2010: A year in review
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:55 am
Melbourne Storm 2010
14 Wins
9 Losses
2 Byes
0 Points*
Ladder Position - 16th*
Best Win - Round 7 vs Warriors (40-6)
Worst Loss - Round 9 vs Brisbane (14-36)
Top Tryscorer - Greg Inglis (11)
Top Pointscorer - Cameron Smith (116)
Results-
TRIAL: Storm def. London Harlequins 34-10 @ The Stoop, Twickenham
WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE: Storm def. Leeds Rhinos 18-10 @ Elland Rd, Leeds
ROUND ONE: Storm 14 (Tries: Inglis, MacDougall; Goals: 3) def. Sharks 10 (Try: Douglas; Goals: Covell 2, Porter)
ROUND TWO: Storm 20 (Tries: MacDougall, Quinn, Nielsen; Goals: Smith 4) def. Knights 14 (Tries: Uate, MacDougall; Goals: Naiqama 3)
ROUND THREE: Storm 16 (Tries: Finch, Slater, MacDougall; Goals: Smith 2) def. Panthers 10 (Tries: McKendry, Coote; Goal: Gordon)
ROUND FOUR: Storm 17 (Tries: Nielsen, Quinn, Slater; Goals: Smith 2; Field Goal: Cronk) def Dragons 4 (Try: Nightingale)
ROUND FIVE: Storm 16 (Tries: Quinn 3; Goals: Smith 2) def. by Titans 20 (Tries: Tomane, Harris, Bird; Goals: Rogers 4)
ROUND SIX: Storm 16 (Tries: Cronk 2, Norrie; Goals: Smith 2) def. by Sea Eagles 18 (Tries: Robertson 2, Stewart; Goals; Lyon 3)
ROUND SEVEN: Storm 40 (Tries: Duffie 2, Smith, Blair, Tandy, Isa, Slater; Goals; Smith 6) def. Warriors 6 (Try: Ta'ai; Goal: Maloney)
ROUND EIGHT: Storm 34 (Tries: Norrie, Duffie, Inglis, Finch, Nielsen, Quinn, Lima; Goals: Smith 3) def. Cowboys 6 (Try: Bolton; Goal: Graham)
ROUND NINE: Storm 16 (Tries: Duffie 2, Quinn; Goals: Inglis) def. by Broncos 34 (Tries: Folau 2, Yow Yeh, Beale, Norman, Te'o; Goals: Parker 6)
ROUND TEN: Storm 17 (Tries: Inglis 3; Goals: Inglis 2; Field Goal: Finch) def. Raiders 6 (Try: Vidot; Goal: Campese)
ROUND ELEVEN: Bye
ROUND TWELVE: Storm 23 (Tries: Nielsen, Stanley, MacDougall, Widdop; Goals: Widdop 3; Field Goal: Finch) def. Bulldogs 12 (Tries: Ryan, Kimmorley; Goals: Goodwin: 2)
ROUND THIRTEEN: Storm 10 (Tries: Slater, Inglis; Goal: Smith) def. by Eels 24 (Tries: Reddy 2, Inu, Keating; Goals: Burt 4)
ROUND FOURTEEN: Storm 6 (Try: Kostjasyn; Goals: Stanley) def. by Roosters 38 (Tries: Graham 2, Masoe, Linnett, Minichiello, Nuuasaula, Perett; Goals: Carney 5)
ROUND FIFTEEN: Storm 58 (Tries: O'Neill 3, Duffie 2, Slater 2, Inglis, Lima, Cronk; Goals: Smith 5, Inglis 3, Finch) def. Cowboys 12 (Tries: Tamou, Gallant; Goals: Thurston 2)
ROUND SIXTEEN: Storm 14 (Tries: O'Neill 2, Inglis; Goals: Smith) def. by Rabbitohs 16 (Tries: Talanoa 2, Sandow; Goals: Luke 2)
ROUND SEVENTEEN: BYE
ROUND EIGHTEEN: Storm 18 (Tries: Finch, Slater, Manu: Goals: Smith 2, Inglis) def. by Bulldogs 20 (Tries: Goodwin, Idris, Neumann; Goals: Goodwin 3; Penalty Goals: Goodwin)
ROUND NINETEEN: Storm 6 (Try: Slater; Goal: Smith) def. by Warriors 13 (Tries: Ropati, Vatuvei; Goals: Maloney 2; Field Goal: Maloney)
ROUND TWENTY: Storm 18 (Tries: Duffie, Nielsen, O'Neill; Goals: Smith 3) def. Panthers 10 (Tries: Jennings, Purtell; Goals: Gordon)
ROUND TWENTY-ONE: Storm 36 (Tries: O'Neill 2, Nielsen 2, Inglis, Slater, Lowrie; Goals: Smith 4) def. Raiders 12 (Tries: Low, Croker; Goals: Croker 2)
ROUND TWENTY-TWO: Storm 6 (Try: Hoffman; Goals: Smith) def. by Sea Eagles 26 (Tries: Lyon 2, Williams, Matai; Goals: Lyon 5)
ROUND TWENTY-THREE: Storm 18 (Tries: Hinchcliffe 2, Slater; goals: Smith 3) def. Rabbitohs 16 (Tries: Merritt 2, Capewell; Goals: Sandow 2)
ROUND TWENTY-FOUR: Storm 24 (Tries: Smith, Nielsen, Manu, Hinchcliffe; Goals: Smith 4) def. Sharks 4 (Try: Covell)
ROUND TWENTY-FIVE: Storm 14 (Tries: O'Neill, Isa, Hoffman; Goals: Smith) def. by Tigers 26 (Tries: Marshall 3, Fifita, Farah; Goals: Marshall 3)
ROUND TWENTY-SIX: Storm 34 (Tries: Inglis 2, White, Tolman, Hoffman, Hinchcliffe; Goals Smith 4, Lima 1) def. Knights 4 (Try: Taia)
Tryscorers -
Inglis 11, Slater 10, O'Neill 9, Duffie 8, Nielsen 8, Quinn 7, MacDougall 4, Hinchcliffe 4, Cronk 3, Finch 3, Hoffman 3, Norrie 2, Lima 2, Smith 2, Manu 2, Isa 2, Blair, Tandy, Stanley, Widdop, Kostjasyn, Lowrie, White, Tolman.
Player Reviews-
1. Billy Slater - Another great year by the kid, always put in every game and pulled off some unbelievable plays (9/10)
2. Matt Duffie - Fantastic debut year for Matt, under alot of pressure early and passed easily, looks the goods (8/10)
3. Dane Nielsen - A rocks and diamonds player, still looks a little uneasy at times but did his job (6/10)
4. Greg Inglis - When he showed up was devastating, had afew quiet games but still always threatened (7/10)
5. Justin O'Neill - Wow, rookie of the year for me, easily has the most potential in the squad highly, impressive debut year (8/10)
6. Brett Finch - Always putting in, revving up and never saying die, typical finchy. Solid year (7/10)
7. Cooper Cronk - All the drama really got to coops, very hot and cold, but when he was on he turned alot of games (6/10)
8. Bryan Norrie - What a good bargain basement buy, never set the world on fire but always pulled his weight. Excellent (7/10)
9. Cameron Smith - Hit the hardest by the cap circus, always played ok but never really had that run or killer edge. Lead strongly (6/10)
10. Brett White - Always seemed lazy and disinterested once the news broke, cant blame him i guess (5/10)
11. Adam Blair - Afew flashes of brilliance, but didnt kick on as strong as most though he would this year (6/10)
12. Sika Manu - Player of the year for me, unstoppable all year, and so versatile. Fantastic stuff (10/10)
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe - Great effort from hinchy all year, definately one of our better players in 2010. (8/10)
14. Jeff Lima - Showed up in patches but was fairly ineffective far too often. (6/10)
15. Kevin Proctor - Is growing on me, still a pup but he is realising his potential, big expectations in 2011 (7/10)
16. Ryan Hoffman - Horrible year, love the guy but had form and injury problems all year (4/10)
17. Todd Lowrie - Useless, one decent game all year, waste of a bench spot (3/10)
18. Aiden Tolman - Was great.. before he signed elsewhere, lost form bigtime. (6/10)
19. Jesse Bromwich - Went ok in limited appearances, young and raw and will be better for the run. (6/10)
20. Anthony Quinn - Our best player before his long term injury, hope he comes back stronger (8/10)
21. Sione Kite - Looked good in 2 games he played, need more of him in 2011 (7/10)
22. Chase Stanley - Showed tonnes of promise, afew unlucky injuries, should be in the centres next year (7/10)
23. Luke Kelly - He was ok with limited oppurtunity, still needs to get his reads and D up to NRL standard (6/10)
24. Hep Cahill - Afew games, not bad, not great (5/10)
25. Willie Isa - As above (5/10)
26. Gareth Widdop - Talented, just needs to settle in a position (6/10)
27. Luke MacDougall - Liked him early in the year actually, shame no one else did (6/10)
28. Robbie Rochow - 1 game, dont remember evn seeing him (2/10)
29. Rory Kostjasyn - Also didnt see a whole lot of him, would like to though (2/10)
30. Ryan Tandy - Dirty Match Fixer and club abandoner lol (1/10)
MY STORM PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 3 -
1. SIKA MANU
2. BILLY SLATER
3. RYAN HINCHCLIFFE/JUSTIN O'NEILL/ANTHONY QUINN/MATT DUFFIE
Movements
Gains:
Robert MacLeod (Cowboys)
Stan Waqa (Roosters)
Adam Woolnough (Panthers)
Troy Thompson (Raiders)
Elijah Niko (Warriors)
Losses:
Ryan Tandy (Bulldogs)
Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs)
Ryan Hoffman (Wigan)
Brett Finch (Wigan)
Jeff Lima (Wigan)
Brett White (Canberra)
Greg Inglis (Broncos)
Blake Leary (Cowboys)
Luke MacDougall (Released)
Willie Isa (Released)
Sinbad Kali (Released)
Billy Rogers (Released)
Louis Fanene (Released)
Hep Cahill (Released)
James Woolford (Released)
Re-signed:
Bryan Norrie (2 years)
Justin O'Neill (2 years)
Dane Nielsen (2 years)
Rory Kostjasyn (2 years)
Luke Kelly (1 year)
Robbie Rochow (1 year)
My personal best 17 for 2011:
1. Billy Slater
2. Matt Duffie
3. Chase Stanley
4. Justin O'Neill
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Gareth Widdop
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Bryan Norrie
9. Cameron Smith
10. Adam Woolnough
11. Adam Blair
12. Sika Manu
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe
14. Kevin Proctor
15. Troy Thompson
16. Sione Kite
17. Robbie Rochow
14 Wins
9 Losses
2 Byes
0 Points*
Ladder Position - 16th*
Best Win - Round 7 vs Warriors (40-6)
Worst Loss - Round 9 vs Brisbane (14-36)
Top Tryscorer - Greg Inglis (11)
Top Pointscorer - Cameron Smith (116)
Results-
TRIAL: Storm def. London Harlequins 34-10 @ The Stoop, Twickenham
WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE: Storm def. Leeds Rhinos 18-10 @ Elland Rd, Leeds
ROUND ONE: Storm 14 (Tries: Inglis, MacDougall; Goals: 3) def. Sharks 10 (Try: Douglas; Goals: Covell 2, Porter)
ROUND TWO: Storm 20 (Tries: MacDougall, Quinn, Nielsen; Goals: Smith 4) def. Knights 14 (Tries: Uate, MacDougall; Goals: Naiqama 3)
ROUND THREE: Storm 16 (Tries: Finch, Slater, MacDougall; Goals: Smith 2) def. Panthers 10 (Tries: McKendry, Coote; Goal: Gordon)
ROUND FOUR: Storm 17 (Tries: Nielsen, Quinn, Slater; Goals: Smith 2; Field Goal: Cronk) def Dragons 4 (Try: Nightingale)
ROUND FIVE: Storm 16 (Tries: Quinn 3; Goals: Smith 2) def. by Titans 20 (Tries: Tomane, Harris, Bird; Goals: Rogers 4)
ROUND SIX: Storm 16 (Tries: Cronk 2, Norrie; Goals: Smith 2) def. by Sea Eagles 18 (Tries: Robertson 2, Stewart; Goals; Lyon 3)
ROUND SEVEN: Storm 40 (Tries: Duffie 2, Smith, Blair, Tandy, Isa, Slater; Goals; Smith 6) def. Warriors 6 (Try: Ta'ai; Goal: Maloney)
ROUND EIGHT: Storm 34 (Tries: Norrie, Duffie, Inglis, Finch, Nielsen, Quinn, Lima; Goals: Smith 3) def. Cowboys 6 (Try: Bolton; Goal: Graham)
ROUND NINE: Storm 16 (Tries: Duffie 2, Quinn; Goals: Inglis) def. by Broncos 34 (Tries: Folau 2, Yow Yeh, Beale, Norman, Te'o; Goals: Parker 6)
ROUND TEN: Storm 17 (Tries: Inglis 3; Goals: Inglis 2; Field Goal: Finch) def. Raiders 6 (Try: Vidot; Goal: Campese)
ROUND ELEVEN: Bye
ROUND TWELVE: Storm 23 (Tries: Nielsen, Stanley, MacDougall, Widdop; Goals: Widdop 3; Field Goal: Finch) def. Bulldogs 12 (Tries: Ryan, Kimmorley; Goals: Goodwin: 2)
ROUND THIRTEEN: Storm 10 (Tries: Slater, Inglis; Goal: Smith) def. by Eels 24 (Tries: Reddy 2, Inu, Keating; Goals: Burt 4)
ROUND FOURTEEN: Storm 6 (Try: Kostjasyn; Goals: Stanley) def. by Roosters 38 (Tries: Graham 2, Masoe, Linnett, Minichiello, Nuuasaula, Perett; Goals: Carney 5)
ROUND FIFTEEN: Storm 58 (Tries: O'Neill 3, Duffie 2, Slater 2, Inglis, Lima, Cronk; Goals: Smith 5, Inglis 3, Finch) def. Cowboys 12 (Tries: Tamou, Gallant; Goals: Thurston 2)
ROUND SIXTEEN: Storm 14 (Tries: O'Neill 2, Inglis; Goals: Smith) def. by Rabbitohs 16 (Tries: Talanoa 2, Sandow; Goals: Luke 2)
ROUND SEVENTEEN: BYE
ROUND EIGHTEEN: Storm 18 (Tries: Finch, Slater, Manu: Goals: Smith 2, Inglis) def. by Bulldogs 20 (Tries: Goodwin, Idris, Neumann; Goals: Goodwin 3; Penalty Goals: Goodwin)
ROUND NINETEEN: Storm 6 (Try: Slater; Goal: Smith) def. by Warriors 13 (Tries: Ropati, Vatuvei; Goals: Maloney 2; Field Goal: Maloney)
ROUND TWENTY: Storm 18 (Tries: Duffie, Nielsen, O'Neill; Goals: Smith 3) def. Panthers 10 (Tries: Jennings, Purtell; Goals: Gordon)
ROUND TWENTY-ONE: Storm 36 (Tries: O'Neill 2, Nielsen 2, Inglis, Slater, Lowrie; Goals: Smith 4) def. Raiders 12 (Tries: Low, Croker; Goals: Croker 2)
ROUND TWENTY-TWO: Storm 6 (Try: Hoffman; Goals: Smith) def. by Sea Eagles 26 (Tries: Lyon 2, Williams, Matai; Goals: Lyon 5)
ROUND TWENTY-THREE: Storm 18 (Tries: Hinchcliffe 2, Slater; goals: Smith 3) def. Rabbitohs 16 (Tries: Merritt 2, Capewell; Goals: Sandow 2)
ROUND TWENTY-FOUR: Storm 24 (Tries: Smith, Nielsen, Manu, Hinchcliffe; Goals: Smith 4) def. Sharks 4 (Try: Covell)
ROUND TWENTY-FIVE: Storm 14 (Tries: O'Neill, Isa, Hoffman; Goals: Smith) def. by Tigers 26 (Tries: Marshall 3, Fifita, Farah; Goals: Marshall 3)
ROUND TWENTY-SIX: Storm 34 (Tries: Inglis 2, White, Tolman, Hoffman, Hinchcliffe; Goals Smith 4, Lima 1) def. Knights 4 (Try: Taia)
Tryscorers -
Inglis 11, Slater 10, O'Neill 9, Duffie 8, Nielsen 8, Quinn 7, MacDougall 4, Hinchcliffe 4, Cronk 3, Finch 3, Hoffman 3, Norrie 2, Lima 2, Smith 2, Manu 2, Isa 2, Blair, Tandy, Stanley, Widdop, Kostjasyn, Lowrie, White, Tolman.
Player Reviews-
1. Billy Slater - Another great year by the kid, always put in every game and pulled off some unbelievable plays (9/10)
2. Matt Duffie - Fantastic debut year for Matt, under alot of pressure early and passed easily, looks the goods (8/10)
3. Dane Nielsen - A rocks and diamonds player, still looks a little uneasy at times but did his job (6/10)
4. Greg Inglis - When he showed up was devastating, had afew quiet games but still always threatened (7/10)
5. Justin O'Neill - Wow, rookie of the year for me, easily has the most potential in the squad highly, impressive debut year (8/10)
6. Brett Finch - Always putting in, revving up and never saying die, typical finchy. Solid year (7/10)
7. Cooper Cronk - All the drama really got to coops, very hot and cold, but when he was on he turned alot of games (6/10)
8. Bryan Norrie - What a good bargain basement buy, never set the world on fire but always pulled his weight. Excellent (7/10)
9. Cameron Smith - Hit the hardest by the cap circus, always played ok but never really had that run or killer edge. Lead strongly (6/10)
10. Brett White - Always seemed lazy and disinterested once the news broke, cant blame him i guess (5/10)
11. Adam Blair - Afew flashes of brilliance, but didnt kick on as strong as most though he would this year (6/10)
12. Sika Manu - Player of the year for me, unstoppable all year, and so versatile. Fantastic stuff (10/10)
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe - Great effort from hinchy all year, definately one of our better players in 2010. (8/10)
14. Jeff Lima - Showed up in patches but was fairly ineffective far too often. (6/10)
15. Kevin Proctor - Is growing on me, still a pup but he is realising his potential, big expectations in 2011 (7/10)
16. Ryan Hoffman - Horrible year, love the guy but had form and injury problems all year (4/10)
17. Todd Lowrie - Useless, one decent game all year, waste of a bench spot (3/10)
18. Aiden Tolman - Was great.. before he signed elsewhere, lost form bigtime. (6/10)
19. Jesse Bromwich - Went ok in limited appearances, young and raw and will be better for the run. (6/10)
20. Anthony Quinn - Our best player before his long term injury, hope he comes back stronger (8/10)
21. Sione Kite - Looked good in 2 games he played, need more of him in 2011 (7/10)
22. Chase Stanley - Showed tonnes of promise, afew unlucky injuries, should be in the centres next year (7/10)
23. Luke Kelly - He was ok with limited oppurtunity, still needs to get his reads and D up to NRL standard (6/10)
24. Hep Cahill - Afew games, not bad, not great (5/10)
25. Willie Isa - As above (5/10)
26. Gareth Widdop - Talented, just needs to settle in a position (6/10)
27. Luke MacDougall - Liked him early in the year actually, shame no one else did (6/10)
28. Robbie Rochow - 1 game, dont remember evn seeing him (2/10)
29. Rory Kostjasyn - Also didnt see a whole lot of him, would like to though (2/10)
30. Ryan Tandy - Dirty Match Fixer and club abandoner lol (1/10)
MY STORM PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 3 -
1. SIKA MANU
2. BILLY SLATER
3. RYAN HINCHCLIFFE/JUSTIN O'NEILL/ANTHONY QUINN/MATT DUFFIE
Movements
Gains:
Robert MacLeod (Cowboys)
Stan Waqa (Roosters)
Adam Woolnough (Panthers)
Troy Thompson (Raiders)
Elijah Niko (Warriors)
Losses:
Ryan Tandy (Bulldogs)
Aiden Tolman (Bulldogs)
Ryan Hoffman (Wigan)
Brett Finch (Wigan)
Jeff Lima (Wigan)
Brett White (Canberra)
Greg Inglis (Broncos)
Blake Leary (Cowboys)
Luke MacDougall (Released)
Willie Isa (Released)
Sinbad Kali (Released)
Billy Rogers (Released)
Louis Fanene (Released)
Hep Cahill (Released)
James Woolford (Released)
Re-signed:
Bryan Norrie (2 years)
Justin O'Neill (2 years)
Dane Nielsen (2 years)
Rory Kostjasyn (2 years)
Luke Kelly (1 year)
Robbie Rochow (1 year)
My personal best 17 for 2011:
1. Billy Slater
2. Matt Duffie
3. Chase Stanley
4. Justin O'Neill
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Gareth Widdop
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Bryan Norrie
9. Cameron Smith
10. Adam Woolnough
11. Adam Blair
12. Sika Manu
13. Ryan Hinchcliffe
14. Kevin Proctor
15. Troy Thompson
16. Sione Kite
17. Robbie Rochow