thman.com/seasons/nyc2009/finals-results/melbourne-v-brisbane/ 18thman.com 29 April 2020 3 May 2022 Tries: Matt Duffie (3)Dane Chisholm (2)Jai Jones-WiegoldGareth WiddopGoals: Gareth Widdop 6/7 Tries: Dane GagaiKurtis LingwoodockMitch RivettGoals:Corey Norman 2/3 Etihad Stadium Adam Devcich eeeeee Grand Final4 October 2009 2:10pm AEDT Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 Wests Tigers 16 Wests Tigers 24–22 18th Man – 2009 Grand Final https://18thman.com/seasons/nyc2009/finals-results/melbourne-v-wests-tigers/ 18thman.com 16 July 2016 3 May 2022 Tries: Gareth Widdop (2)Matt DuffieJustin O'NeillBilly RogersGoals: Gareth Widdop 2/5 Tries: Jake Mullaney (2)Rhys CurranRobert LuiGoals:Jake Mullaney 3/4 ANZ Stadium Gavin Reynolds 2009 NRL Under 20s Premiership Team Melbourne Storm #440085 white #092340 #FED102 13 August 2020 2009 NRL Under 20s Premiership Team  1 ENG FB Gareth Widdop  2 SOL WG Sam Joe  3 VAN CE Justin O'Neill  4 NZK CE Pita Maile  5 NZL WG Matt Duffie  6 FRE FE Dane Chisholm  7 AUS HB Luke Kelly y  8 NZL PR Pulou Vaituutuu  9 AUS HK James Woolford 10 NZL PR Jesse Bromwich 11 AUS SR Robbie Rochow 12 AUS SR Theodore Stuart 13 AUS LK Billy Rogers Interchange 14 AUS Jai Jones-Wiegold 15 AUS Jordan McLean 16 NZL Kevin Proctor 17 AUS Fred Makimare Coach Brad Arthur Statistics Source:https://18thman.com/teams/melbourne-storm/seasons/nyc2009/ 2009 Melbourne Storm NYC 18thman.com 22 October 2016 14 July 2022 Scorers Most points in a game: 20 points Round 2 – Gareth Widdop (2 tries, 6 goals) vs Brisbane Broncos Round 17 – Gareth Widdop (1 try, 8 goals) vs Newcastle Knights Round 20 – Gareth Widdop (2 tries, 6 goals) vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Most tries in a game: 5 Qualifying Final – Dane Chisholm vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Most points (season): 294 Gareth Widdop (18 tries, 111 goals) Most tries (season): 25 Matt Duffie Winning games Highest score in a winning game: 54 points Round 11 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Qualifying Final vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points Round 25 vs Sydney Roosters Greatest winning margin: 36 points Qualifying Final vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Greatest number of games won consecutively: 8 Round 22 – Grand Final Losing games Highest score in a losing game: 34 points Round 16 vs Canberra Raiders Lowest score in a losing game: 16 points Round 10 vs Canberra Raiders Greatest losing margin: 12 points Round 21 vs St George Illawarra Dragons Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2 Round 15 – Round 16 S. G. Ball Cup For the first time in club history, Melbourne entered a junior representative team in the New South Wales Rugby League under-18s competition S. G. Ball Cup. Coached by club high performance manager Kim Williams, the team finished the regular season in fourth place, winning six of their nine matches. During the finals, the team stunned more fancied rivals, defeating Illawarra 50–10, Newcastle 22–16, and Manly 28–14 to progress to the competition's Grand Final against Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.SG Ball Cup http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=sgball melbournestorm.com.au 4 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090925170619/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=sgball 25 September 2009 eeeeee Grand Final7 May 2009 3:00pm AEST Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury 16 Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm 42–16 SG Ball Cup Grand Final 2009 https://18thman.com/sg-ball-cup/sgball2009/finals-results/canterbury-v-melbourne/ 18thman.com 2 November 2021 4 May 2022 Tries: Lachlan Burr (3)Richard IrwinAiden SezerLiam AyoubAli HijaziGoals: Ali Hijazi (7) Tries: Slade Griffin (2)Robbie KurthGoals:John Aldridge (2) St Marys Leagues Stadium Daniel Olford Feeder Team For a second successive season, Melbourne sent their back-up players to play with Central Coast Storm, coached by former Storm player Jamie Feeney. Central Coast made the finals, finishing in 2nd position (out of 11 teams), behind eventual premiers Bankstown City Bulls. Central Coast were eliminated from the NSW Cup finals after successive defeats against Western SuburbsCentral Coast Storm http://www.melbournestorm.com.au:80/default.aspx?s=central-coast-storm melbournestorm.com.au 4 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090925165734/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au:80/default.aspx?s=central-coast-storm 25 September 2009 and Balmain Ryde-Eastwood. 2009 New South Wales CupVB Cup Ladder 2009 http://www.nswrl.com.au/nswcup/ladder.php nswrl.com.au 29 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20091013133220/http://www.nswrl.com.au/nswcup/ladder.php 13 October 2009 Pos PositionTeam Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) Pts Competition points2Melbourne 16 Central Coast Storm20 13 1 6 526 462 +64 31 Awards Trophy Cabinet 2009 Provan-Summons Trophy 2009 National Youth Competition Toyota Cup Melbourne Storm Awards Night Melbourne Storm Player of the Year: Billy SlaterNRL Honour Board http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=nrl-honour-board melbournestorm.com.au Melbourne Storm 10 February 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130928161940/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=nrl-honour-board 28 September 2013 Members' Player of the Year: Billy Slater Best Back: Greg Inglis Best Forward: Cameron Smith Rookie of the Year: Kevin Proctor Most Improved: Aiden Tolman Best Try: Will Chambers v Canberra Raiders (Round 16) Greatest Hit: Adam Blair v Manly (Round 24) Darren Bell U20s Player of the Year Award: Gareth Widdop U20s Most Improved: Jai Jones U20s Best Forward: Jesse Bromwich U20s Best Back: Luke Kelly Mick Moore Club Person of the Year: Troy Thomson Greg Brentnall Young Achievers Trophy: Lucas Grech Community Award: Steve Turner Life Member Inductee: Cameron SmithSlater wins Storm's Player of the Year Award http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=18609 leagueunlimited.com 22 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20091011094119/http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=18609 11 October 2009 dead U18 SG Ball Player of the Year: Slade Griffin Dally M Awards Night Dally M Representative Player of the Year: Greg Inglis Rugby League World Golden Boot Awarda Night Golden Boot Award: Greg Inglis RLPA Awards Night RLPA Australia Representative Player of the Year: Greg Inglis RLIF Awards RLIF Coach of the Year: Craig Bellamy RLIF Centre of the Year: Greg Inglis RLIF Hooker of the Year: Cameron Smith Additional Awards Clive Churchill Medal: Billy Slater Wally Lewis Medal: Greg Inglis QRL Ron McAuliffe Medal: Greg Inglis Rugby League Four Nations Player of the Series: Greg Inglis Jack Gibson Medal: Luke Kelly Sprit of ANZAC Medal: Adam Blair New Zealand Kiwis Player of the Year: Adam Blair Notes References 2009 Category:2009 NRL season by club Category:2009 in sport in Melbourne