2005 Melbourne Storm season
The 2005 Melbourne Storm season was the 8th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 6th out of 15 teams and making the finals. The season began with two big wins over the Knights and Dragons, each by more than 30 points. The form line followed a similar path to the previous season though as the team struggled to string consecutive wins together and hovered around the lower part of the eight for much of the season before ultimately finishing sixth once again. Future star Greg Inglis made his debut in Round 6. Storm finished the season with the second best defence in the competition and again went to Suncorp Stadium in Week One of the finals, producing the same result to defeat the Broncos. However for the third straight season the side was unable to progress past the semi final stage, losing to the Cowboys. At the end of the season, Storm legends Robbie Kearns and Matt Geyer were inducted as inaugural life members of the Club.[1]
2005 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 6th | |||
Play-off result | Semi Final Loss | |||
2005 record | Wins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 11 | |||
Points scored | For: 640; Against: 462 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Brian Waldron | |||
Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | Olympic Park Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Billy Slater (20) | |||
Goals | Matt Orford (63) | |||
Points | Matt Orford (172) | |||
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Fixtures
Regular Season
Round | Opponent | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Date | Venue |
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1 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 48 | 10 | Mar 13 | Olympic Park |
2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 46 | 12 | Mar 19 | WIN Stadium |
3 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Loss | 18 | 25 | Mar 27 | Brookvale Oval |
4 | Brisbane Broncos | Win | 50 | 4 | Apr 2 | Olympic Park |
5 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 16 | 36 | Apr 8 | CUA Stadium |
6 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 14 | 26 | Apr 16 | Olympic Park |
7 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 46 | 10 | Apr 24 | Canberra Stadium |
8 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 10 | 30 | Apr 30 | Olympic Park |
9 | BYE | |||||
10 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 38 | 12 | May 14 | SFS |
11 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 16 | 26 | May 21 | Olympic Park |
12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 24 | 16 | May 29 | Olympic Park |
13 | Wests Tigers | Win | 30 | 14 | Jun 5 | Leichhardt Oval |
14 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 16 | 24 | Jun 12 | Mt. Smart |
15 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 14 | 28 | Jun 18 | Olympic Park |
16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 48 | 6 | Jun 25 | Olympic Park |
17 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 33 | 6 | Jul 2 | Sydney Showground |
18 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 20 | 0 | Jul 9 | Olympic Park |
19 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 15 | 28 | Jul 17 | Suncorp Stadium |
20 | Sydney Roosters | Win | 24 | 10 | Jul 24 | Olympic Park |
21 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 18 | 37 | Jul 30 | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
22 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 16 | 40 | Aug 6 | Toyota Park |
23 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 22 | 10 | Aug 13 | Olympic Park |
24 | BYE | |||||
25 | Wests Tigers | Win | 34 | 22 | Aug 27 | Olympic Park |
26 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 24 | 30 | Sep 3 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
Finals
Round | Opponent | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Date | Venue |
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Qualifying Final | Brisbane Broncos | Win | 24 | 18 | Sep 10 | Suncorp Stadium |
Semi Final | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 16 | 24 | Sep 17 | SFS |
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 704 | 456 | +248 | 36 | |
2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 655 | 510 | +145 | 36 | |
3 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 484 | +113 | 34 | |
4 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 676 | 575 | +101 | 32 | |
5 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 639 | 563 | +76 | 32 | |
6 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 462 | +178 | 30 | |
7 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 550 | 564 | -14 | 28 | |
8 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 554 | 632 | -78 | 28 | |
9 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 488 | 487 | +1 | 26 | |
10 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 554 | 0 | 26 | |
11 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 515 | 528 | -13 | 24 | |
12 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 472 | 670 | -198 | 23 | |
13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 482 | 700 | -218 | 23 | |
14 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 465 | 606 | -141 | 22 | |
15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 467 | 667 | -200 | 20 | |
2005 squad
Cap | Nat. | Player name | Position | First Storm Game | Previous First Grade RL club (a) |
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Awards
Melbourne Storm Awards Night
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Dally M Awards Night
Additional Awards
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References
- "History Melbourne Storm". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.