Storm 2011 squad

[WAMF]

Melbourne Storm has today confirmed the signing of prop Jaiman Lowe and centre Maurice Blair for the 2011 National Rugby League season.
Lowe, 27, and Blair, 25, will bring a wealth of experience to the Storm for 2011, with the pair signing two year deals with the club.

They join Adam Woolnough, Troy Thompson and Elijah Niko, as well as Under-20s pair Jake Hawkins and Mitchell Johnson, as the new faces on a Storm roster that also boasts Australian trio Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, New Zealand pair Adam Blair and Sika Manu, and England utility back Gareth Widdop for next year.

2011 Storm Squad: Adam Blair, Maurice Blair, Jesse Bromwich, Dane Chisholm, Cooper Cronk, Matt Duffie, Jake Hawkins, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Mitchell Johnson, Luke Kelly, Sione Kite, Rory Kostjasyn, Jaiman Lowe, Todd Lowrie, Sika Manu, Tu’u Maori, Dane Nielsen, Elijah Niko, Bryan Norrie, Justin O’Neill, Kevin Proctor, Anthony Quinn, Robbie Rochow, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Chase Stanley, Troy Thompson, Atelea Vea, Gareth Widdop, Adam Woolnough.

 

[Guest]

Melbourne Storm has today confirmed the signing of prop Jaiman Lowe and centre Maurice Blair for the 2011 National Rugby League season.
Lowe, 27, and Blair, 25, will bring a wealth of experience to the Storm for 2011, with the pair signing two year deals with the club.

They join Adam Woolnough, Troy Thompson and Elijah Niko, as well as Under-20s pair Jake Hawkins and Mitchell Johnson, as the new faces on a Storm roster that also boasts Australian trio Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, New Zealand pair Adam Blair and Sika Manu, and England utility back Gareth Widdop for next year.

2011 Storm Squad: Adam Blair, Maurice Blair, Jesse Bromwich, Dane Chisholm, Cooper Cronk, Matt Duffie, Jake Hawkins, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Mitchell Johnson, Luke Kelly, Sione Kite, Rory Kostjasyn, Jaiman Lowe, Todd Lowrie, Sika Manu, Tu’u Maori, Dane Nielsen, Elijah Niko, Bryan Norrie, Justin O’Neill, Kevin Proctor, Anthony Quinn, Robbie Rochow, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Chase Stanley, Troy Thompson, Atelea Vea, Gareth Widdop, Adam Woolnough.

they  are still  over in my eyes ..

 

[Utility Player]

Lets see Bellyache weave his magic with that lot, early tip 10th.

 

[The Wheel]

I wonder when our squad qwill be announced?

 

[ManlyBacker]

I wonder when our squad qwill be announced?

When Lowie finds either a qwill or pen

 

[The Wheel]

Thx MB - quill is spelt with a U

 

[clontaago]

They still have decent backs but gee doest that forward list look worse than average.

 

[Stevo]

Watch Slater, Cronk, and Smith come back down to earth with no fire power aroun them!

 

[Chuck]

jjai I have no idea how you think they are over the cap with that squad.

They won't make the finals.

Broncos deserve early favouritism for the title in '11 IMO.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

They must have paid a fortune to lure Mitchell Johnston away from cricket.

 

[Seaeagle63]

They must have paid a fortune to lure Mitchell Johnston away from cricket.

Beat me to it.

He is still contracted to the Western Warriors and Cricket Australia at the moment.

Didn't know his contract was up already

 

[mcatt]

Some of those young no names are very talented. They also have a very good record of turning nobodys into world beaters. So you never know they could surprise a few people next year. I hope I'm wrong and they fail though.

 

[The Eagle]

Theyll be back,unfortunatly

 

[clontaago]

They will no doubt, but not for a few years.

Its easy to develop one or two players quickly when you have a confident, talented squad around them. They no longer have that.

 

[The Eagle]

Hasler and Belamy

They both make seemingly useless players guns

 

[Fro]

Hasler and Belamy

They both make seemingly useless players guns

the problem is Des can tend to have the opposite effect at times.

Watmough for example.

 

[Canteen Worker]

Watmough  hasn't needed Des' help to turn into a chump. He is pretty good at doing it all by himself.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Next year I want Storm to miss the 8 purely on their (lack of) merits, and am reasonably confident that will happen.

They still have plenty of quality but their depth has taken a very large hit. Their intensity might not be so easy to recapture either, after playing so many games this year in a pretty relaxed style with zero pressure. Hope they flop.

 

[tractorboy]

Do we really care about who they have in their squad? I know don't.

 

[MissKate]

the scum have every chance of making the 8 next year, now that they have off loaded white.  poor foolish raiders.