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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 Шаблон:Rlp 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 – Шаблон:Rlp Cooper Cronk re-signs with the club for a further five seasons.[2]
  • 9 August – Greg Inglis is named at Шаблон:Rlp 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

Round Player Milestone
Round 3 Clifford Manua Storm debut
Round 6 Aiden Tolman NRL debut
Round 10 Brett Anderson Storm debut
Dane Nielsen Storm debut
Kevin Proctor NRL debut
Liam Foran NRL debut
Round 11 Matt Geyer 250th game
Jeremy Smith 50th game
Round 13 Joe Tomane NRL debut
Sam Joe NRL debut
Round 16 Sinbad Kali NRL debut
Round 17 Cooper Cronk 100th game
Round 18 Matt Geyer 250th Storm game
Qualifying Final Anthony Quinn 150th game
Jeff Lima 50th game
Semi Final Israel Folau 50th game
Preliminary Final Adam Blair 50th game

Jerseys

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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 Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Venue Result Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Tries Goals Field goals Шаблон:Abbr
15 February Trial Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Шаблон:Win 56 10 B Slater (2), J Williams, J Tomane, C Smith, A Moore, I Folau, C Cronk, R Aitken, W Chambers S Turner (4), J Smith (2), L Foran, C Smith [3][4][5]
22 February Trial Шаблон:Leagueicon Halifax Shay Stadium, Halifax, West Yorkshire Шаблон:Won 26 10 B Slater (2), S Tagataese, I Folau, R Aitken, B MacDougall S Turner [6][7]

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Regular season

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Date Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Venue Result Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Tries Goals Field goals Шаблон:Abbr
17 March 1 Шаблон:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors Telstra Dome, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 32 18 B Slater (3), D Johnson, S Tagataese C Smith 5/6, S Turner 1/1 [9]
23 March 2 Шаблон:Leagueicon Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Lost 16 17 R Aitken, I Folau, B White C Smith 2/3 [10]
29 March 3 Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Шаблон:Lost 6 10 B Slater C Smith 1/1 [11]
4 April 4 Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 28 8 A Quinn (3), I Folau, R Hoffman C Smith 4/5 [12]
11 April 5 Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 26 4 B Slater (2), R Hoffman, G Inglis, A Quinn C Smith 3/6 [13]
21 April 6 Шаблон:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Шаблон:Won 23 16 W Chambers, I Folau, B Slater, S Turner C Smith 3/4 C Cronk [14]
26 April 7 Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Шаблон:Won 12 10 I Folau, G Inglis C Smith 2/2 [15]
3 May 8 Bye
12 May 9 Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 18 4 I Folau (2), A Quinn C Smith 3/3 [16]
17 May 10 Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons ANZ Stadium, Sydney Шаблон:Lost 12 36 W Chambers, S Manu J Smith 1/2, S Turner 1/1 [17]
24 May 11 Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Шаблон:Won 15 10 W Chambers, J Smith C Smith 3/4 C Cronk [18]
31 May 12 Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 46 0 M Geyer (2), M Crocker, C Cronk, I Folau, C Smith, J Smith, S Turner C Smith 7/8 [19]
9 June 13 Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans Skilled Stadium, Gold Coast Шаблон:Lost 0 18 [20]
14 June 14 Bye
21 June 15 Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 48 20 G Inglis (3), S Turner (2), I Folau, M Geyer, B Slater, J Smith C Smith 6/9 [21]
29 June 16 Шаблон:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Шаблон:Lost 22 24 S Manu (2), C Cronk, J Tomane S Turner 2/2, C Cronk 1/2 [22]
6 July 17 Шаблон:Leagueicon Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 30 14 G Inglis (2), S Manu, A Quinn, B Slater, S Turner C Smith 3/6 [23]
14 July 18 Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Шаблон:Won 30 18 G Inglis (3), S Manu, B Slater C Smith 5/5 [24]
21 July 19 Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 26 0 I Folau, M Geyer, J Lima, J Smith, S Turner C Smith 3/5 [25]
27 July 20 Шаблон:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Шаблон:Lost 6 8 S Manu C Smith 1/1 [26]
1 August 21 Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 44 4 I Folau (2), G Inglis (2), M Geyer, R Hoffman, A Quinn, J Smith, S Turner C Smith 4/9 [27]
8 August 22 Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Шаблон:Won 16 10 C Cronk, I Folau, M Geyer C Smith 2/3 [28]
15 August 23 Шаблон:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 30 6 A Quinn (2), C Cronk, B Slater, C Smith C Smith 5/6 [29]
25 August 24 Файл:Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers CUA Stadium, Sydney Шаблон:Won 40 6 G Inglis (3), S Turner (2), J Lima, A Quinn, C Smith C Smith 4/8 [30]
30 August 25 Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Шаблон:Lost 16 17 I Folau, G Inglis, S Manu C Smith 2/3 [31]
7 September 26 Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs Olympic Park, Melbourne Шаблон:Won 42 4 B Slater (2), B Anderson, M Geyer, R Hoffman, A Quinn, C Smith, J Smith C Smith 4/7, M Geyer 1/1 [32]

Finals

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Ladder

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2008 Coaching Staff

2008 squad

List current as of 3 November 2021[33] Шаблон:Further

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

Player movements

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Losses

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Gains

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Representative honours

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

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Player 2008 ANZAC Test City vs Country Origin State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 2008 Rugby League World Cup
Jay Aston Papua New Guinea
Adam Blair New Zealand New Zealand
Michael Crocker Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland
Israel Folau Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Ryan Hoffman Australia New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Greg Inglis Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Dallas Johnson Queensland Queensland Queensland
Antonio Kaufusi Tonga
Sika Manu New Zealand
Anthony Quinn Country New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Billy Slater Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Cameron Smith Australia (c) Queensland (c) Queensland (c) Queensland (c) Australia (c)
Jeremy Smith New Zealand New Zealand
Steve Turner New South Wales
Brett White Country New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales

Statistics

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

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Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Шаблон:Sortname 9 1 0 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 6 1 0 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 8 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 27 1 0 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 10 3 0 0 12
Шаблон:Sortname 21 2 0 0 8
Шаблон:Sortname 28 4 1 2 20
Шаблон:Sortname 25 15 0 0 60
Шаблон:Sortname 3 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 28 8 1 0 34
Шаблон:Sortname 21 4 0 0 16
Шаблон:Sortname 22 17 0 1 69
Шаблон:Sortname 2 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 24 1 0 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 1 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 25 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 25 2 0 0 8
Шаблон:Sortname 24 7 0 0 28
Шаблон:Sortname 4 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 1 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 3 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 24 12 0 0 48
Шаблон:Sortname 24 14 0 0 56
Шаблон:Sortname 23 4 77 0 170
Шаблон:Sortname 27 6 1 0 26
Шаблон:Sortname 6 1 0 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 7 0 0 0 0
Шаблон:Sortname 3 1 0 0 4
Шаблон:Sortname 25 11 8 0 60
Шаблон:Sortname 20 1 0 0 4
30 players used 116 88 3 643

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

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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.[36] Similar to the NRL, the NYC enforces a salary cap and puts a heavy focus on life outside football for the players.[37]

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

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Statistics

Source:[38]

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

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Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 36 points

  • Round 17 vs Canberra Raiders

Lowest score in a winning game: 22 points

  • Round 5 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Greatest winning margin: 24 points

  • Round 9 vs Newcastle Knights

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 2

  • Round 4 – Round 5
  • Round 22 – Round 23

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Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 32 points

  • Round 3 vs Sydney Roosters

Lowest score in a losing game: 6 points

  • Round 7 vs North Queensland Cowboys
  • Round 13 vs Gold Coast Titans

Greatest losing margin: 32 points

  • Round 6 vs Canberra Raiders
  • Round 13 vs Gold Coast Titans

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 4

  • Round 18 – Round 21

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Feeder Team

Established in 2007[39] 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.[40]

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2008 New South Wales Cup[41]
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10 Шаблон:Leagueicon Central Coast Storm 22 8 0 14 518 563 -45 16

Awards

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Trophy Cabinet

Melbourne Storm Awards Night

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Dally M Awards Night

Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards Night

RLPA Awards Night

  • RLPA Australia Representative Player of the Year: Billy Slater

RLIF Awards

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Notes

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References

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