2011 Melbourne Storm season
| 2011 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 1st (Minor Premier) | |||
| Play-off result | Preliminary Final Loss | |||
| 2011 record | Wins: 19; Draws: 0; Losses: 5 | |||
| Points scored | For: 521; Against: 308 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Ron Gauci | |||
| Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Billy Slater (12) Cooper Cronk (12) Matt Duffie (12) | |||
| Goals | Cameron Smith (78) | |||
| Points | Cameron Smith (164) | |||
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The 2011 Melbourne Storm season was the 14th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in first place, taking out the minor premiership.
Storm enjoyed a strong start to the season with a 7-3 record from the opening 10 rounds. Their run of stellar form continued, losing just two games for the remainder of the season. Both of those came on the eve of the finals but the team was still able to win the Minor Premiership, finishing two points clear of Manly. After beating Newcastle 18-8 in the Qualifying final, Storm’s season was prematurely ended with a home preliminary final loss to the Warriors. Melbourne again finished the season with the competition’s best defence. [1] At the Dally M awards, the Club featured prominently. Gareth Widdop also enjoyed a breakout season, playing 25 games while making 16 line breaks and providing 16 try assists.
Contents
1 Jersey and Sponsors
1.1 Special Jerseys
2 Season summary
2.1 Milestone games
3 Melbourne Storm 2011 season crowd averages
4 Fixtures
4.1 Regular season - Rounds 1 to 12
4.2 Regular season - Rounds 13 to 26
4.3 Finals
5 Ladders
6 2011 Squad
7 Awards
7.1 Troohy Cabinet
7.2 Melbourne Storm Awards Night
7.3 Dally M Awards Night
7.4 Additional Awards
8 References
Jersey and Sponsors
In 2011 the Storm jerseys were made by Kooga. They retained their predominantly purple home jersey from 2010 and also their predominantly white away jersey from 2010.
Special Jerseys
- For the NRL Heritage round, (Round 5), the Storm wore a replica of their original 1998 jersey.
- In Round 20 the Storm wore a special "Platinum" jersey against the Brisbane Broncos.[2]
On 4 February 2011 Crown Casino was named the naming rights sponsor of the Storm in 2011[3] and chest sponsor on the jersey. Suzuki is also continuing as major sponsors as well with their name appearing on the sleeves. There is no sponsorship on the back of the jersey.[4]Makita also announced a continuation of their sponsorship and their name will continue to appear on the shorts.[5]
Season summary
- The Storm played 9 of their first 13 games at AAMI Park.
- The Storm's 2011 season and revival commenced with their Round 1 clash with bitter rivals, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and Melbourne won 18-6.
- In Round 5 the Storm played the Parramatta Eels where their original 1998 jersey was worn by the players. This match had extra significance because it was the first time that coaches Craig Bellamy and Stephen Kearney faced off since Kearney departed the Storm as assistant at the end of 2010, to take on the Eels senior position. The Storm won convincingly, 38-0, for their first win over Parramatta since the 2009 Grand Final.
- The Anzac Day clash saw one of the Storm's largest home crowds with just over 22,000 attending the match, but the match was lost to the New Zealand Warriors by a narrow scoreline of 18-14.
- In Round 12 the Storm hosted the Cronulla Sharks at AAMI Park, in what was Cameron Smith's 200th NRL Game. The storm won 14-8 after a scoreless first half.
- In Round 19 the Storm traveled to Canberra Stadium to take on the Raiders. The Storm won 26-0; the scoreline was significant because it marked the first time in the Raiders history that they had been held scoreless on their own home ground.[6]
- In Round 20 the Storm hosted the Brisbane Broncos at AAMI Park almost 23,000 spectators attended the match which the Storm won 26 - 6. Cameron Smith notched up his 500th goal during this match, also the team wore a special jersey which was mostly Navy blue with a large grey and white V on the front, it also had the word "Melbourne" printed across the upper back. This jersey was to symbolise Victoria following the City of Melbourne's sponsorship of the match.
- Round 21 saw the Storm stage a remarkable win away at Parramatta Stadium by coming back from 18 - 0 down at the 54 minute mark to win 22 - 18.
- In Round 24 the Storm broke their winning streak record defeating the St George Illawarra Dragons 8-6 to win their 12th consecutive match. They also had their highest home crowd of the season and their 4th highest home crowd of all time, with 24,081 watching the match. Billy Slater also played his 200th game.
- The Melbourne Storm completed the regular season in first place winning the minor premiership.
- Billy Slater was crowned Dally M Player of the Year at the Dally M Awards on 6 September 2011. Craig Bellamy also won coach of the year and Cameron Smith won the Representative player of the year award.
- The Storm qualified for the 2011 NRL finals series and played the Newcastle Knights in Week 1, winning 18-8. This win gave them a one-week break and a home Preliminary Final against the New Zealand Warriors. The Storm lost this final 20-12 ending their season.
Milestone games
| Round | Player | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Jaiman Lowe | Storm debut |
| Round 1 | Troy Thompson | Storm debut |
| Round 2 | Beau Champion | Storm debut |
| Round 4 | Atelea Vea | Storm debut |
| Round 4 | Adam Woolnough | Storm debut |
| Round 9 | Maurice Blair | Storm debut |
| Round 9 | Sisa Waqa | Storm debut |
| Round 10 | Dane Chisholm | NRL debut |
| Round 12 | Cameron Smith | 200th game |
| Round 24 | Billy Slater | 200th game |
| Round 26 | Jack Afamasaga | Storm debut |
Melbourne Storm 2011 season crowd averages
[7]
| Total Crowd | Total Games | Crowd Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 170,932 | 12 | 14,244 |
| Away | 172,966 | 12 | 14,414 |
| All regular season games | 343,898 | 24 | 14,329 |
| Finals | 43,415 | 2 | 21,707 |
| All Games | 387,313 | 26 | 14,897 |
Fixtures
Regular season - Rounds 1 to 12
Round 1 12 March 2011 7:30pm Local |
 Melbourne Storm | 18 - 6 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Stanley, Duffie, Nielson Goals: Smith 2/2 Field Goal | Tries: Robertson Goals: Lyon Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 14,631 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Reynolds Report:[8] |
Round 2 19 March 2011 5:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 40 - 12 | Gold Coast Titans  |
|---|---|---|
Tries:Slater (2), Quinn, Manu, Smith, O'Neill, Cronk Goals: Smith 6/7 Field Goal | Tries: Capewell, Zillman Goals: Prince 2/2 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 12,391 Referee: Adam Devcich, Ashley Klein Report:[9] |
Round 3 28 March 2011 6:00pm Local |
 North Queensland Cowboys | 34 - 6 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Graham (2), Bowen (2), Sims, Tupou Goals: Thurston 5/6 Field Goal | Tries: Widdop Goals: Smith Field Goal |
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 9,554 Referee: Tony Archer, Alan Shortall Report:[10] |
Round 4 4 April 2011 7:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 30 - 16 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Duffie (2), Proctor, Neilsen, Bromwich Goals: Smith 5/6 Field Goal | Tries: Turner, Ryan, Keating Goals: Goodwin 2/3 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 11,592 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton Report:[11] |
Round 5 (Heritage Round) 10 April 2011 2:00pm local |
| Melbourne Storm | 38 - 0 | Parramatta Eels  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Champion (2), Cronk, Slater, Blair, Quinn, Duffie Goals: Smith 4/6, Widdop 1/1 Field Goal | Tries: Goals: Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 11,805 Referee: Tony Archer , Alan Shortall Report:[12] |
Round 6 17 April 2011 3:00pm local |
 Penrith Panthers | 10 - 25 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Earl, Tahu Goals: Gordon 1/2 Field Goal: | Tries: Cronk, Norrie, Slater, Duffie Goals: Smith 4/5 Field Goal: Cronk 1/1 |
Centrebet Stadium, Penrith Attendance: 11,137 Referee: Ben Cummins , Chris James Report:[13] |
Round 7 (ANZAC Day/Easter) 25 April 2011 7:00pm local |
| Melbourne Storm | 14 - 18 | New Zealand Warriors  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Champion, Cronk Goals: Smith 3/3 Field Goal | Tries: Inu, Lillyman, Luck Goals: Maloney 3/4 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 22,694 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gavin Morris Report:[14] |
Round 8 30 April 2011 7:30pm local |
| Melbourne Storm | 42 - 12 | Newcastle Knights  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Champion, Duffie, Lowrie, Nielson, Norrie, Slater, Quinn Goals: Smith 7/7 Field Goal | Tries: Hilder, Uate Goals: Gidley 2/2 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9,460 Referee: Jason Robinson, Chris James Report:[15] |
Round 9 7 May 2011 7:30pm local |
 Brisbane Broncos | 22 - 29 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Beale (2), Gagai, Reed Goals: Parker 3/4 Field Goal: | Tries: Cronk, Hinchcliffe, Nielsen, Quinn, Waqa Goals: Smith 4/5 Field Goal: Cronk 1/2 |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 34,175 Referee: Shayne Hayne, Tony De Las Heras Report:[16] |
Round 10 14 May 2011 5:30pm local |
| Melbourne Storm | 12 - 20 | Canberra Raiders  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Duffie, Proctor Goals: Smith 2/2 Field Goal: | Tries: Robinson, McCrone, Ferguson Goals: Croker 4/4 Field Goal: |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9,628 Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris James Report:[17] |
Round 11 |
. | Bye | . |
|---|---|---|
Round 12 29 May 2011 2:00pm local |
| Melbourne Storm | 14 - 8 | Cronulla Sharks  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Nielsen, Waqa Goals: Smith 3/3 Field Goal | Tries: Gordon Goals: Porter 2/2 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9733 Referee: Steve Lyons, Phil Haines Report:[18] |
Regular season - Rounds 13 to 26
Round 13 5 June 2011 3:00pm Local |
 South Sydney Rabbitohs | 6 - 16 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Taylor Goals: Sandow 1/1 Field Goal: | Tries: Blair, Bromwich, Smith Goals: Smith 1/2, Widdop 1/1 Field Goal: |
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 11,528 Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris James Report:[19] |
Round 14 13 June 2011 7:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 21 - 4 | Sydney Roosters  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: O'Neill (2), Champion Goals: Widdop 4/5 Field Goal: Widdop 1/1 | Tries: Leilua Goals: Anasta 0/1 Field Goal: |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 9843 Referee: Gavin Badger, Tony De Las Heras Report:[20] |
Round 15 19 June 2011 3:00pm Local |
 Wests Tigers | 4 - 12 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Ryan Goals: Marshall 0/1 Field Goal | Tries: Hinchcliffe, Proctor Goals: Duffie 1/1, Smith 1/1 Field Goal |
Leichhardt Oval, Balmain, New South Wales Attendance: 20,486 Referee: Adam Devcich, Ashley Klein Report:[21] |
Round 16 26 June 2011 2:00pm Local |
| New Zealand Warriors | 8 - 16 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Hohaia Goals: Maloney 2/2 Field Goal: | Tries: Slater (2), Widdop Goals: Smith 2/3 Field Goal |
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 13,362 Referee: Tony Archer, Brett Suttor Report:[22] |
Round 17 |
. | Bye | . |
|---|---|---|
Round 18 9 July 2011 7:30pm Local |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 18 - 28 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Barba, Stagg, Turner Goals: Turner 3/3 Field Goal | Tries: Cronk (2), Bromwich, Waqa, Duffie Goals: Widdop 1/1, Smith 3/4 Field Goal |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 9,963 Referee: Chris James, Steve Lyons Report:[23] |
Round 19 17 July 2011 2:00pm Local |
| Canberra Raiders | 0 - 26 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Goals: Field Goal | Tries: Duffie (2), Bromwich, Cronk, Hinchcliffe Goals: Widdop 0/1, Smith 3/4 Field Goal |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 11,853 Referee: Matt Cecchin, Adam Devcich Report:[6] |
Round 20 22 July 2011 7:35pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 26 - 6 | Brisbane Broncos |
|---|---|---|
Tries: M Blair (2), C Cronk, J O'Neill Goals: Smith 5/5 Field Goal | Tries: Yow Yeh Goals: Parker 1/1 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 22,912 Referee: Tony Archer, Ashley Klein Report:[24] |
Round 21 1 August 2011 7:00pm Local |
| Parramatta Eels | 18 - 22 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Maitua, Lasalo Goals: Burt 5/5 Field Goal | Tries: Waqa, Slater, O'Neill, Nielsen Goals: Smith 3/4 Field Goal |
Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta Attendance: 10,078 Referee: Tony De Las Heras, Steve Lyons Report:[25] |
Round 22 6 August 2011 5:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 26 - 6 | Penrith Panthers |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Hinchcliffe, Manu, Slater, Proctor Goals: Smith 5/5 Field Goal | Tries: Purtell Goals: Walsh Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 12,162 Referee: Ben Cummins, Phil Haines Report:[26] |
Round 23 13 August 2011 7:30pm Local |
| Gold Coast Titans | 16 - 40 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Michaels, Thompson, Mead Goals: Campbell 2/4 Field Goal | Tries: Cronk (3), Slater (2), Quinn, Manu Goals: Smith 6/7 Field Goal |
Skilled Park, Gold Coast Attendance: 11,663 Referee: Alan Shortall, Jason Robinson Report:[27] |
Round 24 19 August 2011 7:35pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 8 - 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons  |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Quinn Goals: Smith 2/2 Field Goal | Tries: Stanley Goals: Soward 1/1 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 24,081 Referee: Tony Archer, Matt Cecchin Report:[28] |
Round 25 26 August 2011 7:35pm Local |
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 18 - 4 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Williams (2), Foran Goals: Lyon 3/4 Field Goal Cherry-Evans 0/1 | Tries: Slater Goals: Widdop 0/1 Field Goal |
Brookvale Oval, Manly Attendance: 20,414 Referee: Gavin Badger, Shayne Hayne Report:[29] |
Round 26 4 September 2011 7:00pm Local |
| Sydney Roosters | 40 - 8 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Leilua (3), Carney, Guerra, Minichiello, Pearce Goals: Anasta 6/7 Field Goal | Tries: Champion, Duffie Goals: Widdop 0/1, Cronk 0/1 Field Goal |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 8,753 Referee: Alan Shortall, Jason Robinson Report:[30] |
Finals
Qualifying Final - Week 1 11 September 2011 4:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 18 - 8 | Newcastle Knights |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Duffie, Champion, Manu Goals: Smith 3/4 Field Goal | Tries: Gidley, Uate Goals: Gidley 0/2 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 14,845 Referee: Ashley Klein & Adam Devcich Report:[31] |
Preliminary Final - Week 3 24 September 2011 7:45pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 12 - 20 | New Zealand Warriors |
|---|---|---|
Tries: Champion, Manu Goals: Smith 2/2 Field Goal | Tries: Brown, Maloney, Tupou Goals: Maloney 4/4 Field Goal |
AAMI Park, Melbourne Attendance: 28,580 Referee: Tony Archer, Matt Cecchin Report:[32] |
Ladders
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2011 Squad
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos | First match with Club | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 |  | Cameron Smith (c) | HK | 2002 | Melbourne Storm |
60 | | Billy Slater | FB | 2003 | Melbourne Storm |
73 | | Cooper Cronk | HB | 2004 | Melbourne Storm |
86 |  | Adam Blair | PR | 2006 | Melbourne Storm |
93 | | Anthony Quinn | WG | 2007 | Newcastle Knights |
99 | | Sika Manu | SR | 2007 | Melbourne Storm |
105 | | Dane Nielsen | CE | 2008 | Cronulla Sharks |
106 | | Kevin Proctor | SR | 2008 | Melbourne Storm |
110 | | Ryan Hinchcliffe | HK,LK | 2009 | Canberra Raiders |
116 | | Luke Kelly | FE,HB | 2009 | Melbourne Storm |
119 | | Jesse Bromwich | PR | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
120 |  | Rory Kostjasyn | HK,LK | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
121 | | Luke MacDougall | WG | 2010 | Newcastle Knights |
122 | | Todd Lowrie | SR,LK | 2010 | Newcastle Knights |
123 | | Bryan Norrie | PR | 2010 | Cronulla Sharks |
124 | | Matt Duffie | WG | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
125 |  | Gareth Widdop | FE,FB | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
126 | | Chase Stanley | CE | 2010 | St George Illawarra Dragons |
127 |  | Justin O'Neill | CE | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
128 | | Robbie Rochow | SR | 2010 | Melbourne Storm |
129 |  | Sione Kite | PR | 2010 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
130 | | Jaiman Lowe | PR | 2011 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
131 | | Troy Thompson | PR | 2011 | Canberra Raiders |
132 | | Beau Champion | CE | 2011 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
133 | | Atelea Vea | CE | 2011 | Cronulla Sharks |
134 | | Adam Woolnough | PR | 2011 | Penrith Panthers |
135 | | Maurice Blair | CE, FE | 2011 | Penrith Panthers |
136 |  | Sisa Waqa | WG | 2011 | Sydney Roosters |
137 |  | Dane Chisholm | FE | 2011 | Melbourne Storm |
138 |  | Jack Afamasaga | SR | 2011 | Cronulla Sharks |
- | | Elijah Niko | SR | Yet to Debut | Melbourne Storm |
- | | Slade Griffen | HK | Yet to Debut | Melbourne Storm |
- | | Jake Hawkins | FE | Yet to Debut | Melbourne Storm |
- | | Kirisome Auva'a | CE | Yet to Debut | Melbourne Storm |
- | | Jordan McLean | PR | Yet to Debut | Melbourne Storm |
Awards
Troohy Cabinet
- 2011 J. J. Giltinan Shield
Melbourne Storm Awards Night
- Melbourne Storm Player of the Year: Cameron Smith[33]
- Melbourne Storm Rookie of the Year: Gareth Widdop & Jesse Bromwich
- Mick Moore Club Person of the Year: Robbie Kearns
Dally M Awards Night
Dally M Medal: Billy Slater
- Dally M Fullback of the Year: Billy Slater
- Dally M Captain of the Year: Cameron Smith
- Dally M Hooker of the Year: Cameron Smith
- Dally M Representative Player of the Year: Cameron Smith
- Dally M Halfback of the Year: Cooper Cronk
- Dally M Coach of the Year of the Year: Craig Bellamy
Additional Awards
Wally Lewis Medal: Cameron Smith
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