2009 Melbourne Storm season
The 2009 Melbourne Storm season was the 12th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 4th out of 16 teams. They then progressed to their fourth consecutive grand final, this time to be played against the Parramatta Eels and won, claiming their second premiership in three seasons, a title later stripped in 2010 after being found guilty of salary cap breaches.
| 2009 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 4th | |||
| Play-off result | Grand Final Winners | |||
| 2009 record | Wins: 14; Draws: 1; Losses: 9 | |||
| Points scored | For: 505; Against: 348 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Brian Waldron | |||
| Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | Olympic Park Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Billy Slater (18) | |||
| Goals | Cameron Smith (65) | |||
| Points | Cameron Smith (142) | |||
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A slow start to the season saw Melbourne win just three of their first seven games. However the team rallied, losing just one of their next seven to move into fourth position by Round 14, where they would remain for the rest of the season. The finals series was when Melbourne really hit their straps, winning their first two finals by 28 and 30 points respectively. In the Grand Final, Storm defeated Parramatta 23-16 with Billy Slater named the Clive Churchill Medalist. [1]
Season summary
- Early in the season Matthew Johns, assistant coach, was stood down following his involvement in a sex scandal.[2]
- Melbourne Storm won their 3rd Grand Final in their 11 year history, beating the Parramatta Eels 23–16 at ANZ Stadium in front of crown of approximately 82,500.
- During the regular season, the Storm played all home games at Olympic Park Stadium and it was their final season playing at the venue before moving to the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium the following season.
- In addition, the storm played an away game against South Sydney in round 14 at Members Equity Stadium in Western Australia.
Fixtures
Regular season
Round 1 14 March 2009 7:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 17–16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Cronk, Inglis, Slater Goals: Smith 2/3 Field Goals: Inglis |
Tries: Cooper, Hornby Goals: Soward 2/2 |
Round 2 21 March 2009 7:30pm Local |
| Brisbane Broncos | 16–14 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Folau, Michaels, Wallace Goals: Parker 3/3 |
Tries: Slater, Proctor Goals: Smith 2/2 Penalties: Smith 1/1 |
Round 3 27 March 2009 7:35pm Local |
| North Queensland Cowboys | 12–26 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Bolton, Williams Goals: Thurston 2/2 |
Tries: Cronk, Inglis, Quinn, Turner Goals: Smith 4/4 Penalties Smith 1/1 |
Round 4 4 April 2009 2:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 6–18 | Gold Coast Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tomane Goals: Smith 1/1 |
Tries: Bailey, Walker Goals: Rogers 2/2 Penalties Rogers 3/3 |
Round 5 13 April 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 16–14 | Penrith Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Slater, Quinn Goals: Smith 2/2, Penalties Smith 2/2 |
Tries: Tighe, Lewis Goals: Gordon 2/2 Penalties Gordon 1/1 |
Round 6 20 April 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Wests Tigers | 16–6 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lawrence 2, Moltzen Goals: Marshall 2/2 |
Tries: Hoffman Goals: Smith 1/1 |
Round 7 25 April 2009 5:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 14–14 | New Zealand Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Chambers, Slater, Turner Goals: Smith 1/3 |
Tries: Vatuvei 2, Ah Van, Penalties: Kemp 1/3 |
Round 8 1 May 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 8–22 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Williams, Robertson | Tries: Cross, Turner, Slater, Inglis Goals: Smith 3/4 Penalties: Smith 1/1 |
Round 9 11 May 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Sydney Roosters | 12–28 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Perrett, Sa Goals: Fitzgibbon 2/2 |
Tries: White, Turner, Lima, Finch, Hoffman Goals: Tomane 4/5 |
Round 10 18 May 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 46–6 | Canberra Raiders |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Slater 2, Turner, Hoffman, Lima, Cross, Inglis, Blair Goals: Smith 5/6 Tomane 1/1 |
Tries: Monaghan Goals: Campese 1/1 |
Round 11 11 May 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Canterbury Bulldogs | 26–12 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Ryan, Goodwin, Millard, Warburton Goals: El Masri 4/4 Penalties: El Masri 1/1 |
Tries: Chambers 2 Goals: Smith 1/2 |
Round 12 5 June 2009 |
| . | Bye | . |
|---|---|---|
Round 13 5 June 2009 7:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 48–4 | Brisbane Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tomane 3, Cronk 2, Slater , Inglis, Tolman Goals: Tomane 6/9 |
Tries: Folau |
Round 14 13 June 2009 7:30pm Local |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | 22–28 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Simpson 2, Fa'alogo, Merritt Goals: Sandow 1/1, Luke 2/3 |
Tries: Inglis, Turner, Hoffman, Tomane, Cronk, Koopu Goals: Smith 2/6 |
Round 15 21 June 2009 7:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 14–12 | Wests Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Cronk, Cross Goals: Tomane 2/2 Penalties: Tomane 1/1 |
Tries: Ayshford, Moltzen Goals: Marshall 2/2 |
Round 16 17 August 2009 19:00pm Local |
| Canberra Raiders | 26–16 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Carney 2, Monaghan 2, Harrison Goals: Campese 3/5 |
Tries: Smith, Inglis, Chambers Goals: Smith 2/3 |
Round 17 4 July 2009 19:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 18–14 | Newcastle Knights |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Inglis, Slater, Chambers Goals: Smith 3/3 |
Tries: Naiqama, Uate Goals: Gidley 2/2 Penalties: Gidley 1/1 |
Round 18 10 July 2009 |
| . | Bye | . |
|---|---|---|
Round 19 20 July 2009 19:00pm Local |
| Parramatta Eels | 18–16 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lowrie, Moimoi, Robson Goals: Burt 2/3 Penalties: Burt 1/1 |
Tries: Tomane, Hoffman, Nielsen Goals: Tomane 2/3 |
Round 20 25 July 2009 19:30pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 30–10 | Cronulla Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Anderson 2, Tomane, Hinchcliffe, Chambers, Smith Goals: Smith 1/3, Tomane 1/3 Penalties: Smith 1/1 |
Tries: Covell, Ferguson Goals: Covell 1/2 |
Round 21 31 July 2009 19:35pm Local |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26–12 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Sailor 2, Morris, Green, Scott Goals: Soward 3/5 |
Tries: Inglis, Finch Goals: Smith 1/2 Penalties: Smith 1/1 |
Round 22 7 August 2009 19:35pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 20–8 | North Queensland Cowboys |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Turner, Finch, Cronk, Tomane Goals: Smith 2/4 |
Tries: Tonga 2 |
Round 23 17 August 2009 19:00pm Local |
| Newcastle Knights | 26–14 | Melbourne Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Mullen, Taufua, Hilder, Vuna Goals: Gidley 4/4 Penalties: Gidley 1/1 |
Tries: Cronk, Turner, Anderson Goals: Smith 1/3 |
Round 24 23 August 2009 15:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 16–20 | Manly Sea Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Tomane 2, Chambers Goals: Smith 2/3 |
Tries: Williams, Foran, Lyon Goals: Orford 3/3 Penalties: Orford 1/1 |
Round 25 23 August 2009 15:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 38–4 | Sydney Roosters |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Inglis 2, Turner 2, Chambers, Slater, Tolman Goals: Smith 5/7 |
Tries: Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
Round 26 5 September 2009 19:30pm Local |
| New Zealand Warriors | 0–30 | Melbourne Storm |
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| Tries: Goals: |
Tries: Chambers 2, Hinchcliffe, Inglis, Nielsen, Slater Goals: Smith 3/6 |
Finals
Qualifying Final 11 September 2009 19:45pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 40–12 | Manly Sea Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Slater 4, Nielsen, Smith, Tolman Goals: Smith 5/6, Turner 1/1 |
Tries: Foran, Matai Goals: Orford 2/2 |
Preliminary Final 26 September 2009 19:45pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 40–10 | Brisbane Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Inglis 3, Slater 2, Chambers, Johnson Goals: Smith 6/7 |
Tries: Folau, Glenn Goals: Parker 1/2 |
Grand Final 4 October 2009 17:00pm Local |
| Melbourne Storm | 23–16 | Parramatta Eels |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Blair, Hoffman, Inglis, Slater Goals: Smith 3/4 Field Goals: Inglis |
Tries: Grothe, Reddy, Moi Moi Goals: Burt 2/3 |
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 38* |
| 3 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Storm |
24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
| 5 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
| 6 |  Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
| 7 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
| 10 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
| 11 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
| 12 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
| 13 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
| 15 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
| 16 |  Sydney Roosters |
24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2
2009 Coaching Staff
- Craig Bellamy - Head Coach
- Michael Maguire- Assistant Coaches
- Stephen Kearney- Assistant Coaches
- Brad Arthur – U/20s Coach
- Frank Ponissi - Football Director
- Alex Corvo -Strength and Conditioning
2009 Squad
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Awards
Trophy CabinetMelbourne Storm Awards Night
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Dally M Awards Night
Rugby League World Golden Boot Awarda NightRLPA Awards Night
RLIF Awards
Additional Awards
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References
- "History Melbourne Storm". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- Vaughan, Robert (13 May 2009). "Melbourne Storm and Johns part ways". ninemsn.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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