You can also find the latest player signings and player movements for the upcoming season. The season was suspended indefinitely on March 23 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic; however, on 28 April the NRL announced it would recommence o… In this seven-game period the Storm have three five-day turnarounds, which Craig Bellamy is sure to raise in a post-match press conference if his side suffers a few losses. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. “While we ideally want to reduce the amount of five-day turnarounds,” Newton said. “It is also important to reduce the issues associated with these events such as travel either side and the length of time between each occurrence for clubs affected more than once. Reserved. The 26-round season was suspended in March after two rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Manly's Addin Fonua-Blake sends rumour mill into meltdown, 'We don't want to create robots': Billy Slater defends Craig Bellamy over taunt to Cameron Smith, Rabbitohs v Roosters Round 20 Presser - Trent Robinson, Rabbitohs v Roosters Round 20 Presser - Wayne Bennett. Storm started the 2019 season 4-0 so it will be interesting to see if they can repeat that success rate. "I'd be resting Cameron Smith and Cameron Munster this weekend," he told Wide World of Sports' Sterlo's Wrap. Storm is one of four clubs allotted three five-day turnarounds, including one before its Round 6 assignment in Townsville. At Adelaide Oval in 2017 and 2018 the meetings between these two clubs were decided by a field goal, and then there's the fact they have traded the NRL Minor Premiership in the last nine years - Roosters have won it four times and so has Melbourre (the interloper being the Bulldogs in 2012). This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Melbourne Storm is confident they can keep their star trio for next season even if Cameron Smith opts to play on, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.. The 2020 Melbourne Storm season is the 23rd in the club's history and they are competing in the 2020 NRL season. The NRL has released its revised 20-round draw for the remainder of the 2020 season. Storm chief executive Dave Donaghy welcomed the NRL’s 2020 home-and-away fixture. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Sharks (Round 2, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Round 19, AAMI Park): There has always been a certain Origin-feel to this one but Paul Gallen has now retired. Roosters (Round 9, SCG, Round 23, AAMI Park): Being tossed out at the preliminary final stage has only added to the angst Storm feels after losing the 2018 grand final to Trent Robinson's men. Broncos (Round 15 Suncorp Stadium, Round 24 AAMI Park): Since the Queensland Origin team has comprised plenty of Storm and Broncos players (eight in the Maroons 17 in 2019), there's always a little chest-puffing when these two sides meet. Wayne Bennett speaks to the media after Souths' record breaking win over the Roosters. • Below is the Storm’s full 2020 fixture: © 2020, SEN All Rights See who the Melbourne Storm play every week during the 2020 NRL season. Invalid postcode. “Our challenge now is when the footy department come back in mid-November to work their way through that,” Donaghy said.