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Andrew Ferguson is a rugby league statistician, author, historian and podcaster, and one of the co-owners of Rugby League Project.
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The criteria I put down for this was a minimum of 5 consecutive seasons where no more than half the games were lost pre-finals.
Storm lost more than half of their games in 2001 and 2002, they’ve lost no more than 50% of their games in every season since.
How well does the Melbourne Storm dynasty stack up in NRL history?
The 2006 season was deemed to be the first year of the cap cheating:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Storm_salary_cap_breach
How well does the Melbourne Storm dynasty stack up in NRL history?
The dynasty is for the 2003-2019 period. As I stated, the dynasty is defined by consecutive seasons where the team lost no more than 50% of their games.
In 2001 and 2002 the Storm lost more than 50% of their games, thus their current dynasty began in 2003.
From 2003-2019 the Storm have won 2 titles.
How well does the Melbourne Storm dynasty stack up in NRL history?
Correct. These were the parameters I used for this article.
How well does the Melbourne Storm dynasty stack up in NRL history?
I know the rules. I’m arguing for them to be changed. Hence my suggestion for an alternative action.
The fact we seldom saw penalty tries in the past proves that the interpretation has been dramatically relaxed in recent years.
Chambers’ State of Origin penalty try a debacle
It does complicate matters, however it does also tend to favour the specialist over the fill-in, as it should.
The ultimate player-by-player State of Origin stats preview: Game 2, 2019
Thanks guys for having me involved. I look forward to punching out plenty of content for The Roar!
The ultimate player-by-player State of Origin stats preview: Game 1, 2019
The total premierships won in a clubs entire history is not a dynasty. That’s just a clubs history.
How well does the Melbourne Storm dynasty stack up in NRL history?