2012 Melbourne Storm season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Premiers | |||
2012 record | Wins: 17; Draws: 0; Losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 579; Against: 361 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Ron Gauci | |||
Coach | Craig Bellamy | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | AAMI Park – 30,050 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Billy Slater (16) | |||
Goals | Cameron Smith (78) | |||
Points | Cameron Smith (164) | |||
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The 2012 Melbourne Storm season is the 15th in the club's history. Coached by Craig Bellamy and captained by Cameron Smith, they competed in and won the NRL's 2012 Telstra Premiership. The first 9 weeks of the season were very successful, winning all games for what was at the time their best start to a season. From Round 10 to Round 21 they won only 3 games and lost 7 games, this included a 5-game losing streak between Rounds 16 and 21, their second worst ever. From Round 22 onward they recovered their winning form and finished the regular season with five straight wins, finishing in second place. The Storm then went on to defeat South Sydney and Manly in the finals series before going on to face minor premiers, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2012 NRL Grand Final, winning 14-4 to claim the Premiership.
In 2012 the Storm jerseys were made by Kooga. They retained their predominantly purple home jersey from the previous two seasons and also their predoninantly white away jersey from 2010.
Statistics Source: Statistics current following the Grand Final.
Most Points in a Game: 14
Most tries in a Game: 3
Although other players may play for the Melbourne Storm during the year, all NRL clubs are required to select a top 25 First Grade squad at the beginning of the season.
2012 Squad Signings
2012 Squad Transfers
The following players have played a representative match in 2012. (C) = Captain
On 4 August 2012, the 2012 Dally M Awards were held. The Melbourne Storm had two winners on the night with Cameron Smith winning Hooker of the year and Cooper Cronk winning Halfback of the year.
On 17 October 2012 the RLIF held their annual award ceremony and presented a number of awards to Melbourne Storm personnel including naming Cameron Smith the International Rugby League Player of the year.
Melbourne Storm personnel that received awards were: