The Melbourne Storm is a rugby league club based in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia that participates in the National Rugby League (NRL). The first fully professional rugby league team based in the state, the Storm entered the competition in 1998. The Storm were originally a Super League initiative, created in 1997 during the Super League war, however, following the Super League collapse, the team became a part of the newly formed, united competition. The club play their home games at AAMI Park. The Storm have won four premierships since their inception, in 1999, 2012, 2017 and 2020, and have contested several more grand finals. They won the 2007 and 2009 grand finals, but were stripped of those premierships following salary cap breaches.
Craig Bellamy: Coach of the Melbourne Storm.
Storm players celebrating their Premiership win in 2007 (later disqualified by NRL)
Melbourne Storm warming up before a match in 2008
The Storm's home ground from 2010, AAMI Park
The National Rugby League is a professional rugby league competition in Australasia which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand.
Pre-match formalities taking place prior to the Dragons vs Roosters Anzac Day clash in 2018
Darren Lockyer and Wayne Bennett parade the premiership after the Brisbane Broncos' Grand Final victory in 2006.
Ben Barba at the Dally M awards
The Provan-Summons Trophy is awarded to the winner of the grand final
