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1999 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank3rd
Play-off resultPremiers
1999 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 639; against: 392
Team information
Executive DirectorJohn Ribot
CoachChris Anderson
Captain
StadiumOlympic Park Stadium
Avg. attendance12,902
High attendance16,473 (Round 9)
Top scorers
TriesMatt Geyer (20), Robbie Ross (20)
GoalsMatt Geyer (81)
PointsMatt Geyer (242)
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The 1999 Melbourne Storm season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Chris Anderson and captained by Glenn Lazarus, they competed in the National Rugby League's 1999 season, finishing the regular season in 3rd out of 17 teams. Melbourne reached the 1999 NRL Grand Final and defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons, claiming their first premiership.

Stability in playing talent and continued off-field support from Melbourne's core supporters, produced a continued improvement in 1999. Injury took away Scott Hill and Robbie Kearns for much of the season. Melbourne's fullback Robbie Ross, winger Matt Geyer and front-row forwards Rodney Howe and Glenn Lazarus were all selected to play for New South Wales in the 1999 State of Origin series.

In their final home game at Olympic Park, the Storm lost to the North Sydney Bears and having had a bye in the last round and they had no opportunity to lift their form before fronting the St. George Illawarra Dragons in their first final. The Storm ultimately lost this game to the Dragons by 34-10 and looked set for a repeat of the 1998 exit.

Despite lacking confidence,[1] Melbourne Storm outlasted the Canterbury Bulldogs by 24–22 to reach the preliminary final against Parramatta Eels. The Eels had let a place in the Grand Final slip out of their grasp in the same match in 1998, and were tipped to be much hungrier for a win than the Storm. Parramatta took a hold on the match, but the Storm did not relent and thanks to some last-ditch tackling stayed in the game. A late try to the Storm saw them win by 18-16 and secure a re-match against the Dragons for the title.

The Storm had lost twice to the Dragons already in 1999 and by the time Melbourne was behind by 0–14 at half time, it was more than apparent that St. George – Illawarra were going to take the premiership in their first ever season.[1] There was nothing in the Storm's performance to indicate that a comeback was possible.[1]

But Melbourne Storm recovered from their poor start with inspiring[1] efforts from Paul Marquet, Brett Kimmorley and Tawera Nikau. Into the final minutes of the game the Dragons led 18-14 but were forced to drop out from their own line. On the fifth tackle Kimmorley kicked high into the Dragons' corner. As the Storm's winger Craig Smith caught the ball over the try-line he was knocked unconscious in a head-high tackle by Jamie Ainscough and lost the ball.

Referee Bill Harrigan deferred to the video referee and the replay clearly showed that if not for the illegal tackle Smith would have scored a try. A penalty try was awarded giving the Storm's Matt Geyer a conversion from in front of the posts to take Melbourne Storm to a 20–18 lead and the title.[1]

Season Summary[edit]

  • Pre season – Taking its full squad to Brisbane for the first trial of the season, Melbourne led 14–4 against Auckland Warriors, before a spirited fourth quarter comeback lifted the Warriors to a 16–14 win. Melbourne then made their second trip to Albury to take on the Canberra Raiders and in front of over 7,000 fans, finished strongly to win 24–18.[2]
  • Round 1 – Melbourne open the 1999 NRL season, winning the first game of the season 32–10. Matt Geyer scoring the first try of the season.[3]
  • Round 2 – Former Melbourne winger John Carlaw scored a try against the club in Balmain Tigers 16–6 victory. Carlaw said he "just wanted to prove a point."[2]
  • Round 3 – Storm thrash Brisbane Broncos 48–6 to inflict (what was then) Brisbane's heaviest defeat in their history. Aaron Moule becomes the first Melbourne player to be sent to the sin bin.
  • 22 March – Melbourne coach Chris Anderson is appointed Kangaroos coach.
  • 23 March – Stephen Kearney is suspended for five matches for a grade one dangerous throw charge, the suspension also ruling him out of the 1999 Anzac Test.
  • Round 4 – Melbourne run the risk of censure from the NRL after introducing "Skirt Man" to the Olympic Park crowd before the game against Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Storm CEO Chris Johns claimed the NRL judiciary's decision to suspend Stephen Kearney for five matches would see players "all wearing skirts".[4]
  • Round 6 – In his first game back following a 22-match suspension for steroid use, Rodney Howe is charged with a grade two careless high tackle in a tackle that broke the jaw of Auckland Warriors hooker Jason Death. He later is suspended for one match.
  • Round 8 – Matt Geyer sets a new club record for points in a game with 24 (2 tries, 8 goals) against South Sydney Rabbitohs, eclipsing Craig Smith's mark of 18 points against Western Suburbs Magpies.[2]
  • Round 10 – In the club's first ever game in Western Australia, Melbourne thrash Western Suburbs Magpies 62–6 at Lathlain Park. Matt Geyer sets two new club records – most points in a game (34); tries in a game (4). He also equalled Craig Smith's club record 9 goals in a game. Geyer's 34 points was the sixth highest individual scoring effort in league history.[2]
  • 18 May – Robbie Kearns is thrown from a horse during a NSW Blues Origin "bonding camp" in the Megalong Valley organised by coach Wayne Pearce. Kearns suffers a broken collarbone, and is ruled out of action for months. Melbourne coach Chris Anderson later blasts Pearce in his newspaper column: "As far as I'm concerned, any coach who puts blokes on horses mid-season, let alone before an important representative clash, is off their rocker."[4]
  • Round 13 – Melbourne lose to joint venture club St George Illawarra Dragons in the first meeting between the clubs.
  • 8 June – Scott Hill undergoes surgery on a shoulder injury ruling him out for the rest of the season, while club officials call for State of Origin players to be released back to their clubs on the weekend before any dead rubber games.
  • 17 June – Paul Rauhihi is released from his contract with Melbourne to sign with Newcastle Knights. Rauhihi never played a first grade game for Melbourne.
  • 23 June – Chairman John Ribot confirms Melbourne has been investigating a possible move to the under construction Docklands Stadium in 2000.
  • 6 July – The NSWRL tell Melbourne that under no circumstances will they pay compensation to Robbie Kearns for the horse riding accident.[4]
  • 19 July – Tony Martin suffers serious facial injuries after a cycling accident.
  • Round 21 – Melbourne inflict Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks first home defeat of the season, winning 26–18 in windy conditions.[2]
  • 28 July – Melbourne captain Glenn Lazarus announces he will retire at the end of the 1999 season to take up a coaching role with Canberra Raiders.
  • 5 August – Storm lodge an official claim for compensation with the ARL on behalf of Robbie Kearns for income lost due to the horse riding accident.
  • 14 August – Scott Hill suffers serious head injuries after being assaulted outside a nightclub on the NSW north coast.
  • Round 24 – Melbourne win their sixth straight game (a new club record), winning the final home game of the season 44–14 against Western Suburbs, in what will be the final meeting between the teams before the Magpies merger with Balmain Tigers to form the Wests Tigers. In his 250th game, Glenn Lazarus kicks the only goal in his first grade career, converting a late try in his farewell to the Olympic Park crowd.
  • Round 25 – North Sydney Bears upset Melbourne 20–24 at North Sydney Oval in what will be that club's last ever NRL game. As a result, Melbourne end the season third on the NRL ladder.
  • 29 August – Halfback Brett Kimmorley ends speculation he was leaving the club by signing a new three-year contract to stay in Melbourne.
  • Qualifying Final – Sixth placed St. George Illawarra Dragons upset Melbourne at Olympic Park in the first week of the 1999 NRL finals, with Nathan Blacklock scoring a hat trick for the visitors.
  • Semi Final – Melbourne advance to the preliminary finals with a tight win over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with Matt Geyer scoring the winning try after replacing Ben Anderson who had been dropped after the loss to St. George Illawarra.
  • Preliminary Final – Coming from 6-16 down midway through the second half, fast-finishing Melbourne stun Parramatta Eels to win 18–16 to progress to the 1999 NRL Grand Final. Victorian viewers are left angry as extended coverage of the 1999 Victorian state election results delays live television coverage of the game on GTV-9.
  • 21 September – Stephen Kearney is cleared to play in the Grand Final by the NRL Judiciary, despite NRL Commissioner Jim Hall saying Kearney had "established contact" with the head of Parramatta's Jason Smith's head and neck during the Preliminary Final. Hall was quoted as saying: "I cannot prove there was deliberate contact, and a striking charge must be deliberate."[4]
  • Grand Final – In front of a rugby league world record crowd of 107,999, Melbourne Storm stage a comeback 20–18 victory over St. George Illawarra Dragons to win the club's first premiership in just their second season. A penalty try to winger Craig Smith awarded by referee Bill Harrigan and video referee Chris Ward decides the outcome. Brett Kimmorley is awarded the Clive Churchill Medal, with Tawera Nikau unlucky not to receive the award, which was voted on by the ARL Kangaroos selectors.
  • 4 October – Tawera Nikau signs a two-year contract with Warrington Wolves, while Craig Smith rejects Melbourne's offer to stay with the club.
  • 19 October – Ben Anderson is released by the club.[4]

Milestone games[edit]

Round Player Milestone
Round 1 Stephen Kearney Storm debut
Scott Hill 50th game
Round 5 Marcus Bai 50th game
Round 7 Brett Kimmorley 50th game
Round 10 Richard Swain 50th game
Round 11 Aseri Laing Storm debut
Round 13 Tasesa Lavea NRL debut
Round 15 Tawera Nikau 100th game
Round 16 Brad Watts NRL debut
Round 18 Brett O'Farrell NRL debut
Round 22 Robbie Kearns 150th game
Round 23 Russell Bawden 50th game
Round 24 Melbourne Storm 50th game
Round 25 Glenn Lazarus 250th game
Grand Final Danny Williams 100th game

Jerseys[edit]

1999 home jersey

During the 1998 season, Melbourne struck an apparel sponsorship agreement with Fila to manufacture and merchandise a range of club apparel. The home jersey was redesigned, maintaining the same colours as the 1998 version, but with white thunderbolts in a purple chevron. The gold trim and collars remained, and Honda continued with their sleeve advertisement.

A striking gold jersey was also designed as the club's clash colours; with that jersey worn in rounds 10, 15 and 23.

Fixtures[edit]

Pre season[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
12 February Trial Auckland Warriors Lang Park, Brisbane Lost 14 16 C Smith, R Ross, S Hill C Smith 1/3 [5][6]
20 February Trial Canberra Raiders Lavington Sports Ground, Albury Won 24 18 S Kearney (2), C Smith, M Bai, S Hill C Smith, B Kimmorley [7][8]

Regular season[edit]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
5 March 1 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 32 10 R Bawden, M Geyer, A Moule, R Ross, R Swain M Geyer 6/9 [9]
13 March 2 Balmain Tigers Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Lost 6 16 P Bell M Geyer 1/3 [10]
21 March 3 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Won 48 6 R Ross (2), P Bell, W Evans, S Hill, B Kimmorley, T Martin, T Nikau M Geyer 8/9 [11]
26 March 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 26 17 M Bai (2), S Hill, R Kearns, B Kimmorley M Geyer 3/6 [12]
4 April 5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 16 20 S Hill, P Marquet, B Roarty M Geyer 2/3 [13]
9 April 6 Auckland Warriors Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Won 38 10 M Bai (2), P Bell (2), M Geyer (2), R Kearns, B Roarty M Geyer 2/7, B Kimmorley 1/1 [14]
17 April 7 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Lost 14 26 M Bai, M Geyer, S Hill M Geyer 1/3 [15]
24 April 8 South Sydney Rabbitohs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 52 16 M Bai (2), M Geyer (2), R Bawden, B Kimmorley, T Martin, B Roarty, R Ross M Geyer 8/10 [16]
2 May 9 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 28 18 R Ross (2), S Hill, M Rua, D Williams M Geyer 4/6 [17]
8 May 10 Western Suburbs Magpies Lathlain Park, Perth Won 62 6 M Geyer (4), R Ross (3), R Bawden, B Kimmorley, T Martin, A Moule M Geyer 9/13 [18]
15 May 11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 28 6 R Ross (2), M Geyer, T Nikau, R Swain M Geyer 4/5 [19]
21 May 12 Bye
28 May 13 St George Illawarra Dragons Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 16 28 R Ross (2), M Geyer M Geyer 2/3 [20]
4 June 14 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium, Canberra Lost 6 26 A Laing B Kimmorley 1/2 [21]
12 June 15 Newcastle Knights Marathon Stadium, Newcastle Lost 26 27 M Geyer (2), M Bai, T Martin, T Nikau M Geyer 3/5 [22]
18 June 16 Sydney City Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 26 8 S Kearney, T Martin, A Moule, T Nikau, M Rua B Kimmorley 3/6 [23]
27 June 17 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Won 19 18 B Kimmorley (2), B Roarty M Geyer 3/5 B Kimmorley [24]
2 July 18 Parramatta Eels Olympic Park, Melbourne Lost 6 20 R Ross M Geyer 1/1 [25]
10 July 19 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Stadium Australia, Sydney Won 20 24 A Moule (2), M Bai, M Geyer, B Watts M Geyer 2/6 [26]
16 July 20 Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 30 10 B Watts (2), M Bai, T Martin, R Ross M Geyer 5/7 [27]
25 July 21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Shark Park, Sydney Won 26 18 S Kearney (2), B Anderson, M Geyer, R Ross M Geyer 3/5 [28]
1 August 22 Auckland Warriors Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 16 14 M Geyer, P Marquet, A Moule M Geyer 2/3 [29]
7 August 23 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Won 30 24 M Bai, R Bawden, P Bell, B Kimmorley, R Ross, M Rua M Geyer 3/7 [30]
15 August 24 Western Suburbs Magpies Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 44 14 M Rua (2), R Howe, B Kimmorley, G Lazarus, T Martin, R Ross, B Watts M Geyer 5/7, G Lazarus 1/1 [31]
22 August 25 North Sydney Bears North Sydney Oval, Sydney Lost 20 24 R Bawden, M Geyer, A Moule, R Ross M Geyer 2/5 [32]
28 August 26 Bye

Source:[33]

Finals[edit]

Qualifying final
Saturday, 4 September
14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 10 – 34 St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tries: 2
Moule rugby ball 20'
Kearney rugby ball 48'
Goals: 1
Geyer rugby goalposts icon 48' (1/3)
 1st: 4–10
2nd: 6–24
Report
 Tries: 6
Blacklock rugby ball 63', 70', 78'
McGregor rugby ball 15'
Wishart rugby ball 27'
Ainscough rugby ball 43'
Goals: 5
Bartrim rugby goalposts icon 15', 43', 70', 78' (4/4)
Mackay rugby goalposts icon 63' (1/2)
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,653
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Semi final
Sunday, 12 September
14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 24 – 22 Canterbury Bulldogs
Tries: 4
Geyer rugby ball 29', 69'
Bai rugby ball 3'
Ross rugby ball 13'
Goals: 4
Smith rugby goalposts icon 14', 30', pen 39', 70' (4/5)
 1st: 18–12
2nd: 6–10
Report
 Tries: 4
Silva rugby ball 7'
El Masri rugby ball 24'
S Hughes rugby ball 55'
Sherwin rugby ball 61'
Goals: 3
Halligan rugby goalposts icon 8', 24', 62' (3/4)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 20,075
Referee: Steve Clark
Preliminary final
Saturday, 18 September
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Parramatta Eels 16 – 18 Melbourne Storm
Tries: 2
Wagon rugby ball 10'
Kelly rugby ball 37'
Goals: 4
Schifcofske rugby goalposts icon pen 7', 11', pen 32', 38' (4/5)
 1st: 16–6
2nd: 0–12
Report
 Tries: 3
Kimmorley rugby ball 22'
Moule rugby ball 55'
Swain rugby ball 63'
Goals: 3
Smith rugby goalposts icon 23', 56', 64' (3/3)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 27,555
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Main article: 1999 NRL Grand final
1999 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 26 September
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 20 – 18 St. George-Illawarra Dragons
Tries: 3
Martin rugby ball 53'
Roarty rugby ball 57'
Smith rugby ball (penalty) 75'
Goals: 4
Smith rugby goalposts icon pen 42', 59', pen 64' (3/4)
Geyer rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/1)
 1st: 0–14
2nd: 20–4
Report[4]
 Tries: 3
Fitzgibbon rugby ball 13'
Blacklock rugby ball 29'
McGregor rugby ball 56'
Goals: 3
Bartrim rugby goalposts icon 15', 31' (2/3)
Fitzgibbon rugby goalposts icon pen 23' (1/1)
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 107,999[34]
Referee: Bill Harrigan
Touch judges: Colin White, John McCormack
Clive Churchill Medal: Brett Kimmorley (Melbourne)


Ladder[edit]

Main article: 1999 NRL season
1999 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 18 0 6 2 586 332 +254 40
2 Parramatta Eels 24 17 0 7 2 500 294 +206 38
3 Melbourne Storm (P) 24 16 0 8 2 639 392 +247 36
4 Sydney City Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 592 377 +215 36
5 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 15 1 8 2 520 462 +58 35
6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 2 588 416 +172 34
7 Newcastle Knights 24 14 1 9 2 575 484 +91 33
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 13 2 9 2 510 368 +142 32
9 Canberra Raiders 24 13 1 10 2 618 439 +179 31
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 1 12 2 492 428 +64 27
11 Auckland Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 538 498 +40 24
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 10 0 14 2 349 556 -207 24
13 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 1 14 2 454 623 -169 23
14 North Sydney Bears 24 8 0 16 2 490 642 -152 20
15 Balmain Tigers 24 8 0 16 2 345 636 -291 20
16 North Queensland Cowboys 24 4 1 19 2 398 588 -190 13
17 Western Suburbs Magpies 24 3 0 21 2 285 944 -659 10

1999 Coaching Staff[edit]

1999 squad[edit]

List current as of 27 July 2021[35]

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap [a] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [b]
1 Australia Robbie Ross FB 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
2 Australia Craig Smith WG 1998 Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs[c]
3 Australia Aaron Moule WG, CE 1998 Australia South Queensland Crushers
4 Australia Paul Bell CE 1998 Australia Perth Reds
5 Papua New Guinea Marcus Bai WG 1998 Australia Gold Coast Chargers
6 Australia Scott Hill FE 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
7 Australia Brett Kimmorley HB 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
8 Australia Rodney Howe PR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
9 Australia Danny Williams LK, SR, HK 1998 Australia North Sydney Bears
10 Australia Robbie Kearns PR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
11 Australia Paul Marquet PR, SR 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
12 Australia Ben Roarty PR, SR, LK 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
13 New Zealand Tawera Nikau LK 1998 Australia Cronulla Sharks
14 Australia Glenn Lazarus PR 1998 Australia Brisbane Broncos
15 New Zealand Richard Swain HK 1998 Australia Hunter Mariners
16 Australia Russell Bawden PR 1998 Australia Brisbane Broncos
18 Australia Matt Geyer WG 1998 Australia Perth Reds
19 Australia Wayne Evans SR 1998 Australia Perth Reds
20 Australia Ben Anderson FE 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
21 Australia Tony Martin WG, CE 1998 England London Broncos
23 Australia Wade Fenton SR, PR 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
24 Papua New Guinea John Wilshere CE 1998 Australia Perth Reds
25 Australia Daniel Frame PR, SR 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
26 New Zealand Matt Rua PR, SR 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
28 New Zealand Stephen Kearney SR 1999 New Zealand Auckland Warriors
29 Fiji Aseri Laing WG 1999 Australia Western Suburbs Magpies
30 New Zealand Tasesa Lavea FE 1999 Australia Melbourne Storm
31 Australia Brad Watts FB 1999 Australia Melbourne Storm
32 Australia Brett O'Farrell PR 1999 Australia Melbourne Storm
— New Zealand Paul Rauhihi PR Yet to debut Australia Melbourne Storm[d]

Player movements[edit]

1999 Premiership Team[edit]

Melbourne Storm
1999 Premiership Team Interchange Coach

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Representative honours[edit]

This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 1999.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives
Player 1999 ANZAC Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 1999 Tri-Nations
Matt Geyer — New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales —
Rodney Howe — New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Australia
Glenn Lazarus Australia New South Wales — — —
Stephen Kearney — — — — New Zealand
Robbie Kearns Australia — — — Australia
Brett Kimmorley — — — — Australia
Robbie Ross — New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Australia
Matt Rua — — — — New Zealand
Richard Swain — — — — New Zealand

Statistics[edit]

This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 1999 NRL season.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records
Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Ben Anderson 13 1 0 0 4
Marcus Bai 28 12 0 0 48
Russell Bawden 27 5 0 0 20
Paul Bell 14 5 0 0 20
Wayne Evans 12 1 0 0 4
Matt Geyer 26 20 81 0 242
Scott Hill 12 5 0 0 20
Rodney Howe 17 1 0 0 4
Stephen Kearney 22 4 0 0 16
Robbie Kearns 13 2 0 0 8
Brett Kimmorley 28 9 5 1 47
Aseri Laing 5 1 0 0 4
Tasesa Lavea 1 0 0 0 0
Glenn Lazarus 26 1 1 0 6
Paul Marquet 28 2 0 0 8
Tony Martin 25 8 0 0 32
Aaron Moule 25 9 0 0 36
Tawera Nikau 26 4 0 0 16
Brett O'Farrell 1 0 0 0 0
Ben Roarty 22 5 0 0 20
Robbie Ross 25 20 0 0 80
Matt Rua 26 5 0 0 20
Craig Smith 3 1 10 0 24
Richard Swain 28 3 0 0 12
Brad Watts 9 4 0 0 16
Danny Williams 14 1 0 0 4
26 players used — 129 97 1 711

Scorers[edit]

Most points in a game: 34 points [e]

  • Round 10 – Matt Geyer (4 tries, 9 Goals) vs Western Suburbs Magpies

Most tries in a game: 4 [e]

  • Round 10 – Matt Geyer vs Western Suburbs Magpies

Winning games[edit]

Highest score in a winning game: 62 points

  • Round 10 vs Western Suburbs Magpies

Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points

  • Round 22 vs Auckland Warriors

Greatest winning margin: 54 points

  • Round 10 vs Western Suburbs Magpies

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 6

  • Round 19 – Round 24

Losing games[edit]

Highest score in a losing game: 26 points

  • Round 15 vs Newcastle Knights

Lowest score in a losing game: 6 points

  • Round 2 vs Balmain Tigers
  • Round 14 vs Canberra Raiders
  • Round 18 vs Parramatta Eels

Greatest losing margin: 24 points

  • Qualifying Final vs St George Illawarra Dragons

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 3

  • Round 13 – Round 15

Feeder team[edit]

Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Backing up the successful 1998 season by finishing second on the ladder, Norths Devils fell one game short of the 1999 Queensland Cup Grand Final, losing to eventual runners-up Redcliffe Dolphins in the Preliminary Final. Kevin Carmichael won his second straight player of the year award.

Main article: 1999 Queensland Cup
1999 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
2 Norths Devils 22 17 0 5 791 393 +398 34

Awards and honours[edit]

Trophy Cabinet[edit]

Melbourne Storm Awards Night[edit]

Additional Awards[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Reserve grade 1997, previous first grade experience with North Sydney Bears in 1994
  4. ^ a b Released mid-season
  5. ^ a b New club record

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