Melbourne Storm
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The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The club plays its home games at AAMI Park, and wears a purple and navy blue jersey with gold and white trim. The first fully professional rugby league team in the state, the club was founded in 1997, playing its first season in the newly reunified NRL competition in 1998. They have won four premierships since their inception, in 1999, 2012, 2017 and 2020, and have contested several more grand finals. They won the 2007 and 2009 grand finals, but were stripped of those premierships following salary cap breaches. They also competed in the NRL's Under-20s competition (as Melbourne Thunderbolts) from 2008 until its demise in 2017 and in 2018 entered the Victorian Thunderbolts in the Hastings Deering Colts U20s QLD competition. Since 2019, the club has competed in the U21 New South Wales Rugby League competition, the Jersey Flegg Cup, of which it won for the first time in 2025. In 2024, the Melbourne Storm rugby league club had over 1 million fans.
Infobox
Full name
Melbourne Storm
Nickname
Storm
Short name
MEL
Colours
Primary Purple NavySecondary White Gold
Founded
23 June 1997; 28 years ago (1997-06-23)
Website
melbournestorm.com.au
Ground
mw- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (30,050)
CEO
Justin Rodski
Coach
Craig Bellamy
Captain
Harry Grant
Competition
National Rugby League
2025 season
2nd
Premierships
4* (1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020)
Runners-up
6 (2006, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025)
Minor Premierships
6* (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024)
World Club Challenge
3* (2000, 2010, 2013, 2018)
Wooden spoons
1 (2010)
Most capped
430 – Cameron Smith
Highest try scorer
190 – Billy Slater
Highest points scorer
2786 – Cameron Smith
Tables
Melbourne Storm honours · Statistics and records
Competition
Competition
Premierships
Competition
Premierships
Level
Premierships
Wins
Premierships
Years won
National Rugby League
National Rugby League
Premierships
National Rugby League
Premierships
First grade
Premierships
4
Premierships
1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020
NRL Under-20s
NRL Under-20s
Premierships
NRL Under-20s
Premierships
National U20s
Premierships
1
Premierships
2009
New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
Premierships
New South Wales Rugby League
Premierships
Jersey Flegg Cup(Under-21s)
Premierships
1
Premierships
2025
Other titles and honours
Other titles and honours
Premierships
Other titles and honours
World Club Challenge
World Club Challenge
Premierships
World Club Challenge
Premierships
Champions
Premierships
3
Premierships
2000, 2010, 2013, 2018
Club Championship
Club Championship
Premierships
Club Championship
Premierships
1
Premierships
2011
Finishing positions
Finishing positions
Premierships
Finishing positions
National Rugby League
National Rugby League
Premierships
National Rugby League
Premierships
Minor premiershipJ.J. Giltinan Shield
Premierships
6
Premierships
2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
Grand Finalist
Grand Finalist
Premierships
Grand Finalist
Premierships
6
Premierships
2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025
Wooden spoon
Wooden spoon
Premierships
Wooden spoon
Premierships
1
Premierships
2010
New South Wales Rugby League(Jersey Flegg Cup)
New South Wales Rugby League(Jersey Flegg Cup)
Premierships
New South Wales Rugby League(Jersey Flegg Cup)
Premierships
Minor premiership
Premierships
1
Premierships
2025
New South Wales Rugby League(S.G. Ball Cup)
New South Wales Rugby League(S.G. Ball Cup)
Premierships
New South Wales Rugby League(S.G. Ball Cup)
Premierships
Grand Finalist
Premierships
1
Premierships
2009
Wooden spoon
Wooden spoon
Premierships
Wooden spoon
Premierships
1
Premierships
2023
New South Wales Rugby League(Harold Matthews Cup)
New South Wales Rugby League(Harold Matthews Cup)
Premierships
New South Wales Rugby League(Harold Matthews Cup)
Premierships
Wooden spoon
Premierships
1
Premierships
2025
| Premierships | |||
| Competition | Level | Wins | Years won |
| National Rugby League | First grade | 4 | 1999, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2020 |
| NRL Under-20s | National U20s | 1 | 2009 |
| New South Wales Rugby League | Jersey Flegg Cup(Under-21s) | 1 | 2025 |
| Other titles and honours | |||
| World Club Challenge | Champions | 3 | 2000, 2010, 2013, 2018 |
| Club Championship | 1 | 2011 | |
| Finishing positions | |||
| National Rugby League | Minor premiershipJ.J. Giltinan Shield | 6 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| Grand Finalist | 6 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025 | |
| Wooden spoon | 1 | 2010 | |
| New South Wales Rugby League(Jersey Flegg Cup) | Minor premiership | 1 | 2025 |
| New South Wales Rugby League(S.G. Ball Cup) | Grand Finalist | 1 | 2009 |
| Wooden spoon | 1 | 2023 | |
| New South Wales Rugby League(Harold Matthews Cup) | Wooden spoon | 1 | 2025 |
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