NRL 2012 Melbourne Storm Thread

[Aucklander]

Have a play around with this

You still get home-ground advantage and I'm guessing games would be at AAMI.

 

[CooperCronk]

Storm won't be playing anywhere next week

 

[Jstonewall]

Do the storm advertise on TV? The Swans and GWS saturate on TV in Sydney.

 

[Aucklander]

SoO got a good run, but that's about it.

 

[CooperCronk]

Do the storm advertise on TV? The Swans and GWS saturate on TV in Sydney.

Unfortunately not, but they do get some plugs on 3AW, SEN & MMM...paid adverts that is.
We do get 1 hr on radio SEN Tues 8-9pm called Storm Hr. and again its paid for.

Fortunately for the Storm they do a great job via social media advertising, i.e. FB & Twitter and we have thousands of supporters following there.

I know the club works its butts off trying to promote itself whichever way it can, but there's nothing like fta advertising coverage.

 

[Feraligatr]

I see a lot of storm game's advertised in the sport section of the herald sun as well.

 

[Jstonewall]

The Storm only have several more seasons with this great team (ie Smith, Slater, Cronk).
They need to heavily advertise their games on prime time channel 9 next season. I'd have an ad with Smith, Slater, Cronk highlights in a Storm jersey and a Kangaroo jersey (and a small snippet of SOO). I'd also have Israel Folau in the ad, back in the day when he was a good footballer playing in a Storm and Kangaroo jersey.
TV advertising in Sydney means that I know when and where Swans games are on every week. I otherwise would not have any idea (even though they advertise in other forms of media). I am convinced this make a massive difference to the ground attendance.

 

[treefingers]

Is the game on TV today?

 

[Jay C]

Is the game on TV today?

Edit. Just realised it's on GEM.

 

[Northern_Union]

As i understand it Melbourne are playing again on Saturday night at home. Against who i'm not sure. 19,600 at tonights quarter final.

 

[tugga]

We play like that the next two games and we win the premiership. Simple as that.

 

[walhawk]

As i understand it Melbourne are playing again on Saturday night at home. Against who i'm not sure. 19,600 at tonights quarter final.

Pretty sure it will be Friday night.
The AFL has flipped their prelims due to a game @ ANZ on Sat night.
Can anyone confirm this?

 

[tugga]

Pretty sure it will be Friday night.
The AFL has flipped their prelims due to a game @ ANZ on Sat night.
Can anyone confirm this?

Confirmed for Friday night.
The other prelim is Saturday night.
both games 7.45pm

 

[moto748]

Well that was a lot easier than i expected for the Storm. The Bunnies just never really got going, or at least not until it was much too late. Solid defence in the Storm's best tradition.

 

[Warsaw]

Mahe Fonua

 

[Davo23]

Mahe Fonua

Long way to go, but this guy shows some promise.
And some confidence!

Didn't Smithy look ON last night ?

 

[CooperCronk]

Is the game on TV today?

I still find it amazing how many people still ask this question (not having a go at you in particular BV) a golden opportunity is lost by not advertising on fta that r/l and Storm games are now live on Gem.

 

[CooperCronk]

I see a lot of storm game's advertised in the sport section of the herald sun as well.

ha ha like the ad this week saying the game was on at 7.45pm...what a stuff up!

 

[Feraligatr]

ha ha like the ad this week saying the game was on at 7.45pm...what a stuff up!

I saw that, pretty dumb of them lol.

 

[CooperCronk]

As i understand it Melbourne are playing again on Saturday night at home. Against who i'm not sure. 19,750 at tonights quarter final.

Attendance figure corrected for you.

 

[TNBT]

Great game against the Bunnies. I recorded it on the T-Box so I may watch it a few more times yet. I must say though, I am loving what I have seen from Waqa. I honestly hadn't even heard of this bloke until later in the season, but I am glad that we have him. With Nielsen leaving after this year, do you think Waqa could step in and fill that role?

 

[tugga]

Great game against the Bunnies. I recorded it on the T-Box so I may watch it a few more times yet. I must say though, I am loving what I have seen from Waqa. I honestly hadn't even heard of this bloke until later in the season, but I am glad that we have him. With Nielsen leaving after this year, do you think Waqa could step in and fill that role?

Sisa was a defensive liability last year. Embarrassingly bad under the high ball and looked like he belonged in a park, playing touch football.
Fast forward and he has turned it all around and is probably our most important player after the big 3 heading into the prelim. I didn't think he had it in him. Has been a revelation and without his attack, we would not have finished 2nd on the ladder.

 

[pantskyle]

I am changing my stance on Waqa. Playing very well but is still up for one moronic moment in a game.

Why the **** did he bat that ball back?

 

[Northern_Union]

I am changing my stance on Waqa. Playing very well but is still up for one moronic moment in a game.

Why the **** did he bat that ball back?

My take on the bat back is that of a player playing strickly to instructions.

 

[pantskyle]

My take on the bat back is that of a player playing strickly to instructions.

Instruction is not to catch the ball and score a try?