• 7 February – Following the retirement of previous captain
Robbie Kearns, the club elected six players to rotate the on-field captaincy.
Michael Crocker,
Matt Geyer,
Scott Hill,
David Kidwell,
Dennis Scott, and
Cameron Smith, were chosen for the honour after coach
Craig Bellamy consulted with
Sydney Swans coach
Paul Roos who used a similar set up. • Round 1 – Melbourne retain the
Michael Moore Trophy win a 22-16 win over
New Zealand Warriors.
Greg Inglis provides the spark for the Storm with an early try. • Round 2 – Up 22-0 soon after half time, Melbourne deny a second half comeback from
Sydney Roosters to hold on to a 22-18 victory. • Round 9 – A dangerous tackle by Michael Crocker on
Shane Rigon sees the Melbourne forward suspended for nine matches, including the
2006 State of Origin series. Melbourne are later hit with a $15,000 fine by the NRL for comments made by CEO Brian Waldron, coach
Craig Bellamy and Crocker after the judiciary decision. • Round 22 – Jake Webster equals the individual club record for tries in a game, scoring four tries in Melbourne's 46-4 thumping of
Wests Tigers. • Round 23 – A crowd of over 40,000 (the biggest attendance at a Melbourne fixture since the
1999 NRL Grand Final) witness a high-quality contest between the Storm and Broncos, with Melbourne fighting back from a 10-0 halftime deficit to win 18-12 at
Suncorp Stadium. The victory is Melbourne's 11th in-a-row, a new club record. Michael Crocker is again sent to the NRL Judiciary for a dangerous tackle, and is suspended for two matches. • 15 August – Despite agreeing to a three-year contract for an impending move to the Gold Coast, Steve Turner claims he had changed his mind and re-signs with Melbourne on a similar deal. Gold Coast management threaten to enforce the contract with Turner and force him to sit out of the game if he does not comply with his original deal. • Round 24 – Melbourne's winning streak is ended at 11 by the New Zealand Warriors in a shock 24-20 defeat at Olympic Park. Two tries to
Brent Webb, including a controversial late try, was the difference as the Warriors took home the Michael Moore Trophy, their first win at Olympic Park since
2002. • 20 August – Foundation Storm player Scott Hill announces he will be leaving the club at the end of the 2006 season, taking up an offer to play in the
Super League with
Harlequins. • 5 September – Cameron Smith is awarded the
Dally M Medal, winning the medal by four points. Smith is the first Melbourne player to win the game's official best and fairest award. Craig Bellamy is named coach of the year. • 14 September –
The Australian reports that the
Australian Rugby Union have targeted Greg Inglis as their next high-profile rugby league recruit. • 17 September – Steve Turner reveals he is prepared to take legal action against Gold Coast Titans in order to remain with Melbourne Storm in 2007. • Round 26 – Melbourne is presented with the
J. J. Giltinan Shield as NRL minor premiers for the first time. Melbourne's 20 wins see them eight points clear on top of the NRL ladder. • Qualifying Final – Melbourne ride their luck in the second half of their qualifying final against Parramatta Eels, taking a tight 12-6 victory. After leading 12-0 at half time, a 'no try' ruling against
Glenn Morrison 11 minutes into the second half sparked a Parramatta comeback, with Melbourne having to hold off the eighth-placed Eels in a tense finish. • Preliminary Final – Melbourne advance to the
2006 NRL Grand Final with a 24-10 win over
St George Illawarra Dragons at
Telstra Stadium. The win comes at a cost with Michael Crocker sustaining a serious knee injury. •
Grand Final – In the first Grand Final to feature two teams from outside
New South Wales, Brisbane thwart Melbourne's bid for a second NRL premiership in a grinding 15-8 win, featuring a number of controversial calls by referee
Paul Simpkins and video referee
Bill Harrigan. A brilliant run and pass from Scott Hill set up Steve Turner for the first try of the game, with Hill also providing the last pass for Melbourne's second try through
Matt King to level the scores at 8-8. • 2 October – Television ratings figures for the Grand Final indicate that more people watched the game in Melbourne than they did in Sydney. Official figures indicate that the average audience in Melbourne was 903,000. • 4 October – Matt King is slapped with a $5,000 fine by the NRL for calling Paul Simpkins a "dickhead" at a club fan day after the Grand Final. • 20 November – The contractual saga involving Steve Turner reaches a climax as Gold Coast Titans CEO Michael Searle saying that they are willing to offer Turner a release after one season if he is unhappy with the new club.
Milestone games Jerseys Continuing with apparel manufacturer
Reebok, the designs of Melbourne's home and clash jerseys were unchanged from
2005. Corporate partner
Medibank Private upgraded their sponsorship to be the chest advertiser, while Mortgage House replaced them as jersey sleeve advertiser.
Hostplus was a new advertiser on the rear of the jerseys, with their logo appearing above and below the player's numbers for the first time. ==Fixtures==