2008 Melbourne Storm season

2008 Melbourne Storm season
NRL	1st
Play-off result	Runner Up
2008 record	Wins: 17; Draws: 0; Losses: 7
Points scored	For: 584; Against: 282
Team information
CEO	Brian Waldron
Coach	Craig Bellamy
Captain	Cameron Smith
Stadium	Olympic Park Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Greg Inglis (17)
Goals	Cameron Smith (77)
Points	Cameron Smith (170)
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The 2008 Melbourne Storm season was the 11th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2008 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season as minor premiers before reaching the grand final in which they were beaten by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 40-0, the largest margin in grand final history. The minor premiership won by the Storm in 2008 was later stripped by the NRL in 2010 when it was revealed the club had been in breach of salary cap rules.

Games

Match	Opponent	Result	Mel.	Opp.	Date	Venue
Trial Match	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Win	56	10	15 Feb	Bluetongue Stadium
Trial Match	Halifax Blue Sox	Win	26	10	22 Feb	Shay Stadium
WCC	Leeds Rhinos	Loss	4	11	29 Feb	Elland Road
Rd. 1	New Zealand Warriors	Win	32	18	17 Mar	Telstra Dome
Rd. 2	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Loss	16	17	23 Mar	Olympic Park
Rd. 3	Sydney Roosters	Loss	6	10	29 Mar	Sydney Football Stadium
Rd. 4	Brisbane Broncos	Win	28	8	4 Apr	Olympic Park
Rd. 5	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Win	26	4	11 Mar	Olympic Park
Rd. 6	Canberra Raiders	Win	23	16	21 Mar	Canberra Stadium
Rd. 7	North Queensland Cowboys	Win	12	10	26 Apr	Dairy Farmers Stadium
Rd. 8	BYE
Rd. 9	Newcastle Knights	Win	18	4	12 May	Olympic Park
Rd. 10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Loss	12	36	17 May	ANZ Stadium
Rd. 11	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Win	15	10	24 May	Bluetoungue Stadium
Rd. 12	Canterbury Bulldogs	Win	46	0	31 May	Olympic Park
Rd. 13	Gold Coast Titans	Loss	0	18	9 June	Skilled Stadium
Rd. 14	BYE
Rd. 15	North Queensland Cowboys	Win	48	20	21 June	Olympic Park
Rd. 16	Parramatta Eels	Loss	22	24	29 June	Parramatta Stadium
Rd. 17	Canberra Raiders	Win	30	14	6 July	Olympic Park
Rd. 18	Wests Tigers	Win	30	18	14 July	Campbelltown Stadium
Rd. 19	St. George Illawarra Dragons	Win	26	0	21 July	Olympic Park
Rd. 20	New Zealand Warriors	Loss	6	8	27 July	Mt Smart Stadium
Rd. 21	Gold Coast Titans	Win	44	4	1 August	Olympic Park
Rd. 22	Manly Sea Eagles	Win	16	10	8 August	Brookvale Oval
Rd. 23	Sydney Roosters	Win	30	6	15 August	Olympic Park
Rd. 24	Penrith Panthers	Win	40	6	25 August	Penrith Stadium
Rd. 25	Newcastle Knights	Loss	16	17	30 August	EnergyAustralia Stadium
Rd. 26	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Win	46	6	7 September	Olympic Park
Qualif. Final	New Zealand Warriors	Loss	15	18	14 September	Olympic Park
Semi Final	Brisbane Broncos	Win	16	14	20 September	Suncorp Stadium
Prelim. Final	Cronulla Sharks	Win	28	0	26 September	Sydney Football Stadium
GRAND FINAL	Manly Sea Eagles	Loss	0	40	5 October	ANZ Stadium

Ladder

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne	24	17	0	7	2	584	282	+302	38
2	Manly-Warringah	24	17	0	7	2	645	355	+290	38
3	Cronulla	24	17	0	7	2	451	384	+67	38
4	Sydney Roosters	24	15	0	9	2	511	446	+65	34
5	Brisbane	24	14	1	9	2	560	452	+108	33
6	Canberra	24	13	0	11	2	640	527	+113	30
7	File:St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra	24	13	0	11	2	489	378	+111	30
8	New Zealand	24	13	0	11	2	502	567	-65	30
9	Newcastle	24	12	0	12	2	516	486	+30	28
10	Wests Tigers	24	11	0	13	2	528	560	-32	26
11	Parramatta	24	11	0	13	2	501	547	-46	26
12	Penrith	24	10	1	13	2	504	611	-107	25
13	Gold Coast	24	10	0	14	2	476	586	-110	24
14	South Sydney	24	8	0	16	2	453	666	-213	20
15	File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland	24	5	0	19	2	474	638	-164	14
16	Bulldogs	24	5	0	19	2	433	782	-349	14

Awards and honours

• Player of the year: Billy Slater
• Rookie of the year: Aiden Tolman