Rugby league team season
The 2000 Melbourne Storm season was the third in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2000 Premiership and finished the regular season in sixth place, being eliminated in the first week of the finals.
The Storm began 2000 with an easy win over St. Helens in the World Club Challenge. It was a great start for Melbourne, but overall the 2000 season was a disappointment. Major injuries to Marcus Bai and Robbie Ross, along with a lengthy suspension to Stephen Kearney, seriously disrupted the season.
It was made worse when the club was forced to negotiate its way through the trials and tribulations of 12 players coming off contract by the end of the year. Most distracting was the contractual saga of Brett Kimmorley as he travelled between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in search of his future (much to the bewilderment of the Victorian public who were not used to rugby league's mid-season mayhem).
With respectable home crowds averaging over 14,000 the Storm finished the 2000 season in sixth place, earning themselves a semi-final against the Newcastle Knights in Newcastle. However, the defending premiers exited with a 30–16 loss on a wet and miserable afternoon. The season's undoubted highlight was the grand final rematch against the Dragons at the MCG where the Storm won by an incredible scoreline of 70–10.
Tony Martin (to London) and Brett Kimmorley (to Northern Eagles) were key losses for the club in the lead up to 2001 which were slightly off-set by the arrival of half-back Matt Orford and winger Junior Langi.
Season Summary.
Jerseys.
Melbourne's jerseys were again manufactured by Fila and carried the same designs as the 1999 home and away jerseys. A special "Millennium" jersey design was worn in the 2000 World Club Challenge and again in round 5 against St George Illawarra Dragons. Using the home design as a template, the jersey featured reflective silver thunderbolts. The gold away jersey was only worn in rounds 19, 22, and 26.
Fixtures.
Pre season.
2000 World Club Challenge
Regular season.
Matches.
Source:
Finals.
Qualifying final
Ladder.
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2000 squad.
"List current as of 4 August 2021"
Player movements.
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Representative honours.
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2000.
Statistics.
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2000 NRL season.
Scorers.
"Most points in a game: 24 points "
"Most tries in a game: 4 "
Winning games.
"Highest score in a winning game: 70 points "
"Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points"
"Greatest winning margin: 60 points "
"Greatest number of games won consecutively: 3"
Losing games.
"Highest score in a losing game: 22 points"
"Lowest score in a losing game: 4 points "
"Greatest losing margin: 46 points "
"Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 4 "
Feeder Team.
Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Making the finals for the third straight season, Norths Devils finished fifth and were eliminated in the first week of the 2000 Queensland Cup finals. Steven Bell won the Devils player of the year award, earning himself a contract with Melbourne for the 2001 season.
Awards and honours.
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References.
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