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2012 Melbourne Storm season

The2012 Melbourne Storm seasonwasthe club's 15thNRLseason. Coached byCraig Bellamyand captained byCameron Smith,they competed in and won the NRL's2012 Telstra Premiership.The first nine weeks of the season were very successful, with the club winning all games for what was at the time their best start to a season. From round 10 to round 21 they won only three games and lost seven, including a five-game losing streak between rounds 16 and 21, their second worst ever. From round 22 onward they recovered their winning form and finished the regular season with five straight wins, finishing in second place. The Storm then went on to defeat South Sydney and Manly in the finals series before going on to face minor premiers, theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogsin the2012 NRL Grand Final,winning 14–4 to claim the Premiership.

2012 Melbourne Storm season
NRLRank2nd
Play-off resultPremiers
2012 recordWins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 579; against: 361
Team information
CEORon Gauci
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumAAMI Park– 30,050
Avg.attendance12,685
High attendance20,333 (Round 8)[a]
Top scorers
TriesBilly Slater(16)
GoalsCameron Smith(78)
PointsCameron Smith(164)
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Season summary

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  • 19 January –Will Chambersreturns to the club after two seasons playing rugby union.[1]
  • Pre-season – Melbourne playQueensland Cupaffiliate teamEasts Tigersfor the Darren Bell Cup in a pre-season trial fixture atLanglands Park.Bell, who was the recruitment manager at the club died of a heart attack late in 2011.[2]Melbourne win the match 36–8 scoring seven tries to two. Will Chambers scoring the first try in his return to rugby league.[3][4]
  • 10 February – The Australian Rugby League Commission announces that they have guaranteed $26.5m in funding for the club as part of an agreement withNews Limited,with the competition gaining their independence from the media conglomerate.[5]
  • 18 February – In front of 11,752 fans at theNorth Hobart Ovalin Tasmania, Melbourne defeat theBrisbane Broncos34–30 in their final trial match before the start of the season.FullbackBilly Slaterscoring a double in his first action for the year. Melbourne had led 34–16 until late in the game, withRyan Hinchcliffestretchered from the field with seven minutes left following an ugly tackle fromPetero Civoniceva.[6]
  • Round 1 – Melbourne continue the round 1 winning streak, defeating theCanberra Raiders24–19 atCanberra Stadium.Raiders coachDavid Furnerunhappy with the tackling technique of the Melbourne players dubbed the "chin strap."[1]The victory was Melbourne's ninth straight round 1 victory underCraig Bellamy.The victory secured by a late try to Billy Slater afterJosh Duganhad put the Raiders in front via a field goal with seven minutes remaining.[1]
  • Round 3 – Billy Slater scored two tries against theGold Coast Titansto take his career total to 130, going pastRhys Wesserto become the highest try scoring fullback in Australian Rugby League history.[7][1]
  • Round 4 – With his fourth consecutive double, Billy Slater makes premiership history as the first player to complete four try doubles to start a season, with Melbourne the only undefeated team.[1]
  • 29 March –Cooper Cronkre-signs with the club for a further four seasons.[1]
  • Round 5 – Melbourne celebrated their 15th anniversary with a win against theNewcastle Knights,coming in Ryan Hinchcliffe's 100th NRL match andBryan Norrie's 50th match for the club.[1]
  • Round 6 – A dominant performance from Cooper Cronk helps Melbourne to a 42–18 win over theNorth Queensland Cowboys,despite the Cowboys scoring the first try of the match.[1]
  • Round 7 – Melbourne equal the club's best start to a season (2007) with their seventh straight win, winning a tight 12–6 match against theBulldogs.[1]
  • Round 8 – OnANZAC Day,Melbourne record an eighth straight win for the season, outlasting theNew Zealand Warriors32–14 after scores were level with 20 minutes remaining. The victory completing the best start to a season in the club's history.[1]
  • Round 9 –Justin O'Neillscores ahat trickin the club's 44–10 thrashing ofPenrith Panthers.[1]
  • Round 10 –Cronullaend Melbourne's winning streak at nine matches, defeating the Storm 12–10 atToyota Parkwith former Storm playerJeremy Smithscoring the match-winning try after Melbourne had taken a 10–6 lead into half time.[1]
  • Round 12 – Melbourne hand theBrisbane Broncosa 34–10 defeat at AAMI Park on the Friday night afterOrigin I.Will Chambers played his 50th match, whileTodd Lowrieplayed his 50th match for the Storm.[1]Michael Greenfieldmakes his club debut, but is knocked out by a shoulder charge fromBen Te'o.With a history of neck issues, Greenfield never plays again after undergoing neck surgery.[8]
  • Round 13 – In Todd Lowrie's 150th NRL appearance, Melbourne retain theMichael Moore Trophy,coming from 12–0 down to defeat the Warriors in Auckland.[1]
  • 6 June – Will Chambers is hospitalised with a rare blood disorder that could have proved fatal if left untreated.[1]
  • Round 14 – With several players absent through Origin duty,Wests Tigersupset Melbourne to win their first ever game in Victoria.Ryan Hoffmancaptains the team in the absence ofCameron Smith,in what was coach Craig Bellamy's 250th match in charge. It is Melbourne's first loss on a Friday night in Victoria for 11 years.[1]
  • 14 June – Billy Slater is ruled out of action for up to six weeks due to a knee injury.[1]
  • Round 15 – Missing Slater, Melbourne defeatManly26–22 atBrookvale Oval,winning there for the first time since2009.[1]
  • Round 16 – Video referee Shaun Hampstead controversially denies a try to Ryan Hinchcliffe in what proves to be a turning point in the club's 20–4 loss to the Bulldogs inMackay.[1]
  • Round 18 – With defence described by Craig Bellamy as "downright embarrassing," Canberra hand Melbourne a 40–12 defeat at AAMI Park.[1]
  • Round 19 – North Queensland win their first match in Melbourne in 11 years, handing Melbourne a third straight defeat in Cooper Cronk's 200th NRL game.[1]
  • Round 20 – Days after announcing they were parting ways with coachStephen Kearney,wooden spoonfavourites theParramatta Eelsshock Melbourne 16–10.[1]With their fourth consecutive loss, the Storm equalled their second worst losing streak in club history. Craig Bellamy describing his team as "pathetic."[1]
  • Round 21 – Despite the return of Billy Slater, the Storm record a new second-worst losing streak with their fifth consecutive loss, with theDragonssending Melbourne home from Wollongong 26–18 losers.[1]It was the Storm's longest losing streak during Craig Bellamy's ten-year tenure.[9]The match was Anthony Quinn's 100th appearance for the club.
  • Round 22 – With a try after 35 seconds toSisa Waqa,Melbourne end their losing streak with a 46–6 defeat of thePenrith Panthers.[1]The 46 points was also the Storm's highest score of the season.
  • Round 23 –Mahe Fonuabecomes the first born and bred Victorian to play NRL for the Storm, making his debut in a 24–16 win over theGold Coast Titansat AAMI Park. Melbourne had trailled 10–0 at half time, before getting on top of the visitors in the second half.[1][10]Jessie Bromwich also played his 50th game for the Storm.
  • Round 24 – Cooper Cronk scores the match-winning field goal with six minutes remaining to secure a 19–18 win over the Brisbane Broncos atSuncorp Stadium.[1]With his second conversion of the match, Cameron Smith scored his 1300th career point.
  • Round 25 – Down 18–10 with three minutes remaining, Melbourne score two late tries to come from behind to win 20–18 against the Sharks. Will Chambers scoring the match winner with just 24 seconds remaining.[1]The result meant that the Storm's overall wins percentage increased to 63.64%, elevating the Storm to first place on the 'all-time' score table for the first time, ahead of theBrisbane Broncos.
  • Round 26 – Melbourne end the regular season with a 26–6 victory over the Wests Tigers to secure second position on the NRL ladder.[1]After winning the NRL Club Championship in 2011, Melbourne finish third behind the Bulldogs, with theToyota Cupteam finishing in 9th position.
  • Qualifying final – The Storm began their finals campaign with a 24–6 win over theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs,earning them a week's break and a home preliminary final. Melbourne had blown the visitors off AAMI Park in the first half, taking an 18–0 lead.[1]
  • 13 September – Melbourne announce the signing ofLagi Setuwho last played for the Brisbane Broncos in 2010 before embarking on missionary work.[11]The club also announcing the signing ofJunior Moorsfrom the Wests Tigers, with both players joining the club for the 2013 season.[1]
  • Preliminary final – two tries each to Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk help Melbourne complete a 40–12 defeat of Manly to secure a spot in theGrand Finalagainst the Bulldogs.[1]Ryan Hinchcliffe plays his 100th match for the club.
  • Grand Final– Melbourne defeat theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs14–4 to claim the 2012 NRL premiership. Halfback Cooper Cronk is awarded theClive Churchill Medalas player of the match. Melbourne were first to score and would take a 14–4 lead into half time, with the second half remaining scoreless. Bulldogs forwardJames Grahamis alleged to have bitten the ear of Billy Slater during a first half melee, with Graham later suspended by theNRL Judiciaryfor 12 matches.[1]Cameron Smith, while having a bad night with the boot (1 from 5 attempts), kicked his 600th career goal.

Milestone games

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Round Player Milestone
Round 1 Siosaia Vave Storm debut
Round 2 Jason Ryles Storm debut
Round 5 Ryan Hinchcliffe 100th game
Round 12 Michael Greenfield Storm debut
Will Chambers 50th game
Round 13 Todd Lowrie 150th NRL game
Round 14 Craig Bellamy 250th game coached
Round 18 Anthony Quinn 200th game
Round 19 Cooper Cronk 200th game
Round 20 Richard Fa'aoso Storm debut
Round 23 Jesse Bromwich 50th game
Mahe Fonua NRL debut
Round 25 Gareth Widdop 50th game

Jerseys

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In 2012 the Storm jerseys were made byKooga.They retained their predominantly purple home jersey, and predominantly white away jerseys from the previous two seasons.

Heritage

In round 5 for the NRL's heritage round, Melbourne again wore a replica of the original 1998 home jersey.

Special

For the round 12 home game against theBrisbane Broncos,Melbourne again wore a special "battle" jersey similar to the one wore in 2011 featuring a silver chevron design with a purple camouflage motif.[12]

In round 19 against theNorth Queensland Cowboysat AAMI Park, the players wore a one-off promotional jersey was worn to promoteThe Dark Knight Rises.The jersey was predominantly black with the Batman logo on the front and back.[13]

Indigenous

For the first time in club history, Melbourne wore an indigenous design in the round 22 match against thePenrith Panthers.The promotion was a part of the NRL'sClose the Gapround, a campaign the NRL had begun supporting in partnership withOxfamin 2010.[14][15][16]The jersey was mostly orange, a colour never worn previously by the club, and featured the Storm’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) logo which was designed by Lenny Briggs and Dixon Patten.

Attendance averages

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[17] Total Matches Average
Home 152,217 12 12,685
Away 180,710 12 15,059
All regular season games 332,927 24 13,872
Finals 128,269 3 42,756
All Games 461,196 27 17,081

Fixtures

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Pre season

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
4 February Trial Easts Tigers Langlands Park,Brisbane Won 36 8 M Fonua (2), Y Tonumaipea (2), W Chambers, S Waqa, R Pooley [3]
11 February Trial Canberra Raiders Lavington Sports Ground,Albury Lost 18 27 T Lowrie, M McGahan, R Hinchcliffe, R Hoffman L Kelly [18][19][20]
18 February Trial Brisbane Broncos North Hobart Oval,Hobart Won 34 30 B Slater (2), C Cronk (2), G Widdop, M Fonua C Smith 5/6 [6][21]

Regular season

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Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHHAHHAA–HAHAA–HHAAHHAHA
ResultWWWWWWWWWLBWWLWLBLLLLWWWWW
Position52211111111111111112332222
Points246810121416181820222424262628282828283032343638
Source:Rugby League Tables
A= Away;H= Home;N= Neutral;B= Bye;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss

Matches

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Source:[22]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
3 March 1 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium,Canberra Won 24 19 B Slater (2), C Cronk, J O'Neill C Smith 4/4 [23]
11 March 2 South Sydney Rabbitohs AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 24 10 D Nielsen (2), B Slater (2), M Duffie C Smith 2/5 [24]
18 March 3 Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park,Gold Coast Won 30 6 M Duffie (2), B Slater (2), S Manu, A Quinn C Smith 2/5, G Widdop 1/1 [25][26]
24 March 4 Sydney Roosters AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 44 4 B Slater (2), C Cronk (2), D Nielsen, K Proctor, R Hoffman, W Chambers C Smith 5/7, G Widdop 1/1 [27]
31 March 5[i] Newcastle Knights AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 34 22 G Widdop, M Duffie, R Hoffman, B Slater, W Chambers, T Lowrie C Smith 5/6 [28]
8 April 6 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium,Townsville Won 42 18 M Duffie (2), K Proctor (2), W Chambers (2), R Hinchcliffe, J Ryles C Smith 5/8 [29]
14 April 7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 12 6 R Hinchcliffe, R Hoffman C Smith 2/2 C Cronk 0/1 [30]
25 April 8[ii] New Zealand Warriors AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 32 14 W Chambers (3), D Nielsen (2), J O'Neill C Smith 4/6 [31]
5 May 9 Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium,Sydney Won 44 10 J O'Neill (3), M Duffie, C Cronk, R Hoffman, W Chambers, R Hinchcliffe C Smith 5/7, G Widdop 1/1 [32][33]
13 May 10 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Stadium,Sydney Lost 10 12 D Nielsen, M Duffie C Smith 1/2 [34]
20 May 11 Bye
25 May 12 Brisbane Broncos AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 34 10 T Lowrie (2), B Slater (2), W Chambers, J O'Neill G Widdop 5/6 [35]
3 June 13 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium,Auckland Won 22 10 G Widdop, J Lowe, W Chambers, C Smith C Smith 3/5 [36]
8 June 14 Wests Tigers AAMI Park,Melbourne Lost 6 10 D Nielsen G Widdop 1/2 [37]
18 June 15 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval,Sydney Won 26 22 T Lowrie, C Smith, B Norrie, M Duffie C Smith 5/5 [38]
24 June 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Virgin Australia Stadium,Mackay Lost 4 20 A Quinn C Smith 0/1 [39]
30 June 17 Bye
7 July 18 Canberra Raiders AAMI Park,Melbourne Lost 12 40 J O'Neill (2) G Widdop 2/2 [40]
14 July 19 North Queensland Cowboys AAMI Park,Melbourne Lost 16 20 M Duffie, A Quinn, G Widdop C Smith 2/3 [41]
21 July 20 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium,Parramatta Lost 10 16 R Kostjasyn, R Hoffman C Smith 1/2 [42]
27 July 21 St George-Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium,Wollongong Lost 18 26 W Chambers, R Hinchcliffe, K Proctor C Smith 3/3 [43]
4 August 22 Penrith Panthers AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 46 6 C Cronk (2), J O'Neill (2), S Waqa (2), J Bromwich, S Manu C Smith 7/8 [44]
10 August 23 Gold Coast Titans AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 24 16 B Slater, C Cronk, R Hoffman, G Widdop C Smith 4/4 [45]
17 August 24 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium,Brisbane Won 19 18 S Waqa (2), C Cronk C Smith 3/3 C Cronk 1/1 [46]
27 August 25 Cronulla Sharks AAMI Park,Melbourne Won 20 18 R Hoffman (2), S Waqa, W Chambers C Smith 2/4 [47]
1 September 26 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval,Sydney Won 26 6 R Hoffman, S Manu, B Norrie, K Proctor, S Waqa C Smith 3/5 [48]
Fixture notes:
  1. ^Heritage Round
  2. ^ANZAC Day

Finals

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Second qualifying final
Saturday, 8 September
17:45AEST(UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 24 – 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries:4
Hoffman7'
Slater24'
Fonua35'
Waqa46'
Goals:4
Smith9',pen 12',26',48'(4/5)
 1st: 18–0
2nd: 6–6
Report
 Tries:1
Pettybourne72'
Goals:1
Reynolds73'
AAMI Park,Melbourne
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Shayne Hayne, Jason Robinson


Second preliminary final
Friday, 21 September
19:45AEST(UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 40 – 12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries:7
Cronk5',44'
Slater9',66'
Chambers19'
J Bromwich60'
Proctor76'
Goals:6
Smith45',pen 51',62',67',pen 73'(5/8)
Widdop78'(1/1)
 1st: 12–6
2nd: 28–6
Report
 Tries:2
Lyon37',52'
Goals:2
Lyon38',53'(2/2)
AAMI Park,Melbourne
Attendance: 25,543
Referee:Tony Archer,Matt Cecchin
Main article:2012 NRL Grand Final
2012 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 30 September
17:00AEST(UTC+10)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 4 – 14 Melbourne Storm
Tries:1
Perrett25'
Goals:
Inu(0/1)
 1st: 4–14
2nd: 0–0
Report
 Tries:3
Hoffman7'
Slater32'
O'Neill39'
Goals:1
Smith32'(1/3)


Ladder

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Further information:2012 NRL season
2012 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 568 369 +199 40
2 Melbourne Storm(P) 24 17 0 7 2 579 361 +218 38
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 2 559 438 +121 36
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 497 403 +94 36
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 597 445 +152 34
6 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 545 536 +9 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 1 11 2 445 441 +4 29
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 481 447 +34 28
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 405 438 -33 26
10 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 506 551 -45 26
11 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 449 477 -28 24
12 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 448 488 -40 24
13 Sydney Roosters 24 8 1 15 2 462 626 -164 21
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 2 497 609 -112 20
15 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 2 409 575 -166 20
16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 2 431 674 -243 16

2012 Coaching Staff

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NRL

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  • Head coach:Craig Bellamy
  • Assistant coaches:David Kidwell&Kevin Walters
  • Development coach:Adam O'Brien
  • Specialist coach:Robbie Kearns
  • Tackling Coach: John Donohue
  • Performance coach: Mick Martin
  • Strength and conditioning Coach:Alex Corvo
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches: Adrian Jiminez & Dan Di Pasqua
  • Head physiotherapist: Kieran Morgan
  • Assistant physiotherapist: Andrew Nawrocki
  • Head Trainer: Craig Sultana
  • General Manager Football Operations: Frank Ponissi
  • Recruitment manager: Paul Bunn[49]

NRL Under 20s

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  • Head coach:Dean Pay
  • Assistant coach: Troy Thompson
  • Development coaches: Tony Adam & Chad Buckby
  • High Performance Manager: Chris Jones
  • Physiotherapist: Aaron Howlett
  • Strength and conditioning Coach: Adrian Jiminez[49]

2012 Squad

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Further information:List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap Nat. Player name Position First Storm game Previous First Grade RL club[b]
55 Cameron Smith (c) HK 2002 Melbourne Storm
58 Billy Slater FB 2003 Melbourne Storm
62 Ryan Hoffman SR,LK 2003 Melbourne Storm
73 Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Melbourne Storm
91 Anthony Quinn WG,CE 2007 Newcastle Knights
97 Will Chambers CE 2007 Queensland Reds
98 Sika Manu SR 2007 Melbourne Storm
104 Dane Nielsen WG,CE 2008 Melbourne Storm
105 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 Todd Lowrie SR,LK 2010 Parramatta Eels
123 Bryan Norrie PR 2010 Cronulla Sharks
124 Matt Duffie WG,CE 2010 Melbourne Storm
125 Gareth Widdop HB 2010 Melbourne Storm
127 Justin O'Neill WG 2010 Sydney Roosters
130 Jaiman Lowe PR,SR 2011 South Sydney Rabbitohs
134 Maurice Blair WG,CE 2011 Penrith Panthers
136 Sisa Waqa CE,WG 2011 Sydney Roosters
138 Jack Afamasaga PR 2011 Cronulla Sharks
139 Siosaia Vave PR 2012 Cronulla Sharks
140 Jason Ryles PR 2012 Sydney Roosters
141 Michael Greenfield SR,LK 2012 St George Illawarra Dragons
142 Richard Fa'aoso PR,SR 2012 Newcastle Knights
143 Mahe Fonua CE 2012 Melbourne Storm
- Kirisome Auva'a WG Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Kenny Bromwich PR,LK Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Mitch Garbutt PR,SR Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Slade Griffen HK Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Ben Hampton HB Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Tohu Harris SR Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Matt McGahan HB,FE Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Jordan McLean PR Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Shea Moylan WG,FB Yet to Debut Brisbane Broncos

2012 Premiership Team

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Melbourne Storm
2012 Premiership Team Interchange Coach

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Player movement

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Representative honours

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Further information:List of Melbourne Storm representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2012.

  • (C) = Captain
Player 2012 All Stars match City Vs Country 2012 ANZAC Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Test match[50]
Cooper Cronk NRL All Stars — Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Ryan Hoffman — City — — — — Australia
Ryan Hinchcliffe — Country — — — — —
Billy Slater — — Australia Queensland Queensland Australia
Cameron Smith — — Australia (C) Queensland (C) Queensland (C) Queensland (C) Australia (C)
Jesse Bromwich — — New Zealand — — — New Zealand
Dane Nielsen — — — — — Queensland —
Kevin Proctor — — — — — — New Zealand

Statistics

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This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the2012 NRL season.

Further information:List of Melbourne Storm records
Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Maurice Blair 4 0 0 0 0
Jesse Bromwich 27 2 0 0 8
Will Chambers 18 13 0 0 52
Cooper Cronk 26 10 0 1 41
Matt Duffie 17 10 0 0 40
Richard Fa'aoso 6 0 0 0 0
Mahe Fonua 4 1 0 0 4
Michael Greenfield 1 0 0 0 0
Ryan Hinchcliffe 27 4 0 0 16
Ryan Hoffman 27 11 0 0 44
Luke Kelly 1 0 0 0 0
Rory Kostjasyn 14 1 0 0 4
Jaiman Lowe 15 1 0 0 4
Todd Lowrie 23 4 0 0 16
Sika Manu 19 3 0 0 12
Dane Nielsen 22 7 0 0 28
Bryan Norrie 25 2 0 0 8
Justin O'Neill 21 11 0 0 44
Kevin Proctor 23 6 0 0 24
Anthony Quinn 20 3 0 0 12
Jason Ryles 22 1 0 0 4
Billy Slater 21 16 0 0 64
Cameron Smith 25 2 78[c] 0 164
Siosaia Vave 14 0 0 0 0
Sisa Waqa 11 7 0 0 28
Gareth Widdop 26 4 12[d] 0 40
26 players used – 119 90 1 657

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 14

  • Round 15 – Cameron Smith (1 try, 5 goals) vs Manly Sea Eagles
  • Round 22 – Cameron Smith (7 goals) vs Penrith Panthers

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 8 – Will Chambers vs New Zealand Warriors
  • Round 9 – Justin O'Neill vs Penrith Panthers

Winning games

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Highest score in a winning game: 46 points

  • Round 22 vs Penrith Panthers

Lowest score in a winning game: 12 points

  • Round 7 vs Canterbury Bulldogs

Greatest winning margin: 40 points

  • Round 22 vs Penrith Panthers

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 9

  • Round 1 – Round 9

Losing games

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Highest score in a losing game: 18 points

  • Round 21 vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Lowest score in a losing game: 4 points

  • Round 16 vs Canterbury Bulldogs

Greatest losing margin: 28 points

  • Round 18 vs Canberra Raiders

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 5

  • Round 16 – Round 21

NRL Under-20s

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Main article:2012 NRL Under-20s season

In the fifth season of the NRL'sNational Youth Championship,Dean Paycontinued as coach for a third season, with Melbourne finishing the regular season in 9th place on the ladder, meaning the club would not qualify for the finals for the first time since the 2008 season.Ben Hamptonwas selected as halfback and captain forQueenslandin the mid-season Under-20s Origin match, withYoung Tonumaipeaselected on the wing for the winningNew South Walesteam.[1]

In October, Hampton andMahe Fonuawould be selected for theJunior Kangaroosteam that would defeat aJunior Kiwisteam that included fellow Storm teammateTohu Harris.[53]

Ladder

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2012 National Youth Competition season[54]
Pos. Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury Bulldogs 24 17 1 6 2 774 517 +257 39
2 New Zealand Warriors 24 17 1 6 2 680 516 +164 39
3 Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 766 599 +167 36
4 Wests Tigers(P) 24 15 0 9 2 666 514 +152 34
5 Penrith Panthers 24 14 1 9 2 694 501 +193 33
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 14 1 9 2 734 592 +142 33
7 Sydney Roosters 24 13 2 9 2 694 570 +124 32
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 13 1 10 2 638 553 +85 31
9 Melbourne Storm 24 12 2 10 2 547 556 −9 30
10 Cronulla Sharks 24 11 2 11 2 619 684 −65 28
11 Newcastle Knights 24 10 1 13 2 646 574 +72 25
12 Brisbane Broncos 24 9 0 15 2 629 790 −161 22
13 North Queensland Cowboys 24 7 2 15 2 545 732 −187 20
14 Manly Sea Eagles 24 6 2 16 2 519 811 −292 18
15 Parramatta Eels 24 5 0 19 2 558 814 −256 14
16 Gold Coast Titans 24 5 0 19 2 424 810 −386 14

Statistics

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Source:[53]

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 20 points

  • Round 24 – Jack Joass (1 try, 8 goals) vs Brisbane Broncos

Most tries in a game: 4

  • Round 19 – Kirisome Auva'a vs North Queensland Cowboys

Most points (season): 106

  • Jack Joass (6 tries, 41 goals)

Most tries (season): 19

Feeder clubs

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Melbourne continued their relationships with both theCronulla-Sutherland SharksandEasts Tigersto send any reserve players to play in their respective state cup competitions. Both teams would miss the finals in 2012.[1]

2012 New South Wales Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
10 Cronulla Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 541 717 -176 28

In the Queensland Cup, Easts Tigers coached byTroy McCarthyfell just short of making the finals. Needing a win and other results to go their way in the final round of the season, the Tigers thrashed theCentral Queensland Capras68–12, missing out on making the finals on points difference of just 20 points.[55]The team had been a strong chance of making the finals through the season, but consecutive losses late in the season proved costly.[56]

2012 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
6 Easts Tigers 22 13 0 9 621 496 125 26

S. G. Ball Cup

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Melbourne's junior representative team in theNew South Wales Rugby Leagueunder-18s competitionS. G. Ball Cupagain missed the finals in their fourth season in the competition. Coached by club high performance manager Kim Williams, the team would win only two and draw one of their nine matches for the season, finishing in 13th place on the ladder out of the 18 teams competing.[57]

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^Regular season home games only
  2. ^Previous First Grade RL club: 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
  3. ^Goalkicking percentage 69.03% (78/113)
  4. ^Goalkicking percentage 80% (12/14)

References

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  1. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafagahaiMiddleton, David (ed.).2012 Official Rugby League Annual.Sydney: NewsLifeMedia.
  2. ^"Cup clash to honour Bell".South East Advertiser.Mount Gravatt, Queensland: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 63.
  3. ^ab"Territory duo show class for Storm in trial match".NT News.Darwin, Northern Territory: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 5 February 2012. p. 49.
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