2001 Melbourne Storm season

The 2001 Melbourne Storm season was the 4th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2001 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in 9th place. [1]

2001 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank9th
2001 recordWins: 11; Draws: 1; Losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 704; Against: 725
Team information
CoachChris Anderson
Mark Murray
Captain
StadiumDocklands Stadium
Top scorers
TriesMatt Orford (15)
Aaron Moule (15)
GoalsMatt Orford (78)
PointsMatt Orford (216)
< 2000 List of seasons 2002 >

The 2001 season was the least successful in the Storm's history, missing the play-offs for the first time. After making a decision to move base from Olympic Park to the larger Colonial Stadium, the club seemed to lack the support, atmosphere and composure they had built up. It reflected in the team's on field performances, losing four of their first six homes games and 7 from their opening 10 overall. Amidst this time the Storm was rocked when coach Anderson quit the club after the 42-18 loss to Parramatta in Round 7.

Along with Richard Swain and Matt Orford, replacement coach Mark Murray lifted the Storm from their bad beginning. Melbourne won seven of their next ten games to reach 6th place on the ladder.

But the bad start had taken its toll, and with the 2001 finals in sight they won only two more games. A last round loss to Canberra saw the Storm finish outside the Top 8.

The 2001 season continued to mark the endurability of Kiwi Test hooker Richard Swain. He was on the field for every minute of the Storm's season and had yet to miss a game for Melbourne in the club's history. [2]

Fixture

[3]

RoundOpponentResultMel.Opp.DateVenue
1BulldogsLoss1014Feb 18Docklands Stadium
2North Queensland CowboysLoss2832Feb 24Docklands Stadium
3St. George Illawarra DragonsWin2016Mar 3WIN Jubilee Oval
4Cronulla SharksWin3424Mar 11Docklands Stadium
5Wests TigersLoss1040Mar 18Leichhardt Oval
6Newcastle KnightsLoss2836Mar 25Docklands Stadium
7Parramatta EelsLoss1842Mar 31Parramatta Oval
8Brisbane BroncosLoss1618Apr 8QE2 Stadium
9Northern EaglesWin5218Apr 13Docklands Stadium
10Sydney RoostersLoss2223Apr 22Docklands Stadium
11Penrith PanthersWin5814Apr 29Penrith Stadium
12New Zealand WarriorsWin4020May 12Mt. Smart Stadium
13Canberra RaidersWin3228May 19Docklands Stadium
14BulldogsLoss2628May 27Sydney Showground Stadium
15North Queensland CowboysWin3824Jun 2Dairy Farmers Stadium
16St. George Illawarra DragonsWin3428Jun 17Docklands Stadium
17Cronulla SharksLoss1840Jun 23Toyota Park
18Wests TigersWin640Jul 5Docklands Stadium
19Newcastle KnightsLoss1648Jul 15Hunter Stadium
20Parramatta EelsLoss1054Jul 20Docklands Stadium
21Brisbane BroncosWin3228Jul 29Docklands Stadium
22Northern EaglesLoss1220Aug 4Bluetongue Stadium
23Sydney RoostersLoss2850Aug 12Sydney Football Stadium
24Penrith PanthersWin2824Aug 20Docklands Stadium
25New Zealand WarriorsDraw2424Aug 27Docklands Stadium
26Canberra RaidersLoss632Sep 1Bruce Stadium

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta 262024839406+43342
2 Bulldogs 261736617538+7937
3 Newcastle 261619782639+14333
4 Cronulla-Sutherland 261529594513+8132
5 Brisbane 2614111696511+18529
6 Sydney 2613112647589+5827
7 St. George Illawarra 2612212661573+8826
8 New Zealand 2612212638629+926
9 Melbourne 2611114704725-2123
10 Northern Eagles 2611114603750-14923
11 Canberra 269116600623-2319
12 Wests Tigers 269116474746-27219
13 North Queensland 266218514771-25714
14 Penrith 267019521847-32614

2001 Coaching Staff

2001 Squad
Cap Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club (a)

Awards and honours

References
  1. http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne2002_sc.html
  2. "Melbourne Storm History". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. http://stats.rleague.com/rl/teams/melbourne/melbourne_by.html#2000
  4. "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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