Tag: Melbourne Storm

I had my doubts over Billy: Bellamy

1 May, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Melbourne Storm champion Billy Slater is almost back to his best form according to coach Craig Bellamy after the fullback starred against St George Illawarra. The Storm ran out 34-22 winners with Slater crossing for

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Storm were too conservative in loss: Gould

10 April, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Phil Gould says the Melbourne Storm were too conservative against defending premiers Cronulla on Sunday where they went down 11-2. The premiership-winning coach also singled out five-eigth James Maloney for praise. “Five-eighth James Maloney schemed

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Cooper Cronk announces Storm exit

4 April, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD It is the end of an era at the Melbourne Storm with legendary halfback Cooper Cronk announcing he will be moving on from the club at season’s end. In news that shocked

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Pick Finucane for Origin: Bellamy

23 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

He has a shiny new four-year contract that will see him at the Melbourne Storm until the end of 2021 and now Storm coach Craig Bellamy wants unsung hero Dale Finucane in a sky blue

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Why Melbourne Storm will win the premiership

17 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD This may sound strange for a team that includes Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater but if the Melbourne Storm have wingers Suliasu Vunivalu and Josh Addo-Carr fit for the playoffs,

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Vunivalu wants to play for the Kiwis

17 March, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Melbourne Storm’s Fijian flyer Suliasi Vunivalu says he wants to represent New Zealand at the 2017 World Cup. Arguably the NRL’s form winger, Vunivalu has developed into one of the most damaging flankers in the

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