Rugby League: Injury crisis for Melbourne Storm

Unbeaten competition leaders Melbourne Storm will struggle to field a team for the NRL match against Newcastle on Saturday.

The club is in the midst of its worst injury crisis since joining the premiership in 1998, with coach Craig Bellamy having just the bare bones from which to pick a squad to take to EnergyAustralia Stadium.

The Storm have 12 players unavailable after teenage centre Jake Webster became the third player in two weeks to be struck down with a knee injury. His season is over.