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2000 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank6th
Play-off resultQualifying Final Loss
2000 recordWins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 672; against: 529
Team information
Executive DirectorJohn Ribot
CoachChris Anderson
Captain
Avg. attendance14,622
High attendance23,239 (Round 5)
Top scorers
TriesMatt Geyer (14)
GoalsTasesa Lavea (81)
PointsTasesa Lavea (190)
← 1999 List of seasons 2001 →

The 2000 Melbourne Storm season was the third in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2000 Premiership and finished the regular season in sixth place, being eliminated in the first week of the finals.[1]

The Storm began 2000 with an easy win over St. Helens in the World Club Challenge. It was a great start for Melbourne, but overall the 2000 season was a disappointment. Major injuries to Marcus Bai and Robbie Ross, along with a lengthy suspension to Stephen Kearney, seriously disrupted the season.

It was made worse when the club was forced to negotiate its way through the trials and tribulations of 12 players coming off contract by the end of the year. Most distracting was the contractual saga of Brett Kimmorley as he travelled between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in search of his future (much to the bewilderment of the Victorian public who were not used to rugby league's mid-season mayhem).

With respectable home crowds averaging over 14,000 the Storm finished the 2000 season in sixth place, earning themselves a semi-final against the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle. However, the defending premiers exited with a 30–16 loss on a wet and miserable afternoon. The season's undoubted highlight was the grand final rematch against the Dragons at the MCG where the Storm won by an incredible scoreline of 70–10.

Tony Martin (to London) and Brett Kimmorley (to Northern Eagles) were key losses for the club in the lead up to 2001 which were slightly off-set by the arrival of half-back Matt Orford and winger Junior Langi.[2]

Season Summary

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  • Pre Season – 1999 NRL Grand Final winger Craig Smith announces his retirement.
  • World Club Challenge – Melbourne thrash St Helens 44–6 in frigid conditions. Robbie Kearns captains the team, while Dane Morgan scores a try in his first official game for the club. Halfback Brett Kimmorley wins the man of the match award.
  • 7 February – Team manager Mick Moore dies in tragic circumstances in Auckland on the evening after Melbourne's 2000 NRL season opening loss against Auckland Warriors. Moore was socialising with team officials when he fell from a wharf. Moore's funeral is held in Brisbane on 10 February.
  • 25 February – Coach Chris Anderson is reappointed Kangaroos coach for 2000.
  • 29 February – St George Illawarra Dragons' five-eighth Anthony Mundine trash talks Melbourne ahead of the 1999 Grand Final rematch at the MCG by declaring "I don't feel the Storm deserved to win the grand final."[3]
  • 3 March – In a further provocation, Mundine writes in a weekly newspaper column that "I think they (the Storm) are nothing but pretenders. Many critics are saying some of the statement I make do nothing but fire up the opposition. That's exactly what I want to do. I don't want Melbourne to come up with any excuses. I want them to be at their best. I want them to be fired up and I want St George Illawarra to crush them because nothing is sweeter than revenge."[3]
  • Round 5 – Snapping a four-game losing streak to start the season, Melbourne humiliate St George Illawarra 70–10 at the MCG in a stunning rebuttal against Anthony Mundine. The 70 points sets a new club record, and the 60-point margin also is a new club record. Melbourne became only the fourth team in Australian rugby league history to score 70+ points. Glenn Lazarus parades the NRL premiership trophy before the game, having retired at the end of the 1999 season.
  • Round 6 – A second successive first half blitz sees Melbourne lead 30–0 against Sydney Roosters, before going on to win 42–10.
  • 9 March – Chris Anderson signs a new three-year contract to stay with Melbourne.
  • Round 7 – Marcus Bai suffers a serious arm laceration in a collision with the advertising signage at Olympic Park.
  • Round 8 – Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks forward Jason Stevens accuses Ben Roarty of biting him during the game. NRL Judiciary Commissioner Jim Hall later dismisses the charge due to a lack of evidence after Stevens refuses to advance with the allegations.
  • 16 April – Chairman John Ribot tells the media that the absence of a fixed schedule of matches costs each club in excess of $4m annually.
  • 12 May – Fullback Robbie Ross is ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.
  • Round 14 – Missing 11 players through Origin selection and injury, Melbourne hand debuts to a number of players, including drafting in Brook Martin from Queensland Cup team Easts Tigers.
  • Round 15 – Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai are placed on report for a dangerous spear tackle on Wests Tigers forward Jarrod McCracken. The tackle inflicts a serious neck injury on McCracken. Kearney is later suspended for eight matches, with Bai receiving a one match suspension, after pleading guilty at the NRL Judiciary.[3]
  • Round 16 – Again depleted by Origin selection, Melbourne score a famous last-second win of 16–12 over a similarly depleted Brisbane Broncos. Halfback Kevin Carmichael threw the final pass to Peter Robinson to score a try next to the posts, in what fans dubbed the Norths Devils win over the Toowoomba Clydesdales after both teams' feeder clubs in the Queensland Cup competition.[4]
  • 28 May – Despite being under contract, it is reported in The Sun-Herald that Melbourne has granted Brett Kimmorley permission to negotiate with rival clubs.[3]
  • 4 June – Marcus Bai signs a new three-year deal to stay with Melbourne.
  • Round 18 – St George Illawarra inflict Melbourne's worst defeat and highest score conceded, thrashing Storm 50–4 in Wollongong. The reversal of fortunes coming just 13 weeks after the 70–10 game at the MCG. Melbourne again were missing a number of players due to Origin selection.
  • Round 20 – Matt Geyer equals his own club record with four tries in a game, as Melbourne thrash Auckland 56–10 to win the Michael Moore Trophy.[5]
  • 26 June – Centre Tony Martin announces he will be leaving Melbourne at the end of the 2000 season to play with the London Broncos.
  • 4 July – Coach Chris Anderson accuses Brett Kimmorley of betrayal after Kimmorley announces he has signed a two-year deal with Northern Eagles.
  • Round 23 – Days after the death of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs patriarch Peter "Bullfrog" Moore the father-in-law of both coaches; Melbourne lose to Canterbury 22–31 in what Chris Anderson called the "worst performance in the three years we've been here."[3] In a unique milestone, Danny Williams becomes the first player to register 100 games off the interchange bench in Australian rugby league history.[6]
  • Round 24 – Rodney Howe becomes the first Melbourne player to be sent off. Howe is sent from the field for a high tackle on Geoff Toovey by referee Sean Hampstead, but has the charges dropped by the NRL Judiciary.[3][4]
  • 19 July – Matt Geyer rejects contract offers from Northern Eagles to re-sign with Melbourne.
  • 26 July – Northern Eagles halfback Matt Orford signs a two-year contract with Melbourne to replace Brett Kimmorley for the 2001 season.
  • Round 26 – Melbourne secure sixth spot on the NRL ladder with a 36–26 win over Wests Tigers. In the first meeting between the teams since the spear tackle incident earlier in the season, Stephen Kearney is jeered by the Tigers' fans, but scores a late try to give Storm the lead. Wests Tigers Wing John Hopoate is cited in the match for contrary conduct relating to 10 separate incidents, including a head slam tackle on Scott Hill.
  • 5 August – Robbie Ross signs a four-year contract to stay with the club.
  • Qualifying Final – Melbourne are defeated by Newcastle Knights 30–16 at a packed Marathon Stadium. Melbourne are then eliminated from the finals after seventh placed Parramatta Eels beat Sydney Roosters under the McIntyre final eight system. The result happens as Storm are on their flight back to Melbourne.
  • 9 August – Brett Kimmorley is named Rugby League Week's player of the year.
  • 16 August – Wayne Evans is released by the club as midseason signing Brenton Pomery is signed for the 2001 season.[7]
  • 28 August – It is revealed that Melbourne and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs plan to play their first match of the 2001 season in Hong Kong.[3]
  • 24 September – Paul Marquet announces he has signed a one-year contract to return to Newcastle Knights.
  • 3 November – Melbourne strike a deal with Colonial Stadium management to play all 2001 season home games at the venue, leaving Olympic Park. Plans to play the club's opening game in Hong Kong are cancelled.
  • 19 December – Adecco sign a three-year $4m sponsorship agreement with Melbourne to have their logo on the front of Storm jerseys beginning with the 2001 season.

Milestone games

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Round Player Milestone
Round 3 Stephen Kearney 150th game
Round 4 Tony Martin 50th game
Round 4 Ben Roarty 50th game
Round 5 Robbie Ross 100th game
Round 7 Matt Geyer 50th game
Round 7 John Lomax Storm debut
Round 8 Aaron Moule 50th game
Round 13 Fifita Moala NRL debut
Round 14 Brook Martin NRL debut
Round 14 Kevin Carmichael Storm debut
Round 14 Glen Turner NRL debut
Round 14 Peter Robinson NRL debut
Round 14 Dane Morgan Storm debut[a]
Round 16 Chris Essex NRL debut
Round 18 Matt Rua 50th game
Round 22 Paul Marquet 200th game
Round 23 Brenton Pomery Storm debut
Qualifying Final Rodney Howe 100th game

Jerseys

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2000 home jersey

Melbourne's jerseys were again manufactured by Fila and carried the same designs as the 1999 home and away jerseys. A special "Millennium" jersey design was worn in the 2000 World Club Challenge and again in round 5 against St George Illawarra Dragons. Using the home design as a template, the jersey featured reflective silver thunderbolts. The gold away jersey was only worn in rounds 19, 22, and 26.

Fixtures

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Pre season

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
14 January Trial Brisbane Broncos Athletic Oval, Toowoomba Lost 18 38 M Dux, G McKellar, F Moala B Watts 2/2, T Lasea 1/1 [8]
Main article: 2000 World Club Challenge
2000 World Club Challenge
Saturday, 22 January
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)
St. Helens 6 – 44 Melbourne Storm
Tries: 1
Hoppe rugby ball 72'
Goals: 1
Long rugby goalposts icon pen 20' (1/2)
 1st: 2–20
2nd: 4–24
Report
 Tries: 8
Hill rugby ball 39', 57'
Ross rugby ball 66', 75'
Moule rugby ball 5'
Evans rugby ball 11'
Bai rugby ball 30'
Morgan rugby ball 50'
Goals: 6
Watts rugby goalposts icon 11', 40', 51', 57', 66', 75' (6/8)
JJB Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 13,394
Referee: Stuart Cummings England
Player of the Match: Brett Kimmorley

Regular season

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Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultLLLLWWWLWDWWWLWWLLLWWWLWLW
Position10141414111099897444333797536366
Points000024668911131515171919191921232525272729
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
6 February 1 Auckland Warriors Erisson Stadium, Auckland Lost 6 14 S Hill B Watts 1/2 [9]
12 February 2 Newcastle Knights Marathon Stadium, Newcastle Lost 6 38 R Bawden M Geyer 1/1 [10]
19 February 3 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium, Canberra Lost 12 16 M Geyer, R Ross M Geyer 1/2, T Lavea 1/1 [11]
19 February 4 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium, Sydney Lost 22 30 B Roarty (2), M Bai, S Kearney, A Moule T Lavea 1/5 [12]
3 March 5 St George Illawarra Dragons MCG, Melbourne Won 70 10 B Kimmorley (2), T Lavea (2), R Ross (2), M Bai, S Hill, A Moule, B Roarty, R Swain, D Williams T Lavea 8/9, M Geyer 3/3 [13]
10 March 6 Sydney Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 42 10 M Bai (2), T Martin (2), A Moule (2), R Ross (2) T Lavea 5/8 [14]
18 March 7 Parramatta Eels Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 16 12 A Moule, R Ross, M Rua T Lavea 2/4 [15]
25 March 8 Cronulla Sharks Toyota Park, Sydney Lost 14 26 S Hill, R Kearns, B Kimmorley T Lavea 1/3 [16]
1 April 9 North Queensland Cowboys Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 28 6 A Moule (2), R Kearns, B Kimmorley, M Rua T Lavea 4/8 [17]
7 April 10 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Draw 18 18 B Kimmorley, T Lavea, R Ross T Lavea 3/4 [18]
15 April 11 Northern Eagles Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 44 18 M Geyer (3), T Lavea (2), R Bawden, S Kearney, R Ross T Lavea 5/6, M Geyer 1/2 [19]
25 April 12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stadium Australia, Sydney Won 22 44 M Geyer, S Hill, S Kearney, P Marquet, T Martin, A Moule, B Roarty, R Ross T Lavea 6/8 [20]
30 April 13 Newcastle Knights Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 40 4 B Kimmorley (3), M Geyer (2), A Moule, B Roarty T Lavea 6/9 [21]
5 May 14 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Lost 8 18 F Moala B Watts 2/3 [22]
12 May 15 Wests Tigers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 40 10 T Lavea (2), M Bai, M Geyer, B Kimmorley, M Rua, B Watts T Lavea 6/7 [23]
21 May 16 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 16 12 P Marquet, F Moala, P Robinson T Lavea 2/6 [24]
27 May 17 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 20 23 B Kimmorley, M Rua, B Watts, D Williams T Lavea 2/4 [25]
4 June 18 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium, Wollongong Lost 4 50 T Martin M Geyer 0/1 [26]
11 June 19 Sydney Roosters Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Lost 6 41 M Bai T Lavea 1/1 [27]
18 June 20 Auckland Warriors Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 56 10 M Geyer (4), R Bawden (2), D Williams (2), M Bai, R Howe T Lavea 8/10 [28]
24 June 21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks MCG, Melbourne Won 22 16 M Bai, B Kimmorley, F Moala, B Watts T Lavea 3/5 [29]
1 July 22 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Won 26 22 R Bawden, M Geyer, A Moule, D Williams T Lavea 5/6 [30]
8 July 23 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 22 31 M Geyer, S Hill, F Moala, B Roarty T Lavea 3/6 [31]
15 July 24 Northern Eagles NorthPower Stadium, Gosford Won 38 26 M Bai (3), B Watts (2), S Hill, B Kimmorley B Watts 5/8 [32]
21 July 25 Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 16 20 M Bai, A Moule, M Rua B Watts 2/4 [33]
29 July 26 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney Won 36 26 A Moule (2), M Bai, R Bawden, S Kearney, T Martin T Lavea 6/9 [34]

Source:[35]

Finals

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Qualifying final
Saturday, 5 August
14:40 AEST (UTC+10)
Newcastle Knights 30 – 16 Melbourne Storm
Tries: 5
Hughes rugby ball 22'
Gidley rugby ball 48'
McDougall rugby ball 58'
Buderus rugby ball 66'
Tahu rugby ball 72'
Goals: 5
A Johns rugby goalposts icon pen 18', 23', 49', 59', 67' (5/7)
 1st: 8–10
2nd: 22–6
Report
 Tries: 2
Martin rugby ball 40'
Kimmorley rugby ball 79'
Goals: 4
Lavea rugby goalposts icon pen 30', 40', 80' (3/3)
Watts rugby goalposts icon pen 2' (1/1)
Marathon Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 20,597
Referee: Tim Mander

Ladder

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Main article: 2000 NRL season
2000 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane Broncos (P) 26 18 2 6 696 388 +308 38
2 Sydney Roosters 26 16 0 10 601 520 +81 32
3 Newcastle Knights 26 15 1 10 686 532 +154 31
4 Canberra Raiders 26 15 0 11 506 479 +27 30
5 Penrith Panthers 26 15 0 11 573 562 +11 30
6 Melbourne Storm 26 14 1 11 672 529 +143 29
7 Parramatta Eels 26 14 1 11 476 456 +20 29
8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 13 0 13 570 463 +107 26
9 St George Illawarra Dragons 26 12 0 14 576 656 -80 24
10 Wests Tigers 26 11 2 13 519 642 -123 24
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26 10 1 15 469 553 -84 21
12 Northern Eagles 26 9 0 17 476 628 -152 18
13 Auckland Warriors 26 8 2 16 426 662 -236 18
14 North Queensland Cowboys 26 7 0 19 436 612 -176 121

1 North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.

2000 Coaching Staff

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2000 squad

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List current as of 4 August 2021[36][37]

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap [b] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [c]
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
7 Australia Brett Kimmorley HB 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
11 Australia Paul Marquet PR, SR 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
12 Australia Ben Roarty PR, SR, LK 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
15 New Zealand Richard Swain HK 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
16 Australia Russell Bawden PR 1998 Australia Brisbane Broncos
18 Australia Matt Geyer WG 1998 Australia Perth Reds
19 Australia Wayne Evans SR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
21 Australia Tony Martin WG, CE 1998 England London Broncos
23 Australia Wade Fenton SR, PR 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
26 New Zealand Matt Rua PR, SR 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
28 New Zealand Stephen Kearney SR 1999 Australia New Zealand Warriors
30 New Zealand Tasesa Lavea FE 1999 Australia Melbourne Storm
31 Australia Brad Watts FB 1999 Australia Melbourne Storm
32 Australia Brett O'Farrell PR 1999 Australia Melbourne Storm
33 New Zealand John Lomax PR 2000 Australia North Queensland Cowboys
34 Tonga Fifita Moala WG 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
35 Australia Brook Martin WG 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
36 Australia Kevin Carmichael HB 2000 Australia South Queensland Crushers
37 New Zealand Glen Turner SR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
38 Australia Peter Robinson SR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
39 Australia Dane Morgan SR 2000 Australia North Sydney Bears
40 Australia Chris Essex PR 2000 Australia Melbourne Storm
41 Australia Brenton Pomery PR 2000 Australia Wests Tigers
- Caan Chase – Yet to Debut –
- New Zealand Tai Lavea FB Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
- Fiji Setariki Rakabula CE Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
- Australia Mark Shillington – Yet to Debut –

Player movements

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2000 World Club Challenge team

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Melbourne Storm
2000 World Club Challenge Team Interchange Coach

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Representative honours

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This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2000.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives
Player 2000 ANZAC Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 October Test 2000 Rugby League World Cup
Marcus Bai – – – – Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Russell Bawden – Queensland Queensland – – –
Scott Hill Australia New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Australia Australia
Rodney Howe Australia New South Wales New South Wales – – –
Stephen Kearney New Zealand – – – – New Zealand
Robbie Kearns Australia New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Australia Australia
Brett Kimmorley Australia New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Australia Australia
Tasesa Lavea New Zealand – – – – New Zealand
Fifita Moala – – – – – Tonga
Matt Rua New Zealand – – – – New Zealand
Richard Swain New Zealand – – – – New Zealand
Danny Williams – – – – – Ireland

Statistics

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This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2000 NRL season.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records
Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Marcus Bai 18 13 0 0 52
Russell Bawden 24 6 0 0 24
Kevin Carmichael 3 0 0 0 0
Chris Essex 1 0 0 0 0
Wayne Evans 3 0 0 0 0
Wade Fenton 3 0 0 0 0
Matt Geyer 27 14 6 0 68
Scott Hill 24 6 0 0 24
Rodney Howe 21 1 0 0 4
Stephen Kearney 19 4 0 0 16
Robbie Kearns 24 2 0 0 8
Brett Kimmorley 24 13 0 0 52
Tasesa Lavea 24 7 81 0 190
John Lomax 3 0 0 0 0
Paul Marquet 24 2 0 0 8
Brook Martin 1 0 0 0 0
Tony Martin 23 6 0 0 24
Fifita Moala 10 4 0 0 16
Dane Morgan 1 0 0 0 0
Aaron Moule 27 13 0 0 52
Brett O'Farrell 10 0 0 0 0
Brenton Pomery 5 0 0 0 0
Ben Roarty 24 6 0 0 24
Peter Robinson 6 1 0 0 4
Robbie Ross 13 9 0 0 36
Matt Rua 26 5 0 0 20
Richard Swain 27 1 0 0 4
Glen Turner 3 0 0 0 0
Brad Watts 20 5 11 0 42
Danny Williams 26 5 0 0 20
30 players used — 123 98 0 688

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 24 points

  • Round 5 – Tasesa Lavea (2 tries, 8 Goals) vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Most tries in a game: 4 [f]

  • Round 20 – Matt Geyer vs Auckland Warriors

Winning games

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Highest score in a winning game: 70 points [g]

  • Round 5 vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points

  • Round 7 vs Parramatta Eels
  • Round 16 vs Brisbane Broncos

Greatest winning margin: 60 points [g]

  • Round 5 vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 3

  • Round 5 – Round 7
  • Round 11 – Round 13
  • Round 20 – Round 22

Losing games

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Highest score in a losing game: 22 points

  • Round 4 vs Penrith Panthers
  • Round 23 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Lowest score in a losing game: 4 points [f]

  • Round 18 vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Greatest losing margin: 46 points [g]

  • Round 18 vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 4 [g]

  • Round 1 – Round 4

Feeder Team

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Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Making the finals for the third straight season, Norths Devils finished fifth and were eliminated in the first week of the 2000 Queensland Cup finals. Steven Bell won the Devils player of the year award, earning himself a contract with Melbourne for the 2001 season.

Main article: 2000 Queensland Cup
2000 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
5 Norths Devils 22 13 1 8 589 484 +105 27

Awards and honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ Morgan also played in the 2000 World Club Challenge game which is his official Storm debut.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Released midseason
  5. ^ Midseason signing
  6. ^ a b Equal club record
  7. ^ a b c d New club record

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