2001 Melbourne Storm season
2001 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL | 9th | |||
2001 record | Wins: 11; Draws: 1; Losses: 14 | |||
Points scored | For: 704; Against: 725 | |||
Team information | ||||
Coach |
Chris Anderson Mark Murray | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Docklands Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries |
Matt Orford (15) Aaron Moule (15) | |||
Goals | Matt Orford (78) | |||
Points | Matt Orford (216) | |||
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The 2001 Melbourne Storm season was the 4th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2001 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in 9th place. [1]
The 2001 season was the least successful in the Storm's history, missing the play-offs for the first time. After making a decision to move base from Olympic Park to the larger Colonial Stadium, the club seemed to lack the support, atmosphere and composure they had built up. It reflected in the team's on field performances, losing four of their first six homes games and 7 from their opening 10 overall. Amidst this time the Storm was rocked when coach Anderson quit the club after the 42-18 loss to Parramatta in Round 7.
Along with Richard Swain and Matt Orford, replacement coach Mark Murray lifted the Storm from their bad beginning. Melbourne won seven of their next ten games to reach 6th place on the ladder.
But the bad start had taken its toll, and with the 2001 finals in sight they won only two more games. A last round loss to Canberra saw the Storm finish outside the Top 8.
The 2001 season continued to mark the endurability of Kiwi Test hooker Richard Swain. He was on the field for every minute of the Storm's season and had yet to miss a game for Melbourne in the club's history. [2]
Draw and Results
Round | Opponent | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Date | Venue |
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1 | Bulldogs RLFC | Loss | 10 | 14 | Feb 18 | Docklands Stadium |
2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 28 | 32 | Feb 24 | Docklands Stadium |
3 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 20 | 16 | Mar 3 | WIN Jubilee Oval |
4 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 34 | 24 | Mar 11 | Docklands Stadium |
5 | Wests Tigers | Loss | 10 | 40 | Mar 18 | Leichhardt Oval |
6 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 28 | 36 | Mar 25 | Docklands Stadium |
7 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 18 | 42 | Mar 31 | Parramatta Oval |
8 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 16 | 18 | Apr 8 | QE2 Stadium |
9 | Northern Eagles | Win | 52 | 18 | Apr 13 | Docklands Stadium |
10 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 22 | 23 | Apr 22 | Docklands Stadium |
11 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 58 | 14 | Apr 29 | Penrith Stadium |
12 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 40 | 20 | May 12 | Mt. Smart Stadium |
13 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 32 | 28 | May 19 | Docklands Stadium |
14 | Bulldogs RLFC | Loss | 26 | 28 | May 27 | Sydney Showground Stadium |
15 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 38 | 24 | Jun 2 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 34 | 28 | Jun 17 | Docklands Stadium |
17 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 18 | 40 | Jun 23 | Toyota Park |
18 | Wests Tigers | Win | 64 | 0 | Jul 5 | Docklands Stadium |
19 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 16 | 48 | Jul 15 | Hunter Stadium |
20 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 10 | 54 | Jul 20 | Docklands Stadium |
21 | Brisbane Broncos | Win | 32 | 28 | Jul 29 | Docklands Stadium |
22 | Northern Eagles | Loss | 12 | 20 | Aug 4 | Bluetongue Stadium |
23 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 28 | 50 | Aug 12 | Sydney Football Stadium |
24 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 28 | 24 | Aug 20 | Docklands Stadium |
25 | New Zealand Warriors | Draw | 24 | 24 | Aug 27 | Docklands Stadium |
26 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 6 | 32 | Sep 1 | Bruce Stadium |
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Parramatta | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 839 | 406 | +433 | 42 |
2 | Bulldogs | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 617 | 538 | +79 | 37 |
3 | Newcastle | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 782 | 639 | +143 | 33 |
4 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 594 | 513 | +81 | 32 |
5 | Brisbane | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 696 | 511 | +185 | 29 |
6 | Sydney | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 647 | 589 | +58 | 27 |
7 | St. George Illawarra | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 661 | 573 | +88 | 26 |
8 | New Zealand | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 638 | 629 | +9 | 26 |
9 | Melbourne | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 704 | 725 | -21 | 23 |
10 | Northern Eagles | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 603 | 750 | -149 | 23 |
11 | Canberra | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 600 | 623 | -23 | 19 |
12 | Wests Tigers | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 474 | 746 | -272 | 19 |
13 | North Queensland | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 514 | 771 | -257 | 14 |
14 | Penrith | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 521 | 847 | -326 | 14 |
Awards and honours
- Player of the year: Richard Swain[4]
- Rookie of the year: Steven Bell
References
- ↑ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne2002_sc.html
- ↑ http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/evolution-storm
- ↑ http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne_by.html#2000
- ↑ "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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