2009 Melbourne Storm season explained

Year:	2009
Team Colour:	6C0094
Font Colour:	ffd700
League:	NRL
League Link:	NRL
League Rank:	4th
League Wins:	14
League Draws:	1
League Losses:	9
Points For:	505
Points Against:	348
Playoff Result:	Grand Final Winners
Ceo Title:	CEO
Ceo:	Brian Waldron
Coach Title:	Coach
Coach:	Craig Bellamy
Captain:	Cameron Smith (24 Games) Cooper Cronk (3 Games)
Stadium:	Olympic Park
Avg Attendance:	11,978
High Attendance:	27,687 (Preliminary Final)
Top Tries:	Billy Slater (18)
Top Goals:	Cameron Smith (65)
Top Points:	Cameron Smith (142)
Prev Season:	2008
Next Season:	2010
List:	yes
List Link:	Melbourne Storm#Season summaries

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.^[1]

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

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.^[2]
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.^[2]
14 April – After being informed that he was not fit into their long-term plans, Parramatta Eels' Brett Finch signs with Melbourne, joining the club for the remainder of the 2009 season.^[2]
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 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.^[3]
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.^[2]
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.^[2]
13 May – Part-time specialist coach Matthew Johns indefinitely parted ways with the club following his involvement in a sex scandal.^[4]
Round 10 – Melbourne claim their 14th-straight win over Canberra Raiders, winning 46–6, their greatest winning margin over the Raiders.^[2]
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).^[2]
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 er Beau Ryan. With only a few minutes remaining after Nielsen's dismissal, Melbourne hold on to win 14–12.^[2]
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.^[2]
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.^[2] ^[5]
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.^[2]
27 August – The Melbourne Storm board allow Greg Inglis to resume playing, despite still facing assault charges.^[2]
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.^[2]
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.^[2]
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.^[2]

Milestone games

Round	Player	Milestone
Round 1		Storm debut
		Storm debut
		Storm debut
Round 5		NRL debut
Round 5		Storm debut
Round 6		150th game
Round 7		Storm debut
Round 15		100th game
Round 19		NRL debut
Round 20		NRL debut
Round 22		150th game
		150th game
		100th NRL game
Round 23		50th NRL game
Round 24		Storm debut
Round 25		150th game
Preliminary Final		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.

Fixtures

Pre season

Date		Opponent	Venue			Tries	Goals
12 February	Trial	New Zealand Warriors	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	12	24	W Isa, J Tomane	J Maloney, J Williams	^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
21 February	Trial	Newcastle Knights	Visy Park, Melbourne	32	24	W Isa (2), J Lima, R Hoffman, G Inglis, A Quinn	C Smith (4)	^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]
28 February	Trial	Brisbane Broncos	Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast	20	6	W Isa, J Tomane, B Slater, W Chambers	G Inglis (2)	^[14] ^[15] ^[16]

Regular season

Matches

Source:^[17]

– Golden Point extra time
(pen) – Penalty try

Date		Opponent	Venue	Result			Tries	Goals	Field goals
13 March	1	St George Illawarra Dragons	Olympic Park, Melbourne		17	16	C Cronk, G Inglis, B Slater	C Smith 2/3	G Inglis	^[18]
20 March	2	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane		14	16	K Proctor, B Slater	C Smith 3/3		^[19]
28 March	3		Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville		26	12	C Cronk, G Inglis, A Quinn, S Turner	C Smith 5/5		^[20]
4 April	4		Olympic Park, Melbourne		6	18	J Tomane	C Smith 1/1		^[21]
11 April	5		Olympic Park, Melbourne		16	14	A Quinn, B Slater	C Smith 4/4		^[22]
20 April	6		Leichhardt Oval, Sydney		6	16	R Hoffman	C Smith 1/1		^[23]
25 April	7	New Zealand Warriors	Olympic Park, Melbourne		14	14	W Chambers, B Slater, S Turner	C Smith 1/3		^[24]
1 May	8	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Sydney		22	8	M Cross, G Inglis, B Slater, S Turner	C Smith 3/5		^[25]
11 May	9		Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford		28	12	B Finch, R Hoffman, J Lima, S Turner, B White	J Tomane 4/5		^[26]
18 May	10		Olympic Park, Melbourne		46	6	B Slater (2), A Blair, M Cross, R Hoffman, G Inglis, J Lima, S Turner	C Smith 6/7, J Tomane 1/1		^[27]
23 May	11			Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford		10	26	W Chambers (2)	C Smith 1/2		^[28]
30 May	12	Bye
5 June	13		Olympic Park, Melbourne		48	4		J Tomane (3), C Cronk (2), W Chambers, G Inglis, B Slater, A Tolman	J Tomane 6/9			^[29]
13 June	14		Members Equity Stadium, Perth		28	22		C Cronk, R Hoffman, G Inglis, W Koopu, J Tomane, S Turner	C Smith 2/5, J Tomane 0/1			^[30]
21 June	15		Olympic Park, Melbourne		14	12	C Cronk, M Cross	J Tomane 3/3		^[31]
28 June	16		Canberra Stadium, Canberra		16	26	W Chambers, G Inglis, C Smith	C Smith 2/2, J Tomane 0/1		^[32]
4 July	17		Olympic Park, Melbourne		18	14	W Chambers, G Inglis, B Slater	C Smith 3/3		^[33]
11 July	18	Bye
20 July	19		Parramatta Stadium, Sydney		16	18	R Hoffman, D Nielsen, J Tomane	J Tomane 2/3		^[34]
25 July	20		Olympic Park, Melbourne		30	10	B Anderson (2), W Chambers, R Hinchcliffe, C Smith, J Tomane	C Smith 2/5, J Tomane 1/2		^[35]
31 July	21		WIN Jubilee Oval, Sydney		12	26	B Finch, G Inglis	C Smith 2/3		^[36]
7 August	22		Olympic Park, Melbourne		20	8	C Cronk, B Finch, J Tomane, S Turner	C Smith 2/4		^[37]
17 August	23		EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle		14	26	B Anderson, C Cronk, S Turner	C Smith 1/3		^[38]
23 August	24	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Olympic Park, Melbourne		16	20	J Tomane (2), W Chambers	C Smith 2/3		^[39]
29 August	25		Olympic Park, Melbourne		38	4	G Inglis (2), S Turner (2), W Chambers, B Slater, A Tolman	C Smith 5/6, R Hoffman 0/1		^[40]
5 September	26		Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland		30	0	W Chambers (2), R Hinchcliffe, G Inglis, D Nielsen, B Slater	C Smith 3/5, G Inglis 0/1		^[41]

Finals

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Ladder

See main article: 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 2022^[42]

width=5%	Cap	width=1%	Nat.	width=30%	Player name	width=15%	Position	width=10%	First Storm Game	width=35%	Previous First Grade RL club
55		Cameron Smith (c)	HK	2002	Melbourne Storm
58		Billy Slater	FB	2003	Melbourne Storm
60		Dallas Johnson	SR, LK	2003	Melbourne Storm
62		Ryan Hoffman	SR, LK	2003	Melbourne Storm
72		Steve Turner	FB, WG	2004	Penrith Panthers
73		Cooper Cronk	HB	2004	Melbourne Storm
76		Brett White	PR	2005	Melbourne Storm
79		Greg Inglis	FE, CE,	2005	Melbourne Storm
86		Adam Blair	SR, PR	2006	Melbourne Storm
90		Jeff Lima	PR, LK	2006	Wests Tigers
91		Anthony Quinn	WG, CE	2007	Newcastle Knights
97		Will Chambers	CE	2007	Melbourne Storm
98		Sika Manu	SR	2007	Melbourne Storm
99		Scott Anderson	SR, PR	2007	Melbourne Storm
102		Aiden Tolman	PR	2008	Melbourne Storm
103		Brett Anderson	WG, CE	2008	Melbourne Storm
104		Dane Nielsen	WG, CE	2008	Melbourne Storm
105		Kevin Proctor	SR	2008	Melbourne Storm
107		Joseph Tomane	WG, CE	2008	Melbourne Storm
109		Sinbad Kali	SR, LK	2008	Melbourne Storm
110		Ryan Hinchcliffe	HK, LK	2009	Canberra Raiders
111		Willie Isa	WG, CE	2009	Penrith Panthers
112		Wairangi Koopu	SR, LK	2009	New Zealand Warriors
113		James Maloney	HB, FE	2009	Melbourne Storm
114		Matt Cross	PR	2009	Gold Coast Titans
115		Brett Finch	HB, FE	2009	Parramatta Eels
116		Luke Kelly	FE, HB	2009	Melbourne Storm
117		Hep Cahill	LK, SR	2009	Melbourne Storm
118		Ryan Tandy	PR, SR	2009	Wests Tigers
		Louis Fonene	CE	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Jesse Bromwich	PR	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Slade Griffen	HK	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Lucas Miller	HB, FE	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Gerrard Tibbetts	SR, CE	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Rory Kostjasyn	HK, LK	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Andre Itula	FB, WG	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Aidan Guerra	SR, LK	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm
		Justin O'Neill	CE	Yet to Debut	Melbourne Storm

Player movements

Losses

Russell Aitken to AS Carcassonne
Michael Crocker to ~~Hull F.C.~~→South Sydney Rabbitohs
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.

					2009 Four Nations
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	New Zealand
–	–	–	–	–	Australia
–	City	–	–	–	Australia
Australia	–	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland	Australia
–	–	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland	–
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	New Zealand
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–
Australia	–	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland	Australia
Australia	–	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland	Australia
–	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:^[43] ^[44]

Name	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field goals	Points
	2	3	0	0	12
	18	0	0	0	0
	25	2	0	0	8
	3	0	0	0	0
	27	12	0	0	48
	27	8	0	0	32
	14	3	0	0	12
	20	3	0	0	12
	26	2	0	0	8
	25	6	0	0	24
	23	16	0	2	66
	2	0	0	0	0
	24	1	0	0	4
	1	0	0	0	0
	12	1	0	0	4
	25	2	0	0	8
	4	0	0	0	0
	10	0	0	0	0
	10	3	0	0	12
	7	1	0	0	4
	9	2	0	0	8
	26	18	0	0	72
	25	3	65	0	142
	6	0	0	0	0
	27	3	0	0	12
	15	10	17	0	74
	25	10	1	0	42
	21	1	0	0	4
28 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

See main article: 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.

Finals

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Statistics

Source:^[45]

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.^[46]

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 Suburbs^[47] and Balmain Ryde-Eastwood.

Awards

Trophy Cabinet

Melbourne Storm Awards Night

Melbourne Storm Player of the Year: Billy Slater^[49]
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 Smith^[50]
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

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