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2003 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultSemi-final Loss
2003 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 564; against: 486
Team information
Executive Director & CEOJohn Ribot
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumOlympic Park
Avg. attendance9,626
High attendance11,512 (Round 19)
Top scorers
TriesBilly Slater (19)
GoalsMatt Orford (74)
PointsMatt Orford (180)
← 2002 List of seasons 2004 →

The 2003 Melbourne Storm season was the 6th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 5th out of 15 teams, before reaching the semi-final where they were knocked out by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. It was Craig Bellamy's first season as head coach of the club.

Under new coach Craig Bellamy, the 2003 season for the Storm was one of regaining premiership credibility. Melbourne reached the finals for the first time since 2000 with evergreen Robbie Kearns and a confident Matt Orford showing the way.

A disappointing exit two weeks before the Grand Final was tempered by the rise of young Queenslanders Billy Slater and Cameron Smith. Unheard of at the start of 2003, the steady hooker and dummy-half Smith gave splendid service to Orford and his forwards. He was rewarded with a place in the Maroons Origin side and was unlucky to miss the Kangaroos train-on squad.

The silky and pacy moves of Slater in the centres and at fullback were attention getters for fans and keen judges of football talent alike. His debut season for the Storm realised a record 19 tries and talk of a big future in the game.[1]

Season Summary

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  • Pre season – Melbourne are one of four clubs fined for salary cap breaches during the 2002 NRL season. Melbourne's fine is $66,698 relating to previous contracts.
  • World Sevens – Storm participate in the return of Rugby League World Sevens, losing all three of their pool matches at Aussie Stadium. Steven Bell captained the squad, which included a number of new recruits and players yet to make their NRL debut.[2]
  • 14 February – Stephen Kearney is appointed as Melbourne captain.
  • 20 February – Reports emerge former trackwork jockey Billy Slater has secured a spot in Melbourne's squad ahead of the 2003 season.[3]
  • 27 February – Willie Leyshon announces his retirement from rugby league after a succession of serious knee injuries.[3] Leyshon blaming strength and conditioning coach Alex Corvo and physiotherapist Matt Natusch for ignoring his pleas for an altered training program due to his persistent knee injuries.[4]
  • 5 March – A number of Sydney NRL clubs voice their opposition to the NRL's decision to grant salary cap concessions to Melbourne to help support relocated players.
  • 12 March – NRL CEO David Gallop throws his support behind the proposal to allow Melbourne salary cap concessions to cover relocation expenses for players.[3] Melbourne had put forward a proposal asking the NRL for a $265,000 concession on top of the $3.25m salary cap.[5]
  • Round 1 – Recovering from a 22–0 deficit, Melbourne stage an amazing comeback victory 36–32 over Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Toyota Park. On his NRL debut, Billy Slater scores a stunning try to spark the comeback, with Steven Bell scoring a hat-trick.
  • 18 March – Melbourne Executive Director John Ribot withdraws Melbourne's application for salary cap concessions for players living away from home, saying "Melbourne don't want to be the source of division among the other clubs." Parramatta Eels boss Denis Fitzgerald and Penrith Panthers boss Shane Richardson had been outspoken in the days since the proposal was first mooted, with Canberra Raiders also requesting salary cap concessions.[3]
  • Round 2 – Prop forward Rodney Howe suffers a serious knee injury as an understrength Melbourne thrash Penrith 42–16. Head coach Craig Bellamy praises rookie Billy Slater who scored two tries in the win, saying "he's got something special about him. I wasn't quite sure when he was going to actually show it, but he's showed it pretty early. He's a special talent."[3] Jake Webster becomes the first Melbourne-born player to debut with the club,[6] but it would be his only appearance for the season after injurying his anterior cruciate ligament the following week playing for Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.[7]
  • 23 April – Aaron Moule announces his retirement from rugby league due to niggling injury problems.
  • Round 7 – In his Storm debut, Andrew McFadden is injured again, succumbing to a groin injury in the first half. McFadden's injuries keep him out of the line-up for the rest of the season.
  • Round 8 – Returning after a two-week injury break, Matt Orford scores 16 points in Melbourne's dominate 46–6 victory over a depleted Newcastle Knights.[3]
  • 9 May – Robbie Ross undergoes surgery on a bulging disc injury, after playing five of the opening eight games of the season.
  • Round 9 – Melbourne inflict Canberra Raiders' first defeat of the season 30–10, despite an injury in the warm-up to Junior Langi.
  • Round 10 – In the last game of rugby league at Brisbane's ANZ Stadium, an injury to Matt Orford cruels Melbourne's quest for a first win over the Broncos since 2001.
  • 6 June – Matt Geyer signs a two-year contract extension, to keep him in Melbourne until the end of the 2005 NRL season.
  • 7 June – Scott Hill re-signs with Melbourne, inking a new five-year contract.[3]
  • Round 13 – South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Melbourne for the first time, with the league cellar-dwellers stunning Melbourne 41–14.
  • Round 14 – Ending a two-game winless streak, Melbourne defeat Penrith 32–12 to end the Panthers' eight-game winning streak.
  • Round 15 – Five-eighth Scott Hill suffers a shoulder injury in Melbourne's loss to Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Hill had feared his season was over, but subsequent scans cleared him of a serious injury.
  • Round 17 – 0–4 at the venue, Melbourne upset Canberra 18–8 to win their first game ever at Bruce Stadium.
  • 9 July – Melbourne sign promising fullback Steve Turner to a three-year contract from 2004.[3]
  • 11 July – John Ribot is forced to deny rumours the club would merge with Collingwood saying, "I don't think you'll see us merging. I've got more chance of flying to the moon."[3]
  • 19 July – Robbie Kearns signs on with Melbourne for a further two seasons.
  • Round 19 – Brisbane Broncos pip Melbourne 26–22 in the club's first ever golden point game, after scores were tied 22–all after 80 minutes. Broncos winger Scott Minto scores the winning try three minutes into extra time.
  • 27 July – Fan-favourite Marcus Bai announces he will be leaving Melbourne at the end of the season, taking up a two-year contact with Leeds Rhinos.
  • Round 21 – Melbourne reclaim the Michael Moore Trophy, winning 14–12 over New Zealand Warriors with a 41-metre penalty goal from Matt Orford the difference.
  • Round 23 – After his first game back from injury since June, Scott Hill is ruled out for the rest of the season after re-injuring his troublesome shoulder.[3]
  • 4 September – In a dispute with the RLPA, the NRL cancel the annual Dally M Awards. Both Billy Slater and Cameron Smith were among the favourites for the Rookie of the Year Award.
  • Round 26 – In a rousing farewell, Marcus Bai scores and converts a try in his farewell appearance at Olympic Park. Melbourne thrash Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 40–10 to finish the season in fifth place, securing the club's first finals appearance since the 2000 NRL season.
  • Qualifying Final – In a controversial 30–18 upset win over Canberra, referee Tim Mander cracks down on Melbourne players employing so-called 'grapple tackles' to slow down the play-the-ball. Coach Craig Bellamy accuses Canberra of making complaints to the NRL about the tackling style, claims rejected by both the NRL and Canberra coach Matt Elliott.[3] The controversy overshadows Melbourne's first finals win since the 1999 NRL Grand Final, causing much media talk in the days after the game between Melbourne officials, referee's boss Robert Finch and league pundits.
  • Semi Final – Melbourne are eliminated from the finals in a whitewash by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, held scoreless in a 30–0 defeat. It is the first time in 158 NRL games that Melbourne had failed to score.

Milestone games

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Round Player Milestone
Round 1 Billy Slater NRL debut
Round 1 David Kidwell Storm debut
Round 1 Dallas Johnson NRL debut
Round 2 Jake Webster NRL debut
Round 6 Ryan Hoffman NRL debut
Round 7 Andrew McFadden Storm debut
Round 8 Peter Robinson 50th game
Round 12 Robert Tanielu Storm debut
Round 13 Nathan Sologinkin Storm debut
Round 14 Dustin Cooper NRL debut
Round 15 Marcus Bai 150th game
Round 15 Nathan Friend Storm debut
Round 20 Steven Bell 50th game
Round 22 Antonio Kaufusi NRL debut
Round 24 Matt King NRL debut

Jerseys

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Melbourne signed up a new apparel partner for the 2003 season, with Canterbury of New Zealand the new manufacturer of club jerseys. The home jersey design was unchanged from the 2001-02 jersey, but for a white collar replacing the gold. The club's clash colours was changed to a mostly white design with a purple chevron and gold thunderbolts, worn with navy shorts.

Fixtures

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Pre Season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Source
1 February Rugby League World Sevens Brisbane Broncos Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 18 38
1 February Rugby League World Sevens Canberra Raiders Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 8 24
2 February Rugby League World Sevens Lebanon Lebanon Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 10 20
Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
22 February Trial South Sydney Rabbitohs North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich Won 44 24 B Slater (2), R Ross, R Kearns, D Johnson, S Bell, S Tadulala, M Orford M Orford (5), M Geyer [8]
1 March Trial Canberra Raiders Morwell Recreation Reserve, Morwell Lost 4 6 R Ross [9]

Regular season

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Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAH–AHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHHAAHA–A
ResultWWBLWLLWWLWLLWLWWWLWWLWWBW
Position72365574475587886687676555
Points246688810121214141416161820222224262628303234
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Source:[10]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
16 March 1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Park, Sydney Won 36 32 S Bell (3), M Geyer (2), M Orford, B Slater M Orford 4/7 [11]
22 March 2 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 42 16 B Slater (2), S Tadulala (2), M Geyer, P Robinson, C Smith, D Williams M Geyer 5/9 [12]
29 March 3 Bye
5 April 4 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Lost 28 44 A Moule (2), M Bai, M Orford, R Ross M Orford 4/5 [13]
12 April 5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 18 12 B Slater (2), M Bai M Orford 2/2, C Smith 1/1 [14]
20 April 6 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Lost 14 20 R Ross, B Slater, S Tadulala C Smith 1/1, M Turner 0/2 [15]
26 April 7 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Lost 12 32 M Bai, M Sargent C Smith 2/2 [16]
3 May 8 Newcastle Knights Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 46 6 B Slater (2), S Bell, S Kearney, D Kidwell, M Orford, R Ross, C Smith M Orford 6/8, C Smith 1/1 [17]
10 May 9 Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 30 10 S Bell, M Geyer, K Reynoldson, P Robinson M Orford 7/7 [18]
18 May 10 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Lost 16 36 M Geyer, D Kidwell, B Slater M Orford 1/2, C Smith 1/1 [19]
24 May 11 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Won 12 10 S Kearney, S Tadulala M Orford 2/4 [20]
1 June 12 Sydney Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 20 27 S Bell (2), M Orford M Orford 4/4 [21]
8 June 13 South Sydney Rabbitohs Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 14 41 M Bai, M Geyer, K Reynoldson M Orford 1/3 [22]
14 June 14 Penrith Panthers Penrith Park, Sydney Won 32 12 M Bai, M Geyer, R Kearns, D Kidwell, M Orford M Orford 6/6 [23]
22 June 15 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 12 26 B Slater M Orford 4/4 [24]
28 June 16 Wests Tigers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 16 8 B Slater (2), D Cooper M Orford 2/3 [25]
6 July 17 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium, Canberra Won 18 8 S Bell, M Geyer, F Moala M Orford 2/2, C Smith 1/1 [26]
12 July 18 North Queensland Cowboys Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 22 16 M Geyer, R Hoffman, F Moala, M Orford M Orford 3/6 [27]
20 July 19 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost
(g.p.)		 22 26 M Bai, R Hoffman, F Moala, B Slater M Orford 3/5 [28]
26 July 20 South Sydney Rabbitohs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 24 6 B Slater (2), M Geyer, R Kearns M Orford 4/5 [29]
2 August 21 New Zealand Warriors Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Won 14 12 M Bai, K Reynoldson M Orford 3/4 [30]
10 August 22 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Sydney Showground, Sydney Lost 4 50 M Geyer M Orford 0/1 [31]
17 August 23 Parramatta Eels Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 50 12 B Slater (3), M Bai, S Bell, F Moala, M Orford, C Smith, D Williams M Orford 6/8, C Smith 1/2 [32]
22 August 24 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong Won 22 14 F Moala (2), M Sargent, B Slater M Orford 3/5 [33]
30 August 25 Bye
6 September 26 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 40 10 M Geyer (2), M Bai, S Bell, M King, F Moala, D Williams M Orford 4/5, M Bai 1/1, M Sargent 1/1 [34]

Finals

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Semi final
21 September 2003
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 - 0
[36] 		Melbourne Storm
Tries:
Nigel Vagana (2)
Corey Hughes
Willie Mason
Adam Perry
Goals:
Hazem El Masri 4/7
Field Goals:
Braith Anasta (2)
Aussie Stadium
Attendance: 19,367
Referee: Bill Harrigan

Ladder

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Main article: 2003 NRL season
2003 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 +132 40
2 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 +235 38
3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 +283 36
4 Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 +157 36
5 Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 +78 34
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 +35 34
7 Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 -3 32
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 +33 28
9 Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 -12 26
10 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 -45 26
11 North Queensland Cowboys 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 -23 24
12 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 -207 20
13 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 -128 18
14 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 2 557 791 -234 18
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 -301 10

2003 Coaching Staff

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[37]

2003 squad

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List current as of 6 September 2021

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap [a] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [b]
1 Australia Robbie Ross FB 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
3 Australia Aaron Moule WG, CE 1998 Australia South Queensland Crushers
5 Papua New Guinea Marcus Bai WG 1998 Australia Gold Coast Chargers
6 Australia Scott Hill FE 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
8 Australia Rodney Howe PR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
9 Australia Danny Williams LK, SR, HK 1998 Australia North Sydney Bears
10 Australia Robbie Kearns PR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
18 Australia Matt Geyer WG 1998 Australia Perth Reds
28 New Zealand Stephen Kearney SR 1999 Australia New Zealand Warriors
34 Tonga Fifita Moala WG 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
37 New Zealand Glen Turner SR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
38 Australia Peter Robinson SR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
42 New Zealand Junior Langi CE 2001 Australia St George Illawarra Dragons
43 Australia Matt Orford HB 2001 Australia Northern Eagles
44 Australia Steven Bell CE 2001 Australia Melbourne Storm
48 Fiji Semi Tadulala WG 2001 Australia Melbourne Storm
51 Australia Mitchell Sargent PR 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
53 Australia Michael Russo SR 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
54 New Zealand Marty Turner HB 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
55 Australia Cameron Smith HK 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
56 Australia Kirk Reynoldson SR 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
57 England Keith Mason PR 2002 England Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
58 Australia Billy Slater FB 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
59 New Zealand David Kidwell SR 2003 Australia Sydney Roosters
60 Australia Dallas Johnson LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
61 New Zealand Jake Webster WG 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
62 Australia Ryan Hoffman SR 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
63 Australia Andrew McFadden HB 2003 Australia Parramatta Eels
64 New Zealand Robert Tanielu PR 2003 Australia Brisbane Broncos
65 Australia Nathan Sologinkin SR 2003 Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
66 Australia Dustin Cooper WG 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
67 Australia Nathan Friend HK 2003 Australia Brisbane Broncos
68 Australia Antonio Kaufusi PR 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
69 Australia Matt King CE 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Marc Brentnall HB Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm[c]
– Australia Cooper Cronk HB Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Brett Finn HK Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm[d]

Player movements

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Representative honours

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This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2003.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives
Player City vs Country Origin State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Midseason Test[e] 2003 Kangaroo tour
Robbie Kearns City (c) New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales – Australia
Stephen Kearney – – – – New Zealand –
Cameron Smith – – – Queensland – –

Statistics

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This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2003 NRL season.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records
Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Marcus Bai 26 11 1 0 46
Steven Bell 22 10 0 0 40
Dustin Cooper 4 1 0 0 4
Nathan Friend 7 0 0 0 0
Matt Geyer 26 14 5 0 66
Scott Hill 8 0 0 0 0
Ryan Hoffman 13 2 0 0 8
Rodney Howe 2 0 0 0 0
Dallas Johnson 22 0 0 0 0
Antonio Kaufusi 1 0 0 0 0
Stephen Kearney 25 2 0 0 8
Robbie Kearns 23 2 0 0 8
David Kidwell 26 3 0 0 12
Matt King 4 1 0 0 4
Junior Langi 2 0 0 0 0
Andrew McFadden 1 0 0 0 0
Keith Mason 3 0 0 0 0
Fifita Moala 12 8 0 0 32
Aaron Moule 2 2 0 0 8
Matt Orford 24 8 74 0 180
Kirk Reynoldson 26 3 0 0 12
Peter Robinson 24 2 0 0 8
Robbie Ross 5 3 0 0 12
Mitchell Sargent 23 2 1 0 10
Billy Slater 26 19 0 0 76
Cameron Smith 24 4 8 0 32
Nathan Sologinkin 1 0 0 0 0
Semi Tadulala 12 4 0 0 16
Robert Tanielu 2 0 0 0 0
Glen Turner 20 0 0 0 0
Marty Turner 1 0 0 0 0
Jake Webster 1 0 0 0 0
Danny Williams 25 3 0 0 12
33 players used — 104 89 0 594

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 16 points

  • Round 8 - Matt Orford (1 try, 6 goals) vs Newcastle Knights
  • Round 14 - Matt Orford (1 try, 6 goals) vs Penrith Panthers
  • Round 23 - Matt Orford (1 try, 6 goals) vs Parramatta Eels

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 1 - Steven Bell vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
  • Round 23 - Billy Slater vs Parramatta Eels

Winning games

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Highest score in a winning game: 50 points

  • Round 23 vs Parramatta Eels

Lowest score in a winning game: 12 points

  • Round 11 vs Parramatta Eels

Greatest winning margin: 40 points

  • Round 8 vs Newcastle Knights

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 4

  • Round 23 - Qualifying Final

Losing games

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Highest score in a losing game: 28 points

  • Round 4 vs Newcastle Knights

Lowest score in a losing game: 0 points

  • Semi Final vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest losing margin: 46 points

  • Round 22 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

  • Round 6 - Round 7
  • Round 12 - Round 13

Feeder Team

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Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Coached by Gary Greinke, Norths missed the finals for the first time under the affiliation with Melbourne, with Cooper Cronk winning club's player of the year award.

Main article: 2003 Queensland Cup
2003 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
8 Norths Devils 22 10 1 11 615 589 +26 21

Awards and honours

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Melbourne Storm Awards Night

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Notes

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  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.
  3. ^ Brentnall played in the 2003 World Sevens tournament
  4. ^ Finn played in the 2003 World Sevens tournament, and the trial game against South Sydney Rabbitohs. He was later released and played for Souths in the 2004 World Sevens tournament.[38]
  5. ^ Test between Australia vs New Zealand

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