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Melbourne Storm Australasia's Best Sporting Team

parrawentyfan

Juniors
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https://www.platinum.com.au/abst2019

Melbourne Storm came into existence in 1998 as part of the newly formed National Rugby League competition.

The Club was the first ever professional Victorian rugby league club and spent little time stamping their mark, winning their maiden premiership in just their second year.

Storm have played in a total of nine grand finals during their 22-year history, missing the finals on just three occasions.

The Club has built itself on the values of family, accountability, hard work, respect and passion. It is these values that drive Melbourne Storm to succeed each and every year, both on and off the field
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While it is nice to see RL get some recognition I can't help feel that the description of the Storm misses the mark given they largely cheated their way to the top
 

Twizzle

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It's based on the past five years.

There's nothing inaccurate about the description.

not really

To be considered for the Best Team award a team must have played in each of the last 5 seasons. For each team in the competition, their win/loss record is looked at season by season, along with their position within the competition. More recent years are weighted more highly, as is the win-loss record, over the position.

For each of these measures, a Z-Score is created to show the relative raw performance within competitions and to enable comparison across all the competitions.

An adjustment is applied to reflect the stability of the competition over the last 10 years
 

stormbati

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not really
Starting in 2019, Platinum will present an annual award to the team that is currently at the top of its game, achieving the best outcome over the most recent rolling 5-year period. The basic principles are the same, but reflect excellence over shorter, yet still meaningful, period. The goal continues to be to help those in need, whilst recognising success.
The period of observation for the 2019 award is 2015-2019. Every game in every sport in Australasia that conducts an ongoing home/away or equivalent competition that included Australian and New Zealand teams has been analysed subject to the competition meeting specific criteria. More than 8,000 individual match results are in the dataset.
 

Mr Angry

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When they produce a player, this may be considered.

After 20 odd years not one Victorian has played for Australia. Not one.

Money can't buy me love.
 

Mr Angry

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Melbourne, that's in Queensland.

FFS, produce a junior, just one.

Shtye cricket players too, except Warney.
 

kdalymc

Bench
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Unsure on their stats, buy you could win 25 from 26 but lose the GF. Does that make you the best team (with these pre requisites) or would that go to the premiers..?
 

t-ba

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Unsure on their stats, buy you could win 25 from 26 but lose the GF. Does that make you the best team (with these pre requisites) or would that go to the premiers..?

You have just described the best Tom Brady superbowl ever.
 

Twizzle

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Staff member
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Starting in 2019, Platinum will present an annual award to the team that is currently at the top of its game, achieving the best outcome over the most recent rolling 5-year period. The basic principles are the same, but reflect excellence over shorter, yet still meaningful, period. The goal continues to be to help those in need, whilst recognising success.
The period of observation for the 2019 award is 2015-2019. Every game in every sport in Australasia that conducts an ongoing home/away or equivalent competition that included Australian and New Zealand teams has been analysed subject to the competition meeting specific criteria. More than 8,000 individual match results are in the dataset.

An adjustment is applied to reflect the stability of the competition over the last 10 years
 

Walpole

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Fantastic stuff. There's an Ice Hockey team from Canberra and a Sydney Water Polo team in the top ten.

I have no doubt Melbourne, the Roosters and Cronulla should be in such esteemed company.
 

footy75

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https://www.platinum.com.au/abst2019

Melbourne Storm came into existence in 1998 as part of the newly formed National Rugby League competition.

The Club was the first ever professional Victorian rugby league club and spent little time stamping their mark, winning their maiden premiership in just their second year.

Storm have played in a total of nine grand finals during their 22-year history, missing the finals on just three occasions.

The Club has built itself on the values of family, accountability, hard work, respect and passion. It is these values that drive Melbourne Storm to succeed each and every year, both on and off the field
.




While it is nice to see RL get some recognition I can't help feel that the description of the Storm misses the mark given they largely cheated their way to the top

Fair effort that.
 

Generalzod

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It will be the culmination of a five-year business plan the owners brought with them when they purchased the team from News Corporation in May 2013 for several million dollars and the promise of additional funding for a few years.


Melbourne entered a hastily combined competition the following year under News' ownership, and won the 1999 grand final. But it was losing up to $10 million annually, and was later estimated to have cost News $75 million in 15 years.

https://www.afr.com/companies/sport/the-entrepreneurs-who-saved-the-melbourne-storm-20170927-gypx6x


Oh well now you know why they where in so many Grand Finals.
 

taipan

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Fantastic stuff. There's an Ice Hockey team from Canberra and a Sydney Water Polo team in the top ten.

I have no doubt Melbourne, the Roosters and Cronulla should be in such esteemed company.

Says a lot for the Dragoons, who weren't even on the radar.
 
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