Storm detail 2005 draw

With most of the senior list due to start training on Monday (November 15), their fitness focus will be geared towards two pre-season games before the season proper.

Coach Craig Bellamy will be back from Tri-Nation Tour duties by early December to lead an excited bunch into early trial games.

The first, at Carrara against the Brisbane Broncos on (February 19, 2005) followed by a Friday hit-out against the North Queensland Cowboys in Cairns.

As for Melbourne?s main draw, they will tackle the Newcastle Knights in the opener (March 11-13, 2005), the Broncos in Round 4 and the defending champ?s the Bulldogs in Round 11, all these vital early games to be played at Olympic Park.

Another bonus for the Storm will be the timing of the byes?. The first ticking over in Round 9, the second not until Round 24 two weeks before the finals.

ROUND RESULTS TV OPPONENT DATE & TIME VENUE PRE ? SEASON Broncos 19 February Carrara Cowboys 25 February Cairns

REGULAR SEASON 1 Knights 11 - 13 March Olympic Park 2 Dragons 18 ? 20 March TBA 3 Sea Eagles 25 ? 27 March TBA 4 Broncos 1 ? 3 April Olympic Park 5 Panthers 8 ? 10 April TBA 6 Eels 15 ? 17 April Olympic Park

ANZAC Test 22 April TBA

7 Raiders 23 ? 25 April TBA 8 Sharks 29 ? 30 April, 1 May Olympic Park

City V Country 6 May TBA

9 Bye 7 ? 8 May 10 Rabbitohs 13 ? 15 May TBA 11 Bulldogs 20 ? 22 May Olympic Park

ORI 1. NSW V QLD 25 May TBA

12 Dragons 27 ? 29 May Olympic Park 13 Tigers 3 ? 5 June TBA 14 Warriors 10 ? 12 June TBA

ORI 2. NSW V QLD 15 June TBA

15 Panthers 17 ? 19 June Olympic Park 16 Rabbitohs 24 ? 26 June Olympic Park 17 Bulldogs 1 ? 3 July TBA

ORI 3. NSW V QLD 6 July TBA

18 Raiders 8 ? 10 July Olympic Park 19 Broncos 15 ? 17 July TBA 20 Roosters 22 ? 24 July Olympic Park 21 Knights 29 ? 31 July TBA 22 Sharks 5 ? 7 August TBA 23 Warriors 12 ? 14 August Olympic Park 24 Bye 19 ? 21 August 25 Tigers 26 ? 28 August Olympic Park 26 Cowboys 2 ? 4 September TBA

FINALS WEEK ONE 9 ? 11 September TBA FINALS WEEK TWO 17 ? 18 September TBA FINALS WEEK THREE 24 ? 25 September TBA GRAND FINAL 2 October TBA