2020 Melbourne Storm season explained
The 2020 Melbourne Storm season was the 23rd in the club's history and they competed in the 2020 NRL season. The team was coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 18th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm were also captained by Cameron Smith, who had been the sole captain for the team since 2008—making this his 13th consecutive season. The season was suspended indefinitely on 23 March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; however, on 28 April the NRL announced it would recommence on 28 May as a 20 Round competition with a revised fixture.
After the recommencement of the season, Melbourne Storm initially played home games at AAMI Park as usual; however, an escalation in coronavirus cases and a subsequent second lock-down in the state of Victoria forced the Storm to relocate in late June, firstly, to New South Wales and then to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This has meant that the Storm have had to play home games at multiple venues interstate throughout the 2020 season including Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney, Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Stadium on the Sunshine Coast.
The club had a successful season on the field and after twenty rounds, finishing the regular season in second spot and earning a "home" qualifying final against the Parramatta Eels which was played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The Storm won this final, progressing through to a week three preliminary final at the same venue, where they played and defeated the Canberra Raiders for a spot in the 2020 NRL Grand Final. The Storm defeated the Penrith Panthers in the 2020 NRL Grand Final to finish the season as Premiers.
Season summary
- Pre-season – New recruits took part in Melbourne Storm IDQ camp for pre season training before New Years. Aaron Booth was awarded the IDQ Iron bar. [1]
- 14–15 February – Melbourne lose both their matches at the 2020 NRL Nines in Perth, to finish bottom of Pool 4. Sandor Earl and Tui Kamikamica were named as co-captains of a squad which included Fijian Siti Moceidreke.
- Round 1 – The Storm continued their unbeaten run in Round 1 matches a record that stretches back to 2001 by defeating Manly at Brookvale Oval.
- Round 2 – The Melbourne Storm defeated Cronulla at an empty WIN Stadium. All NRL matches were played in empty stadiums for the first time in the league's history, in response to government restrictions on non-essential public gatherings of 500 or more people due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
- 23 March – Due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 NRL season was indefinitely suspended, for the first time in history.[3]
- 28 April – The NRL announce that the competition will resume on 28 May and that it would be cut back a 20-round season, with the first two rounds scores and points remaining. The NRL will also release a revised fixture.[4]
- 4 May – The Storm announce that they will temporarily set up a training camp in Albury, New South Wales to prepare for the resumption of the NRL season. Restrictions on group gatherings mean't it could not happen in Victoria.[5]
- 7 May – The Storm begin their training camp at the home of Albury Tigers Football Club after the Albury Council elected to prevent the club using the local government managed Greenfield Park.[6]
- 11 May – The Victorian State Government ease restrictions allowing the Storm to train in Victoria.
- 15 May – The NRL release the revised fixture for Rounds 3 and 4.[7] Melbourne Storm will play the Round 3 fixture on 30 May.
- 21 May – The full revised fixture is released for the remainder of 2020. Venues are only confirmed to Round 9, with the Storm to play home games at AAMI Park at this stage with no crowd.[8]
- Round 3 – On 30 May the Melbourne Storm recommenced their season with a 22–6 loss against the Canberra Raiders.
- Round 4 – The Storm return to the winners list with a win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Brenko Lee and Chris Lewis both make their playing debuts (For the Storm and NRL respectively). Brenko Lee also became the 200th player to play a game for the Melbourne Storm.
- 23 June – The Melbourne Storm and NRL announce that the team will relocate indefinitely to either NSW or QLD after a sharp increase in coronavirus cases over the previous week in Victoria [9]
- Round 7 – The Storm defeat the NZ Warriors 50–6 in their home game at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney the match was notable as following the game Cameron Smith, Craig Bellamy and Ryan Hoffman all went into the Warriors' room to thank and acknowledge the sacrifice that they are making by moving to Australia during the COVID pandemic.[10] In addition, West Tigers Loan player Paul Momirovski made his debut for the Storm scoring 2 tries.
- 27 June – Further to the report on 23 June the Storm confirm that they will indefinitely relocate to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland playing home games out of Suncorp Stadium.[11]
- Round 8 – The Storm defeat the Sydney Roosters 27-25 after the game was sent into Golden Point with Ryan Papenhuyzen leveling the scores by kicking a field goal with 10 seconds remaining in regular time.
- 8 July – Melbourne Storm announce that they will play their next three home matches at Sunshine Coast Stadium (Rounds 10, 12 and 13).[12]
- Round 9 – The Storm defeat the Canberra Raiders 20–14. Darryn Schonig made his NRL debut and Cameron Smith reached another milestone with 300 wins in the NRL.
- Round 10 – Melbourne Storm play their first home game on the Sunshine Coast with a 42–6 win over the Gold Coast Titans.
- Round 12 – The Storm defeat the Knights in their 6th consecutive win. Cameron Smith injures his shoulder while scoring his try.
- Round 13 – Due to the injury and resting of Cameron Smith, Jesse Bromwich was named as acting captain.[13] Originally Dale Finucane was named as a co-captain but dropped out of the side due to a minor injury. Jahrome Hughes played his 50th game for the Storm after playing his 50th NRL game overall two weeks earlier[14] in the win over Canterbury.
- 18 August – The Storm announce that the remaining 3 home games in the 2020 season will be played at Sunshine Coast Stadium[15]
- Round 15 – Kenny Bromwich is announced as captain of the team replacing brother Jesse due to suspension, Kenny becomes the club's 22nd Captain. Also Cooper John (son of Matthew Johns) will make his NRL debut.
- Round 19 – Melbourne secure 2nd spot on the ladder after defeating Wests Tigers at Sunshine Coast stadium. This game was also notable as it was the club's 600th game in the NRL.
- Round 20 – The Melbourne Storm make massive changes to the side resting almost the entire team that won in Round 19 due to them not being able to lose second place. Ryan Papenhuyzen is announced as the captain for the team making him the fourth captain in 2020 and 23rd overall for the club.[16] In addition, the game saw both Aaron Booth and Aaron Pene making their NRL debuts and Ricky Leutele making his Storm debut this also meant that the Storm had used a total of 32 players in its 2020 season more than any other season to date. Finally Max King played his 50th NRL game.
- Finals Week 1 – The Storm defeat the Parramatta Eels to earn a week off and progress straight to Week 3 and a "Home" preliminary final.
- Finals Week 3 – The Storm defeat the Canberra Raiders to advance to the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Dale Finucane plays his 200th NRL Game.
- Grand final – The Storm defeat the Panthers 26-20 finishing with 11 players on the field to be crowned Premiers.
Milestone games
| Round | Player | Milestone |
|---|
| Round 4 | | Storm debut |
| NRL debut |
| Round 6 | | 100th Game |
| Round 7 | | Storm debut |
| Round 8 | | 50th Game |
| Round 9 | | NRL debut |
| 300th Victory |
| Round 11 | | 50th Game |
| 50th Game |
| Round 15 | | NRL debut |
| Round 16 | | NRL debut |
| Round 17 | | 100th Game |
| Round 19 | | 600th Game |
| Round 20 | | NRL debut |
| NRL debut |
| 50th Game |
| Storm debut |
| Preliminary Final | | 200th Game | |
Fixtures
Pre-season
Source:[17] [18]
Regular season
Source:[21]
| Date | Round | Opponent | Home/away | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Report |
|---|
| 15 March | 1 | | Away | Lottoland, Sydney | | 18 | 4 | S Vunivalu (2), T Eisenhuth | C Smith 3/4 | | [22] |
| 21 March | 2 | | Away | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | | 12 | 10 | T Kamikamica | C Smith 4/4 | | |
| 30 May | 3 | | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | | 6 | 22 | D Finucane | C Smith 1/1 | | [23] |
| 5 June | 4 | | Home | AAMI Park, Melbourne | | 22 | 8 | R Papenhuyzen, S Vunivalu, J Addo-Carr, J Olam | C Smith 3/5 | | [24] |
| 13 June | 5 | | Away | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | | 26 | 12 | R Jacks, S Vunivalu, T Faasuamaleaui, B Smith | C Smith 5/5 | | [25] |
| 19 June | 6 | | Away | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | | 14 | 21 | F Kaufusi, B Lee | C Smith 3/3 | | [26] |
| 26 June | 7 | | Home | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | | 50 | 6 | S Vunivalu (3), P Momirovski (2), R Papenhuyzen (2), B Smith, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 7/9 | | [27] |
| 2 July | 8 | | Home | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
(GP) | 27 | 25 | J Hughes (2), J Addo-Carr, P Momirovski | C Smith 5/5 | R Papenhuyzen 1/1 | [28] |
| 11 July | 9 | | Away | GIO Stadium, Canberra | | 20 | 14 | B Lee, J Addo-Carr, R Papenhuyzen | C Smith 4/4 | | [29] |
| 17 July | 10 | | Home | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | | 42 | 6 | J Addo-Carr (2), N Asofa-Solomona (2), C Munster, B Lee, B Smith | C Smith 7/8 | | | [30] |
| 24 July | 11 | | Away | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | | 46 | 8 | J Addo-Carr (2), J Hughes (2), T Faasuamaleaui (2), K Bromwich, R Papenhuyzen | C Smith 7/9 | | [31] |
| 2 August | 12 | Newcastle Knights | Home | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | | 26 | 16 | S Vunivalu, C Smith, R Papenhuyzen, T Faasuamaleaui | C Smith 2/2, C Munster 3/4 | | [32] |
| 8 August | 13 | | Home | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | | 41 | 10 | J Addo-Carr (2), K Bromwich (2), N Hynes, J Olam, S Vunivalu | C Munster 3/4, N Hynes 3/3 | C Munster 1/1 | [33] |
| 13 August | 14 | | Away | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | | 24 | 6 | J Olam (2). J Hughes, F Kaufusi | R Papenhuyzen 4/5 | | [34] |
| 20 August | 15 | Parramatta Eels | Away | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | | 0 | 14 | | | | [35] |
| 30 August | 16 | | Home | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | | 30 | 6 | J Olam (3), J Addo-Carr (2), N Asofa-Solomona | C Smith 3/6 | | [36] |
| 4 September | 17 | | Away | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | | 22 | 16 | R Papenhuyzen, J Olam, T Faasuamaleaui, C Munster | C Smith 3/4 | | [37] |
| 13 September | 18 | | Home | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | | 36 | 20 | C Munster (2), N Asofa-Solomona, T Faasuamaleaui, J Addo-Carr | C Smith 6/6 | | [38] |
| 19 September | 19 | | Home | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | | 50 | 22 | S Vunivalu (2), J Addo-Carr (2), N Hynes, J Hughes, J Olam, C Smith, T Faasuamaleaui | C Smith 7/9 | | [39] |
| 27 September | 20 | St George-Illawarra Dragons | Away | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | | 22 | 30 | P Momirovski, S Earl, C Lewis, I Lumelume, N Hynes | R Papenhuyzen 0/4, N Hynes 1/1 | | [40] | |
Finals
Source:[41]
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Report |
|---|
| 3 October | Week 1 - Qualifying Final | | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | | 36 | 24 | R Papenhuyzen (2), S Vunivalu, J Addo-Carr, J Bromwich, B Lee | C Smith 6/6 | | | [42] |
| 16 October | Week 3 - Preliminary Final | | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | | 30 | 10 | J Addo-Carr, R Papenhuyzen, S Vunivalu, J Olam, D Finucane | C Smith 5/6 | | | [43] |
| 25 October | Week 4 - Grand Final | | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | | 26 | 20 | J Olam, S Vunivalu, C Smith, R Papenhuyzen | C Smith 5/6 | | | [44] | |
Original regular season fixture
Source:[45]
This was the original fixture for the Melbourne Storm prior to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the season to be altered and rescheduled.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue |
|---|
| 15 March | 1 | Manly Sea Eagles | Lottoland, Sydney |
| 21 March | 2 | Cronulla Sharks | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney |
| 28 March | 3 | Penrith Panthers | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 2 April | 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 11 April | 5 | Gold Coast Titans | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 16 April | 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville |
| 25 April | 7 | New Zealand Warriors | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 3 May | 8 | St George-Illawarra Dragons | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 11 May | 9 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 16 May | 10 | Parramatta Eels | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 26 May | 11 | New Zealand Warriors | Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland |
| 12 | Bye | |
| 6 June | 13 | Canberra Raiders | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 13 June | 14 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle |
| 26 June | 15 | Brisbane Broncos | |
| 3 July | 16 | Wests Tigers | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 11 July | 17 | Gold Coast Titans | |
| 18 July | 18 | Canterbury Bulldogs | HBF Park, Perth |
| 24 July | 19 | Cronulla Sharks | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 30 July | 20 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta |
| 6 August | 21 | North Queensland Cowboys | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 14 August | 22 | Parramatta Eels | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta |
| 21 August | 23 | Sydney Roosters | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 29 August | 24 | Brisbane Broncos | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 5 September | 25 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | |
Coaching staff
- Craig Bellamy – Head Coach[46]
- Jason Ryles – Senior Assistant Coach
- Marc Brentnall – Assistant Coach
- Ben Jack – U/20s Head Coach
- Aaron Bellamy – Development Coach
- Ryan Hinchcliffe – Development Coach
- Frank Ponissi – Football Director
- Ryan Hoffman – Football Administration Coordinator
- Nick Maxwell – Leadership Coach
- Craig McRae – Kicking & Catching Coach
- Billy Slater – Specialist Coach (Part-time)
- Craig Hodges – Easts Tigers Feeder Club Coach
- Sam Mawhinney – Sunshine Coast Falcons Feeder Club Coach
2020 squad
List current as of 10 October 2020
| 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 |
| 119 |  | Jesse Bromwich | PR | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
| 149 | | Kenny Bromwich | PR,SR,LK | 2013 | Melbourne Storm |
| 160 | | Cameron Munster | FE,FB | 2014 | Melbourne Storm |
| 163 | | Dale Finucane | PR,SR,LK | 2015 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| 164 |  | Felise Kaufusi | PR | 2015 | Melbourne Storm |
| 166 | | Nelson Asofa-Solomona | SR, PR | 2015 | Melbourne Storm |
| 167 | | Christian Welch | SR, PR | 2015 | Melbourne Storm |
| 171 | | Suliasi Vunivalu | WG | 2016 | Melbourne Storm |
| 176 | | Josh Addo-Carr | WG, FB | 2017 | Wests Tigers |
| 177 |  | Ryley Jacks | FE | 2017 | Gold Coast Titans |
| 181 | | Tui Kamikamica | SR, PR | 2017 | Melbourne Storm |
| 182 | | Brandon Smith | HK | 2017 | Melbourne Storm |
| 184 | | Jahrome Hughes | FE, FB | 2017 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 187 |  | Justin Olam | WG, CE | 2018 | Melbourne Storm |
| 188 | | Harry Grant | HK | 2018 | Melbourne Storm |
| 190 | | Albert Vete | PR | 2018 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 192 | | Tom Eisenhuth | SR | 2019 | Penrith Panthers |
| 193 | | Marion Seve | WG | 2019 | Melbourne Storm |
| 194 | | Ryan Papenhuyzen | FB | 2019 | Melbourne Storm |
| 195 | | Sandor Earl | WG | 2019 | Canberra Raiders |
| 197 | | Tino Fa'asuamaleaui | PR | 2019 | Melbourne Storm |
| 198 | | Nicho Hynes | CE | 2019 | Melbourne Storm |
| 199 | | Max King | PR | 2019 | Gold Coast Titans |
| align=center | 200 | | Brenko Lee | CE | 2020 | Gold Coast Titans |
| 201 | | Chris Lewis | SR | 2020 | Melbourne Storm |
| 202 | | Paul Momirovski | CE | 2020 | Wests Tigers |
| 203 | | Darryn Schonig | PR | 2020 | Melbourne Storm |
| 204 | | Cooper Johns | FE | 2020 | Melbourne Storm |
| 205 | | Isaac Lumelume | WG | 2020 | Melbourne Storm |
| 206 | | Ricky Leutele | CT | 2020 | Toronto Wolfpack |
| 207 | | Aaron Pene | PR | 2020 | Melbourne Storm |
| 208 | | Aaron Booth | HK | 2020 | Melbourne Storm |
| | Daniel Atkinson | HB | Yet to debut | Melbourne Storm |
| | Jack Bowyer | WG | Yet to debut | |
| | Dean Ieremia | WG | Yet to debut | |
| | Trent Loiero | SR | Yet to debut | |
| | Kelma Tuilagi | SR | Yet to debut | |
| | Judda Turahui | LK | Yet to debut | | |
Player movements
Source:[47]
Losses
Gains
Representative honours
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2020.
Representative season changes
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 representative season was rescheduled by the NRL as follows:
- State of Origin - The 2020 State of Origin Series was moved from its usual time slot in June/July to November - post NRL season.[48]
- Internationals - All international matches were cancelled.
Statistics
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2020 NRL season. The table is up to date as of end of the 2020 regular season, it does not include statistics from finals matches.
Statistics source:[49]
| Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
|---|
| 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 29 |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 148 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 players used | — | 91 | 84 | 2 | 534 | |
|---|
Scorers
Most points in a game: 18 points
- Round 19 : Cameron Smith (1 Try, 7 goals) vs. West Tigers
Most tries in a game: 3
- Round 7: Suliasi Vunivalu vs. New Zealand Warriors
- Round 16: Justin Olam vs. Manly Sea Eagles
Winning games
Highest score in a winning game: 50 points
- Round 7: vs. New Zealand Warriors
- Round 19: vs. West Tigers
Lowest score in a winning game: 12 points
- Round 2: vs. Cronulla Sharks
Greatest winning margin: 46 points
- Round 7: vs. New Zealand Warriors
Greatest number of games won consecutively: 8
Losing games
Highest score in a losing game: 22 points
- Round 20 vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons
Lowest score in a losing game: 0 points
- Round 15 vs. Parramatta Eels
Greatest losing margin: 16 points
- Round 3 vs. Canberra Raiders
Jerseys
On 1 March 2020 at the Melbourne Storm family day the Storm unveiled their new jersey for 2020 which included a new major sponsor - Redzed Lending Solutions. The new jersey is predominantly navy blue and purple with fading chevrons down the front and white lightning bolts on the sides.[50] Throughout the season the club also wore some commemorative jerseys namely for Indigenous round also an Anzac jersey was created, but because of the suspension of the season it was not worn until June.Also as of 13 June 2020 the Club added an embroidered V with the words "Our home Victoria" to both home and away jerseys to show support for their home state during the COVID pandemic.[51] There was a change in sponsorship from Round 18 onwards with Rockcote replacing TigerAir on the front of the jersey and fuelyourlife.com.au replacing Tigerair on the back, this was due the brand being retired in Australia by Virgin Australia. Both new sponsors are also sponsor of the Sunshine Coast Lightning as well.[52] [53]
- The jersey designed for ANZAC Day commemorations was eventually worn against the Warriors in the Michael Moore Trophy game.
^ Designed by Ky-ya Nicholson Ward.[54]
Awards
Trophy Cabinet
Melbourne Storm Awards Night
Held at Novotel, Sunshine Coast on Monday 27 October.[58]
Held via virtual ceremony broadcast by Fox Sports.
Rugby League Players’ Association Awards Night
Additional awards
Notes and References
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- News: NRL looking at bigger picture with move to closed stadiums. 13 March 2020. 13 March 2020. National Rugby League. Brad Walter.
- News: NRL suspends competition due to coronavirus pandemic. 23 March 2020. National Rugby League. Dan Walsh.
- Web site: NRL announces 20 round competition for 2020. NRL.com. Alicia. Newton. 28 April 2020. 28 April 2020.
- News: Storm to set up camp in Albury. 5 May 2020. Melbourne Storm.
- News: Storm keep training despite council vote. 7 May 2020. ABC.net.au.
- News: Rivalries and intrigue headline round three draw for NRL restart. 15 May 2020. NRL.com.
- Web site: Storm retain composure to outlast Sharks. 22 March 2020.
- Web site: Melbourne Storm forced to relocate for indefinite period following Victoria's COVID-19 spike. 23 June 2020.
- Web site: Emotional scenes as Storm captain, coach address Warriors post match. 27 June 2020.
- Web site: Storm heading for Queensland. 27 June 2020.
- Web site: Storm front coming for Sunshine Coast Stadium. 9 July 2020.
- Web site: Team Update - Round 13 v Bulldogs. 17 August 2020.
- Web site: Team List - Round 13 v Bulldogs. 5 August 2020.
- Web site: Storm to remain based on Sunshine Coast. 18 August 2020.
- Web site: From third choice to captain, Papenhuyzen shows anything is possible at Storm. 26 September 2020.
- Web site: 2020 pre-season trial dates. 3 November 2019.
- Web site: NRL Nines confirmed for 2020 return in Perth. 4 November 2019.
- Web site: NRL Nines. 18 February 2020.
- Web site: Warriors sweat on latest prop injury after trial loss to Storm. 23 February 2020.
- Web site: NRL 2020: Here is the full season draw. 21 May 2020.
- Web site: Storm vs Sea Eagles. 15 March 2020.
- Web site: New rules suit ad-lib teams more than Storm: Welch. 1 June 2020.
- Web site: Latrell shines but Munster leads Storm to tough win. 6 June 2020.
- Web site: Knights vs Storm. 15 June 2020.
- Web site: Panthers vs Storm. 22 June 2020.
- Web site: Warriors vs Storm. 28 June 2020.
- Web site: Roosters vs Storm. 2 July 2020.
- Web site: Raiders vs Storm. 12 July 2020.
- Web site: Storm vs Titans. 18 July 2020.
- Web site: Broncos vs Storm. 24 July 2020.
- Web site: Shoulder to sideline Smith '2-3 weeks' as Storm nullify Knights. 3 August 2020.
- Web site: Storm Vs Bulldogs. 9 August 2020.
- Web site: Roosters vs Storm. 14 August 2020.
- Web site: Eels vs Storm. 22 August 2020.
- Web site: Storm vs Sea Eagles. 30 August 2020.
- Web site: Rabbitohs vs Storm. 5 September 2020.
- Web site: Storm vs Cowboys. 13 September 2020.
- Web site: Storm v Wests Tigers. 2020-09-19. National Rugby League. en.
- Web site: Dragons v Storm. 2020-10-04. National Rugby League. en.
- Web site: NRL Draw. 2020-10-04. National Rugby League. en.
- Web site: Storm v Eels. 2020-10-04. National Rugby League. en.
- Web site: Smith insists future not settled as Storm blow away Raiders. 2020-10-17. National Rugby League. en.
- Web site: Panthers vs Storm. 2020-10-25. National Rugby League. en.
- Web site: 2020 NRL Draw. 3 November 2019.
- Web site: Storm announce 2019 Football department structure. 9 October 2018.
- Web site: NRL Transfer Centre. 4 November 2019.
- Web site: Breaking new ground: Origin series and women's game in November. 22 May 2020.
- Web site: 2020 Melbourne Point Scorers. afltables.com. 23 March 2019.
- Web site: Storm announce RedZed as Major Partner. 1 March 2020.
- Web site: This is for Victoria, our home. 14 August 2020.
- Web site: ROCKCOTE ANNOUNCED AS OFFICIAL PARTNER OF MELBOURNE STORM. 13 September 2020. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927192232/https://www.rockcote.com.au/articles/rockcote-announced-official-partner-melbourne-storm. dead.
- Web site: Fuelyourlife.com.au - Who we work with. 13 September 2020.
- Web site: Young Wurundjeri artist and Josh Addo-Carr create jersey to honour Indigenous players. 13 September 2020.
- Web site: Australasia's Best Sporting Team 2020 . Platinum . 13 July 2021.
- Web site: Storm named Australasia's Best Sporting Team for second consecutive year . melbournestorm.com.au . 13 July 2021.
- Web site: Gates . Zachary . Why Melbourne Storm pipped Richmond Tigers for Australasia's greatest team . Nine's Wide World of Sports . Nine Media . 13 July 2021.
- Web site: Skipper crowned Player of the Year . melbournestorm.com.au . 13 July 2021.
- News: Melbourne Storm forward Max King reveals pain behind Craig Bellamy's preseason boot camp. Gardiner, Gilbert. Herald Sun. 21 December 2019. 30 April 2020.
