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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Melbourne Storm [Club Headlines]

Coach: Craig Bellamy
Club Season Index: Melbourne Storm [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 14-17
Mon: Melbourne Storm 32 d. New Zealand Warriors 18
Date: Monday March 17, 2008
Venue: Telstra Dome, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 20,084
Table Position: 4
Tries (5): Billy Slater 3, Dallas Johnson, Sam Tagataese
Goals (6): Cameron Smith (5 from 6), Steve Turner (1 from 1)
Round 2 - Mar 21-24
Sun: Melbourne Storm 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17
Date: Sunday March 23, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,720
Table Position: 5
Tries (3): Russell Aitken, Israel Folau, Brett White
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 3)
Round 3 - Mar 28-31
Sat: Sydney Roosters 10 d. Melbourne Storm 6
Date: Saturday March 29, 2008
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,137
Table Position: 11
Tries (1): Billy Slater
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 1)
Round 4 - Apr 4-7
Fri: Melbourne Storm 28 d. Brisbane Broncos 8
Date: Friday April 4, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,831
Table Position: 6
Tries (5): Anthony Quinn 3, Israel Folau, Ryan Hoffman
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (4 from 5)
Round 5 - Apr 11-14
Fri: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4
Date: Friday April 11, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,632
Table Position: 5
Tries (5): Billy Slater 2, Ryan Hoffman, Anthony Quinn, Greg Inglis
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 6)
Round 6 - Apr 18-21
Mon: Canberra Raiders 16 l. Melbourne Storm 23
Date: Monday April 21, 2008
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 15,550
Table Position: 3
Tries (4): Will Chambers, Israel Folau, Billy Slater, Steve Turner
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Cooper Cronk
Round 7 - Apr 25-27
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 10 l. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Saturday April 26, 2008
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 24,053
Table Position: 3
Tries (2): Israel Folau, Greg Inglis
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 2)
Round 8 - May 3-4
Melbourne Storm bye
Round 9 - May 10-12
Mon: Melbourne Storm 18 d. Newcastle Knights 4
Date: Monday May 12, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,624
Table Position: 1
Tries (3): Israel Folau 2, Anthony Quinn
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 3)
Round 10 - May 16-19
Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 36 d. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Saturday May 17, 2008
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,881
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Will Chambers, Sika Manu
Goals (2): Steve Turner (1 from 1), Jeremy Smith (Qld) (1 from 2)
Round 11 - May 23-26
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Melbourne Storm 15
Date: Saturday May 24, 2008
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 8,761
Table Position: 3
Tries (2): Will Chambers, Jeremy Smith (Qld)
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 4)
Field Goals (1): Cooper Cronk
Round 12 - May 30-Jun 2
Sat: Melbourne Storm 46 d. Bulldogs 0
Date: Saturday May 31, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 12,251
Table Position: 2
Tries (8): Matt Geyer 2, Michael Crocker, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau, Cameron Smith, Jeremy Smith (Qld), Steve Turner
Goals (7): Cameron Smith (7 from 8)
Round 13 - Jun 6-9
Mon: Gold Coast Titans 18 d. Melbourne Storm 0
Date: Monday June 9, 2008
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 19,409
Table Position: 2
Round 14 - Jun 13-16
Melbourne Storm bye
Round 15 - Jun 20-23
Sat: Melbourne Storm 48 d. North Queensland Cowboys 20
Date: Saturday June 21, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,880
Table Position: 2
Tries (9): Greg Inglis 3, Steve Turner 2, Israel Folau, Matt Geyer, Billy Slater, Jeremy Smith (Qld)
Goals (6): Cameron Smith (6 from 9)
Round 16 - Jun 27-30
Sun: Parramatta Eels 24 d. Melbourne Storm 22
Date: Sunday June 29, 2008
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,597
Table Position: 4
Tries (4): Sika Manu 2, Cooper Cronk, Joseph Tomane
Goals (3): Steve Turner (2 from 2), Cooper Cronk (1 from 2)
Round 17 - Jul 4-7
Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14
Date: Sunday July 6, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 11,719
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Greg Inglis 2, Sika Manu, Anthony Quinn, Billy Slater, Steve Turner
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 6)
Round 18 - Jul 11-14
Mon: Wests Tigers 18 l. Melbourne Storm 30
Date: Monday July 14, 2008
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,653
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): Greg Inglis 3, Sika Manu, Billy Slater
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 5)
Round 19 - Jul 18-21
Mon: Melbourne Storm 26 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 0
Date: Monday July 21, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Table Position: 2
Round 20 - Jul 25-28
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 8 d. Melbourne Storm 6
Date: Sunday July 27, 2008
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Table Position: 2
Round 21 - Aug 1-4
Fri: Melbourne Storm 44 d. Gold Coast Titans 4
Date: Friday August 1, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Table Position: 2
Tries (9): Israel Folau 2, Greg Inglis 2, Matt Geyer, Ryan Hoffman, Anthony Quinn, Jeremy Smith (Qld), Steve Turner
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (4 from 9)
Round 22 - Aug 8-11
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10 l. Melbourne Storm 16
Date: Friday August 8, 2008
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Table Position: 2
Round 23 - Aug 15-18
Fri: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Sydney Roosters 6
Date: Friday August 15, 2008
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,335
Table Position: 1
Tries (5): Anthony Quinn 2, Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 6)
Round 24 - Aug 22-25
Mon: Penrith Panthers v Melbourne Storm
Date: Monday August 25, 2008
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Round 25 - Aug 29-Sep 1
Newcastle Knights v Melbourne Storm
Round 26 - Sep 5-8
Melbourne Storm v South Sydney Rabbitohs

Position: 1
Played: 21 (Home 11, Away 10)
Won: 15, Drawn: 0, Lost: 6, Byes: 2
For: 486 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Against: 255 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 34, Difference: 231

Round 1 [17 Mar 08] W 32-18 v Warriors (H)
Round 2 [23 Mar 08] L 16-17 v Sharks (H)
Round 3 [29 Mar 08] L 6-10 v Roosters (A)
Round 4 [04 Apr 08] W 28-8 v Broncos (H)
Round 5 [11 Apr 08] W 26-4 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 6 [21 Apr 08] W 23-16 v Raiders (A)
Round 7 [26 Apr 08] W 12-10 v Cowboys (A)
Round 8 Melbourne Storm bye
Round 9 [12 May 08] W 18-4 v Knights (H)
Round 10 [17 May 08] L 12-36 v Dragons (A)
Round 11 [24 May 08] W 15-10 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 12 [31 May 08] W 46-0 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 13 [09 Jun 08] L 0-18 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 14 Melbourne Storm bye
Round 15 [21 Jun 08] W 48-20 v Cowboys (H)
Round 16 [29 Jun 08] L 22-24 v Eels (A)
Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 30-14 v Raiders (H)
Round 18 [14 Jul 08] W 30-18 v Tigers (A)
Round 19 [21 Jul 08] W 26-0 v Dragons (H)
Round 20 [27 Jul 08] L 6-8 v Warriors (A)
Round 21 [01 Aug 08] W 44-4 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 22 [08 Aug 08] W 16-10 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 23 [15 Aug 08] W 30-6 v Roosters (H)
Round 24 [25 Aug 08] v Panthers (A)
Round 25  v Knights (A)
Round 26  v Rabbitohs (H)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Russell Aitken	5	1	0	0	4
Brett Anderson	3	0	0	0	0
Scott Anderson	4 (1)	0	0	0	0
Adam Blair	17 (14)	0	0	0	0
Will Chambers	10	3	0	0	12
Michael Crocker	11 (5)	1	0	0	4
Cooper Cronk	18	3	1/2	2	16
Israel Folau	15	10	0	0	40
Liam Foran	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Matt Geyer	18 (7)	4	0	0	16
Ryan Hoffman	15	3	0	0	12
Greg Inglis	12 (1)	12	0	0	48
Sam Joe	2	0	0	0	0
Dallas Johnson	14	1	0	0	4
Sinbad Kali	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Antonio Kaufusi	15 (5)	0	0	0	0
Jeff Lima	15 (1)	0	0	0	0
Sika Manu	15 (12)	5	0	0	20
Clifford Manua	4 (4)	0	0	0	0
Dane Nielsen	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin Proctor	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Anthony Quinn	15	9	0	0	36
Billy Slater	15	11	0	0	44
Cameron Smith	15	2	56/77	0	120
Jeremy Smith (Qld)	18 (6)	4	1/2	0	18
Sam Tagataese	6 (3)	1	0	0	4
Aiden Tolman	5 (5)	0	0	0	0
Joseph Tomane	3 (1)	1	0	0	4
Steve Turner	17	6	4/4	0	32
Brett White	11	1	0	0	4
30 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 17 - 233117 (Average: 13,713)
Home: Games 9 - 117076 (Average: 13,008)
Away: Games 8 - 116041 (Average: 14,505)

Leading Point Scorers:
120: Cameron Smith (15)
48: Greg Inglis (12)
44: Billy Slater (15)
40: Israel Folau (15)
36: Anthony Quinn (15)

Leading Try Scorers:
12: Greg Inglis (12)
11: Billy Slater (15)
10: Israel Folau (15)
9: Anthony Quinn (15)
6: Steve Turner (17)
5: Sika Manu (15)
4: Matt Geyer (18), Jeremy Smith (Qld) (18)
3: Will Chambers (10), Cooper Cronk (18), Ryan Hoffman (15)
2: Cameron Smith (15)
1: Russell Aitken (5), Michael Crocker (11), Dallas Johnson (14), Sam Tagataese (6), Joseph Tomane (3), Brett White (11)

Leading Goal Scorers:
56: Cameron Smith. Attempts: 56/77. Accuracy: 73% (15)
4: Steve Turner. Attempts: 4/4. Accuracy: 100% (17)
1: Cooper Cronk. Attempts: 1/2. Accuracy: 50% (18)
1: Jeremy Smith (Qld). Attempts: 1/2. Accuracy: 50% (18)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm

Draw, results and other info.

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership Melbourne Storm

Draw, results and other info.

2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Melbourne Storm