NRL Rugby League 2008

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2009-11-24T00:07:00.000+11:00

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Rugby League 4 Nations Tournament

2009-11-14T21:19:00.001+11:00

Well the squad for the upcoming 4 nations rugby league tournament has been announced and it has to be said that England coach Tony Smith has made some pretty bold and brave decisions in selecting his squad for this tournament.

Personally I think he is right in what he has done as otherwise we would have had the same problems that the squad had in the last disastrous and quite frankly embarrassing world cup. Saints and Leeds are still the 2 powerhouses of the game and we know from the RFLs review into what went wrong in the World Cup one of the problems was that the squad was basically split into 2, the Leeds camp and the Saints camp and this couldn't have been healthy for team spirit.

We have seen over the last super league season that the rest of the league is starting to catch up with Leeds and Saints - even the NRL is struggling at times to keep up with the attacking speed of the Super League, with only really Salford and Celtic Crusaders not really coming up to Super League standard. However the fact that they have another season before their franchises are reviewed gives them time to do some remedial work and the fact that the Crusaders are recruiting Brian Noble as the new coach is a positive step forward. The fact that Warrington and Huddersfield managed to both make it to the Challenge Cup Final boads well for the future of the game.

I think that the emergence of new talent like Richie Myler and Sam Tomkins who have shown great promise over the last season and who are surely the future of the England team and are being given their chance at International level early in their careers, is great credit to the coach.

The halfback positions seem to always be the area where we appear to be a couple of gears behind our australian counterparts whenever we play them both in terms of knowhow and speed. Only by blooding in younger players early in their careers will we reap the benefits in the years ahead. We may not see the fulfilment of that promise in this tournament, but I bet we do very soon. Good luck to the lads in the weeks ahead.

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Melbourne Storm Grand Final 2009 NRL

2009-09-30T11:32:00.000+10:00

Storm make historic 4th NRL grand final and will face the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium on Sunday. Do you have NRL Grand Final Tickets? Well, it might be too late as the game is believed to be a sell-out already!

Melbourne Storm prop Brett White will be available for interview tomorrow afternoon at the conclusion of his side’s skills session at Princes Park.

Attending media are asked to enter the ground, via Gate 2, no earlier than 12.30pm.

Media will be notified when footage of the session is available.

Storm players will mix with their fans at the conclusion of the session before departing for Sydney later in the afternoon.

Storm will arrive in Sydney at approximately 5.30pm.

Vision of the Storm arriving in Sydney will be available. There will be no interview opportunities during this time.

Please note White’s interview will be the only guaranteed media opportunity for tomorrow.

Gold Coast Titans beat Melbourne Storm NRLCOMAU

2009-04-04T23:46:00.000+11:00

Storm suffer shock loss to Titans

The Melbourne Storm has suffered a shock 18-6 loss to the Gold Coast Titans, only the Storm’s fourth loss at the ‘Graveyard’ in their last 45 games.

The Storm had their chances but made too many errors, were penalised at crucial times and were stifled by the Titans defence.

Billy Slater and the wingers, Steve Turner and Anthony Quinn, all got close but were denied tries either by skill errors or Titans’ defence.

The Titans capitalised on penalties against the Storm and spent most of the first half on the attack.

Titans prop Luke Bailey went over for a try in the 26th minute after a knock-on from Greg Inglis gave the Titans a set of six just 20 metres out, and Matt Rogers converted the resultant two penalty kicks.

Even without their playmaker, Scott Prince, and a dismal away record to think about, the Titans were creative in attack and difficult to contain.

On the other hand, the highlights for the Storm were few and far between.

A try-saving tackle by Cooper Cronk, and Dallas Johnson’s tally of 36 tackles for the half were impressive.

Young centre Will Chambers found a few gaps and made some handy metres but was often without support.

At half-time, the Storm were down 10-0, with the penalty count and the run of play against them.

The second half didn’t start any better for the Storm.

Brett Delaney took advantage of an overlap out wide and ran down the wing, committing Slater to the tackle, before offloading to Chris Walker for an easy try.

Young gun Joseph Tomane gave the Storm fans something to celebrate, running over for a try in the 51st minute to get the Storm on the board.

Slater picked a gap in the Titans line before offloading to Tomane 30 metres out.

Tomane’s fancy footwork and blistering speed saw him over the line. Willie Isa may be hard-pressed to regain his place in the side after Tomane’s performances in the last two games.

Cam Smith made the difficult conversion to have the Storm within reach of the Titans, and while Ryan Hoffman returned from an earlier head clash, it was not to be.

The Storm’s 14 errors often halted attacking moves and resulted in a completion rate of only 67% compared to the Titans 86%.

Kevin Proctor, Jeff Lima and Slater all tried hard but couldn’t break the line and the last tackle kicks from Cronk or Smith just didn’t bounce the right way.

Next week’s game against the Panthers takes on even greater importance for the Storm, as two home losses in a row may dent “The Graveyard’s” reputation.

Storm 6 (Try: Tomane; Goal: Smith) def. by Titans 18 (Tries: Bailey, Walker; Goals: Rogers 4) at Olympic Park.

Crowd: 11,698

NRL Week 1 Review

2009-03-17T22:16:00.001+11:00

The NRL was explosive for week 1. Premiers Manly getting smashed by the rebuilt Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs team playing very well as a Rugby League unit. Full credit to coach Jason Taylor for getting his side ready to get revenge on the Roosters from the same time last year in NRL Round 1. The NRL results so far have amazed many, the Golden Point between Dragons and Storm and then Cowboys only losing by 1 point to the Broncos.

As it stands, Souths are now atop the NRL Ladder and the Roosters are last place, with Manly close behind. Very hard for NRL Tipsters and NRL fantasy league pickers to get any consistency it will seem.

NRL 2009 to Start

2009-03-11T16:21:00.000+11:00

NRL for 2009 to start this Friday night, season kickoff between the new look Saints side coached by Wayne Bennett up against the fancied Melbourne Storm side at Olympic Park.

The headlines for Rugby League have been consistently about Manly, the leading club having player behaviour problems, with Anthony Watmough and now allegations against Brett Stewart after the clubs season launch last week.

The Manly club and its sponsors are copping plenty even before the kickoff of official footy in 2009.

Regardless, the winter is coming and so is NRL for 2009.

Enjoy the coverage on Channel 9, Foxtel and Foxsports - even TV NZ and Sky in New Zealand, each year it gets better and better.

NRL recovery sessions

2008-09-20T16:17:00.001+10:00

NRL Recovery session and flight details

If Melbourne Storm win tonight’s semi-final against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, they will have their recovery session tomorrow morning at Centenary Pool from 10.30am.

Centenary Pool is located at 400 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill.

A selected player will be made available to the media.

Melbourne Storm will be flying Qantas from Brisbane at 12.50pm, arriving in Melbourne at 3.10pm.

No players or coaches will be available for comment at Brisbane airport. NRL Results

Rugby League Training

2008-09-17T22:22:00.001+10:00

[15 SEPTEMBER, 2008]

NRL Training and travel schedule: 15.09.08 – 21.09.08

See below for Melbourne Storm's planned training schedule for the week beginning Monday, September 15^th.

Please take careful note of the media opportunities this week as these are not subject to change.

Any changes to the training schedule will be made to the "Storm Schedule" on the Melbourne Storm website, www.melbournestorm.com.au, as soon as possible.

All sessions will take place at MC Labour Park unless otherwise stated.

Monday, September 15^th:
10.00am: Recovery Session (St Kilda Sea Baths)

Tuesday, September 16^th:
10.30am: Skills Session
Players available to the media from 11.30am - 12.15pm
1.00pm: Prehab and Recovery Session (MSAC)

Wednesday, September 17^th:
9.00am - 11.15am: Weights
No players available to the media today

Thursday, September 18^th:
Time TBC: Flight from Melbourne to Brisbane
Craig Bellamy and Cooper Cronk will be available for comment upon arrival at Brisbane airport

Friday, September 19^th:
CLOSED SESSION

Saturday, September 20^th:
7.45pm: STORM v BRONCOS (Suncorp Stadium)

Sunday, September 21^st:
Time TBC: Recovery Session (Venue TBC)
Time TBC: Flight from Brisbane to Melbourne

NRL Elimination Final

2008-09-17T21:54:00.001+10:00

NRL Storm squad for Broncos clash

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has made one change to his squad for Saturday night’s Semi-Final clash against the Brisbane Broncos.

The game will be played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane from 7.45pm.

Sika Manu has been named on the interchange bench after recovering from a slight hamstring strain, with Scott Anderson omitted from the squad.

NRL squad for Saturday’s game:

Starting team:

1. Billy Slater

2. Steve Turner

3. Matt Geyer

4. Israel Folau

5. Anthony Quinn

6. Greg Inglis

7. Cooper Cronk

8. Jeff Lima

9. Cam Smith ©

10. Brett White

11. Michael Crocker

12. Ryan Hoffman

13. Dallas Johnson

Interchange:

14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi.

Coach: Craig Bellamy.

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

NRL Finals Predictions

2008-09-11T16:17:00.001+10:00

NRL Qualifying Final v Warriors Game Notes 2008

The hot trotting Melbourne Storm are sure things to hammer the traveling NZ Warriors team, with the New Zealanders facing mission impossible in terms of NRL Rugby League chances down in the couldron.

WHO: Melbourne Storm v New Zealand Warriors
WHAT: 4th Qualifying Final of the 2008 Telstra Premiership season
WHERE: Olympic Park, Melbourne
WHEN: Sunday, September 14th @ 4.00pm
ON TV: Channel 9 LIVE into Melbourne
ON RADIO: 1116SEN LIVE into Melbourne
CHECK IT OUT: Melbourne Storm’s website with all the latest stats, profiles, updates, schedule and training times, alerts, news etc…. www.melbournestorm.com.au

IN BRIEF
Melbourne destroyed the South Sydney Rabbitohs 42-4 to claim their third successive J.J Giltinan Shield as the NRL minor premiers.

New Zealand defeated the Parramatta Eels 28-6 to cement their place in the finals, finishing in eighth spot.

FAST FACTS
• Melbourne has won their past 10 games at Olympic Park
• New Zealand are one of only two teams to have won at Olympic Park in the past three years
• Melbourne has conceded 282 points this year; New Zealand has conceded 567
• Twelve of Melbourne’s 17 wins this year have been by 13+ points

DID YOU KNOW?
Channel 9 will be showing the game LIVE into Melbourne from 3.30pm.

Also, radio station 1116SEN will also be broadcasting the game LIVE.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
Total: Played: 21, Storm: 11, Warriors: 9, Drawn: 1
At Olympic Park: Played: 8, Storm: 5, Warriors: 3

FOR AND AGAINST 2008
Points for: Storm: 584, Warriors: 502
Points against: Storm: 282, Warriors: 567
Tries for: Storm: 106, Warriors: 88
Points differential: Storm: +302, Warriors: -65

LAST ROUND MATCHES
Storm def. Rabbitohs 42-2 @ Olympic Park, Melbourne
Warriors def. Eels 28-6 @ Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

LAST EIGHT CLASHES

YEAR	RESULT	VENUE
2008	Warriors def. Storm 8-6 @	Mt Smart Stadium
2008	Storm def. Warriors 32-18 @	Telstra Dome
2007	Storm def. Warriors 4-2 @	Mt Smart Stadium
2007	Storm def. Warriors 30-12 @	Olympic Park
2006	Warriors def. Storm 24-20 @	Olympic Park
2006	Storm def. Warriors 24-16 @	Mt Smart Stadium
2005	Storm def. Warriors 22-10 @	Olympic Park
2005	Warriors def. Storm 24-16 @	Mt Smart Stadium

THE STORM STORY SO FAR
WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE: STORM 4 (Try: Hoffman) def. by RHINOS 11 (Try: Donald; Goals: Sinfield 3; Field Goal: Sinfield) at Elland Road, Leeds
ROUND 1: STORM 32 (Tries: Slater 3, Johnson, Tagataese; Goals: C. Smith 5, Turner) def. WARRIORS 18 (Tries: Vatuvei 2, Ropati; Goals: Witt 3) at Telstra Dome, Melbourne
ROUND 2: STORM 16 (Tries: Aitken, White, Falou; Goals: C. Smith 2) def. by SHARKS 17 (Tries: Kearney, Gallen, Simmons; Goals: Covell 2; Field Goals: Kimmorley) at Olympic Park, Melbourne
ROUND 3: Storm (Try: Slater; Goal: C. Smith) def. by ROOSTERS (Try: Kenny-Dowell; Goals: FitzGibbon 3) at Sydney Football Stadium
ROUND 4: STORM 28 (Tries: Quinn 3, Folau, Hoffman; Goals: Smith 4) def. BRONCOS 8 (Tries: Robinson, Stagg) at Olympic Park, Melbourne
ROUND 5: STORM 26 (Tries: Slater 2, Inglis, Quinn, Hoffman; Goals: Smith 3) def. SEA EAGLES 4 (Try: Barney) at Olympic Park
ROUND 6: STORM 23 (Tries: Chambers, Turner, Slater, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 3; Field Goal: Cronk) def. RAIDERS 16 (Tries: Best, Plum, Purtell; Goals: Carney 2) at Canberra Stadium
ROUND 7: STORM 12 (Tries: Inglis, Folau; Goals: C. Smith 2) def. COWBOYS 10 (Tries: Williams 2; Goals: Thurston) at Dairy Farmer’s Stadium
ROUND 8: BYE
ROUND 9: STORM 18 (Tries: Folau 2, Quinn; Goals: C. Smith 3) def. KNIGHTS 4 (Try: Mullen) at Olympic Park, Melbourne
ROUND 10: STORM 12 (Tries: Chambers, Manu; Goals: Smith, Turner) def. by DRAGONS 36 (Tries: Nightingale 2, B. Morris, J Morris, Lett, Soward; Goals: Soward 6) at ANZ Stadium
ROUND 11: STORM 15 (Tries: Chambers, J. Smith; Goals: C. Smith 2, Field Goals: Cronk) def. RABBITOHS 12 (Tries: Vagana 2; Goals: Luke) at Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
ROUND 12: STORM 46 (Tries: Geyer 2, C. Smith, Folau, Turner, J. Smith, Crocker, Cronk; Goals: C. Smith 7) def. BULLDOGS 0 at Olympic Park
ROUND 13: STORM 0 def. by TITANS 18 (Tries: Delaney, Meyers, Jeffrey; Goals: Rogers 3) at Skilled Park
ROUND 14: BYE
ROUND 15: STORM 48 (Tries: Inglis 3, Turner 2, J Smith, Slater, Geyer, Folau; Goals: C Smith 6) def. COWBOYS 20 (Tries: Henry, Williams, Webb, Cashmere; Goals: Thurston 2) at Olympic Park
ROUND 16: STORM 22 (Tries: Manu 2, Tomane, Cronk; Goals: Turner 2, Cronk) def. by EELS 24 (Tries: Tautai, Williams, Reddy, Inu; Goals: Burt 4) at Parramatta Stadium
ROUND 17: STORM 30 (Tries: Inglis 2, Slater, Manu, Quinn, Turner; Goals: Smith 3) def. RAIDERS 14 (Tries: Monaghan, Carney, Chalk; Goals: Carney) at Olympic Park
ROUND 18: STORM 30 (Tries: Inglis 3, Slater, Manu; Goals: C. Smith 5) def. TIGERS 18 (Tries: Tuiaki, Hodgson, Ryan; Goals: Hodgson 3) at Campbelltown Sports Stadium
ROUND 19: STORM 26 (Tries: J Smith, Lima, Geyer, Turner, Folau; Goals: C Smith 3) def. DRAGONS 0 at Olympic Park
ROUND 20: STORM 6 (Try: Manu; Goal: C Smith) def. by WARRIORS 8 (Try: Fai; Goals: Hohaia 2) at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
ROUND 21: STORM 44 (Tries: Folau 2, Inglis 2, Turner, Quinn, Hoffman, Geyer, J Smith; Goals: Cam Smith 4) def. TITANS 4 (Try: Ropana) at Olympic Park
ROUND 22: STORM 16 (Tries: Geyer, Folau, Cronk; Goals: C Smith 2) def. SEA EAGLES 10 (Tries: Hall, Williams; Goals: Matai) at Brookvale Oval
ROUND 23: STORM 30 (Tries: Quinn 2, C Smith, Cronk, Slater; Goals: Smith 5) def. ROOSTERS 6 (Try: M Aubusson; Goal: Roberts 1) at Olympic Park
ROUND 24: STORM 40 (Tries: Inglis 3, Turner 2, Quinn, C Smith, Lima; Goals: C Smith 4) def. PANTHERS 6 (Try: N Smith; Goal: Gordon) at CUA Stadium, Penrith
ROUND 25: STORM 16 (Tries: Inglis, Folau, Manu; Goals: C Smith 2) def. by KNIGHTS 17 (Tries: Hilder, Royal; Goals: Gidley 4, Field Goal: Hilder) at EnergyAustralia Stadium
ROUND 26: STORM 42 (Tries: Slater 2, Geyer, Quinn, C Smith, Hoffman, Anderson, J Smith; Goals: C Smith 4, Geyer: 1) def. RABBITOHS 4 (Try: Merritt) at Olympic Park

2008 TRY SCORERS (STORM)
Inglis 16, Folau 13, Slater 13, Quinn 11, Turner 9, Manu 7, Geyer 7, J. Smith 6, Cronk 4, Hoffman 4, C Smith 4, Chambers 3, Lima 2, Johnson, Tagataese, Aitken, White, Crocker, Tomane, B Anderson

2008 GOAL SCORERS (STORM)
C. Smith 72, Turner 4, J. Smith, Cronk, Geyer

2008 FIELD GOAL SCORERS (STORM)
Cronk 2

2008 POINTSCORERS (STORM)
C Smith 160, Inglis 64, Folau 52, Slater 52, Turner 44, Quinn 44, Manu 28, Geyer 28, J. Smith 26, Cronk 20, Hoffman 16, Chambers 12, Lima 8, Johnson 4, Tagataese 4, Aitken 4, White 4, Crocker 4, Tomane 4, B Anderson 4

MELBOURNE STORM MEDIBANK PRIVATE INJURY UPDATE
Dallas Johnson (knee): Test
Danny Vaughan (knee): season
Ben MacDougall (knee): season
Dane Nielsen (shoulder): season
Will Chambers (knee): season

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP LADDER

POSITION	CLUB	POINTS
1	Storm	38
2	Sea Eagles	38
3	Sharks	38
4	Roosters	34
5	Broncos	33
6	Raiders	30
7	Dragons	30
8	Warriors	30
9	Knights	28
10	Wests Tigers	26
11	Eels	25
12	Panthers	25
13	Titans	24
14	Rabbitohs	20
15	Cowboys	14
16	Bulldogs	14

SQUAD FOR SUNDAY'S GAME

Starting team:
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner
3. Matt Geyer
4. Israel Folau
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jeff Lima
9. Cam Smith
10. Brett White
11. Michael Crocker
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dallas Johnson

Interchange:
14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi.

Coach: Craig Bellamy.

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

Craig Bellamy Storm Interview

2008-09-11T11:25:00.001+10:00

NRL Coaching Guru Craig Bellamy available for comment today

Melbourne Storm’s training session today will take place at Olympic Park from 2.30pm, with Storm coach Craig Bellamy available for comment prior to the session beginning.

Media will be asked to leave after the initial warm-up period – approximately 15 minutes.

Please note this will be the last chance to get training vision and interview Bellamy before Sunday’s Qualifying Final against the Warriors at Olympic Park.

Media are advised to be ready for Bellamy at 2.15pm, however the exact time of training commencing is an approximation only.

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

Billy Slater Storm Dally M

2008-09-10T14:50:00.001+10:00

[10 SEPTEMBER, 2008]

NRL leading fullback Billy Slater available for comment today on Dally M events last night

Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater will be available for comment today at the conclusion for the club’s training session at MC Labour Park.

The session is due to begin at 12.15pm, and conclude at approximately 1.45pm.

Vision of today’s training session will be permitted, however there will be times when cameras will be required to stop recording.

This will be the only time Slater will be available for comment regarding last night’s Dally M Medal count and this weekend’s Qualifying Final against the Warriors.

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

Rugby Training Techniques

2008-09-03T17:27:00.001+10:00

NRL Rugby League Training

Training schedule: 01.09.08 – 07.09.08

See below for Melbourne Storm's planned training schedule for the week beginning Monday, September 1^st.

Please note these details are subject to change. Any changes to the training schedule will be made to the "Storm Schedule" on the Melbourne Storm website, www.melbournestorm.com.au, as soon as possible.

All session will take place at MC Labour Park unless otherwise stated.

Monday, September 1^st:
Day Off

Tuesday, September 2^nd:
9.00am - 11.15am: Weights
1.30pm: Skills and Conditioning Session

Wednesday, September 3^rd:
Day Off

Thursday, September 4^th:
9.00am - 11.15am: Weights
1.00pm: Speed and Ballwork Session

Friday, September 5^th:
Day Off

Saturday, September 6^th:
Time TBC: Ballwork Session (Olympic Park)

Sunday, September 7^th:
7.00pm: STORM v RABBITOHS (Olympic Park)

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

Storm NRL Betting Favourites

2008-08-11T15:40:00.001+10:00

The Melbourne Storm have firmed into betting favourites after beating Manly;

This is their latest training schedule:

[11 AUGUST, 2008]

Training schedule: 11.08.08 – 16.08.08

See below for Melbourne Storm's planned training schedule for the week beginning Monday, August 11^th.

All sessions will take place at MC Labour Park unless otherwise stated.

Monday, August 11^th:
9.30am: Skills and Conditioning Session

Tuesday, August 12^th:
9.00am - 11.15am: Weights
1.00pm: Speed and Ballwork Session

Wednesday, August 13^th:
DAY OFF

Thursday, August 14^th:
Time TBC: Ballwork Session (Olympic Park)

Friday, August 15^th:
7.35pm: STORM v ROOSTERS (Olympic Park)

Saturday, August 16^th:
9.30am: Recovery Session (Venue TBC)

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

E-mail: ccouch@melbournestorm.com.au

Website: www.melbournestorm.com.au

storm nrl lineups

2008-08-06T10:44:00.001+10:00

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has made one change to his squad for Friday night’s Round 22 grand final replay against the Sea Eagles.

The game will be played at Brookvale Oval in Sydney from 7.45pm.

Dallas Johnson returns to the starting line-up after being rested from last week’s win against the Titans. He takes Jeremy Smith’s place in the starting line-up who returns to the interchange bench.

Scott Anderson has been omitted from the squad.

NRL squad for Friday’s game:

Starting team:

1. Billy Slater

2. Steve Turner

3. Matt Geyer

4. Israel Folau

5. Anthony Quinn

6. Greg Inglis

7. Cooper Cronk

8. Jeff Lima

9. Cam Smith ©

10. Brett White

11. Michael Crocker

12. Ryan Hoffman

13. Dallas Johnson

Interchange:

14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi.

Coach: Craig Bellamy.

Under-20’s squad for Friday’s game:

Starting team:

1. Gareth Widdop

2. Malo Feterika

3. Sam Joe

4. Zeb Tawha ©

5. Josh Jerome

6. Luke Kelly

7. Liam Foran

8. Aiden Tolman

9. James Woolford

10. Louis Fanene

11. Aiden Guerra

12. Vili Faingaa

13. Will Naitoro

Interchange:

14. Jay Aston, 15. Pulou Vaituutuu, 16. Kruize Wilson, 17. Matt Croker.

Coach: Brad Arthur

____________________________________________________

Chris Couch

Media Manager

Storm NRL Statistics

2008-08-04T21:26:00.001+10:00

[31 July, 2008]

Round 21 v Titans Game Notes

WHO: Melbourne Storm v Gold Coast Titans

WHAT: Round 21 of the 2008 Telstra Premiership season
WHERE: Olympic Park, Melbourne
WHEN: Friday, August 1^st @ 7.35pm (NZST)
ON TV: Channel Nine (Melbourne) @ midnight, Fox Sports 2 @ 1.30am (Saturday)
CHECK IT OUT: Melbourne Storm’s website with all the latest stats, profiles, updates, schedule and training times, alerts, news etc…. www.melbournestorm.com.au

IN BRIEF
Melbourne was dealt a blow to their minor premiership aspirations as they were beaten 8-6 by a committed warriors outfit last Sunday in Auckland. The loss left the Storm in second spot on the NRL ladder.

The Gold Coast Titans also lost last weekend, heavily beaten by the Canberra Raiders 46-4 at Canberra Stadium. The loss leaves them just outside the top eight in ninth position.

FAST FACTS
• Gold Coast has scored the first try in six of their past seven games
• Melbourne has the best defensive record in the NRL conceding just 13 points per game on average
• Gold Coast has lost five of their past six games
• Melbourne has won 38 of their past 40 games at Olympic Park

DID YOU KNOW?
The players’ annual comedy day will take place on Sunday, August 17^th at the Comics Lounge in Errol Street, North Melbourne. Starting at 3.00pm and going on well into the night, the event will feature 10 of Melbourne’s best comedians, and will be hosted by Storm Ambassador and comedian Marty Fields.

Tickets are $30 each and are available before the day at the Melbourne Storm (03 8412 4900) or at the Comics Lounge (03 9348 9488), or on the door on the day (although these tickets will be limited).

KEY MATCH UP
Given the Titans will try to take on the Storm in the forwards, the backrow battle between Anthony Laffranchi and Ryan Hoffman will be one of the key contests in the game.

Other than halfback Scott Prince, Laffranchi has been arguably the Titans’ best player this year. He has taken his game to new levels in 2008, and was rewarded with State-of-Origin honours for New South Wales, and was named 18^th man for the Kangaroos team in the Centenary Test against the Kiwis. He is also a try-scoring threat having crossed the line 10 times in 14 games this year, a wonderful outlay for a backrower, especially with six games still to go.

Hoffman is the consummate professional. He gets the job done with a minimum of fuss and is always in the thick of the action. A teammate of Laffranchi’s in the New South Wales State-of-Origin team, Hoffman also played in the Centenary Test turning in another consistently high performance. What stands Hoffman out from the pack is his work ethic and will to win, and he will never let his teammates down through a lack of effort.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
Total: Played: 2, Storm: 1, Titans: 1
At Olympic Park: Played: 1, Storm: 1, Titans: 0

FOR AND AGAINST 2008
Points for: Storm: 396, Titans: 391
Points against: Storm: 235, Titans: 409
Tries for: Storm: 70, Titans: 69
Points differential: Storm: +161, Titans: -18

LAST ROUND MATCHES
Storm def. by Warriors 8-6 @ Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Titans def. by Raiders 46-4 @ Canberra Stadium, Canberra

LAST TWO CLASHES

YEAR	RESULT	VENUE
2008	Titans def. Storm 18-0 @	Skilled Park
2007	Storm def. Titans 50-6 @	Olympic Park

2008 TRY SCORERS (STORM)
Slater 10, Inglis 10, Folau 9, Quinn 6, Turner 6, Manu 6, J. Smith 4, Geyer 4, Chambers 3, Hoffman 2, Cronk 2, Johnson, Tagataese, Aitken, White, C. Smith, Crocker, Tomane, Lima

2008 GOAL SCORERS (STORM)
C. Smith 51, Turner 4, J. Smith, Cronk

2008 FIELD GOAL SCORERS (STORM)
Cronk 2

2008 POINTSCORERS (STORM)
C Smith 106, Slater 40, Inglis 40, Folau 36, Quinn 24, Turner 24, Manu 24, J. Smith 18, Geyer 16, Chambers 12, Cronk 12, Hoffman 8, Johnson 4, Tagataese 4, Aitken 4, White 4, Crocker 4, Tomane 4, Lima 4

MELBOURNE STORM MEDIBANK PRIVATE INJURY UPDATE
Danny Vaughan (knee): season
Ben MacDougall (knee): season
Dane Nielsen (shoulder): season
Will Chambers (knee): season

THE STORM AHEAD
Round 22: Friday, August 8^th v Sea Eagles @ Brookvale Oval, 7.45pm
Round 23: Friday, August 15^th v Roosters @ Olympic Park, 7.35pm
Round 24: Monday, August 25^th v Panthers @ CUA Stadium, 7.00pm

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP LADDER

POSITION	CLUB	POINTS
1	Sea Eagles	30
2	Storm	28
3	Roosters	28
4	Sharks	28
5	Broncos	25
6	Dragons	24
7	Panthers	23
8	Raiders	22
9	Titans	22
10	Warriors	22
11	Knights	20
12	Wests Tigers	20
13	Eels	20
14	Rabbitohs	16
15	Bulldogs	14
16	Cowboys	10

SQUAD FOR FRIDAY'S GAME

Interchange:
14. Jeremy Smith, 15. Adam Blair, 16. Sika Manu, 17. Antonio Kaufusi.

Coach: Craig Bellamy.

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Chris Couch

Media Manager

Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club

Princes Park, Gate 3, Royal Parade, Carlton North VIC 3054

PO Box 141 Parkville VIC 3052

E-mail: ccouch@melbournestorm.com.au

Website: www.melbournestorm.com.au

Melbourne Storm NRL Training

2008-07-29T12:41:00.001+10:00

They might be hassled about wrestling techniques and NRL Storm coach Craig Bellamy constantly argues with the media over controversial training tactics - but their is no arguing that the Melbourne Storm are the NRL benchmark.

2007 NRL Premiers and looking like good things for the 2008 NRL Premiership; heres a training program for the hardworking NRL storm players and club:

See below for Melbourne Storm's planned training schedule for the week beginning Tuesday, July 29^th.

All sessions will take place at MC Labour Park unless otherwise stated.

Tuesday, July 29^th:
1.00pm: Speed and Ballwork Session

Wednesday, July 30^th:
9.00am - 11.15am: Weights

Thursday, July 31^st:
Time TBC: Ballwork Session (Olympic Park)

Friday, August 1^st:
7.30pm: STORM v TITANS (Olympic Park)

Saturday, August 2^nd:
9.30am: Recovery Session (Venue TBC)

Sonny Bill Williams Quits Bulldogs

2008-07-26T22:41:00.002+10:00

The unthinkable has happened in the NRL Rugby League world. NRL star player Sonny Bill Williams quits Bulldogs for French Rugby Union.

Unhappy with the Bulldogs for most of 2008, SBW has been trying to negotiate more money for his NRL playing contract and the Bulldogs, including CEO Todd Greenburg felt SBW was happy with things.

The fans will be shocked.

The Bulldogs slump from one disaster to another, but this time - their best player has now gone. It's a long way back from here. Reports suggest Sonny Bill Williams has already left Australia and is about to play 2nd Grade French Rugby in Toulon.

Melbourne Storm go Rock Climbing

2008-07-21T17:07:00.002+10:00

NRL and Rugby League sporting heros from the Melbourne Storm will be doing something very unique tomorrow morning for their recovery session after tonight’s clash against the Dragons at Olympic Park. Let's hope the Storm squad members aren't hampered by any injures in what could be a risky setup @ Indoor Rock Climbing!

(Hmmm, brings back memories of Robbie Kearns falling off a horse during NSW State of Origin duties some years ago with Wayne Pearce as NSW coach)

The squad’s climbing skills will be put to the test when they arrive at the Hard Rock Indoor Rock Climbing Centre in Swanston Street at 11.00am.

The spectacular setting, both inside and out, will provide some great vision and pictorial opportunities.

For more information on the centre, go to www.hardrock.com.au.

*Selected players will be made available for interview upon completion of the recovery session.

WHAT: Melbourne Storm recovery session – indoor rock climbing

WHERE: Hard Rock Indoor Rock Climbing Centre, 501 Swanston Street, Melbourne

WHEN: Tuesday, July 22^nd from 11.00am

NRL News

2008-05-24T16:21:00.003+10:00

NRL News launched 2 years ago has quickly grown to become the no. 1 public Rugby League authority site, bringing the latest NRL news to the internet world with the freedom not available to the likes of Fox Sports, League HQ (Fairfax) or even the NRL.com - reporters can speak their mind without fear or concern for political position.

In addition to regular NRL News and NRL editorials, the NRL News.com site features popular Rugby League forums, Video Vault and visitor feedback.

At present the NRL News.com website receives over 2000 individual hits each and everyday and has an email subscriber base of several thousand that receive updates on every article posted by the large team of reporters.

The internet and the advent of 'blogs' has quickly seen the online world become the 'hub' or major resource for breaking news as opposed to old world media and standard newspapers who have previously had a hold over Rugby League and NRL in general such as the Daily Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald. Visitors want to quickly see the latest NRL Results and the NRL Table position of their supported team from anywhere in the world and instantly.

Brian Smith craves NRL Results for Knights

2008-03-22T15:59:00.002+11:00

Sent to Newcastle to get them performing again, former Eels coach Brian Smith started with a bang in 2007 - orchestrating a major clean-out of players at Knights in the hope he could start getting some more favourable NRL Results. With the retirement of Andrew Johns, the Rugby League world was in shock - but more so was Newcastle, they needed a star player or star team to replace the loss and the current crop of players simply wouldn't cut it. Enter Brian Smith, long term players were sent packing from the footy club and Smith knew, a new younger and more talented brand of player was needed to get things going.

NRL draw gets harder

2008-03-22T10:25:00.003+11:00

As the NRL season moves to Round 2, NRL Results and ladder position will get harder as teams try to remain confident and deal with the new interchange rule that only allows 10 substitutions rather than the previous 12 allowed in 2007.

Souths found the going tought, as coach Jason Taylor admitted his side cannot score enough points. The Bulldogs were brave and did enough to get themselves home after trailing for much of the Round 2, 2008 game in Sydney. ANZ Stadium was abuzz as the Dogs got themselves to their first win of the year, muscling the bigger Souths pack and getting some nice momentum for Round 3.

NRL pacesetting by Storm

2008-03-19T14:25:00.002+11:00

www.nrlnews.com

The 2007 eventual NRL Premiership winners the Melbourne Storm have trotted out nicely this year, accounting for the NZ Warriors in their home Monday Night Football game in front of a healthy 20,000 crowd - Victorians coming out to support the Rugby League nicely.

As always early NRL Results are all important as teams look to put some points in the bag early to not only get them to a good ladder position and gain confidence, but it does make things easier at the back end of the season when the Footy is tough and playing talent might be scarce through injury concerns.

Winning well and winning early is the key to overall NRL success.

NRL 2008 Underway

2008-03-16T21:49:00.002+11:00

The kick-off has been and gone. The NRL 2008 Rugby League season is now underway with only a single game left for Round 1 already.

With most of the NRL Results already recorded for this round, some surprises already - with the Cronulla Sharks gritty in their defence based win over the high flying Manly footy side at Brookvale Oval. The Parramatta Eels turned on some stylish late play to beat Rugby League warhorses the Bulldogs in a spiteful clash.

Confidence is key and League teams need to get their first wins up early to get a snowball effect going and keep things on track for a Top 8 Semi Final finish.

The final game of NRL Round 1 sees the Vodafone NZ Warriors away to the Melboune Storm at the Telstra Dome.

Play it smart with Resumes

2008-02-21T16:10:00.002+11:00

Getting a job in most cases is a tricky affair. Everyone wants to be the high roller with the big pay cheque. However, don't forget the fact that the resume or CV plays a huge part in even getting you to the interview stage.

Forget the skills or experience part too. While naturally they place some part, if your resume isn't well presented and setup correctly - you'll fail at first base most times. HR managers and employer review panels will toss your application straight into the trash!

How to make a resume work? Well firstly it's all about getting maximum say for little space, you want to give the reader plenty of your good points in a small amount of space. If things get too long, generally the reader gets bored and tosses it. Having a photo is always a good idea, a small portrait of your face on the first page is a smart move. (If you're shockingly ugly, maybe shy away from this part and get a good make over come interview day) Interviews are a different story and can be hard to do on their own. (More on successful job interviews in our next article) However, setting yourself apart in the resume is critical to making your resume work.

Be smart, be unique and if possible get help - pay to have your resume cleaned up or presented professionally