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Melbourne's 92-round love-in with the NRL's top eight is over, after they were bumped out of the top half of the ladder for the first time since June 2014.
The Gold Coast's 32-20 defeat of Manly on Sunday made for the most unlikely of ladders, with five of last year's bottom eight now sitting in finals-playing positions.
The rarest of those outside the eight are easily the Storm, down in ninth after they lost to the Wests Tigers for the second time this year on Saturday night, meaning they've lost three of their opening five games.
For context, the last time Melbourne were placed this low Todd Carney was being served his termination papers from Cronulla for his infamous bubbler incident.
