2007 Melbourne Storm season

The 2007 Melbourne Storm season was the 10th in the club's history. They competed for NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the season in 1st place to claim the minor premiership before going on to reach the 2007 NRL grand final, their third. In the grand final the Storm defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to claim their second premiership. However two years after the event Melbourne were stripped of their 2007 titles after being found guilty of long-term salary cap breaches.

2007 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank1st
Play-off resultGrand Final Winners
2007 recordWins: 21; Draws: 0; Losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 627; Against: 277
Team information
CEOBrian Waldron
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumOlympic Park Stadium
Top scorers
TriesIsrael Folau (21)
GoalsCameron Smith (88)
PointsCameron Smith (192)
< 2006 List of seasons 2008 >

The most successful season in the Club’s history as the team managed 21 wins on their way to winning the NRL Grand Final. Storm’s success was built on the back of incredibly strong defence. Craig Bellamy’s men conceded just 11.5 points per game, the best defensive season in the Club’s history. The year began with seven straight wins and by Round 12 Melbourne had moved into first place, where they remained for the rest of the season. Storm earned redemption from the 2006 Grand Final loss by beating the Broncos 40-0 in the Qualifying final. They faced Manly in the decider, running away with a 34-8 victory as Greg Inglis scored a double on the night to be named the Clive Churchill medalist. Cameron Smith increased his standing as the best player in the game by being awarded the Golden Boot after being named the International Player of the Year while Israel Folau set an NRL rookie record, scoring 21 tries for the season. [1]

Summary

A total of four Storm players, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau, Dallas Johnson and Ryan Hoffman were selected to make their international representative debuts for Australia in 2007.

Fixtures

Regular Season
RoundOpponentResultMel.Opp.DateVenue
1Wests TigersWin1816Mar 16Olympic Park
2Canberra RaidersWin3216Mar 24Canberra Stadium
3New Zealand WarriorsWin3012Apr 1Telstra Stadium
4Newcastle KnightsWin2212Apr 7EnergyAustralia Stadium
5St. George Illawarra DragonsWin2410Apr 14Oki Jubilee Stadium
6Penrith PanthersWin3020Apr 23Olympic Park
7Brisbane BroncosWin2818Apr 27Suncorp Stadium
8Wests TigersLoss1230May 5Bluetongue Stadium
9Canterbury BulldogsWin3814May 14Olympic Park
10Sydney RoostersWin262May 19Telstra Stadium
11Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLoss1213May 26Brookvale Oval
12South Sydney RabbitohsWin2610June 2Olympic Park
13New Zealand WarriorsWin42June 10Mt. Smart
14North Queensland CowboysWin5812June 16Dairy Farmers Stadium
15St. George Illawarra DragonsWin286June 24Olympic Park
16BYE
17South Sydney RabbitohsWin128July 7Olympic Park
18Newcastle KnightsWin440July 16Olympic Park
19Canberra RaidersWin346July 21Olympic Park
20Sydney RoostersLoss1626July 27SFS
21Cronulla SharksWin1716August 6Toyota Park
22Brisbane BroncosWin146August 12Olympic Park
23Parramatta EelsWin1410August 17Olympic Park
24Canterbury BulldogsWin386August 24Telstra Stadium
25Gold Coast TitansWin506September 2Olympic Park

Finals
RoundOpponentResultMel.Opp.DateVenue
Qualifying FinalBrisbane BroncosWin400September 9Olympic Park
Preliminary FinalParramatta EelsWin2610September 22Telstra Dome
GRAND FINALManly-Warringah Sea EaglesWin348September 30Telstra Stadium

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne 2421031627277+35044
2 Manly-Warringah 2418061597377+22038
3 North Queensland 2415091547618-7132
4 Warriors 24131101593434+15929
5 Parramatta 24130111573481+9228
6 Bulldogs 24120121575528+4726
7 South Sydney 24120121408399+926
8 Brisbane 24110131511476+3524
9 Wests Tigers 24110131541561-2024
10 Sydney 24101131445610-16523
11 Cronulla-Sutherland 24100141463403+6022
12 Gold Coast 24100141409559-15022
13 St George Illawarra 2490151431509-7820
14 Canberra 2490151522650-12820
15 Newcastle 2490151418708-29020
16 Penrith 2480161539607-6818

2007 Coaching Staff

2007 Squad
No. Nat. Player Pos First match with Club Previous club
18 Matt Geyer WG 1998 Perth Reds
26 Matt Rua SR 1998 Melbourne Storm
55 Cameron Smith (c) HK 2002 Melbourne Storm
58 Dallas Johnson LK 2003 Melbourne Storm
60 Billy Slater FB 2003 Melbourne Storm
62 Ryan Hoffman SR,LK 2003 Melbourne Storm
68 Antonio Kaufusi PR 2003 Melbourne Storm
69 Matt King CE 2003 Melbourne Storm
72 Steve Turner WG 2004 Penrith Panthers
73 Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Melbourne Storm
74 Jeremy Smith LK 2004 Melbourne Storm
76 Brett White PR 2005 Melbourne Storm
77 Ian Donnelly PR 2005 Manly Sea Eagles
79 Greg Inglis CE 2005 Melbourne Storm
83 Michael Crocker SR 2006 Sydney Roosters
84 Garrett Crossman PR 2006 Penrith Panthers
86 Adam Blair PR 2006 Melbourne Storm
88 Ben Cross PR 2006 Melbourne Storm
89 Matthew Bartlett SR 2006 Melbourne Storm
90 Jeff Lima PR 2006 Wests Tigers
91 James Aubusson HK 2007 Melbourne Storm
92 Israel Folau WG 2007 Melbourne Storm
93 Anthony Quinn WG 2007 Newcastle Knights
94 Ryan Shortland CE 2007 Melbourne Storm
95 Sam Tagataese PR 2007 Melbourne Storm
96 Russell Aitken HK 2007 Cronulla Sharks
97 Scott Anderson PR 2007 Melbourne Storm
98 Will Chambers CE 2007 Melbourne Storm
99 Sika Manu SR 2007 Melbourne Storm
100 Clint Newton SR 2007 Newcastle Knights
- Aiden Tolman PR Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Liam Foran HB Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
- Danny Vaughan PR Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm
Paletasala Ale SR Yet to Debut Melbourne Storm

2007 Grand Final Winning Team
Melbourne Storm
2007 Grand Final Winning Team Interchange Coach

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Player movements

Gains

2007 Signings/Transfers
PlayerPrevious ClubYears SignedUntil the End of

Losses

Losses
PlayerNotes
Matt KingWarrington Wolves (Super League)
Clint NewtonHull KR (Super League)
Ben CrossNewcastle Knights (National Rugby League)

Re-Signings

Re-Signings

Awards

Troohy Cabinet

Melbourne Storm Awards Night

Dally M Awards Night

Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards Night

RLIF Awards

Additional Awards
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References
  1. "History Melbourne Storm". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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