# 1999 Melbourne Storm season

The 1999 Melbourne Storm season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Chris Anderson and captained by Glenn Lazarus, they competed in the National Rugby League's 1999 season, finishing the regular season in 3rd out of 17 teams. Melbourne reached the 1999 NRL Grand Final and defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons, claiming their first premiership.
Stability in playing talent and continued off-field support from Melbourne's core supporters, produced a continued improvement in 1999. Injury took away Scott Hill and Robbie Kearns for much of the season. Melbourne's fullback Robbie Ross, winger Matt Geyer and front-row forwards Rodney Howe and Glenn Lazarus were all selected to play for New South Wales in the 1999 State of Origin series.
In their final home game at Olympic Park, the Storm lost to the North Sydney Bears and having had a bye in the last round and they had no opportunity to lift their form before fronting the St. George Illawarra Dragons in their first final. The Storm ultimately lost this game to the Dragons by 34-10 and looked set for a repeat of the 1998 exit.
Despite lacking confidence, Melbourne Storm outlasted the Canterbury Bulldogs by 24–22 to reach the preliminary final against Parramatta Eels. The Eels had let a place in the Grand Final slip out of their grasp in the same match in 1998, and were tipped to be much hungrier for a win than the Storm. Parramatta took a hold on the match, but the Storm did not relent and thanks to some last-ditch tackling stayed in the game. A late try to the Storm saw them win by 18-16 and secure a re-match against the Dragons for the title.
The Storm had lost twice to the Dragons already in 1999 and by the time Melbourne was behind by 0–14 at half time, it was more than apparent that St. George – Illawarra were going to take the premiership in their first ever season. There was nothing in the Storm's performance to indicate that a comeback was possible.
But Melbourne Storm recovered from their poor start with inspiring efforts from Paul Marquet, Brett Kimmorley and Tawera Nikau. Into the final minutes of the game the Dragons led 18-14 but were forced to drop out from their own line. On the fifth tackle Kimmorley kicked high into the Dragons' corner. As the Storm's winger Craig Smith caught the ball over the try-line he was knocked unconscious in a head-high tackle by Jamie Ainscough and lost the ball.
Referee Bill Harrigan deferred to the video referee and the replay clearly showed that if not for the illegal tackle Smith would have scored a try. A penalty try was awarded giving the Storm's Matt Geyer a conversion from in front of the posts to take Melbourne Storm to a 20–18 lead and the title.

## Season Summary

* Pre season – Taking its full squad to Brisbane for the first trial of the season, Melbourne led 14–4 against Auckland Warriors, before a spirited fourth quarter comeback lifted the Warriors to a 16–14 win. Melbourne then made their second trip to Albury to take on the Canberra Raiders and in front of over 7,000 fans, finished strongly to win 24–18.
* Round 1 – Melbourne open the 1999 NRL season, winning the first game of the season 32–10. Matt Geyer scoring the first try of the season.
* Round 2 – Former Melbourne winger John Carlaw scored a try against the club in Balmain Tigers 16–6 victory. Carlaw said he "just wanted to prove a point."
* Round 3 – Storm thrash Brisbane Broncos 48–6 to inflict (what was then) Brisbane's heaviest defeat in their history. Aaron Moule becomes the first Melbourne player to be sent to the sin bin.
* 22 March – Melbourne coach Chris Anderson is appointed Kangaroos coach.
* 23 March – Stephen Kearney is suspended for five matches for a grade one dangerous throw charge, the suspension also ruling him out of the 1999 Anzac Test.
* Round 4 – Melbourne run the risk of censure from the NRL after introducing "Skirt Man" to the Olympic Park crowd before the game against Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Storm CEO Chris Johns claimed the NRL judiciary's decision to suspend Stephen Kearney for five matches would see players "all wearing skirts".
* Round 6 – In his first game back following a 22-match suspension for steroid use, Rodney Howe is charged with a grade two careless high tackle in a tackle that broke the jaw of Auckland Warriors hooker Jason Death. He later is suspended for one match.
* Round 8 – Matt Geyer sets a new club record for points in a game with 24 (2 tries, 8 goals) against South Sydney Rabbitohs, eclipsing Craig Smith's mark of 18 points against Western Suburbs Magpies.
* Round 10 – In the club's first ever game in Western Australia, Melbourne thrash Western Suburbs Magpies 62–6 at Lathlain Park. Matt Geyer sets two new club records – most points in a game (34); tries in a game (4). He also equalled Craig Smith's club record 9 goals in a game. Geyer's 34 points was the sixth highest individual scoring effort in league history.
* 18 May – Robbie Kearns is thrown from a horse during a NSW Blues Origin "bonding camp" in the Megalong Valley organised by coach Wayne Pearce. Kearns suffers a broken collarbone, and is ruled out of action for months. Melbourne coach Chris Anderson later blasts Pearce in his newspaper column: "As far as I'm concerned, any coach who puts blokes on horses mid-season, let alone before an important representative clash, is off their rocker."
* Round 13 – Melbourne lose to joint venture club St George Illawarra Dragons in the first meeting between the clubs.
* 8 June – Scott Hill undergoes surgery on a shoulder injury ruling him out for the rest of the season, while club officials call for State of Origin players to be released back to their clubs on the weekend before any dead rubber games.
* 17 June – Paul Rauhihi is released from his contract with Melbourne to sign with Newcastle Knights. Rauhihi never played a first grade game for Melbourne.
* 23 June – Chairman John Ribot confirms Melbourne has been investigating a possible move to the under construction Docklands Stadium in 2000.
* 6 July – The NSWRL tell Melbourne that under no circumstances will they pay compensation to Robbie Kearns for the horse riding accident.
* 19 July – Tony Martin suffers serious facial injuries after a cycling accident.
* Round 21 – Melbourne inflict Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks first home defeat of the season, winning 26–18 in windy conditions.
* 28 July – Melbourne captain Glenn Lazarus announces he will retire at the end of the 1999 season to take up a coaching role with Canberra Raiders.
* 5 August – Storm lodge an official claim for compensation with the ARL on behalf of Robbie Kearns for income lost due to the horse riding accident.
* 14 August – Scott Hill suffers serious head injuries after being assaulted outside a nightclub on the NSW north coast.
* Round 24 – Melbourne win their sixth straight game (a new club record), winning the final home game of the season 44–14 against Western Suburbs, in what will be the final meeting between the teams before the Magpies merger with Balmain Tigers to form the Wests Tigers. In his 250th game, Glenn Lazarus kicks the only goal in his first grade career, converting a late try in his farewell to the Olympic Park crowd.
* Round 25 – North Sydney Bears upset Melbourne 20–24 at North Sydney Oval in what will be that club's last ever NRL game. As a result, Melbourne end the season third on the NRL ladder.
* 29 August – Halfback Brett Kimmorley ends speculation he was leaving the club by signing a new three-year contract to stay in Melbourne.
* Qualifying Final – Sixth placed St. George Illawarra Dragons upset Melbourne at Olympic Park in the first week of the 1999 NRL finals, with Nathan Blacklock scoring a hat trick for the visitors.
* Semi Final – Melbourne advance to the preliminary finals with a tight win over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with Matt Geyer scoring the winning try after replacing Ben Anderson who had been dropped after the loss to St. George Illawarra.
* Preliminary Final – Coming from 6-16 down midway through the second half, fast-finishing Melbourne stun Parramatta Eels to win 18–16 to progress to the 1999 NRL Grand Final. Victorian viewers are left angry as extended coverage of the 1999 Victorian state election results delays live television coverage of the game on GTV-9.
* 21 September – Stephen Kearney is cleared to play in the Grand Final by the NRL Judiciary, despite NRL Commissioner Jim Hall saying Kearney had "established contact" with the head of Parramatta's Jason Smith's head and neck during the Preliminary Final. Hall was quoted as saying: "I cannot prove there was deliberate contact, and a striking charge must be deliberate."
* Grand Final – In front of a rugby league world record crowd of 107,999, Melbourne Storm stage a comeback 20–18 victory over St. George Illawarra Dragons to win the club's first premiership in just their second season. A penalty try to winger Craig Smith awarded by referee Bill Harrigan and video referee Chris Ward decides the outcome. Brett Kimmorley is awarded the Clive Churchill Medal, with Tawera Nikau unlucky not to receive the award, which was voted on by the ARL Kangaroos selectors.
* 4 October – Tawera Nikau signs a two-year contract with Warrington Wolves, while Craig Smith rejects Melbourne's offer to stay with the club.
* 19 October – Ben Anderson is released by the club.

### Milestone games

| Round | Player | Milestone |
| Round 1 | Stephen Kearney | Storm debut |
| Round 1 | Scott Hill | 50th game |
| Round 5 | Marcus Bai | 50th game |
| Round 7 | Brett Kimmorley | 50th game |
| Round 10 | Richard Swain | 50th game |
| Round 11 | Aseri Laing | Storm debut |
| Round 13 | Tasesa Lavea | NRL debut |
| Round 15 | Tawera Nikau | 100th game |
| Round 16 | Brad Watts | NRL debut |
| Round 18 | Brett O'Farrell | NRL debut |
| Round 22 | Robbie Kearns | 150th game |
| Round 23 | Russell Bawden | 50th game |
| Round 24 | Melbourne Storm | 50th game |
| Round 25 | Glenn Lazarus | 250th game |
| Grand Final | Danny Williams | 100th game |

### Jerseys

During the 1998 season, Melbourne struck an apparel sponsorship agreement with Fila to manufacture and merchandise a range of club apparel. The home jersey was redesigned, maintaining the same colours as the 1998 version, but with white thunderbolts in a purple chevron. The gold trim and collars remained, and Honda continued with their sleeve advertisement.
A striking gold jersey was also designed as the club's clash colours; with that jersey worn in rounds 10, 15 and 23.

## Fixtures
### Pre season

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
| 12 February | Trial | Auckland Warriors | Lang Park, Brisbane | Lost | 14 | 16 | C Smith, R Ross, S Hill | C Smith 1/3 | | |
| 20 February | Trial | Canberra Raiders | Lavington Sports Ground, Albury | Won | 24 | 18 | S Kearney (2), C Smith, M Bai, S Hill | C Smith, B Kimmorley | | |

### Regular season
#### Result by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | – | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | – |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | B | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | B |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Points | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 |

#### Matches

| Date | Rd | Opponent | Venue | Result | Mel. | Opp. | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Ref |
| 5 March | 1 | Penrith Panthers | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 32 | 10 | R Bawden, M Geyer, A Moule, R Ross, R Swain | M Geyer 6/9 | | |
| 13 March | 2 | Balmain Tigers | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Lost | 6 | 16 | P Bell | M Geyer 1/3 | | |
| 21 March | 3 | Brisbane Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Won | 48 | 6 | R Ross (2), P Bell, W Evans, S Hill, B Kimmorley, T Martin, T Nikau | M Geyer 8/9 | | |
| 26 March | 4 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 26 | 17 | M Bai (2), S Hill, R Kearns, B Kimmorley | M Geyer 3/6 | | |
| 4 April | 5 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 16 | 20 | S Hill, P Marquet, B Roarty | M Geyer 2/3 | | |
| 9 April | 6 | Auckland Warriors | Ericsson Stadium, Auckland | Won | 38 | 10 | M Bai (2), P Bell (2), M Geyer (2), R Kearns, B Roarty | M Geyer 2/7, B Kimmorley 1/1 | | |
| 17 April | 7 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | Lost | 14 | 26 | M Bai, M Geyer, S Hill | M Geyer 1/3 | | |
| 24 April | 8 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 52 | 16 | M Bai (2), M Geyer (2), R Bawden, B Kimmorley, T Martin, B Roarty, R Ross | M Geyer 8/10 | | |
| 2 May | 9 | Brisbane Broncos | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 28 | 18 | R Ross (2), S Hill, M Rua, D Williams | M Geyer 4/6 | | |
| 8 May | 10 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Lathlain Park, Perth | Won | 62 | 6 | M Geyer (4), R Ross (3), R Bawden, B Kimmorley, T Martin, A Moule | M Geyer 9/13 | | |
| 15 May | 11 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 28 | 6 | R Ross (2), M Geyer, T Nikau, R Swain | M Geyer 4/5 | | |
| 21 May | 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 28 May | 13 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 16 | 28 | R Ross (2), M Geyer | M Geyer 2/3 | | |
| 4 June | 14 | Canberra Raiders | Bruce Stadium, Canberra | Lost | 6 | 26 | A Laing | B Kimmorley 1/2 | | |
| 12 June | 15 | Newcastle Knights | Marathon Stadium, Newcastle | Lost | 26 | 27 | M Geyer (2), M Bai, T Martin, T Nikau | M Geyer 3/5 | | |
| 18 June | 16 | Sydney City Roosters | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 26 | 8 | S Kearney, T Martin, A Moule, T Nikau, M Rua | B Kimmorley 3/6 | | |
| 27 June | 17 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Brookvale Oval, Sydney | Won | 19 | 18 | B Kimmorley (2), B Roarty | M Geyer 3/5 | B Kimmorley | |
| 2 July | 18 | Parramatta Eels | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Lost | 6 | 20 | R Ross | M Geyer 1/1 | | |
| 10 July | 19 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Stadium Australia, Sydney | Won | 20 | 24 | A Moule (2), M Bai, M Geyer, B Watts | M Geyer 2/6 | | |
| 16 July | 20 | Canberra Raiders | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 30 | 10 | B Watts (2), M Bai, T Martin, R Ross | M Geyer 5/7 | | |
| 25 July | 21 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Shark Park, Sydney | Won | 26 | 18 | S Kearney (2), B Anderson, M Geyer, R Ross | M Geyer 3/5 | | |
| 1 August | 22 | Auckland Warriors | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 16 | 14 | M Geyer, P Marquet, A Moule | M Geyer 2/3 | | |
| 7 August | 23 | North Queensland Cowboys | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | Won | 30 | 24 | M Bai, R Bawden, P Bell, B Kimmorley, R Ross, M Rua | M Geyer 3/7 | | |
| 15 August | 24 | Western Suburbs Magpies | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Won | 44 | 14 | M Rua (2), R Howe, B Kimmorley, G Lazarus, T Martin, R Ross, B Watts | M Geyer 5/7, G Lazarus 1/1 | | |
| 22 August | 25 | North Sydney Bears | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | Lost | 20 | 24 | R Bawden, M Geyer, A Moule, R Ross | M Geyer 2/5 | | |
| 28 August | 26 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
Source:

### Finals

* Saturday, 4 September 14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Melbourne Storm | 10 – 34 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Tries: 2 Moule 20' Kearney 48' Goals: 1 Geyer 48' (1/3) | 1st: 4–10 2nd: 6–24 Report | Tries: 6 Blacklock 63', 70', 78' McGregor 15' Wishart 27' Ainscough 43' Goals: 5 Bartrim 15', 43', 70', 78' (4/4) Mackay 63' (1/2) |
* Olympic Park, Melbourne Attendance: 15,653 Referee: Bill Harrigan
* Sunday, 12 September 14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Melbourne Storm | 24 – 22 | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Tries: 4 Geyer 29', 69' Bai 3' Ross 13' Goals: 4 Smith 14', 30', pen 39', 70' (4/5) | 1st: 18–12 2nd: 6–10 Report | Tries: 4 Silva 7' El Masri 24' S Hughes 55' Sherwin 61' Goals: 3 Halligan 8', 24', 62' (3/4) |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 20,075 Referee: Steve Clark
* Saturday, 18 September 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Parramatta Eels | 16 – 18 | Melbourne Storm |
| Tries: 2 Wagon 10' Kelly 37' Goals: 4 Schifcofske pen 7', 11', pen 32', 38' (4/5) | 1st: 16–6 2nd: 0–12 Report | Tries: 3 Kimmorley 22' Moule 55' Swain 63' Goals: 3 Smith 23', 56', 64' (3/3) |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 27,555 Referee: Bill Harrigan
* Sunday, 26 September 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Melbourne Storm | 20–18 | St. George-Illawarra Dragons |
| Tries: 3 Martin 53' Roarty 57' Smith (penalty) 75' Goals: 4 Smith pen 42', 59', pen 64' (3/4) Geyer 77' (1/1) | 1st: 0–14 2nd: 20–4 Report | Tries: 3 Fitzgibbon 13' Blacklock 29' McGregor 56' Goals: 3 Bartrim 15', 31' (2/3) Fitzgibbon pen 23' (1/1) |
* Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 107,999 Referee: Bill Harrigan Touch judges: Colin White, John McCormack Clive Churchill Medal: Brett Kimmorley (Melbourne)

## Ladder

1999 NRL seasonvte :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 586 | 332 | +254 | 40 |
| 2 | Parramatta Eels | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 294 | +206 | 38 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm (P) | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 639 | 392 | +247 | 36 |
| 4 | Sydney City Roosters | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 592 | 377 | +215 | 36 |
| 5 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 520 | 462 | +58 | 35 |
| 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 588 | 416 | +172 | 34 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 575 | 484 | +91 | 33 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 510 | 368 | +142 | 32 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 618 | 439 | +179 | 31 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 492 | 428 | +64 | 27 |
| 11 | Auckland Warriors | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 538 | 498 | +40 | 24 |
| 12 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 349 | 556 | -207 | 24 |
| 13 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 454 | 623 | -169 | 23 |
| 14 | North Sydney Bears | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 490 | 642 | -152 | 20 |
| 15 | Balmain Tigers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 345 | 636 | -291 | 20 |
| 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 398 | 588 | -190 | 13 |
| 17 | Western Suburbs Magpies | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 285 | 944 | -659 | 10 |

## 1999 Coaching Staff

* Head coach: Chris Anderson
* Assistant coaches: Greg Brentnall & Steve Anderson
* Football Manager: Michael Moore
* Head physiotherapist: Tony Ayoub
* Head Trainer: Steve Litvensky
* Trainer: Aaron Salisbury

## 1999 squad

List current as of 27 July 2021
| Cap | Player name | Position | First Storm Game | Previous First Grade RL club |
| 1 | Robbie Ross | FB | 1998 | Hunter Mariners |
| 2 | Craig Smith | WG | 1998 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 3 | Aaron Moule | WG, CE | 1998 | South Queensland Crushers |
| 4 | Paul Bell | CE | 1998 | Perth Reds |
| 5 | Marcus Bai | WG | 1998 | Gold Coast Chargers |
| 6 | Scott Hill | FE | 1998 | Hunter Mariners |
| 7 | Brett Kimmorley | HB | 1998 | Hunter Mariners |
| 8 | Rodney Howe | PR | 1998 | Perth Reds |
| 9 | Danny Williams | LK, SR, HK | 1998 | North Sydney Bears |
| 10 | Robbie Kearns | PR | 1998 | Perth Reds |
| 11 | Paul Marquet | PR, SR | 1998 | Hunter Mariners |
| 12 | Ben Roarty | PR, SR, LK | 1998 | Melbourne Storm |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | LK | 1998 | Cronulla Sharks |
| 14 | Glenn Lazarus | PR | 1998 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 15 | Richard Swain | HK | 1998 | Hunter Mariners |
| 16 | Russell Bawden | PR | 1998 | Brisbane Broncos |
| 18 | Matt Geyer | WG | 1998 | Perth Reds |
| 19 | Wayne Evans | SR | 1998 | Perth Reds |
| 20 | Ben Anderson | FE | 1998 | Melbourne Storm |
| 21 | Tony Martin | WG, CE | 1998 | London Broncos |
| 23 | Wade Fenton | SR, PR | 1998 | Melbourne Storm |
| 24 | John Wilshere | CE | 1998 | Perth Reds |
| 25 | Daniel Frame | PR, SR | 1998 | Melbourne Storm |
| 26 | Matt Rua | PR, SR | 1998 | Melbourne Storm |
| 28 | Stephen Kearney | SR | 1999 | Auckland Warriors |
| 29 | Aseri Laing | WG | 1999 | Western Suburbs Magpies |
| 30 | Tasesa Lavea | FE | 1999 | Melbourne Storm |
| 31 | Brad Watts | FB | 1999 | Melbourne Storm |
| 32 | Brett O'Farrell | PR | 1999 | Melbourne Storm |
| — | Paul Rauhihi | PR | Yet to debut | Melbourne Storm |

## Representative honours

This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 1999.
| Player | 1999 ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | 1999 Tri-Nations |
| Matt Geyer | — | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | — |
| Rodney Howe | — | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | Australia |
| Glenn Lazarus | Australia | New South Wales | — | — | — |
| Stephen Kearney | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
| Robbie Kearns | Australia | — | — | — | Australia |
| Brett Kimmorley | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| Robbie Ross | — | New South Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales | Australia |
| Matt Rua | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
| Richard Swain | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |

## Statistics

This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 1999 NRL season.
* Statistics sources:
| Name | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Points |
| Ben Anderson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marcus Bai | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Russell Bawden | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Paul Bell | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wayne Evans | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Geyer | 26 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 242 |
| Scott Hill | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Rodney Howe | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stephen Kearney | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Robbie Kearns | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brett Kimmorley | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 47 |
| Aseri Laing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tasesa Lavea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Lazarus | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Marquet | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tony Martin | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Aaron Moule | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Tawera Nikau | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Brett O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Roarty | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Robbie Ross | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Matt Rua | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Craig Smith | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Richard Swain | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Brad Watts | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Danny Williams | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 players used | — | 129 | 97 | 1 | 711 |

### Scorers

Most points in a game: 34 points
* Round 10 – Matt Geyer (4 tries, 9 Goals) vs Western Suburbs Magpies
Most tries in a game: 4
* Round 10 – Matt Geyer vs Western Suburbs Magpies

### Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 62 points
* Round 10 vs Western Suburbs Magpies
Lowest score in a winning game: 16 points
* Round 22 vs Auckland Warriors
Greatest winning margin: 54 points
* Round 10 vs Western Suburbs Magpies
Greatest number of games won consecutively: 6
* Round 19 – Round 24

### Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 26 points
* Round 15 vs Newcastle Knights
Lowest score in a losing game: 6 points
* Round 2 vs Balmain Tigers
* Round 14 vs Canberra Raiders
* Round 18 vs Parramatta Eels
Greatest losing margin: 24 points
* Qualifying Final vs St George Illawarra Dragons
Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 3
* Round 13 – Round 15

## Feeder team

Melbourne Storm reserve players again travelled to Brisbane each week to play with Queensland Cup team Norths Devils. Backing up the successful 1998 season by finishing second on the ladder, Norths Devils fell one game short of the 1999 Queensland Cup Grand Final, losing to eventual runners-up Redcliffe Dolphins in the Preliminary Final. Kevin Carmichael won his second straight player of the year award.
1999 Queensland Cup :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 2 | Norths Devils | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 791 | 393 | +398 | 34 |

## Awards and honours
### Trophy Cabinet

* 1999 Provan-Summons Trophy

### Melbourne Storm Awards Night

* Melbourne Storm Player of the Year: Brett Kimmorley
* Melbourne Storm Rookie of the Year: Matt Rua
* Melbourne Storm Clubman of the Year: Paul Marquet
* Mick Moore Chairman's Award: Glenn Lazarus

### Additional Awards

* Clive Churchill Medal: Brett Kimmorley
* Rugby League Annual – Players of the Year: Brett Kimmorley
* Rugby League Annual – Team of the Year: Glenn Lazarus (Prop)
* Rugby League Annual – Team of the Year: Stephen Kearney (Second-row)