The Melbourne Storm became the first rugby league club to represent Victoria when they were introduced to the NRL in 1998. It only took a year for the Storm to win their first Premiership with victory against the Dragons in front of over 100,000 people at Stadium Australia. Since then, Melbourne have become the dominating force in the NRL, winning their second Premiership in 2007 and making two more Grand Finals in 2006 and 2008.
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Time for the NRL to introduce silver point
by Brendan Bradford, 21 May 2013
After the Storm and Sea Eagles played out a 10-all draw at AAMI Park in Melbourne on Monday night, Glenn Stewart and Cam Smith said it was probably a fair result. So did Nathan Hindmarsh on the Matty Johns show afterwards. They’re all wrong. Such a great spectacle deserves a winner and the old saying [...]
NRL golden point must get the flick
by Curtis Woodward, 21 May 2013
A famous rivalry added another chapter on Monday night as the Melbourne Storm and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles battled to a 10-all draw at AAMI Park. The Storm headed into half-time down by eight points and staring down the barrel of three losses on the trot. Craig Bellamy’s men were struggling and would need to [...]
Storm’s Duffie ruled out for NRL season
by Sam Lienert, 21 May 2013
Melbourne’s luckless winger Matt Duffie will miss the rest of the NRL season with a knee injury. In an added blow, Duffie, who missed last year’s premiership win with a major shoulder injury, also needs another shoulder reconstruction. Duffie was returning from a shoulder dislocation in the NSW Cup on Saturday. But just minutes into [...]
Manly, Storm draw 10-10 in golden point
by Melissa Woods, 21 May 2013
Defending NRL champions Melbourne and Manly have played out a 10-10 draw after golden point failed to separate the arch-rivals at AAMI Park. Neither side could get the field goal they desperately sought to claim the win. The Storm had three attempts, as did Manly, but couldn’t find the target and were forced to settle [...]
Melbourne Storm vs Manly Sea Eagles: NRL live scores, blog
by Alan Nicolea, 20 May 2013 
Monday night football dishes up another cracking match-up as the Melbourne Storm hosts the Manly Sea Eagles. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7.00pm AEST. With both teams coming off tough losses last week, Melbourne and Manly should be expected to put on a show tonight in a bid to reignite their premiership [...]
No hate in Manly-Melbourne rivalry: Toovey
by Joe Barton, 16 May 2013
Manly’s rivalry with NRL premiers Melbourne is one of the fiercest in the game, but coach Geoff Toovey says any suggestion the two clubs hate each other is crazy. The two sides, both coming off losses, have been the dominant forces in the NRL for the past decade and the bad blood between them has [...]
2013 NRL season: round 10 Preview
by mastermind5991, 15 May 2013
Nine rounds have come by and gone quickly. For the first time in a long time, Melbourne are not the premiership favourites, that tag having been attached to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, who after nine rounds sit on top of the premiership ladder. This season has produced a lot of wonderful matches and this round [...]
Has everyone worked the Storm out?
by Colin Stuart, 14 May 2013
Commentators continue to opine about the brittle edge defence of the Storm. Is it possible that the bubble has burst? But I don’t agree that this is the Storm’s problem. “In trying to defend everything he defended nothing.” (Frederick the Great). Melbourne play a compressed sliding defence. If the defence speed is fast enough, it [...]
Panthers and Raiders show how to weather the Storm
by Kurt Sorensen, 13 May 2013
Good poets borrow but great poets steal. And so it was that last night the Penrith Panthers, in their fetching traditional chocolate soldier garb, stole many a verse from the playbook published a week earlier by the Canberra Raiders. The book is titled ‘How to defeat the Melbourne Storm’ and from now on it will [...]
Storm have lost that winning feeling
by Joe Barton, 13 May 2013
Defending NRL premiers Melbourne have lost that loving feeling. Coach Craig Bellamy looked lost when searching for an explanation to sum up why his side, who were on the verge of creating history a fortnight ago, have now lost back-to-back clashes. Riding a 15-game winning streak that seemed destined to rival Eastern Suburbs’ rugby league-record [...]
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