2023 Melbourne Storm season

The 2023 Melbourne Storm season is the 26th in the club's history, competing in the 2023 NRL season. The team is coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 21st consecutive season. Melbourne Storm are also captained by Christian Welch who will be captain for the second consecutive season.[1]

2023 Melbourne Storm season
NRL RankSee ladder on this page
2023 recordWins: 6; Draws: 0; Losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 182; Against: 174
Team information
CEOJustin Rodski
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumAAMI Park – 30,050 (9 games)
Marvel Stadium – 53,343 (2 games)
Suncorp Stadium – 52,500 (1 game)
High attendance23,469 (Round 8)[lower-alpha 1]
Top scorers
TriesNick Meaney (7)
GoalsNick Meaney (30)
PointsNick Meaney (88)
< 2022 List of seasons 2024 >


Season summary
  • Preseason – New recruits from the 2022–23 season took part in Melbourne Storm IDQ camp for pre season before New Years. Tyran Wishart was awarded the IDQ Iron bar.[2]
  • 2 January – Fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen left Australia for a two-week training camp in Philadelphia with Bill Knowles, as part of his recovery from injury. Papenhuyzen was six months into his recovery from a broken patella, but was yet to commence running. Knowles a sports reconditioning and athletic development specialist, had previously worked with NRL players Latrell Mitchell and Tom Trbojevic.[3]
  • 22 January – Club chairperson Matt Trip suggested in an interview that the 2023 season would be coach Craig Bellamy's last season in the position before retirement. Tripp was quoted as saying "we chatted pre-Christmas and he was more 'no' than 'yes', but that might change as we get towards round one."[4]
  • 5 February – After earning selection for the Māori All Stars as the only Melbourne Storm representative,[5] Nelson Asofa-Solomona withdraws from the annual match played in Rotutua, citing a heavy training load after only resuming training in January.[6][7]
  • 9 February – Tui Kamikamica extends his contract with the club for a further two years to remain in Melbourne until the end of the 2025 season.[8][9][10]
  • 12 February – In the club's first hit out for the season in the NRL's pre-season challenge, an inexperienced Melbourne squad go down 24–32 to the Sydney Roosters in front of almost 8,000 fans at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong. A broken arm to centre Justin Olam saw him leave the field after only a few minutes, but the performances of Victorian fullback Sualauvi Fa'alogo and Tyran Wishart were promising.[11] Melbourne would gain two bonus points in the pre-season challenge format which rewards attacking play.
  • 19 February – After an error-ridden first half, Melbourne score 24 unanswered points to take a 24–6 win over New Zealand Warriors in the club's final pre-season trial match. Tries to New Zealanders Will Warbrick, Eliesa Katoa and Nelson Asofa-Solomona setting up the win.[12]
  • 22 February – CEO Justin Rodski announced the 2023 club leadership group,[13] with Christian Welch named as sole club captain. Harry Grant, Jahrome Hughes and Cameron Munster were named as vice-captains.[1]
  • Round 1 – Harry Grant scores Melbourne's first ever "golden try" in the third minute of golden point extra time to clinch a 16–12 win over Parramatta Eels to open the 2023 NRL season.[14] The win was Melbourne's 21st consecutive round one victory, also ending a four match losing streak against Parramatta.[15] Will Warbrick and Bronson Garlick both made their NRL debuts, with Eliesa Katoa making his Storm debut. Cameron Munster returned to the field after half time, despite suffering a compound dislocation of his third finger on his right hand earlier in the match to inspire a second half comeback.[15][16]
  • 9 March – Forwards Josh King and Lazarus Vaalepu sign new contracts to stay with Melbourne until the end of the 2025 NRL season. King had been made a member of the club's emerging leaders group in 2023 after joining the club for the 2022 season, while Vaalepu has joined the club on a train and trial contract for this season. Vaalepu will hold a development contract in 2024, joining the top 30 squad in 2025.[17][18]
  • Round 3 – In a high-scoring match, Gold Coast Titans win their first game over Melbourne at their home ground since 2013. Jonah Pezet made his NRL debut, scoring a try, with Tariq Sims also marking his Storm debut with a try.[19]
  • Round 5 – For the first time this season, Melbourne win consecutive games with the second victory coming in with a solid defensive effort against South Sydney to win 18–10.[20] Harry Grant earns all six Dally M Award points in the match, giving him a share the equal lead for the award after five rounds.[21]
  • Round 6 – Melbourne win their third game in a row, defeating the Roosters 28–8 in the rain at AAMI Park. Xavier Coates scored a hat-trick of tries, to send former Melbourne player Brandon Smith back to Sydney a loser in his first match against the Storm.[22]
  • Round 7 – In a fiery clash at 4 Pines Park, Manly snap Melbourne's winning streak in a 18–8 defeat. Three players are sent to the sin bin during the match by referee Adam Gee, with Tui Kamikamica and Justin Olam both facing additional penalties from the NRL Judiciary.[23][24]
Members of the Moore family presenting Storm captain Christian Welch with the Michael Moore Trophy
  • Round 8 – Melbourne retain the Michael Moore Trophy in a quality contest against the New Zealand Warriors, coming from behind to win 30–22. Nick Meaney scored two tries in an 18 point haul to be awarded the Spirit of ANZAC Medal.[25][26] Following the game, it was announced that out of contract forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona had signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2027 season. Asofa-Solomona had been heavily chased by the Dolphins and a potential switch to rugby union.[27][28][29][30]
  • 2 May – CEO Justin Rodski confirms that the club will host two matches at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium, returning to the venue for the first time since 2010. The club had to relocate two home matches due to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup being played at AAMI Park.[31][32][33]
  • Round 10 – Melbourne lose 28–12 against South Sydney at the NRL's annual Magic Round event.
  • Round 11 – Melbourne win their 13th consecutive game against the Brisbane Broncos, a streak stretching back to 2016. In a spiteful clash Melbourne emerge with a 24–16 victory, with three Broncos players sent to the sin bin by referee Todd Smith, and Aaron Pene sent to the sin bin late in the game for the Storm.[34]
  • 15 May – Head coach Craig Bellamy confirms that he will continue in his role into the 2024 season, for what will be his 22nd in charge of the club. It was thought that he would retire and move into a coaching director role, but revealed that he had a change of mind and would continue with the coach saying "Munster came to me a couple of weeks ago and I don't usually take his advice on life but he said all of the players, and especially the leaders, were very keen for me to stay and they still thought I had something to give to the group".[35][36][37][38]

Milestone games
RoundPlayerMilestone
Round 1Bronson GarlickNRL debut
William WarbrickNRL debut
Eliesa KatoaStorm debut
Xavier Coates50th game
Round 2Kane BradleyStorm debut
Round 3Jonah PezetNRL debut
Tariq SimsStorm debut
Round 4Eliesa Katoa50th game

Fixtures

Pre-season
Main article: 2023 NRL pre-season results

Source:[39]

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultMel.Opp.Source
12 FebruaryTrial Sydney RoostersGMHBA Stadium, GeelongLost2432[40]
19 FebruaryTrial New Zealand WarriorsOrangetheory Stadium, ChristchurchWon246[41][12]

Regular season

Source:[42]

DateRoundOpponentHome/AwayVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsReport
2 March1 Parramatta EelsAwayCommBank Stadium, SydneyWon
(g.p.)		1612N Meaney, Y Tonumaipea, H GrantN Meaney 2/2C Munster 0/1, N Meaney 0/1[43]
11 March2 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsHomeAAMI Park, MelbourneLost1226N Asofa-Solomona, J HughesN Meaney 2/2[44]
18 March3[lower-roman 1] Gold Coast TitansAwayCbus Super Stadium, Gold CoastLost3438N Meaney (2), J Pezet, T Sims, J Hughes, X CoatesN Meaney 5/6[45]
24 March4 Wests TigersHomeAAMI Park, MelbourneWon2412W Warbrick, N Meaney, J Olam, C MunsterN Meaney 4/6[46]
31 March5 South Sydney RabbitohsAwayAccor Stadium, SydneyWon1810J King, W Warbrick, C MunsterN Meaney 3/3[47]
6 April6 Sydney RoostersHomeAAMI Park, MelbourneWon288X Coates (3), N Meaney, C MunsterN Meaney 3/5, C Munster 1/1[48]
14 April7 Manly Sea EaglesAway4 Pines Park, SydneyLost818W WarbrickJ Pezet 2/2, C Munster 0/1[49]
25 April8[lower-roman 2] New Zealand WarriorsHomeAAMI Park, MelbourneWon3022N Meaney (2), J Olam, C Munster, H GrantN Meaney 5/5[50]
30 April9Bye
6 May10[lower-roman 3] South Sydney RabbitohsHomeSuncorp Stadium, BrisbaneLost1228R Smith, B GarlickN Meaney 2/2[51]
11 May11 Brisbane BroncosHomeAAMI Park, MelbourneWon2416W Warbrick (2), C Munster, J OlamN Meaney 4/6[52]
20 May12 DolphinsAwaySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
27 May13Bye
4 June14 North Queensland CowboysAwayQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
11 June15 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
17 June16 Wests TigersAwayCampbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney
24 June17 Manly Sea EaglesHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
30 June18 Penrith PanthersHomeMarvel Stadium, Melbourne
7 July19Bye
15 July20 Sydney RoostersAwaySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
22 July21 Newcastle KnightsAwayMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
28 July22 Parramatta EelsHomeMarvel Stadium, Melbourne
4 August23 Penrith PanthersAwayBlueBet Stadium, Sydney
13 August24 Canberra RaidersHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
19 August25 St George Illawarra DragonsAwayWIN Stadium, Wollongong
26 August26 Gold Coast TitansHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
31 August27 Brisbane BroncosAwaySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Fixture notes:
  1. Multicultural Round
  2. ANZAC Round
  3. Magic Round

Ladder
Main article: 2023 NRL season
2023 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers 117041264125+13916
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 128040280186+9416
3 Brisbane Broncos 128040286209+7716
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 106041273205+6814
5 Melbourne Storm 106041206190+1614
6 Dolphins 106041248239+914
7 New Zealand Warriors 116051204210−614
8 Canberra Raiders 106041213242−2914
9 Gold Coast Titans 105051240269−2912
10 Sydney Roosters 115061179246−6712
11 Newcastle Knights 104151225241−1611
12 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 104151191227−3611
13 Parramatta Eels 125070300256+4410
14 North Queensland Cowboys 115060207241−3410
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 113081232277−458
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 114070187282−958
17 Wests Tigers 102081136226−906

Coaching staff

Reference:[61]

2023 squad

List current as of 20 March 2023[62][63][64][65]

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap Nat. Player name Position First Storm game Previous First Grade RL club [lower-alpha 2]
154 Samoa Young Tonumaipea WG,FB 2014 Australia Melbourne Storm
160 Australia Cameron Munster FE, FB 2014 Australia Melbourne Storm
166 New Zealand Nelson Asofa-Solomona SR, PR 2015 Australia Melbourne Storm
167 Australia Christian Welch SR, PR 2015 Australia Melbourne Storm
181 Fiji Tui Kamikamica SR, PR 2017 Australia Melbourne Storm
184 New Zealand Jahrome Hughes FE, FB 2017 Australia North Queensland Cowboys
187 Papua New Guinea Justin Olam WG, CE 2018 Australia Melbourne Storm
188 Australia Harry Grant HK 2018 Australia Melbourne Storm
192 Australia Tom Eisenhuth SR 2019 Australia Penrith Panthers
193 Samoa Marion Seve WG 2019 Australia Melbourne Storm
194 Australia Ryan Papenhuyzen FB 2019 Australia Melbourne Storm
201 Australia Chris Lewis SR 2020 Australia Melbourne Storm
207 New Zealand Aaron Pene PR 2020 Australia New Zealand Warriors
209 Tonga George Jennings WG 2021 Australia Parramatta Eels
210 New Zealand Reimis Smith WG 2021 Australia Canterbury Bulldogs
212 Australia Trent Loiero SR 2021 Australia Melbourne Storm
213 Samoa Dean Ieremia WG 2021 Australia Melbourne Storm
214 Australia Jordan Grant PR 2021 Australia Melbourne Storm
215 Cook Islands Tepai Moeroa SR, LK 2021 Australia Parramatta Eels
217 Papua New Guinea Xavier Coates WG 2022 Australia Brisbane Broncos
218 Australia Nick Meaney FB 2022 Australia Canterbury Bulldogs
219 Australia Josh King PR 2022 Australia Newcastle Knights
220 Australia Tyran Wishart FE, HK 2022 Australia Melbourne Storm
221 Australia Alec MacDonald LK 2022 Australia Melbourne Storm
222 Australia Grant Anderson CE 2022 Australia Melbourne Storm
223 New Zealand Jayden Nikorima FE, HK 2022 Australia Sydney Roosters
225 New Zealand William Warbrick CE, WG 2023 Australia Melbourne Storm
226 Tonga Eliesa Katoa SR 2023 Australia New Zealand Warriors
227 Australia Bronson Garlick LK, SR 2023 Australia Melbourne Storm
228 Australia Kane Bradley WG, CE 2023 Australia North Queensland Cowboys
229 Australia Jonah Pezet HB 2023 Australia Melbourne Storm
230 Fiji Tariq Sims PR, SR 2023 Australia St. George Illawarra Dragons
– France Joe Chan SR Yet to debut France Catalans Dragons
– Samoa Sualauvi Fa'alogo FB Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Scott Galeano CE Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Cole Geyer HK Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Ammaron Gudgeon FB Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Jack Howarth CE, SR Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Max Lehmann WG Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Charlie Murray LK, HK Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Josh Patson SR Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Tristan Powell PR Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Lazarus Vaalepu PR Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Cody Williamson CE Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm

Player movements

Source:[66]

Representative honours

This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2023.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives
PlayerState of Origin 1State of Origin 2Mid-year InternationalsState of Origin 3

Statistics

This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2023 NRL season.

  • Players are added as they play their first game in the season.
  • Table updated as at round 11
  • Statistics sources:[72][73]
Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records
NameAppearancesTriesGoalsField goalsPoints
Grant Anderson2[lower-alpha 4]0000
Nelson Asofa-Solomona51004
Kane Bradley10000
Xavier Coates940016
Tom Eisenhuth50000
Bronson Garlick101004
Harry Grant102008
Jordan Grant20000
Jahrome Hughes82008
Tui Kamikamica60000
Eliesa Katoa100000
Josh King101004
Trent Loiero100000
Alec MacDonald70000
Nick Meaney9730088
Cameron Munster851022
Justin Olam830012
Aaron Pene30000
Jonah Pezet41208
Tariq Sims51004
Reimis Smith101004
Young Tonumaipea21004
William Warbrick1050020
Christian Welch100000
Tyran Wishart80000
25 players used—35330/0206


Scorers

Most points in a game: 18

  • Round 3 – Nick Meaney (2 tries, 5 goals) vs Gold Coast Titans
  • Round 8 – Nick Meaney (2 tries, 5 goals) vs New Zealand Warriors

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 6 – Xavier Coates vs Sydney Roosters

Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 30 points

  • Round 8 vs New Zealand Warriors

Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points

  • Round 1 vs Parramatta Eels

Greatest winning margin: 20 points

  • Round 6 vs Sydney Roosters

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 3

  • Rounds 4–6

Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 34 points

  • Round 3 vs Gold Coast Titans

Lowest score in a losing game: 8 points

  • Round 10 vs South Sydney Rabbitohs

Greatest losing margin: 16 points

  • Round 2 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

  • Rounds 2–3

Jerseys

In December 2020, Melbourne Storm announced a five-year sponsorship and apparel partnership agreement with British sportswear company, Castore. They will continue produce supporter wear and jerseys for season 2023.

Home

Revealed in December 2022, the 2023 home jersey sees the return of the colour purple as the primary colour.[74] The design is similar to that worn in 2021-22 with front and back panels featuring a purple V pattern repeating all the way down the jersey, headed by a large purple V across the chest. Among the special features Castore has incorporated in the jersey are bright yellow lightning bolt design on the sides and the inclusion of a Big V logo on the inner collar as a continuation of the Our Home, Victoria acknowledgment which began during the 2020 season to honor Storm's home state. There is a small mark on the back of the jersey to recognise the club's 25th anniversary.

Away

The away jersey, worn when the home jersey creates a clash with the opposition, is also new design for 2023. The white jersey features a single purple centre stripe down the front of the jersey with purple trimming; it will be worn with white shorts (for the first time since 2014), and white socks with purple cuffs.

Heritage

In the club's first home game, Melbourne wore a replica design based on the club's first home jersey from 1998. The player's versions of the jersey had information about their counterpart from the 1998 first home game against North Sydney.[75]

ANZAC Day

Melbourne wore a specially designed jersey for the annual ANZAC Day match against the Warriors in round 8 at AAMI Park. The jersey was a variation of the home jersey which featured a chevron of red poppies across the chest, together with the ANZAC Appeal logo above the club logo.

Indigenous

Designed by Shanai Kellett, the great granddaughter of Sir Douglas Nicholls, the jersey uses the white away jersey as a base with artwork entitled Resilience that "highlights the footprints that each player takes on their journey throughout the club, teaching you to be humble, resilient, have respect and the importance of kin." The jersey will be worn in two matches, against the Dolphins in round 12 during the NRL's Indigenous Round, and against the Sharks at AAMI Park in round 15.[76]

Junior competitions

In October 2022, Melbourne formalised a new partnership with NRL Victoria to rebrand the Victoria Thunderbolts Under-19 S. G. Ball Cup and Under-21 Jersey Flegg Cup teams to play under the Melbourne Storm brand. Both teams had been playing as the Thunderbolts since 2018, following the end of the NRL Under-20s competition. Melbourne Storm General Manager Football, Frank Ponissi saying "while the Thunderbolts have been a good development program for our local elite players, we want to build a system that delivers a stronger connection with Storm and provides the incentive for local players to one day play for Storm at AAMI Park. Not only will the SG Ball and Jersey Flegg teams play under our name, but players will wear Storm colours, train in Storm kit and have access to our coaches and staff throughout the year to help in their training and development."[77]

Melbourne had previously entered a team in the S. G. Ball Cup from 2009–2014.

Storm Academy

On 6 December 2022, the club announced the first members of the relaunched Storm Academy, with players who will form the basis of the club's rebranded Jersey Flegg Cup team. The players were as follows:[78]

  • Sheldon Diaz (Melbourne, VIC)
  • Matt Hill (Kununurra, NT)
  • Angus Hinchey (Brisbane, QLD)
  • Mitchell Jennings (Sunshine Coast, QLD)
  • Poasi Manu (Brisbane, QLD)
  • Jared Nauma (Melbourne, VIC)
  • K-Ci Newton-Whare (Christchurch, NZ)
  • Suliasi Prescott (Melbourne, VIC)
  • Keagan Russell-Smith (Penrith, NSW)
  • Gabriel Satrick (Yarrabah, QLD)
  • Karauria Stokes-Mauahara (Gold Coast, QLD)
  • Coby Williamson (Yeppoon, QLD)

    S. G. Ball Cup

    Under coach Jason Warr, Melbourne struggled during the S.G. Ball Cup season, winning just one match against the Wests Tigers in round 8[79] to finish with the wooden spoon. Home matches were played at Comely Banks Recreation Reserve, the home of NRL Victoria team Pakenham Eels. Captain Josiah Ekkehard-Neli, and Storm Academy player Suliasi Prescott were two of the team's better players across the season.

    Awards

    Notes
    1. Home matches at AAMI Park only
    2. Previous First Grade RL club: 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. 2022 player loan deal: Nofoaluma returned to his original club at the end of 2022
    4. Grant Anderson was an unused interchange player in the Round 5 match against South Sydney. He does not gain an official appearance for this match.

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