Melbourne Storm thank Victorian fans for their support by offering free 2022 memberships

Victorians have been through six COVID-19 lockdowns, leaving hundreds of thousands without work, yet the Melbourne Storm's fan base has grown. Key points: Melbourne Storm are offering free memberships for 23,000 Victorians in 2022 The Storm have only played five games in Melbourne over the past two years due to COVID-19 Melbourne utility Nicho Hynes says the team are "sending their love" to those back home who are doing it tough In 2019, Melbourne's member numbers were at 25,000. "It’s really important we keep them in our minds – they’ve gone through this for two years now and I can't thank them enough for still supporting us," Storm utility Nicho Hynes told ABC. Photo shows A group of NRL players stretch out of the water for a ball in the air as they do a recovery session in a swimming pool.sw Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm have to deal with different types of fatigue, the impact of multiple finals versus the burden of life on the road — the team that copes better could well be locking in a grand final spot on Saturday. " "People like Tom Eisenhuth, Harry Grant and Nicho Hynes were working away in reserve grade – we've identified these guys as good people but also good players and look what they've done," Welch said.