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2013 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultSemi-final Loss
2013 recordWins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 589; against: 373
Team information
CEORon Gauci (until May 2013)
Mark Evans (from May 2013)
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumAAMI Park – 30,050
Avg. attendance16,302
High attendance25,480 (Round 7)[a]
Top scorers
TriesBilly Slater (18)
GoalsCameron Smith (84)
PointsCameron Smith (176)
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The 2013 Melbourne Storm season was the 16th in the club's history. They competed in the 2013 NRL season. They were coached by Craig Bellamy and captained by Cameron Smith. They had previously won the 2012 NRL Grand Final therefore started the season as reigning premiers.

Seven straight wins to start the season extended the club's winning streak to 15 games dating back to the previous campaign. The Origin period proved difficult to negotiate however with team unable to come up with some crucial wins at the business end of the season, eventually finishing in third place. Two finals losses to the Rabbitohs and Knights prematurely ended the season, as Storm did not make the preliminary final stage for just the second time in eight years. The Storm attack was the shining light of the season, producing 98 tries to be ranked second in the competition. The team also had the best home record of any side in the NRL, losing just the one game at AAMI Park during the season. Cooper Cronk was rewarded for several seasons of brilliance, claiming his first Dally M Medal Player of the Year honour. Off the field Storm experienced a change at the helm with Mark Evans replacing Ron Gauci as CEO midway through the season, following divestment of the club by News Limited to new ownership.[1]

Season summary

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  • 11 February – On the day the club leaves Australia to head to England for the World Club Challenge, it's announced that coach Craig Bellamy has extended his contract that will see him remain as coach until the end of the 2016 season.[2][3]
  • World Club Challenge – Melbourne start the season with a tight 18–14 win in the 2013 World Club Challenge against Leeds Rhinos to be crowned World Champions. Cooper Cronk wins the man of the match award, steering Melbourne around the field in attack.[3]
  • Round 1 – Melbourne continue their round 1 winning streak, defeating the St George Illawarra Dragons 30–10 in hot conditions at AAMI Park. Temperatures hit 34°C during the afternoon match, with Melbourne's request for a drinks break knocked back by the visitors and the NRL.[3] The victory was Melbourne's 10th straight round 1 victory under Craig Bellamy.
  • Round 2 – The club's win over the North Queensland Cowboys marked their 10th consecutive win, with the streak beginning in round 22 of the 2012 season and extending through the 2012 finals series.[3]
  • Round 3 – Second-row forward Ryan Hoffman becomes the fifth player to appear in 200 NRL matches with the club, notching the milestone up in the rematch of the 2012 NRL Grand Final against Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with the Storm victorious 22–18. Billy Slater escaped sanction from the NRL Judiciary following the match after his boot collected Bulldogs forward David Klemmer while competing for a high ball.[3]
  • Round 4 – In Melbourne Storm's 400th NRL match, the club wins their 12th consecutive game, equalling their all-time record achieved during the 2011 season. The Storm had led the Brisbane Broncos 20–6 at half time, only for the Broncos to fight back in the second half to take the lead. A hat trick of tries to Billy Slater and a late try to Matthew Duffie sealing the win.[3]
  • Round 5 – Melbourne win their 13th consecutive game, breaking their all-time club record.[3]
  • Round 6 – Storm defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs to remain the only undefeated side in the NRL in 2013.[3]
  • 19 April – Gareth Widdop announces he will leave the Storm for the St George Illawarra Dragons at the end of the season.[4][3]
  • Round 7 – Melbourne's winning streak continued to 15 games with a 28–18 win over the New Zealand Warriors on ANZAC Day, in the club's highest attended match at AAMI Park for the season.[3]
  • 1 May – The Storm re-sign Will Chambers to a contract that will see him remain with the club until 2017.[5]
  • Round 8 – Melbourne suffers their first loss of the season ending the club record winning streak at 15 games. The Storm are one of only seven teams in the history of the NSWRL/ARL/NRL to have achieved this.[6] The upset defeat by the Canberra Raiders was their third successive win at AAMI Park.[3]
  • 21 May – A syndicate led by Bart Campbell take over the club as News Corp Australia divest their ownership of the companies holding the NRL franchise.[7] As part of the take over, CEO Ron Gauci is replaced by Englishman Mark Evans.[3]
  • Round 9 – Penrith Panthers defeat Melbourne for the first time in eight years, winning 12–10.[3]
  • Round 10 – After being behind 8–0 at half time, Melbourne come back to force extra time against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at AAMI Park, thanks to a last minute penalty goal scored by Cameron Smith, to level the scoreboard at 10–all. No golden point score came in the extra period, with the 10–all draw the first draw of the 2013 NRL season,[3] and Melbourne's first draw since 2009.
  • Round 11 – Melbourne return to the winner's list with a 26–18 win over the Sydney Roosters.[3] Jordan McLean made his NRL debut as the 150th player for the Storm, while Cameron Smith scored his 1400th point.
  • Round 13 – Following a bye, Melbourne wearing Superman logo jerseys thrash Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 38–6 to mark Cameron Smith's 250th NRL match and Justin O'Neill 50th match with a win.[3]
  • Round 15 – Playing without Origin players Smith, Slater, Cronk and Hoffman; Melbourne suffer an 18–12 loss to the Gold Coast Titans. Ben Hampton scored two tries on debut and Gareth Widdop suffered a dislocated hip, with the injury set to keep him out of the team for up to three months.[3]
  • Round 16 – In extremely wet conditions at the Leichhardt Oval, the Wests Tigers made the most of the conditions to inflict a 22–4 defeat upon Melbourne.[3]
  • Round 17 – Melbourne hold the Broncos scoreless at AAMI Park, with Maurice Blair scoring two tries in a 32–0 win.[3]
  • 11 July – Forward Jason Ryles announces his retirement from the NRL will be at the end of the 2013 season.[3]
  • Round 18 – Missing players selected for Origin, Melbourne are held scoreless for the first time since the 2008 NRL Grand Final, losing to the Bulldogs 39–0 at ANZ Stadium. Referee for the match Allan Shortall coming under criticism for not using the sin bin against Josh Reynolds, or awarding a penalty try to Justin O'Neill in an incident before half time.[3]
  • Round 21 – The Storm returned to form with a massive 68–4 win over the Canberra Raiders. The win equalled their all-time greatest winning margin record set in 2001 against the Wests Tigers.[3] As of 2024, it remains Melbourne's highest score in matches played outside Victoria. During the match, Billy Slater also scored his 150th try.
  • Round 22 – Brett Finch plays his 50th match for the club in a 26–8 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  • 22 August – Brett Finch announces the 2013 season will be his last in the NRL, retiring 16 seasons after making his debut with Canberra.[3]
  • Round 23 – In Bryan Norrie's 150th NRL match, Melbourne come from behind at half time to defeat the Newcastle Knights 23–10.[3]
  • Round 24 – Melbourne score 60 points for the second time in a month, inflicting a 64–4 win over the Parramatta Eels.[3] Billy Slater scoring a hat trick, while Kevin Proctor made his 100th NRL appearance.
  • Round 26 – The Storm win their final game of the regular season in Golden point extra time 23–22 against the Gold Coast Titans, with Cooper Cronk kicking the decisive field goal in the 88th minute from 41 metres out.[3] Cameron Smith also scored his 1500th career points in the match. The result saw Melbourne finish third on the NRL ladder, after spending the entire season in the top four on the ladder.
  • Qualifying final – South Sydney earn their first win over Melbourne since 2010, winning 20–10. The match at ANZ Stadium saw Souths jump out to a 14–0 lead at half time, before a Slater try got Melbourne on the board early in the second half. Another effort by Slater was denied by the video referee, before Souths scored again with little over ten minutes to play.[3]
  • Semi final – Newcastle upset Melbourne at AAMI Park 18–16 to end the Storm's season with straight sets defeats in the finals. It was the Knights first win at the venue and their first against Melbourne since 2009.[3]

Milestone games

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Round Player Milestone
Round 1 Slade Griffen NRL debut
Tohu Harris
Junior Moors Storm debut
Lagi Setu
Round 3 Ryan Hoffman 200th game
Junior Sa'u Storm debut
Round 5 Kenny Bromwich NRL debut
Round 11 Jordan McLean NRL debut
Round 13 Justin O'Neill 50th game
Cameron Smith 250th game
Round 14 Mitch Garbutt NRL debut
Round 15 Ben Hampton NRL debut
Round 16 Tim Glasby NRL debut
Round 21 Billy Slater 150th try
Round 22 Brett Finch 50th game
Round 23 Bryan Norrie 150th game
Round 24 Kevin Proctor 100th game

Jerseys

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In 2013 the Storm jerseys were again made by Kooga. They created a new jersey design for 2013 which featured more navy blue and a more prominent and deeper chevron that integrated the sponsor's (Crown Casino) logo into the design, which featured purple lightning bolts for the first time. The secondary club colours of gold and white were removed and reduced respectively, so that the jersey was essentially half navy blue and half purple. The clash jersey was a white version of the home jersey.[8]

Special

  • World Club Challenge – Melbourne would wear a predominately white and purple jersey for the match against Leeds Rhinos, featuring a deep chevron containing a purple gradient design, with silver and gold highlights.
  • Round 10 – Melbourne released a special jersey for the "Women of League" round match against Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[9] The jersey consisted of navy blue and pink horizontal hoops.
  • Round 13 – Storm wore a jersey to promote the Superman movie Man of Steel.[10] The jerseys design is similar to that of the costume worn in the movie with the red Superman logo on the front.
  • Round 14 – Storm wore a heritage jersey design, which was a replica of the original 1998 navy blue jersey.[11]
  • Round 17 – Dubbed the "Big Battle," for the home match against the Brisbane Broncos the Storm wore a mostly silver jersey design.[12]

Attendance averages

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[13] Total Matches Average
Home 195,623 12 16,302
Away 228,628 12 19,057
All regular season games 424,311 24 17,680
Finals 41,258 2 20,629
All Games 465,569 26 17,907

Fixtures

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Pre Season

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
2 February Trial Eastern Suburbs Tigers Gosch's Paddock, Melbourne Won 28 4 K Auva'a (2), T Harris, M Duffie, M Blair, J Sa'u, M Fonua [14]
8 February Trial Canberra Raiders Simonds Stadium, Geelong Lost 8 40 M Duffie, R Kennar [15][16]
Main article: 2013 World Club Challenge
2013 World Club Challenge
22 February 2013
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Leeds Rhinos 14 – 18 Melbourne Storm
Tries: 2
Hall rugby ball 29'
Jones-Buchanan rugby ball 53'
Goals: 3
Sinfield rugby goalposts icon 30', pen 40', 54' (3/3)
 1st: 8–8
2nd: 6–10
Report
 Tries: 3
Slater rugby ball 20'
J Bromwich rugby ball 43'
Harris rugby ball 47'
Goals: 3
Smith rugby goalposts icon pen 12', 20', 44' (3/4)
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Ben Thaler England
Player of the Match: Cooper Cronk (Melbourne)[17]

Regular season

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Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHHAHA–HHAAHA–AAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWWLLDWBWWLLWLBLWWWWLW
Position41111111332222233334443343
Points246810121414141517192123232325252727293133353537
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Source:[18]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
10 March 1 St George-Illawarra Dragons AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 30 10 J O'Neill (2), B Slater, G Widdop, M Fonua C Smith 5/5 [19]
16 March 2 North Queensland Cowboys 1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville Won 32 10 W Chambers (2), C Cronk (2), R Hinchcliffe, R Hoffman C Smith 3/5, G Widdop 1/1 [20]
21 March 3 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 22 18 R Hinchcliffe, M Duffie, M Fonua, L Setu C Smith 3/4 [21]
29 March 4 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Won 32 26 B Slater (3), M Duffie (2), J Sa'u C Smith 4/6 [22]
8 April 5 Wests Tigers AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 26 12 S Vave, M Fonua, C Cronk, S Waqa C Smith 4/4, G Widdop 1/1 [23]
13 April 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Won 17 10 K Proctor, M Fonua, G Widdop C Smith 2/3 C Cronk 1/1 [24]
25 April 7 New Zealand Warriors AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 28 18 W Chambers (2), M Fonua, B Slater, S Waqa C Smith 4/5 [25]
4 May 8 Canberra Raiders AAMI Park, Melbourne Lost 20 24 J Bromwich, B Slater, M Fonua, J O'Neill C Smith 2/4 [26]
12 May 9 Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium, Penrith Lost 10 12 J Bromwich, S Waqa C Smith 1/2 [27]
20 May 10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles AAMI Park, Melbourne Draw 10 10 M Blair C Smith 3/3 [28]
25 May 11 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium, Sydney Won 26 18 M Blair, W Chambers, J O'Neill, C Smith C Smith 5/6 [29]
1 June 12 Bye
9 June 13 Cronulla Sharks AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 38 6 M Blair, T Harris, R Hoffman, J O'Neill, K Proctor, B Slater, G Widdop C Smith 5/7 [30]
16 June 14 Newcastle Knights AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 16 14 M Blair, B Slater, S Waqa C Smith 2/3 [31][32]
24 June 15 Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park, Gold Coast Lost 12 18 B Hampton (2) M Blair 1/1, G Widdop 1/1 [33][34]
29 June 16 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Balmain Lost 4 22 M Blair C Smith 0/1 [35]
5 July 17 Brisbane Broncos AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 32 0 M Blair (2), J Bromwich, R Hinchcliffe, J O'Neill, S Waqa C Smith 4/6 [36][37]
14 July 18 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Lost 0 39 [38]
20 July 19 Bye Bye
28 July 20 New Zealand Warriors Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland Lost 22 30 J O'Neill, B Slater, M Blair, C Cronk C Smith 3/4 [39][40]
4 August 21 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Won 68 4 M Fonua (3), S Waqa (3), W Chambers (2), B Slater (2), T Harris, K Proctor C Smith 10/12 C Smith 0/1 [41]
9 August 22 South Sydney Rabbitohs AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 26 8 W Chambers, K Bromwich, S Waqa, J O'Neill C Smith 5/7 [42][43]
18 August 23 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium, Newcastle Won 23 10 J McLean, C Smith, B Slater, B Norrie C Smith 3/4 C Cronk 1/1 [44]
25 August 24 Parramatta Eels AAMI Park, Melbourne Won 64 4 B Slater (3), W Chambers (2), R Hoffman (2), M Blair, J Bromwich, K Bromwich, T Glasby C Smith 10/11 [45]
31 August 25 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Manly Lost 8 28 J O'Neill, S Waqa C Smith 0/2 [46]
7 September 26 Gold Coast Titans AAMI Park, Melbourne Won
(g.p.)		 23 22 B Slater (2), W Chambers, S Waqa C Smith 3/4 C Cronk 1/5 [47]

Finals

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First Qualifying Final
Friday, 13 September
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 – 10 Melbourne Storm
Tries: 3
Farrell rugby ball 8'
Lima rugby ball 26'
Luke rugby ball 67'
Goals: 4
Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 10', pen 22', 27', 69' (4/4)
 1st: 14–0
2nd: 6–10
Report
 Tries: 2
Slater rugby ball 54'
Chambers rugby ball 72'
Goals: 1
Smith rugby goalposts icon 55' (1/2)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 21,609[48]
Referee: Shayne Hayne & Jared Maxwell
Second Semi Final
Saturday, 21 September
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 16 – 18 Newcastle Knights
Tries: 3
Blair rugby ball 27'
Waqa rugby ball 48'
J Bromwich rugby ball 66'
Goals: 2
Smith rugby goalposts icon 50', 66' (2/3)
 1st: 4–12
2nd: 12–6
Report
 Tries: 3
Uate rugby ball 22'
Houston rugby ball 38'
Hilder rugby ball 42'
Goals: 3
Roberts rugby goalposts icon 23', 40', 43' (3/3)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 19,649[49][50]
Referee: Gerard Sutton and Ben Cummins

Ladder

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Main article: 2013 NRL season
2013 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters (P) 24 18 0 6 2 640 325 +315 40
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 18 0 6 2 588 384 +204 40
3 Melbourne Storm 24 16 1 7 2 589 373 +216 37
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 15 1 8 2 588 366 +222 35
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 468 460 +8 32
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 529 463 +66 30
7 Newcastle Knights 24 12 1 11 2 528 422 +106 29
8 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 2 507 431 +76 28
9 Gold Coast Titans 24 11 0 13 2 500 518 −18 26
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 495 532 −37 26
11 New Zealand Warriors 24 11 0 13 2 495 554 −59 26
12 Brisbane Broncos 24 10 1 13 2 434 477 −43 25
13 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 434 624 −190 24
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 7 0 17 2 379 530 −151 18
15 Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 386 687 −301 18
16 Parramatta Eels 24 5 0 19 2 326 740 −414 14

2013 Coaching staff

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2013 Squad

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As of 16 July 2013.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap [b] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [c]
55 Australia Cameron Smith (c) HK 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
58 Australia Billy Slater FB 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
62 Australia Ryan Hoffman SR,LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
73 Australia Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
97 Australia Will Chambers CE 2007 Australia Queensland Reds
105 New Zealand Kevin Proctor SR 2008 Australia Melbourne Storm
110 Australia Ryan Hinchcliffe SR 2009 Australia Canberra Raiders
115 Australia Brett Finch FE,HB 2009 England Wigan Warriors
119 New Zealand Jesse Bromwich PR 2010 Australia Melbourne Storm
123 Australia Bryan Norrie PR 2010 Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
124 New Zealand Matt Duffie WG,CE 2010 Australia Melbourne Storm
125 England Gareth Widdop HB 2010 Australia Melbourne Storm
127 Vanuatu Justin O'Neill WG 2010 Australia Sydney Roosters
134 Australia Maurice Blair WG,CE 2011 Australia Penrith Panthers
136 Fiji Sisa Waqa CE,WG 2011 Australia Sydney Roosters
139 Australia Siosaia Vave PR 2012 Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
140 Australia Jason Ryles PR 2012 Australia Sydney Roosters
143 Tonga Mahe Fonua CE 2012 Australia Melbourne Storm
144 New Zealand Tohu Harris SR 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
145 Samoa Junior Moors PR,SR 2013 Australia Wests Tigers
146 Samoa Lagi Setu SR 2013 Australia Brisbane Broncos[d]
147 New Zealand Slade Griffen HK 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
148 Samoa Junior Sa'u FB,WG 2013 Australia Newcastle Knights
149 New Zealand Kenny Bromwich PR,LK 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
150 Australia Jordan McLean PR 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
151 Australia Mitch Garbutt PR,SR 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
152 Australia Ben Hampton HB 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
153 Australia Tim Glasby PR 2013 Australia Melbourne Storm
– Samoa Kirisome Auva'a WG Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Kurt Mann FE Yet to Debut Australia Newcastle Knights
– Australia Matthew Lodge PR Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Australia Matt McGahan HB,FE Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– New Zealand Denny Solomona FB Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
– Samoa Young Tonumaipea WG,FB Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm

Player movement

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Representative honours

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Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2013.

  • (C) = Captain
Player All Stars Match[52] City Vs Country Anzac Test Pacific Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 World Cup[53][54][55][56][57][58]
Jesse Bromwich — — New Zealand — — — — New Zealand
Cooper Cronk — — Australia — Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Mahe Fonua — — — Tonga — — — Tonga
Tohu Harris — — New Zealand — — — — —
Ryan Hoffman — City (C) — — New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales —
Junior Moors — — — — — — — Samoa
Justin O'Neill NRL All Stars — — — — — — —
Kevin Proctor — — New Zealand — — — — —
Junior Sau — — — Samoa — — — Samoa
Billy Slater — — Australia — Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Cameron Smith NRL All Stars — Australia (C) — Queensland (C) Queensland (C) Queensland (C) Australia (C)
Siosaia Vave — — — — — — — Tonga
Sisa Waqa — — — — — — — Fiji
Gareth Widdop — — — — — — — England

Statistics

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This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2013 NRL season.

Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Maurice Blair 18 10 1[e] 0 42
Jesse Bromwich 26 6 0 0 24
Kenny Bromwich 9 1 0 0 4
Will Chambers 25 12 0 0 48
Cooper Cronk 23 4 0[f] 3 19
Matt Duffie 4 3 0 0 12
Brett Finch 13 0 0 0 0
Mahe Fonua 13 9 0 0 36
Mitch Garbutt 3 0 0 0 0
Tim Glasby 2 1 0 0 4
Slade Griffen 10 0 0 0 0
Ben Hampton 2 2 0 0 8
Tohu Harris 25 2 0 0 8
Ryan Hinchcliffe 23 3 0 0 12
Ryan Hoffman 24 4 0 0 16
Jordan McLean 14 1 0 0 4
Junior Moors 10 0 0 0 0
Bryan Norrie 25 1 0 0 4
Justin O'Neill 21 9 0 0 36
Kevin Proctor 23 3 0 0 12
Jason Ryles 24 0 0 0 0
Junior Sau 4 1 0 0 4
Lagi Setu 7 1 0 0 4
Billy Slater 24 18 0 0 72
Cameron Smith 23 2 84[g] 0 176
Siosaia Vave 9 1 0 0 4
Sisa Waqa 22 12 0 0 48
Gareth Widdop 16 3 3[h] 0 18
28 Players used – 109 88 3 615

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 20

  • Round 21 – Cameron Smith (10 goals) vs Canberra Raiders
  • Round 24 – Cameron Smith (10 goals) vs Parramatta Eels

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 4 – Billy Slater vs Brisbane Broncos
  • Round 21 – Mahe Fonua vs Canberra Raiders
  • Round 21 – Sisa Waqa vs Canberra Raiders
  • Round 24 – Billy Slater vs Parramatta Eels

Winning games

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Highest score in a winning game: 68 points

  • Round 21 vs Canberra Raiders

Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points

  • Round 14 vs Newcastle Knights

Greatest winning margin: 64 points

  • Round 21 vs Canberra Raiders

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 7

  • Rounds 1–7

Losing games

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Highest score in a losing game: 22 points

  • Round 20 vs New Zealand Warriors

Lowest score in a losing game: 0 points

  • Round 18 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest losing margin: 39 points

  • Round 18 vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 2

  • Rounds 8–9
  • Rounds 15–16
  • Rounds 18–20
  • Finals weeks 1–2

NRL Under-20s

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Main article: 2013 NRL Under-20s season

In the sixth season of the NRL's NRL Under 20s now known as the Holden Cup, Anthony Seibold replaced Dean Pay as coach, with Pay moving to the Canberra Raiders as an assistant coach to Ricky Stuart.

Melbourne again finished the regular season in 9th place on the ladder, meaning the club would not qualify for the finals for the second year in a row. A six match losing streak in the second half of the season proving costly.

Kurt Mann (Queensland), Dean Britt and Matthew Lodge (NSW) would make the Under-20 State of Origin teams for the match played in April, with Lodge later featuring in the competition's team of the year chosen at prop forward.[3]

Ladder

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2013 National Youth Competition season[61]
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canberra Raiders 24 19 1 4 2 765 614 +151 43
2 Penrith Panthers (P) 24 17 0 7 2 689 460 +229 38
3 Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 711 554 +157 38
4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 1 7 2 846 626 +220 37
5 Wests Tigers 24 14 0 10 2 687 564 +123 32
6 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 2 9 2 679 599 +80 32
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 1 11 2 607 608 -1 29
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 660 740 -80 28
9 Melbourne Storm 24 11 0 13 2 558 564 -6 26
10 North Queensland Cowboys 24 9 2 13 2 582 615 -33 24
11 St. George-Illawarra Dragons 24 9 1 14 2 596 663 -67 23
12 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 2 584 602 -18 22
13 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 8 1 15 2 516 667 -151 21
14 Parramatta Eels 24 7 2 15 2 570 726 -156 20
15 Gold Coast Titans 24 7 0 17 2 520 786 -266 18
16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 6 1 17 2 560 742 -182 17

Statistics

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Source:[62]

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 20 points

  • Round 14 – Matt McGahan (2 tries, 6 goals) vs Newcastle Knights

Most tries in a game: 4

Most points (season): 148

Most tries (season): 20

  • Dane Chang

Feeder clubs

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Melbourne continued their relationships with both the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Easts Tigers to send any reserve players to play in their respective state cup competitions.

In the New South Wales Cup, Cronulla were coached by Tony Herman, and finished the regular season in first position. After losing their first final against the fourth-placed Windsor Wolves, the Sharks would regroup to win an elimination semi-final against the Newtown Jets, and qualify for the Grand Final by defeating the North Sydney Bears.

Cronulla would win their first premiership in any competition for 17 years, winning the Grand Final against the Windsor Wolves. Four Melbourne contracted players: Kirisome Auva'a, Young Tonumaipea, Siosaia Vave, and Junior Moors were all members of the premiership team.[3]

2013 New South Wales Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks(P) 24 19 1 4 2 695 332 +363 43
2013 NSW Cup Grand Final
Sunday, 6 October
13:50 AEDT (UTC+11)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 36 – 8 Windsor Wolves
Tries: 6
Auva'a rugby ball 59', 77'
Manumalealuii rugby ball 19'
Peachey rugby ball 24'
Lichaa rugby ball 38'
Moorsrugby ball 62'
Goals: 6
Townsend (6/7)
 1st: 18–8
2nd: 18–0
Reports[63][64][65]
 Tries: 2
Nabuli rugby ball 9', 31'
Goals: 0
Naiqama (0/2)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Zbigniew Przekiasa-Adamski


In the Queensland Cup, Easts Tigers under new coach Craig Ingebrigtsen, finished in third position to qualify for the finals. The Tigers would qualify for their third Queensland Cup Grand Final after defeating second-placed Mackay Cutters in a qualifying final, progressing through the Grand Final after defeating minor premiers Northern Pride in a major semi final at Barlow Park in Cairns.

In the Grand Final, the Tigers took on Mackay at North Ipswich Reserve. The Tigers would score first through the Storm's Junior Sa'u and would go to half time leading 14–10 thanks to Sa'u second try just before the break. The Cutters would take the lead in the second half, until Mitch Garbutt's converted try levelled the scores with ten minutes remaining. The Cutters would retake the lead with a field goal in the 74th minute, scoring a try in the 79th minute to seal victory.[3][66]

Easts Tigers halfback Cody Walker won the competition's best and fairest award ahead of joining the Storm in 2014.

2013 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
3 Easts Tigers 22 13 0 9 2 628 371 +257 30
2013 Queensland Cup Grand Final
Sunday, 29 September
15:50 AEST (UTC+10)
Easts Tigers 20 – 27 Mackay Cutters
Tries: 3
Sa'u rugby ball 9', 38'
Garbutt rugby ball 69'
Goals: 4
Walker rugby goalposts icon 9', pen 25', 39', 70' (4/4)
 1st: 14–10
2nd: 6–17
Report
 Tries: 5
Faraimo rugby ball 29', 32'
Milne rugby ball 47'
Morgan rugby ball 64'
Mitchell rugby ball 79'
Goals: 3
Taylor rugby goalposts icon 34' (1/3)
Minto rugby goalposts icon 65' (1/1)
Milne rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Field goals: 1
Minto rugby goalposts icon 74'
Sin bins: 1
Taylor Yellow card
North Ipswich Reserve
Attendance: 6,706
Referee: Clayton Sharpe
Duncan Hall Medal: Anthony Mitchell (Mackay)

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ Regular season home games only
  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. ^ a b Setu played for the Brisbane Broncos in 2010, before leaving rugby league for missionary service.
  5. ^ Goalkicking percentage 100% (1/1)
  6. ^ Goalkicking percentage 0% (0/1)
  7. ^ Goalkicking percentage 73.34% (84/113)
  8. ^ Goalkicking percentage 100% (3/3)

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