Claim: 2018 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was planned to have sixteen teams, one of which was Melbourne Storm.
Evidence: Melbourne Storm Sydney Roosters South Sydney Rabbitohs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Penrith Panthers Brisbane Broncos St. George Illawarra Dragons New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers Canberra Raiders Newcastle Knights Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Parramatta Eels 1 16