2008 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank1st
Play-off resultGrand Finalists
2008 recordWins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 584; against: 282
Team information
CEOBrian Waldron
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumOlympic Park Stadium
Avg. attendance12,474
High attendance20,084 (Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesGreg Inglis (17)
GoalsCameron Smith (77)
PointsCameron Smith (170)
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The 2008 Melbourne Storm season was the 11th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers before reaching the grand final in which they were beaten by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40–0, the largest margin in grand final history. The minor premiership won by the Storm in 2008 was later stripped by the NRL in 2010 when it was revealed the club had been in breach of salary cap rules.

Despite losing seven games, Storm managed to finish in top spot on the NRL ladder for a third successive season. They had to wait until the final game to do it though, defeating South Sydney 42–4. A loss to the Warriors in the Qualifying final meant Storm had to do it the hard way and they did just that, defeating the Broncos and Sharks on the road. That tough road eventually caught up with Melbourne in the decider, which they lost to Manly.

Matt Geyer became the first Storm player to reach 250 games while Billy Slater followed on from Cameron Smith the previous year, earning the Golden boot award as the best player in the world.[1]

Season Summary

  • World Club Challenge – With club captain Cameron Smith back home to be present at the birth of his first child, Melbourne go down 11–4 to Leeds Rhinos in the 2008 World Club Challenge at a rain-swept Elland Road. Ryan Hoffman scored the only try for Melbourne.
  • Round 1 – Billy Slater scores a hat-trick as Melbourne begins their title defence with a 32-18 opening round victory over the New Zealand Warriors at the Telstra Dome. A twice tardy Melbourne are fined $10,000 by the NRL for failing to take the field on time.[2]
  • Round 2 – Melbourne prop forward Brett White and Cronulla forward Ben Ross are both sent off. Ross is sent off for striking Cooper Cronk with a late elbow, while White is sent off for punching Ross in the ensuing fight. White is later suspended for four matches. The 17–16 defeat ends the clubs 15-match winning streak at Olympic Park.[2]
  • Round 3 – Storm experience successive losses for the first time since 2006 as the Sydney Roosters upset Melbourne 10–6.
  • 30 March – 2007 Dally M Rookie of the Year Israel Folau announces he is leaving Melbourne at the end of the 2008 season, signing a four-year deal with Brisbane Broncos reportedly worth $1.6m.[2]
  • 18 April – Coach Craig Bellamy signs a new contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2013 NRL season.[2]
  • Round 5 – A man of the match performance from Billy Slater, sees Melbourne defeat Manly 26–4 in the Grand Final rematch at Olympic Park.
  • Round 6 – Wearing replica 1998 home jerseys, Melbourne stage a second half comeback to defeat Canberra Raiders 23–16, after trailing 16–4 at halftime. Aiden Tolman makes his NRL debut with Melbourne, becoming the first player in the club's history to graduate from playing in the NRL Under-20s competition, which was in its inaugural season.
  • 28 May – Michael Crocker announces he will be leaving the club at the completion of the 2008 season, signing a three-year deal with Super League's Hull F.C.[2]
  • Round 10 – Missing nine players to State of Origin selection, as well as coach Craig Bellamy, St George Illawarra snap Melbourne's five-match winning streak.
  • Round 11 – With club stalwart Matt Geyer playing his 250th first grade game, Melbourne outlast South Sydney Rabbitohs 15–10 at Gosford, as eight players back up from the midweek Origin fixture.[2]
  • Round 12 – Storm hold the Bulldogs scoreless in a 46–0 win, with Cameron Smith scoring 18 points.
  • Round 13 – With Origin again ruining team selections, Melbourne missing ten players are held scoreless 18–0 against the Gold Coast Titans. It's the first time since the 2003 NRL finals that Melbourne are held scoreless.
  • Round 16 – Again missing nine players (and coach Craig Bellamy), Melbourne struggle against Parramatta Eels, losing 24–22. Previously Parramatta had not defeated Melbourne since 2005.
  • Round 17 – A dominant Greg Inglis leads Melbourne to a 30–14 win over Canberra at Olympic Park. The victory marking Craig Bellamy's 100th coaching victory at premiership level (from 147 games).[2]
  • Round 19 – A wild brawl in the 23rd minute saw Billy Slater and Adam Blair sin binned, while minutes later Jason Ryles was sent off by referee Gavin Badger as Melbourne defeated St George Illawarra 26–0.[2]
  • Round 20 – Michael Crocker experiences defeat for the first time in a Melbourne jersey, with the Warriors 8–6 win over the Storm. Crocker had played 34 games since joining the Storm without tasting defeat.[2]
  • 30 July – Halfback Cooper Cronk re-signs with the club for a further five seasons.[2]
  • 9 August – Greg Inglis is named at centre in the Australian Rugby League's Indigenous Team of the Century.[2]
  • 27 August – The Sydney Morning Herald reports that NRL CEO David Gallop held secret talks with Greg Inglis to ensure he did follow other players in 'defecting' to rugby union.[2]
  • Round 26 – Melbourne claim their third straight minor premiership, defeating South Sydney 42–4 in the final match of the regular season. Level on competition points with Manly, Melbourne took the J. J. Giltinan Shield with a superior points differential (+302 versus +290). In his final home game at Olympic Park, Matt Geyer scored the first try of the match and was honoured with a special presentation at full time.
  • 9 September – Billy Slater and Cameron Smith finish in a tie for second for the Dally M Medal behind former Storm halfback Matt Orford. Slater's suspension for fighting in Round 19 costs him the victory.[2]
  • 10 September – Despite strong interest from European rugby union clubs, Greg Inglis commits his future to the Storm, signing a new four-year contract reportedly worth $1.8m.[2]
  • Semi Final – In a pulsating match in front of over 50,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium, Melbourne score a last minute try to win 16–14 over the Brisbane Broncos. Forwards Jeremy Smith and Cameron Smith are cited for a tackle on Sam Thaiday during the second half. Jeremy Smith later accepts a one-match suspension, while Cameron Smith pleads not guilty to a charge of unnecessary contact to the head or neck. In a lengthy NRL judiciary hearing, Cameron Smith is suspended for two-matches, ruling him out of the rest of the season.
  • Preliminary Final – After Melbourne's comfortable 28–0 win over Cronulla, coach Craig Bellamy launches into a long-winded attack on the NRL, the NRL judiciary, bookmakers, and the media following the suspension of Cameron Smith. Bellamy's comments, endorsed by club CEO Brian Waldron, result in the NRL fining the club $50,000 with NRL CEO David Gallop accusing the pair of an "unprecedented, irrational, premeditated and defamatory attack on the integrity of the judiciary panel and the game's judiciary process."[2]
  • 30 September – The Men of League charity announce the game's greatest club players at their annual ball, with Cameron Smith named as Melbourne's club great.

Milestone games

RoundPlayerMilestone
Round 3Clifford ManuaStorm debut
Round 6Aiden TolmanNRL debut
Round 10Brett AndersonStorm debut
Dane NielsenStorm debut
Kevin ProctorNRL debut
Liam ForanNRL debut
Round 11Matt Geyer250th game
Jeremy Smith50th game
Round 13Joe TomaneNRL debut
Sam JoeNRL debut
Round 16Sinbad KaliNRL debut
Round 17Cooper Cronk100th game
Round 18Matt Geyer250th Storm game
Qualifying FinalAnthony Quinn150th game
Jeff Lima50th game
Semi FinalIsrael Folau50th game
Preliminary FinalAdam Blair50th game

Jerseys

2008 home jersey

Apparel supplier Reebok kept the same home jersey design as worn in previous seasons. The clash jersey changed to a mostly white jersey, featuring purple shoulder stripes and side panels together with sublimated purple thunderbolts, worn with purple shorts and white socks with two purple stripes. An alternate jersey was worn in the NRL's heritage round, with Melbourne wearing a replica uniform combination similar to their 1998 home colours.

In line with the celebrations of the centenary of rugby league in Australia, an additional patch was worn above the NRL logo.

Fixtures

Pre season

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
15 FebruaryTrial Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBluetongue Stadium, GosfordWon5610B Slater (2), J Williams, J Tomane, C Smith, A Moore, I Folau, C Cronk, R Aitken, W ChambersS Turner (4), J Smith (2), L Foran, C Smith[3][4][5]
22 FebruaryTrial HalifaxShay Stadium, Halifax, West YorkshireWon2610B Slater (2), S Tagataese, I Folau, R Aitken, B MacDougallS Turner[6][7]
2008 World Club Challenge
29 February 2008
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Leeds Rhinos 11 – 4 Melbourne Storm
Tries: 1
Donald rugby ball 38'
Goals: 3
Sinfield rugby goalposts icon pen 11', 39', pen 60' (3/3)
Drop goals: 1
Sinfield rugby goalposts icon 68'
1st: 8 – 4
2nd: 3 – 0
Report
Tries: 1
Hoffman rugby ball 16'
Goals: 0/1
Turner (0/1)
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 33,204
Referee: Ashley Klein Australia
Player of the Match: Kevin Sinfield

Regular season

Source:[8]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
17 March1 New Zealand WarriorsTelstra Dome, MelbourneWon3218B Slater (3), D Johnson, S TagataeseC Smith 5/6, S Turner 1/1[9]
23 March2 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksOlympic Park, MelbourneLost1617R Aitken, I Folau, B WhiteC Smith 2/3[10]
29 March3 Sydney RoostersSydney Football Stadium, SydneyLost610B SlaterC Smith 1/1[11]
4 April4 Brisbane BroncosOlympic Park, MelbourneWon288A Quinn (3), I Folau, R HoffmanC Smith 4/5[12]
11 April5 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesOlympic Park, MelbourneWon264B Slater (2), R Hoffman, G Inglis, A QuinnC Smith 3/6[13]
21 April6 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium, CanberraWon2316W Chambers, I Folau, B Slater, S TurnerC Smith 3/4C Cronk[14]
26 April7 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWon1210I Folau, G InglisC Smith 2/2[15]
3 May8Bye
12 May9 Newcastle KnightsOlympic Park, MelbourneWon184I Folau (2), A QuinnC Smith 3/3[16]
17 May10 St George Illawarra DragonsANZ Stadium, SydneyLost1236W Chambers, S ManuJ Smith 1/2, S Turner 1/1[17]
24 May11 South Sydney RabbitohsBluetongue Stadium, GosfordWon1510W Chambers, J SmithC Smith 3/4C Cronk[18]
31 May12 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsOlympic Park, MelbourneWon460M Geyer (2), M Crocker, C Cronk, I Folau, C Smith, J Smith, S TurnerC Smith 7/8[19]
9 June13 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Stadium, Gold CoastLost018[20]
14 June14Bye
21 June15 North Queensland CowboysOlympic Park, MelbourneWon4820G Inglis (3), S Turner (2), I Folau, M Geyer, B Slater, J SmithC Smith 6/9[21]
29 June16 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyLost2224S Manu (2), C Cronk, J TomaneS Turner 2/2, C Cronk 1/2[22]
6 July17 Canberra RaidersOlympic Park, MelbourneWon3014G Inglis (2), S Manu, A Quinn, B Slater, S TurnerC Smith 3/6[23]
14 July18 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium, SydneyWon3018G Inglis (3), S Manu, B SlaterC Smith 5/5[24]
21 July19 St George Illawarra DragonsOlympic Park, MelbourneWon260I Folau, M Geyer, J Lima, J Smith, S TurnerC Smith 3/5[25]
27 July20 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium, AucklandLost68S ManuC Smith 1/1[26]
1 August21 Gold Coast TitansOlympic Park, MelbourneWon444I Folau (2), G Inglis (2), M Geyer, R Hoffman, A Quinn, J Smith, S TurnerC Smith 4/9[27]
8 August22 Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval, SydneyWon1610C Cronk, I Folau, M GeyerC Smith 2/3[28]
15 August23 Sydney RoostersOlympic Park, MelbourneWon306A Quinn (2), C Cronk, B Slater, C SmithC Smith 5/6[29]
25 August24 Penrith PanthersCUA Stadium, SydneyWon406G Inglis (3), S Turner (2), J Lima, A Quinn, C SmithC Smith 4/8[30]
30 August25 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLost1617I Folau, G Inglis, S ManuC Smith 2/3[31]
7 September26 South Sydney RabbitohsOlympic Park, MelbourneWon424B Slater (2), B Anderson, M Geyer, R Hoffman, A Quinn, C Smith, J SmithC Smith 4/7, M Geyer 1/1[32]

Finals

Qualifying final
14 September 2008
4:00pm AEST
Melbourne Storm 15–18
[33]
New Zealand Warriors
Tries:
Israel Folau
Anthony Quinn
Goals:
Cameron Smith 3/4
Field Goals:
Greg Inglis
Tries:
Jerome Ropati
Manu Vatuvei
Michael Witt
Goals:
Michael Witt 3/4
Olympic Park
Attendance: 15,193
Referee: Jason Robinson

Semi final
20 September 2008
7:45pm AEST
Brisbane Broncos 14–16
[34]
Melbourne Storm
Tries:
Darius Boyd
Denan Kemp
Goals:
Corey Parker 3/3
Tries:
Michael Crocker
Greg Inglis
Billy Slater
Goals:
Cameron Smith 2/3
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 50,466
Referee: Shayne Hayne

Preliminary final
26 September 2008
7:45pm AEST
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 0–28
[35]
Melbourne Storm
Tries:
Steve Turner (2)
Adam Blair
Israel Folau
Matt Geyer
Goals:
Steve Turner 4/5
Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,570
Referee: Tony Archer

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2417072584282+30238
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (P) 2417072645355+29038
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2417072451384+6738
4 Sydney Roosters 2415092511446+6534
5 Brisbane Broncos 2414192560452+10833
6 Canberra Raiders 24130112640527+11330
7 St George Illawarra Dragons 24130112489378+11130
8 New Zealand Warriors 24130112502567-6530
9 Newcastle Knights 24120122516486+3028
10 Wests Tigers 24110132528560-3226
11 Parramatta Eels 24110132501547-4626
12 Penrith Panthers 24101132504611-10725
13 Gold Coast Titans 24100142476586-11024
14 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2480162453666-21320
15 North Queensland Cowboys 2450192474638-16414
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2450192433782-34914

2008 Coaching Staff

2008 squad

List current as of 3 November 2021[37]

Cap [lower-alpha 1] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [lower-alpha 2]
18 Australia Matt Geyer WG 1998 Australia Perth Reds
55 Australia Cameron Smith (c) HK 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
58 Australia Billy Slater FB 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
60 Australia Dallas Johnson LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
62 Australia Ryan Hoffman SR, LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
68 Tonga Antonio Kaufusi PR 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
70 Australia Ben MacDougall CE 2004 Australia Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
72 Australia Steve Turner WG 2004 Australia Penrith Panthers
73 Australia Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
74 New Zealand Jeremy Smith LK 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
76 Australia Brett White PR 2005 Australia Melbourne Storm
79 Australia Greg Inglis CE 2005 Australia Melbourne Storm
84 Australia Michael Crocker SR 2006 Australia Sydney Roosters
86 New Zealand Adam Blair PR 2006 Australia Melbourne Storm
90 New Zealand Jeff Lima PR 2006 Australia Melbourne Storm
91 Australia Anthony Quinn WG 2007 Australia Newcastle Knights
92 Australia Israel Folau WG 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
95 Samoa Sam Tagataese PR 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
96 Australia Russell Aitken HK 2007 Australia Cronulla Sharks
97 Australia Will Chambers CE 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
98 New Zealand Sika Manu SR 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
99 Australia Scott Anderson PR 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
101 Samoa Clifford Manua PR 2008 Australia Brisbane Broncos
102 Australia Aiden Tolman PR 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
103 Australia Brett Anderson WG 2008 Australia North Queensland Cowboys
104 Australia Dane Nielsen CE 2008 Australia Cronulla Sharks
105 New Zealand Kevin Proctor SR 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
106 New Zealand Liam Foran HB 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
107 Samoa Joseph Tomane WG 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
108 Papua New Guinea Sam Joe WG 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
109 Tonga Sinbad Kali SR 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
- Italy Aidan Guerra SR Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
- Australia Lucas Miller FE Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
- Australia Danny Vaughan PR Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm

Player movements

Representative honours

This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2008.

Player2008 ANZAC TestCity vs Country OriginState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 32008 Rugby League World Cup
Jay AstonPapua New Guinea
Adam BlairNew ZealandNew Zealand
Michael CrockerAustraliaQueenslandQueenslandQueensland
Israel FolauAustraliaQueenslandQueenslandQueenslandAustralia
Ryan HoffmanAustraliaNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales
Greg InglisAustraliaQueenslandQueenslandQueenslandAustralia
Dallas JohnsonQueenslandQueenslandQueensland
Antonio KaufusiTonga
Sika ManuNew Zealand
Anthony QuinnCountryNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales
Billy SlaterAustraliaQueenslandQueenslandQueenslandAustralia
Cameron SmithAustralia (c)Queensland (c)Queensland (c)Queensland (c)Australia (c)
Jeremy SmithNew ZealandNew Zealand
Steve TurnerNew South Wales
Brett WhiteCountryNew South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales

Statistics

This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2008 NRL season.

NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField goalsPoints
Russell Aitken91004
Brett Anderson61004
Scott Anderson80000
Adam Blair271004
Will Chambers1030012
Michael Crocker212008
Cooper Cronk2841220
Israel Folau25150060
Liam Foran30000
Matt Geyer2881034
Ryan Hoffman2140016
Greg Inglis22170169
Sam Joe20000
Dallas Johnson241004
Sinbad Kali10000
Antonio Kaufusi250000
Jeff Lima252008
Sika Manu2470028
Clifford Manua40000
Dane Nielsen10000
Kevin Proctor30000
Anthony Quinn24120048
Billy Slater24140056
Cameron Smith234770170
Jeremy Smith2761026
Sam Tagataese61004
Aiden Tolman70000
Joe Tomane31004
Steve Turner25118060
Brett White201004
30 players used116883643

Scorers

Most points in a game: 18 points

  • Round 12 – Cameron Smith (1 try, 7 goals) vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 1 – Billy Slater vs New Zealand Warriors
  • Round 4 – Anthony Quinn vs Brisbane Broncos
  • Round 15 – Greg Inglis vs North Queensland Cowboys
  • Round 18 – Greg Inglis vs Wests Tigers
  • Round 24 – Greg Inglis vs Penrith Panthers

Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 48 points

  • Round 15 vs North Queensland Cowboys

Lowest score in a winning game: 15 points

  • Round 11 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs

Greatest winning margin: 46 points

  • Round 12 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 5

  • Round 4 – Round 9

Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 22 points

  • Round 16 vs Parramatta Eels

Lowest score in a losing game: 0 points

  • Round 13 vs Gold Coast Titans
  • Grand Final vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Greatest losing margin: 40 points

  • Grand Final vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

  • Round 2 – Round 3

NRL Under 20s

For the first time since the formation of the NRL in 1998, every team fielded a team in the same second-tier competition the NRL Under-20s, guaranteeing fans a high standard curtain raiser before every NRL game. The National Youth Championships (known commercially as the Toyota Cup due to sponsorship from Toyota Australia) ran parallel to the NRL.[40] Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players.[41]

In the competition's inaugural season, Melbourne were coached by Brad Arthur finished in 13th position, failing to make the finals. Melbourne used 28 players across the season, with five players (Liam Foran, Sam Joe, Kevin Proctor, Joe Tomane, and Aiden Tolman) also making NRL appearances in 2008.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canberra Raiders (P) 2418062744581+16340
2 Brisbane Broncos 2415182684476+20835
3 New Zealand Warriors 2414372721533+18835
4 Penrith Panthers 2415182692583+10935
5 Parramatta Eels 2414372578564+1435
6 St George Illawarra Dragons 2413292561520+4132
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2412392711587+12431
8 Gold Coast Titans 24131102686567+11931
9 Wests Tigers 24130112620623-330
10 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24112112618584+3428
11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24110132519532-1326
12 Newcastle Knights 2481152526630-10421
13 Melbourne Storm 2481152512638-12621
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2461172394666-27217
15 Sydney Roosters 2460182480721-24116
16 North Queensland Cowboys 2443172455696-24115

Statistics

Source:[42]

Scorers

Most points in a game: 16 points

  • Round 1 – Joe Tomane (2 tries, 4 goals) vs New Zealand Warriors
  • Round 9 – Trent Walker (4 tries) vs Newcastle Knights

Most tries in a game: 4

  • Round 9 – Trent Walker vs Newcastle Knights

Most points (season): 106

  • Liam Foran (3 tries, 47 goals)

Most tries (season): 13

  • Sam Joe

Feeder Team

Established in 2007[43] and coached by former Storm player Jamie Feeney, Melbourne sent their back-up players to play with Central Coast Storm, with home games played at Morry Breen Oval, the base of Central Coast team Wyong Roos.

Central Coast missed the finals, finishing in 10th position (out of 12 teams). The Player of the Year award was won by former Newcastle Knights player Reegan Tanner.[44]

2008 New South Wales Cup[45]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
10 Central Coast Storm 228014518563-4516

Awards

Notes

  1. Players are listed with the cap number as they appear on the Melbourne Storm honour board. Additional squad members do not have a cap number.
  2. This column denotes the previous RL club the player was signed to and played first grade RL for. If they are yet to debut then this is stipulated. If they were merely signed to the club but did not play then it is not counted.

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