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They competed in the NRL’s 2002 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in 10th place making it their lowest finishing position until 2010, when it was sentenced to finish that season last due to gross salary cap breaches.[1] As of 2020, it is also the most recent time that the Storm missed the finals due to not winning enough games.[2] It was Mark Murray’s final season as coach of the club.[3]In 2002 the Storm returned to Olympic Park. The club secured no big name player signings for the season as it kept under the NRL imposed salary cap.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In an effort to reignite its floundering success the return to its smaller home ground was seen by players and supporters as a positive move. The club though continued to deliver hot and cold performances as the season progressed, leaving them on the fringe of the Top 8 (from only 15 competitors).The club suffered internal turmoil during the season, particularly when the captaincy was removed from Robbie Kearns and given to Rodney Howe. The Storm was also troubled over the renegotiation of club stalwart Richard Swain’s contract – he reluctantly signed for Brisbane for 2003 when the Storm (citing salary cap issues) failed to make him an offer.The Storm’s season again came down to needing to win its final round game to reach the semi-finals. In a repeat of 2001, Melbourne appeared to lack enthusiasm when it mattered and again lost a crucial match.[4]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsSeason Summary[edit]Milestone games[edit]Jerseys[edit]Fixtures[edit]Pre season[edit]Regular season[edit]2002 Coaching Staff[edit]2002 squad[edit]Player movements[edit]Representative honours[edit]Statistics[edit]Scorers[edit]Winning games[edit]Losing games[edit]Feeder Team[edit]Awards and honours[edit]Melbourne Storm Awards Night[edit]References[edit]Season Summary[edit]Pre season \u2013 Melbourne officials request to play most of their games at 3pm on Saturday afternoons, which matches broadcast by Nine Melbourne.16 February \u2013 Melbourne win a scrappy preseason trial match against Wests Tigers 30\u201318 at Gladstone, with triallist Alf Duncan scoring two tries.[5]13 March \u2013 Melbourne is fined $90,000 for a breach of the 2001 NRL salary cap, with club officials vowing to fight the penalty.[6]Round 1 \u2013 Storm defeat Canberra Raiders 16-12 in their return to Olympic Park, a disallowed try for obstruction causing consternation for Raiders’ coach Matt Elliott.Round 3 \u2013 Without regular halfback Matt Orford, Melbourne thrash North Queensland Cowboys 38-10 with Scott Hill dangerous in attack to ease the pressure on debutant Marty Turner.Round 4 \u2013 Melbourne stage a dramatic comeback to end Parramatta Eels 14-game undefeated run at Parramatta Stadium. Storm fight back from a 30-10 half time deficit to win 32-30. The winning try was scored almost on full time as Danny Williams offloaded to Marcus Bai for the winger to score in the corner.9 April \u2013 Michael Russo and Marty Turner are involved in a serious car accident near Geelong, returning from a surfing trip. Turner suffers fractured ribs, a ruptured spleen, severe concussion, and cuts and bruises. Russo escapes with an injured elbow and is able to return to play in Round 6.[7][8]Round 6 \u2013 Michael Russo scores a late try to seal a 12-4 win over St George Illawarra Dragons only days after the car accident involving him and Marty Turner. Melbourne were forced to overcome more injuries with third-string halfback Cameron Smith injured during the game.[6]Round 7 \u2013 New Zealand Warriors claim the Michael Moore Trophy for the first time, beating Melbourne 20-10.9 May \u2013 The NRL board confirms Melbourne’s salary cap fine of $90,000 will stand.[6]Round 10 \u2013 Trailing 20-22 with seconds remaining, referee Paul Simpkins awards a penalty against Parramatta Eels for stripping the ball from Willie Leyshon, but Matt Orford missed a late penalty goal, costing Melbourne a point.24 May \u2013 Storm CEO Chris Johns admits spreading rumours that the club will relocate to Brisbane in order to extract further funding from the Victorian Government.[6]Round 11 \u2013 Melbourne slump to a fifth straight defeat, the worst consecutive streak in club history.31 May \u2013 Head coach Mark Murray makes the decision to dump captain Robbie Kearns, replacing him with Rodney Howe. Senior Melbourne players condemn the decision with Scott Hill suggesting that “senior players should have been consulted.” Kearns later calls out the club for disloyalty at the decision to strip him of the captaincy.[6]Round 13 \u2013 With new captain Rodney Howe carried off with severe concussion in the first 10 minutes, Melbourne fall to their sixth straight defeat. Coach Mark Murray at odds with referee Mark Oaten’s 15-6 penalty count and a number of crucial decisions during the game.[6]Round 14 \u2013 Prop forward Shane Walker is sent off for a high swinging arm tackle that knocks out St George Illawarra prop forward Jason Ryles. Melbourne gain their first competition point since April, holding out for a 30-all draw.16 June \u2013 Reports emerge that Melbourne are having difficulty in retaining hooker Richard Swain.[6]Round 15 \u2013 Melbourne win their first game in two months, thrashing South Sydney Rabbitohs 44-6 in the first match between the teams since 1999.30 June \u2013 Negotiations break down between Melbourne and Richard Swain, with the hooker now free to entertain offers from rival clubs.23 July \u2013 Melbourne announce that Richard Swain will not be at the club in 2003 after withdrawing any contract offer. Storm announce the signing of Brisbane Broncos rookie Robert Tanielu for 2003, and re-signings of Junior Langi, Kirk Reynoldson, and Cameron Smith.24 July \u2013 St Gregory’s College schoolboys football star Ryan Hoffman signs with the Storm for two years.25 July \u2013 Canberra Raiders confirm they have signed Storm forward Matt Rua for 2003.Round 20 \u2013 Due to a jersey clash, Melbourne wear their 1999-2000 gold clash jersey against Penrith Panthers, but are issued with a $3,000 breach notice as the jerseys were missing the Telstra Premiership logos.1 August \u2013 Brisbane Broncos sign Richard Swain to a one-year contract for 2003.Round 26 \u2013 Needing a win to sneak into the NRL finals, Melbourne fall short against Canberra Raiders for the second consecutive year in the final round of the season.11 September \u2013 Mark Murray is sacked as Melbourne coach after missing the finals for the second consecutive season.12 September \u2013 Five-eighth Scott Hill claims former coach Mark Murray treated players like school children.[6]18 September \u2013 Brisbane Broncos performance director Craig Bellamy is appointed new head coach of Melbourne, signing a two-year contract.4 October \u2013 Chris Johns resigns as Melbourne Storm CEO to return to Queensland, leaving the club after more than five years in Melbourne.Milestone games[edit]Jerseys[edit]Melbourne’s jerseys were again manufactured by Fila and unchanged from the designs worn in 2001. The player names on the backs of jerseys were dropped in favour of front of jersey advertiser Adecco. The quirk of the season came in both round 7 against the New Zealand Warriors and round 20 against Penrith Panthers as due to a jersey clashes, Melbourne wore the 1999-2000 gold jersey. However, the club was subsequently issued with a $3,000 breach notice after the match against Penrith, as the jerseys were missing the Telstra Premiership logos.Fixtures[edit]Pre season[edit]Regular season[edit]DateRoundOpponentVenueResultMel.Opp.TriesGoalsField goalsReport16 March1 Canberra RaidersOlympic Park, MelbourneWon1612M Bai, M SargentM Orford 4\/4[9]23 March2 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksToyota Park, SydneyLost2430S Bell (2), R Kearns, M OrfordM Orford 4\/4[10]30 March3 North Queensland CowboysOlympic Park, MelbourneWon3810S Bell (2), M Bai, M Geyer, A Moule, H Perenara, M Rua, D WilliamsM Turner 3\/8[11]6 April4 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium, SydneyWon3230S Kearney (2), M Bai, S Hill, A Moule, R SwainM Turner 4\/6[12]13 April5 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsOlympic Park, MelbourneLost622I SibbitR Swain 1\/1[13]20 April6 St George Illawarra DragonsOlympic Park, MelbourneWon124J Langi, M RussoR Swain 2\/2, C Smith 0\/1[14]27 April7 New Zealand WarriorsEricsson Stadium, AucklandLost1020S Hill, A MouleR Swain 1\/2[15]4 May8 Newcastle KnightsOlympic Park, MelbourneLost2836M Orford (2), S Kearney, A Moule, K ReynoldsonR Swain 4\/5[16]11 May9 Sydney RoostersAussie Stadium, SydneyLost634J LangiR Swain 1\/1[17]18 May10 Parramatta EelsOlympic Park, MelbourneLost2022W Leyshon (2), A Moule, K ReynoldsonR Swain 2\/4, M Orford 0\/2[18]25 May11 New Zealand WarriorsOlympic Park, MelbourneLost1228M Orford, R RossM Orford 2\/2[19]1 June12Bye8 June13 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium, NewcastleLost1637A Moule, R RossM Orford 4\/4[20]15 June14 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium, WollongongDraw3030M Orford (2), W Leyshon, R Swain, D WilliamsM Orford 5\/6[21]22 June15 South Sydney RabbitohsOlympic Park, MelbourneWon446A Moule (2), R Kearns, J Langi, H Perenara, R Ross, M RussoM Orford 8\/9[22]29 June16 Northern EaglesBrookvale Oval, SydneyLost2236J Langi, P Robinson, R Ross, R SwainM Orford 3\/4[23]6 July17 Wests TigersOlympic Park, MelbourneWon2620W Leyshon (2), S Bell, M Geyer, R KearnsM Orford 3\/5[24]13 July18 Sydney RoostersOlympic Park, MelbourneWon4810M Bai (2), A Moule (2), S Kearney, W Leyshon, M Orford, P Robinson, S TadulalaM Orford 5\/8, W Leyshon 1\/1[25]20 July19Bye27 July20 Penrith PanthersPenrith Park, SydneyLost1636A Moule, R Ross, S TadulalaM Orford 2\/3[26]3 August21 Brisbane BroncosOlympic Park, MelbourneLost2048M Bai, A Moule, R Ross, R SwainM Orford 2\/4[27]10 August22 North Queensland CowboysDairy Farmers Stadium, TownsvilleWon4030S Bell (2), S Kearney, A Moule, M Orford, I Sibbit, R SwainM Orford 6\/8[28]17 August23 Penrith PanthersOlympic Park, MelbourneWon4210A Moule (3), S Bell (2), S Hill, F MoalaM Orford 6\/6, R Swain 1\/1[29]24 August24 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval, SydneyLost1626M Bai, S Bell, S HillM Orford 2\/3[30]30 August25 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsSydney Showground, SydneyLost1624M Geyer, I SibbitM Orford 4\/4[31]7 September26 Canberra RaidersBruce Stadium, CanberraLost1625M Bai (2), A MouleM Orford 2\/3[32]Source:[33]1The Bulldogs were deducted 37 premiership points due to gross salary cap breaches.2002 Coaching Staff[edit]Head coach: Mark MurrayAssistant coach: Anthony GriffinFootball Manager: Greg BrentnallPhysical Preparation Coach: Dave DarbyshirePhysiotherapist: Greg GibsonSports Trainer: Troy ThompsonRecruitment manager: Peter O’Sullivan[34]2002 squad[edit]List current as of 11 August 2021[35][36]Player movements[edit]Representative honours[edit]This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2002.Statistics[edit]This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2002 NRL season.Scorers[edit]Most points in a game: 18 pointsRound 14 – Matt Orford (2 tries, 5 goals) vs St George Illawarra DragonsMost tries in a game: 3 Round 20 – Aaron Moule vs Penrith PanthersWinning games[edit]Highest score in a winning game: 48 points Round 18 vs Sydney RoostersLowest score in a winning game: 12 pointsRound 6 vs St George Illawarra DragonsGreatest winning margin: 38 points Round 15 vs South Sydney RabbitohsRound 18 vs Sydney RoostersGreatest number of games won consecutively: 2Round 3 – Round 4Round 17 – Round 18Round 22 – Round 23Losing games[edit]Highest score in a losing game: 28 pointsRound 8 vs Newcastle KnightsLowest score in a losing game: 6 points Round 9 vs Sydney RoostersGreatest losing margin: 28 pointsRound 9 vs Sydney RoostersRound 21 vs Brisbane BroncosGreatest number of games lost consecutively: 6 [f]Feeder Team[edit]Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Terry Matterson took over the coaching role with Mark Murray and Anthony Griffin making the move to Melbourne in 2001.[34] Making the finals for the fifth straight season, Norths Devils finished fifth, and won through to the preliminary final of the 2002 Queensland Cup. Melbourne Storm rookie Cameron Smith won the Devils Player of the Year Award.2002 Queensland CupPosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts5 Norths Devils221408774441+36328Awards and honours[edit]Melbourne Storm Awards Night[edit]^ Players are listed with the cap number as they appear on the Melbourne Storm honour board. Additional squad members do not have a cap number.^ 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.^ Last played NRL with Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in 1999^ Test between Australia vs Great Britain^ Test between Australia vs New Zealand, forming part of the 2002 New Zealand rugby league tour^ New club recordReferences[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2002-melbourne-storm-season-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2002 Melbourne Storm season – Wikipedia"}}]}]