2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

Rugby league team season

2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

NRL Rank| 13th
2007 record| Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scored| For: 509; against: 431
Team information
Coach| Nathan Brown
Captain|

* Jason Ryles, Ben Hornby

Stadium| Jubilee Oval, Wollongong Showground
Avg. attendance| 12,159
High attendance| 19,051 (vs. Bulldogs, round 20)
Top scorers
Tries| Matt Cooper (11)
Goals| Jamie Soward (38)
Points| Jamie Soward (105)
| ← 2006 |  | 2008 →

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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

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

## Ladder

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2007 NRL season

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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

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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

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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
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## Season results

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Round  | Home  | Score  | Away  | Match Information

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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

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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.

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St. George Illawarra Dragons

Est. 1999 in Sydney and Wollongong, New South Wales

Club|

* History
* St. George Dragons
* Illawarra Steelers
* Seasons
* Records
* Head to head record
* Players
* Representatives
* Coaches
* Honours

Home grounds|

* Wollongong Showground
* Jubilee Oval

Culture|

* Alex McKinnon Cup
* Charity Shield
* Anzac Day Cup
* King's Birthday

League|

* National Rugby League

Titles|

* Minor Premiership (2): 2009, 2010

* Premiership (1): 2010

* World Club Challenge (1): 2011

Seasons (26)|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Other competitions|

Current
Jersey Flegg Cup
New South Wales Cup
NRL Women's Premiership
NRL Nines
Past
NRL Under-20s

Affiliations|

* Shellharbour City Dragons (Shellharbour Sharks)
* Illawarra RLFC
* St. George Illawarra Dragons Women

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2007 in rugby league

« 2006

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International Rugby League|

* World Club Challenge
* Anzac Test
* All Golds Tour
* World Cup qualifying
* European Shield
* South Pacific Games (9s)

British Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* National League 1
* National League 2
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* National League Cup

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SL Teams|

* Bradford Bulls
* Catalans Dragons
* Harlequins
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* Castleford Tigers
* Celtic Crusaders
* Featherstone Rovers
* Whitehaven RLFC
* Widnes Vikings

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* NRL season
* Results
* Grand Final
* Queensland Cup
* NSWRL Premier League

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By club|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* Dally M Awards

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2006–2007
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* New Zealand
* United States

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