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2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season
NRL Rank13th
2007 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 509; against: 431
Team information
CoachNathan Brown
Captain
StadiumJubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance12,159
High attendance19,051 (vs. Bulldogs, round 20)
Top scorers
TriesMatt Cooper (11)
GoalsJamie Soward (38)
PointsJamie Soward (105)
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The 2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the ninth in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2007 premiership season. The team finished thirteenth in the regular season, finishing the lowest they ever had and as a result of that, missing out on finals.

Squad gains and losses

Increase or Decrease Player 2006 Club 2007 Club
Increase Tony Caine Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Rangi Chase Wests Tigers St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Luke MacDougall South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Adam Peek Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Beau Scott Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Jamie Soward Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons
Increase Simon Woolford Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
Decrease Luke Bailey St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans
Decrease Trent Barrett St. George Illawarra Dragons Wigan Warriors (Super League)
Decrease Colin Best St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Decrease Matt Bickerstaff St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
Decrease Aaron Gorrell St. George Illawarra Dragons Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Decrease Clint Greenshields St. George Illawarra Dragons Catalans Dragons (Super League)
Decrease Michael Henderson St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans
Decrease Daryl Millard St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Decrease Andrew Price St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement
Decrease Reece Simmonds St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
Decrease Lee Te Maari St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Decrease Shaun Timmins St. George Illawarra Dragons Retirement

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 627 277 +350 44
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 18 0 6 1 597 377 +220 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 1 547 618 −71 32
4 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 1 10 1 593 434 +159 29
5 Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 1 573 481 +92 28
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 1 575 528 +47 26
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 0 12 1 408 399 +9 26
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 11 0 13 1 511 476 +35 24
9 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 541 561 −20 24
10 Sydney Roosters 24 10 1 13 1 445 610 −165 23
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 463 403 +60 22
12 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 409 559 −150 22
13 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 9 0 15 1 431 509 −78 20
14 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 1 522 652 −130 20
15 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 418 708 −290 20
16 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 1 539 607 −68 18

Ladder Progression

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ladder Position 7th 10th 9th 13th 15th 14th 15th 13th 15th 14th 15th 14th 15th 16th 16th 14th 13th 14th 14th 15th 12th 13th 14th 13th 13th
Source:[1]

Season results

Round Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee Attendance Source
1 Gold Coast Titans 18 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 March Lang Park Shayne Hayne 42,030 [2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 12 – 16 Newcastle Knights 23 March Jubilee Oval Steve Clark 12,326 [3]
3 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 – 22 North Queensland Cowboys 31 March Wollongong Showground Jared Maxwell 10,232 [4]
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 40 – 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 9 April Endeavour Field Tony Archer 19,137 [5]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 – 24 Melbourne Storm 14 April Jubilee Oval Ben Cummins 9,011 [6]
6 BYE
7 (ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters 18 – 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 April Sydney Football Stadium Paul Simpkins 18,240 [7]
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 16 Penrith Panthers 4 May Jubilee Oval Sean Hampstead 9,057 [8]
9 Wests Tigers 27 – 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons 13 May Stadium Australia Ben Cummins 13,625 [9]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 28 – 10 Gold Coast Titans 18 May Wollongong Showground Tony Archer 12,085 [10]
11 Canberra Raiders 30 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 25 May Canberra Stadium Steve Clark 13,187 [11]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 – 4 Brisbane Broncos 1 June Jubilee Oval Shayne Hayne 10,302 [12]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons 16 – 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11 June Jubilee Oval Tony Archer 12,455 [13]
14 Parramatta Eels 20 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 17 June Parramatta Stadium Sean Hampstead 12,658 [14]
15 Melbourne Storm 28 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 June Olympic Park Stadium Paul Simpkins 13,545 [15]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 – 22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1 July Jubilee Oval Tony Archer 11,958 [16]
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons 58 – 16 Canberra Raiders 8 July Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 7,561 [17]
18 New Zealand Warriors 44 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15 July Mount Smart Stadium Jared Maxwell 10,037 [18]
19 Penrith Panthers 20 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons 21 July Penrith Stadium Gavin Badger 9,523 [19]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 – 28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28 July Wollongong Showground Ben Cummins 19,051 [20]
21 Newcastle Knights 4 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons 3 August Newcastle International Sports Centre Jared Maxwell 12,573 [21]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs 11 August Wollongong Showground Steve Clark 18,382 [22]
23 North Queensland Cowboys 24 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 August Willows Sports Complex Ben Cummins 18,721 [23]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 – 6 Parramatta Eels 27 August Wollongong Showground Sean Hampstead 13,488 [24]
25 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 28 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 September Brookvale Oval Steve Clark 18,637 [25]

References

  1. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Gold Coast Titans 18 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 1, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Newcastle 16 / Round 2, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  4. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v North Queensland 22 / Round 3, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  5. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Cronulla 40 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 4, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 10 v Melbourne 24 / Round 5, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 18 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 7, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  8. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Penrith 16 / Round 8, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  9. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 27 v St George Illawarra 8 / Round 9, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  10. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Gold Coast Titans 10 / Round 10, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  11. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Canberra 30 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 11, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  12. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 11 v Brisbane 4 / Round 12, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  13. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v Cronulla 20 / Round 13, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  14. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 20 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 14, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  15. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 28 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 15, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  16. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Manly 22 / Round 16, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  17. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 58 v Canberra 16 / Round 17, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  18. ^ "Rugby League Tables / New Zealand 44 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 18, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  19. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Penrith 20 v St George Illawarra 38 / Round 19, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  20. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Bulldogs 28 / Round 20, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  21. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 4 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 21, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  22. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 14 v Souths 24 / Round 22, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  23. ^ "Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 24 v St George Illawarra 14 / Round 23, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  24. ^ "Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 14 v Parramatta 6 / Round 24, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  25. ^ "Rugby League Tables / Manly 28 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 25, 2007". afltables.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.