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Even after the speeches, handshakes and hugs, and the presentation of an embroidered jersey to mark the occasion, Josh King found it all hard to believe.

“I pinch myself that I’ve been able to play at Melbourne Storm and reach 100 games,” King said. “That’s pretty crazy.”

Unfortunately for King, as was the case with Craig Bellamy’s 600th game as coach a week earlier, the Storm weren’t able to celebrate the occasion with a victory.

Instead, Melbourne are regrouping after back-to-back hammerings from Sydney Roosters (40-10) and Brisbane (30-14) to wrap up the regular season.

They still qualified for the play-offs as the second-r

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