2022 Melbourne Storm season

The 2022 Melbourne Storm season will be 25th in the club's history competing in the 2022 NRL season. The team is coached by Craig Bellamy, coaching the club for his 20th consecutive season. Melbourne Storm are also captained by Jesse Bromwich, who will be the sole captain this season following the departure of Dale Finucane — making this his 2nd consecutive season as captain.

2022 Melbourne Storm season
2022 recordWins: 0; Draws: 0; Losses: 0
Points scoredFor: 0; Against: 0
Team information
CEOJustin Rodski
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumAAMI Park - 30,050
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Season summary
  • To be added

Milestone games
RoundPlayerMilestone

Fixtures

Regular season

Source:[1]

DateRoundOpponentHome/AwayVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsReport
12 March1 Wests TigersAwayCommBank Stadium, Sydney
17 March2 South Sydney RabbitohsHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
26 March3 Parramatta EelsHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
3 April4 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
9 April5 Canberra RaidersAwayMcDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga
16 April6Cronulla-Sutherland SharksHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
25 April7 New Zealand WarriorsHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
1 May8 Newcastle KnightsAwayMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
8 May9 St George Illawarra DragonsHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
14 May10 Penrith PanthersHome (Magic Round)Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
21 May11 North Queensland CowboysAwayQueensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
26 May12 Manly Sea EaglesHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
5 June13Bye
11 June14 Sydney RoostersAwaySydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
17 June15 Brisbane BroncosHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
30 June16 Manly Sea EaglesAway4 Pines Park, Sydney
7 July17 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksAwayPointsBet Stadium, Sydney
17 July18 Canberra RaidersHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
23 July19 South Sydney RabbitohsAwayAccor Stadium, Sydney
29 July20 New Zealand WarriorsAwayMt Smart Stadium, Auckland
5 August21 Gold Coast TitansHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
11 August22 Penrith PanthersAwayBlueBet Stadium, Penrith
19 August23 Brisbane BroncosAwaySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
26 August24 Sydney RoostersHomeAAMI Park, Melbourne
1 September25 Parramatta EelsAwayCommBank Stadium, Sydney

Ladder
Main article: 2022 NRL season

Coaching staff
  • Craig Bellamy – Head Coach[2]
  • Stephen Kearney – Assistant Coach
  • Marc Brentnall – Assistant Coach
  • Aaron Bellamy – Development Coach
  • Ryan Hinchcliffe – Development Coach
  • Frank Ponissi – Football Director
  • Ryan Hoffman – Football Administration Coordinator
  • Billy Slater – Specialist Coach (Part-time)
  • Cooper Cronk - Halves Coach (Part-time)[3]
  • Tim Glasby - Recruitment Officer and Pathways Manager
  • Adam Woolnough – Victoria Thunderbolts (Under-21s) Head Coach[4]
  • Jon Buchanan – Easts Tigers Feeder Club Coach
  • Brad Henderson – Sunshine Coast Falcons Feeder Club Coach[5]

2022 squad

List current as of 1 December 2021

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap Nat. Player name Position First Storm game Previous First Grade RL club [lower-alpha 1]
119 Jesse Bromwich PR 2010 Melbourne Storm
149 Kenny Bromwich PR,SR,LK 2013 Melbourne Storm
160 Cameron Munster FE,FB 2014 Melbourne Storm
164 Felise Kaufusi PR 2015 Melbourne Storm
166 Nelson Asofa-Solomona SR, PR 2015 Melbourne Storm
167 Christian Welch SR, PR 2015 Melbourne Storm
181 Tui Kamikamica SR, PR 2017 Melbourne Storm
182 Brandon Smith HK 2017 Melbourne Storm
184 Jahrome Hughes FE, FB 2017 North Queensland Cowboys
187 Justin Olam WG, CE 2018 Melbourne Storm
188 Harry Grant HK 2018 Melbourne Storm
192 Tom Eisenhuth SR 2019 Penrith Panthers
194 Ryan Papenhuyzen FB 2019 Melbourne Storm
201 Chris Lewis SR 2020 Melbourne Storm
204 Cooper Johns FE 2020 Melbourne Storm
209 George Jennings WG 2021 Parramatta Eels
210 Reimis Smith WG 2021 Canterbury Bulldogs
212 Trent Loiero SR 2021 Melbourne Storm
213 Dean Ieremia WG 2021 Melbourne Storm
214 Jordan Grant PR 2021 Melbourne Storm
215 Tepai Moeroa SR,LK 2021 Parramatta Eels
Xavier Coates WG Yet to debut Brisbane Broncos
Jack Howarth SR Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Alec McDonald LK Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Nick Meaney FB Yet to debut Canterbury Bulldogs
Bronson Garlick LK Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Jayden Nikorima FE Yet to debut Sydney Roosters
Jonah Pezet HB Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Tyran Wishart FE, HK Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Tagiolupe Tivalu PR Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Sua Fa’alogo FB Yet to debut Melbourne Storm
Josh King PR Yet to debut Newcastle Knights
William Warbrick CE, WG Yet to debut Melbourne Storm

Player movements

Source:[6][7]

Representative honours
Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives


Statistics
Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records


Jerseys

In December 2020, Melbourne Storm announced a new 5 year sponsorship and apparel partnership agreement with British sportswear company, Castore. They will continue produce supporter wear and jersey for season 2022, the design announced on 14 January 2021 will be the same for 2022.

On 30 June 2021 Castore announced a fan competition to design a jersey for the 2022 season which will become an alternate to the main home and away jerseys. The design is yet to be revealed. [9]

Home

The home jersey features a classic V shape on the chest with a yellow outline. Among the special features Castore has incorporated in the new jersey is a lightning bolt design on the sleeve and the inclusion of a Big V logo on the inner collar as a continuation of the Our Home, Victoria acknowledgment which began during the 2020 season to honor Storm’s home state.

Away

The away jersey, worn when the home jersey creates a clash with the opposition, is a similar design to the home jersey but in majority white; worn with navy blue shorts and either navy blue or white socks with navy blue cuffs

Awards

Trophy Cabinet

Melbourne Storm Awards Night

  • Melbourne Storm Player of the Year:
  • Billy Slater Rookie of the Year:
  • Melbourne Storm Members' Player of Year:
  • Melbourne Storm Most Improved:
  • Melbourne Storm Best Back:
  • Melbourne Storm Best Forward:
  • Cooper Cronk Feeder Club Player of the Year:
  • Mick Moore Club Person of the Year:
  • Darren Bell U20s Player of the Year:
  • Greg Brentnall Young Achievers Award:
  • Best Try:

Notes
  1. Previous First Grade RL club: This column denotes the previous RL club the player was signed to and played first grade RL for. If they are yet to debut then this is stipulated. If they were merely signed to the club but did not play then it is not counted
  2. Subsequently contracted by the Sunshine Coast Falcons
  3. Subsequently contracted by the Brisbane Tigers

    References
    1. "NRL 2022 Melbourne Storm Draw". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
    2. "Storm announce 2019 Football department structure". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
    3. "Cooper Cronk's conflicting coaching roles exposed as Storm come clean". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
    4. "Storm old boy to coach Thunderbolts in 2022". melbournestorm.com.au. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
    5. "Brad Henderson appointed Falcons ISC Coach for 2022". scfalcons.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
    6. "2022 NRL Player Movements". Retrieved 27 September 2021.
    7. "Forever Storm: A farewell to departing players and staff". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
    8. "Storm sign Olympic Games medal winner". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
    9. "Your Storm wearing your jersey". Melbopurnestorm.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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