Rugby League

Since joining the NRL in 1998, Melboune Storm has enjoyed unprecedented success - winning a premiership in just their second season.  The club subsequently dominated the NRL for much of the past decade, as well as twice winning the World Club Championship. 

The team's enviable success rate was built on a formidable home ground advantage at Olympic Park Stadium, dubbed 'The Graveyard' by Melbourne fans, making any trip to Melbourne a daunting prospect for opposition teams. Now the Storm has the new, spectacular AAMI Park to call home right next to their old stomping ground.

The Storm offers Melbournians the perfect opportunity to enjoy the electrifying thrills and spills of rugby league at the top level. Since its inception the Storm has continued to build a base of some of the most loyal football supporters in Australia.  The depth of loyalty was witnessed at AAMI Park's grand opening on 7 May (right), when nearly 30,000 packed the stadium to see the Aussies hang on to defeat the Kiwis 12-8 in a tough, wet encounter.  The six representative Storm players received particularly rousing support from the parochial crowd.  Then, two days later, over 20,000 Storm supporters backed up to see their team's AAMI Park debut, and despite some well documented controversy, support remained strong throughout 2010 .

The 2011 season saw the Storm move on, claiming the minor premiership before going down to the Warriors in the Preliminary Final.  Whilst a disappointing end to a brave campaign, the club recorded their highest AAMI Park attendance of 28,580 in a game that produced an incredible, passionate atmosphere.

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