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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Melbourne Storm [Club Headlines]

Squad: Scott Anderson, Adam Blair, Will Chambers, Cooper Cronk, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hoffman, Greg Inglis, William Isa, Dallas Johnson, Wairangi Koopu, Jeff Lima, Kevin Proctor, Anthony Quinn, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Aiden Tolman, Steve Turner
Coach: Craig Bellamy
Club Season Index: Melbourne Storm [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 13-16
Fri: Melbourne Storm 17 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 16
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 14,870
Table Position: 7
Tries (3): Cooper Cronk, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Greg Inglis
Round 2 - Mar 20-23
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 16 d. Melbourne Storm 14
Date: Friday March 20, 2009
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 36,647
Table Position: 8
Tries (2): Kevin Proctor, Billy Slater
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 3)
Round 3 - Mar 27-30
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Melbourne Storm 26
Date: Saturday March 28, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 21,849
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Cooper Cronk, Greg Inglis, Anthony Quinn, Steve Turner
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 5)
Round 4 - Apr 3-6
Sat: Melbourne Storm 6 l. Gold Coast Titans 18
Date: Saturday April 4, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 11,698
Table Position: 8
Tries (1): Joseph Tomane
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 1)
Round 5 - Apr 10-13
Sat: Melbourne Storm 16 d. Penrith Panthers 14
Date: Saturday April 11, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,110
Table Position: 7
Tries (2): Anthony Quinn, Billy Slater
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (4 from 4)
Round 6 - Apr 17-20
Mon: Wests Tigers 16 d. Melbourne Storm 6
Date: Monday April 20, 2009
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,646
Table Position: 7
Tries (1): Ryan Hoffman
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 1)
Round 7 - Apr 24-27
Sat: Melbourne Storm 14 drew New Zealand Warriors 14
Date: Saturday April 25, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 15,200
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): Will Chambers, Billy Slater, Steve Turner
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 3)
Round 8 - May 1-3
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8 l. Melbourne Storm 22
Date: Friday May 1, 2009
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,752
Table Position: 6
Tries (4): Matthew Cross, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater, Steve Turner
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 5)
Round 9 - May 9-11
Mon: Sydney Roosters 12 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Date: Monday May 11, 2009
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 8,412
Table Position: 6
Tries (5): Brett Finch, Ryan Hoffman, Jeff Lima, Steve Turner, Brett White
Goals (4): Joseph Tomane (4 from 5)
Round 10 - May 15-18
Mon: Melbourne Storm 46 d. Canberra Raiders 6
Date: Monday May 18, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,112
Table Position: 5
Tries (8): Billy Slater 2, Adam Blair, Matthew Cross, Ryan Hoffman, Greg Inglis, Jeff Lima, Steve Turner
Goals (7): Cameron Smith (6 from 7), Joseph Tomane (1 from 1)
Round 11 - May 22-25
Sat: Bulldogs 26 d. Melbourne Storm 10
Date: Saturday May 23, 2009
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 10,923
Table Position: 7
Tries (2): Will Chambers 2
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 2)
Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
Melbourne Storm bye
Round 13 - Jun 5-8
Fri: Melbourne Storm 48 d. Brisbane Broncos 4
Date: Friday June 5, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 15,318
Table Position: 5
Tries (9): Joseph Tomane 3, Cooper Cronk 2, Will Chambers, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater, Aiden Tolman
Goals (6): Joseph Tomane (6 from 9)
Round 14 - Jun 12-15
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Date: Saturday June 13, 2009
Venue: Members Equity Stadium, Perth (WA)
Crowd: 15,197
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Cooper Cronk, Ryan Hoffman, Greg Inglis, Wairangi Koopu, Joseph Tomane, Steve Turner
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 5), Joseph Tomane (0 from 1)
Round 15 - Jun 19-22
Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Wests Tigers 12
Date: Sunday June 21, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,417
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Cooper Cronk, Matthew Cross
Goals (3): Joseph Tomane (3 from 3)
Round 16 - Jun 26-29
Sun: Canberra Raiders 26 d. Melbourne Storm 16
Date: Sunday June 28, 2009
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 9,551
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Will Chambers, Greg Inglis, Cameron Smith
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 2), Joseph Tomane (0 from 1)
Round 17 - Jul 3-6
Sat: Melbourne Storm 18 d. Newcastle Knights 14
Date: Saturday July 4, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 9,041
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Will Chambers, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 3)
Round 18 - Jul 10-13
Melbourne Storm bye
Round 19 - Jul 17-20
Mon: Parramatta Eels 18 d. Melbourne Storm 16
Date: Monday July 20, 2009
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,804
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Ryan Hoffman, Dane Neilsen, Joseph Tomane
Goals (2): Joseph Tomane (2 from 3)
Round 20 - Jul 24-27
Sat: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10
Date: Saturday July 25, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,533
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Brett Anderson 2, Will Chambers, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Cameron Smith, Joseph Tomane
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (2 from 5), Joseph Tomane (1 from 2)
Round 21 - Jul 31-Aug 3
Fri: St George Illawarra Dragons 26 d. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Friday July 31, 2009
Venue: Kogarah Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,474
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Brett Finch, Greg Inglis
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 3)
Round 22 - Aug 7-10
Fri: Melbourne Storm 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 8
Date: Friday August 7, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,510
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Cooper Cronk, Brett Finch, Joseph Tomane, Steve Turner
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 4)
Round 23 - Aug 14-17
Mon: Newcastle Knights 26 d. Melbourne Storm 14
Date: Monday August 17, 2009
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 13,580
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Brett Anderson, Cooper Cronk, Steve Turner
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 3)
Round 24 - Aug 21-24
Sun: Melbourne Storm 16 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20
Date: Sunday August 23, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 12,601
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Joseph Tomane 2, Will Chambers
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 3)
Round 25 - Aug 28-31
Sat: Melbourne Storm 38 d. Sydney Roosters 4
Date: Saturday August 29, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,332
Table Position: 4
Tries (7): Greg Inglis 2, Steve Turner 2, Will Chambers, Billy Slater, Aiden Tolman
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 6), Ryan Hoffman (0 from 1)
Round 26 - Sep 4-6
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 0 l. Melbourne Storm 30
Date: Saturday September 5, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 14,734
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Will Chambers 2, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Greg Inglis, Dane Neilsen, Billy Slater
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 5), Greg Inglis (0 from 1)
Finals Week 1 - Sep 11-13
Fri: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Date: Friday September 11, 2009
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 21,155
Tries (7): Billy Slater 4, Dane Nielsen, Cameron Smith, Aiden Tolman
Goals (6): Cameron Smith (5 from 6), Steve Turner (1 from 1)
Finals Week 3 - Sep 25-26
Sat: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Brisbane Broncos 10
Date: Saturday September 26, 2009
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 27,687
Tries (7): Greg Inglis 3, Billy Slater 2, Will Chambers, Dallas Johnson
Goals (6): Cameron Smith (6 from 7)
Grand Final - Oct 4
Sun: Melbourne Storm 23 d. Parramatta Eels 16
Date: Sunday October 4, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 82,538
Tries (4): Adam Blair, Ryan Hoffman, Greg Inglis, Billy Slater
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Greg Inglis

Position: 4
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 14, Drawn: 1, Lost: 9, Byes: 2
For: 505 (92 tries, 68 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 348 (60 tries, 54 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 33, Difference: 157

Round 1 [13 Mar 09] W 17-16 v Dragons (H)
Round 2 [20 Mar 09] L 14-16 v Broncos (A)
Round 3 [28 Mar 09] W 26-12 v Cowboys (A)
Round 4 [04 Apr 09] L 6-18 v Titans (H)
Round 5 [11 Apr 09] W 16-14 v Panthers (H)
Round 6 [20 Apr 09] L 6-16 v Tigers (A)
Round 7 [25 Apr 09] D 14-14 v Warriors (H)
Round 8 [01 May 09] W 22-8 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 9 [11 May 09] W 28-12 v Roosters (A)
Round 10 [18 May 09] W 46-6 v Raiders (H)
Round 11 [23 May 09] L 10-26 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 12 Melbourne Storm bye
Round 13 [05 Jun 09] W 48-4 v Broncos (H)
Round 14 [13 Jun 09] W 28-22 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 15 [21 Jun 09] W 14-12 v Tigers (H)
Round 16 [28 Jun 09] L 16-26 v Raiders (A)
Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 18-14 v Knights (H)
Round 18 Melbourne Storm bye
Round 19 [20 Jul 09] L 16-18 v Eels (A)
Round 20 [25 Jul 09] W 30-10 v Sharks (H)
Round 21 [31 Jul 09] L 12-26 v Dragons (A)
Round 22 [07 Aug 09] W 20-8 v Cowboys (H)
Round 23 [17 Aug 09] L 14-26 v Knights (A)
Round 24 [23 Aug 09] L 16-20 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 25 [29 Aug 09] W 38-4 v Roosters (H)
Round 26 [05 Sep 09] W 30-0 v Warriors (A)
Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 09] W 40-12 v Sea Eagles
Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 09] W 40-10 v Broncos
Grand Final [04 Oct 09] W 23-16 v Eels

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Brett Anderson	3 (1)	3	0	0	12
Scott Anderson	17 (11)	0	0	0	0
Adam Blair	25 (6)	2	0	0	8
Hep Cahill	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Will Chambers	27	12	0	0	48
Cooper Cronk	27	8	0	0	32
Matthew Cross	14 (6)	3	0	0	12
Brett Finch	20	3	0	0	12
Ryan Hinchcliffe	26 (21)	2	0	0	8
Ryan Hoffman	25	6	0/1	0	24
Greg Inglis	23	16	0/1	2	66
William Isa	2	0	0	0	0
Dallas Johnson	24 (1)	1	0	0	4
Luke Kelly	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Wairangi Koopu	12 (7)	1	0	0	4
Jeff Lima	25 (11)	2	0	0	8
James Maloney	4 (1)	0	0	0	0
Sika Manu	10 (3)	0	0	0	0
Dane Nielsen	10	3	0	0	12
Kevin Proctor	7 (4)	1	0	0	4
Anthony Quinn	9	2	0	0	8
Billy Slater	26	18	0	0	72
Cameron Smith	25 (2)	3	65/90	0	142
Ryan Tandy	6 (6)	0	0	0	0
Aiden Tolman	27 (18)	3	0	0	12
Joseph Tomane	15 (2)	10	17/25	0	74
Steve Turner	25	10	1/1	0	42
Brett White	21 (4)	1	0	0	4
28 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 27 - 456691 (Average: 16,914)
Home: Games 12 - 143742 (Average: 11,979)
Away: Games 12 - 181569 (Average: 15,131)

Leading Point Scorers:
142: Cameron Smith (25)
74: Joseph Tomane (15)
72: Billy Slater (26)
66: Greg Inglis (23)
48: Will Chambers (27)

Leading Try Scorers:
18: Billy Slater (26)
16: Greg Inglis (23)
12: Will Chambers (27)
10: Joseph Tomane (15), Steve Turner (25)
8: Cooper Cronk (27)
6: Ryan Hoffman (25)
3: Brett Anderson (3), Matthew Cross (14), Brett Finch (20), Dane Nielsen (10), Cameron Smith (25), Aiden Tolman (27)
2: Adam Blair (25), Ryan Hinchcliffe (26), Jeff Lima (25), Anthony Quinn (9)
1: Dallas Johnson (24), Wairangi Koopu (12), Kevin Proctor (7), Brett White (21)

Leading Goal Scorers:
65: Cameron Smith. Attempts: 65/90. Accuracy: 72% (25)
17: Joseph Tomane. Attempts: 17/25. Accuracy: 68% (15)
1: Steve Turner. Attempts: 1/1. Accuracy: 100% (25)
0: Ryan Hoffman. Attempts: 0/1. Accuracy: 0% (25)
0: Greg Inglis. Attempts: 0/1. Accuracy: 0% (23)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm

Draw, results and other info.

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership Melbourne Storm

Draw, results and other info.

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm