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NRL belt news · March 5, 2026

Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels 52–4 and take the NRL belt

The 10th reign for the team; it ends Parramatta Eels’ 188 days with the belt and 1 defense.

Melbourne Storm took the lineal NRL belt on March 5, 2026, beating Parramatta Eels 52–4 at home. It is reign 103 in the belt's history and the 10th for the team.

Parramatta Eels had held it since August 29, 2025: 188 days and 1 defense, the 3rd-longest of 114 reigns in NRL belt history.

Melbourne Storm last held the belt in 2025, 321 days before this one; that reign lasted 5 days with 0 defenses.

The reign lasted 15 days and 1 defense, ending March 20, 2026 against Brisbane Broncos.

103Reign number
10thReign for the team
1Defenses
15Days held

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