2007 Sydney Roosters season

The 2007 Sydney Roosters season was the 100th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished 10th (out of 16).

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Season summary

The Sydney Roosters had a relatively poor start to their 100th season, not recording a win until Round 7 against the St George-Illawarra Dragons on Anzac Day. This however was juxtaposed by a rather strong period in the middle of the year winning 5 of their last 8 matches between Rounds 7 and 14.

Despite their poor start to the season, the Sydney Roosters were having a late season resurgence under newly appointed Care-Taker Coach Brad Fittler. Since Chris Anderson left the club following their 56-0 loss to Manly Sea Eagles, the Sydney Roosters were yet to lose a game in 5 consecutive matches and were a few days ago, in 10th position. That came from wins over the likes of the Cronulla Sharks, Newcastle Knights, Melbourne Storm and West Tigers with a draw to the New Zealand Warriors. Then on 19 August, the run of being undefeated by Brad Fittler was broken, as the Gold Coast Titans claimed victory 22-18. This sits the Sydney Roosters on 11th, still a mathematical chance of making the finals.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne 24 21 0 3 1 627 277 +350 44
2 Manly-Warringah 24 18 0 6 1 597 377 +220 38
3 North Queensland 24 15 0 9 1 547 618 -71 32
4 Warriors 24 13 1 10 1 593 434 +159 29
5 Parramatta 24 13 0 11 1 573 481 +92 28
6 Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 1 575 528 +47 26
7 South Sydney 24 12 0 12 1 408 399 +9 26
8 Brisbane 24 11 0 13 1 511 476 +35 24
9 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 541 561 -20 24
10 Sydney 24 10 1 13 1 445 610 -165 23
11 Cronulla-Sutherland 24 10 0 14 1 463 403 +60 22
12 Gold Coast 24 10 0 14 1 409 559 -150 22
13 St George Illawarra 24 9 0 15 1 431 509 -78 20
14 Canberra 24 9 0 15 1 522 650 -128 20
15 Newcastle 24 9 0 15 1 418 708 -290 20
16 Penrith 24 8 0 16 1 539 607 -68 18

Results

Round Opponent Result Syd Opp. Date Venue Crowd Report
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 6 18 19 Mar Sydney Football Stadium 24,127 [1]
2 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 6 43 24 Mar Dairy Farmers Stadium 21,396 [2]
3 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 8 30 1 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 11,976 [3]
4 Brisbane Broncos Loss 10 32 6 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 11,476 [4]
5 Canberra Raiders Loss 28 37 16 Apr Canberra Stadium 15,862 [5]
6 Bye
7 St George-Illawarra Dragons Win 18 4 25 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 18,240 [6]
8 Parramatta Eels Loss 10 28 5 May Parramatta Stadium 13,021 [7]
9 Gold Coast Titans Win 24 18 13 May Sydney Football Stadium 6,242 [8]
10 Melbourne Storm Loss 2 26 19 May Olympic Park 9,354 [9]
11 Cronulla Sharks Win 13 12 26 May Toyota Park 11,193 [10]
12 Newcastle Knights Loss 18 22 2 Jun Bluetongue Stadium 11,264 [11]
13 North Queensland Cowboys Win 64 30 9 Jun Sydney Football Stadium 4,168 [12]
14 Penrith Panthers Win 24 20 16 Jun CUA Stadium 5,831 [13]
15 Parramatta Eels Loss 16 36 23 Jun Sydney Football Stadium 12,211 [14]
16 Bulldogs Loss 6 38 2 Jul Telstra Stadium 20,722 [15]
17 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 0 56 7 Jul Brookvale Oval 9,932 [16]
18 Cronulla Sharks Win 23 12 14 Jul Sydney Football Stadium 8,421 [17]
19 Newcastle Knights Win 20 17 21 Jul Energy Australia Stadium 15,171 [18]
20 Melbourne Storm Win 26 16 27 Jul Sydney Football Stadium 8,824 [19]
21 New Zealand Warriors Draw 31 31 5 Aug Sydney Football Stadium 15,142 [20]
22 Wests Tigers Win 26 22 10 Aug Telstra Stadium 25,166 [21]
23 Gold Coast Titans Loss 18 22 19 Aug Carrara Stadium 17,425 [22]
24 Penrith Panthers Loss 22 28 25 August Sydney Football Stadium
25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 26 12 1 September Telstra Stadium

Notable events

Wins

Draws

Players

The following is the Sydney Roosters squad named for the 2007 season. For Player Contracts see below in the external links section for details.

No. Position Player
989 SR Craig Fitzgibbon (c)
990 HK Craig Wing
994 FB Anthony Minichiello
995 SR Chris Flannery
1033 SR Lopini Paea
1035 SR Anthony Tupou
1038 HK Heath L'Estrange
1040 WG Sam Perrett
1044 WG Joel Monaghan
1045 SR Nigel Plum
1046 WG Amos Roberts
1047 CE Iosia Soliola
1049 FE Jamie Soward #
No. Position Player
1052 SR Mickey Paea
1053 PR David Shillington
1055 FE Braith Anasta
1056 LK Ashley Harrison (vc)
1057 PR Charlie Tonga
1060 CE Vince Mellars
1068 PR Chris Beattie
1070 SR Nate Myles
1071 PR Danny Nutley
1072 HB Mitchell Pearce
WG John Williams
  1. Jamie Soward as of 28 May has left the Sydney Roosters. He is now a member of the St George Illawarra Dragons.[1]
  2. Josh Lewis as of 14 May gained a release from the Sydney Roosters and with immediate effect will play for the Gold Coast Titans
  3. Nigel Plum as of 5 June sought and was granted a release from the Sydney Roosters and has immediately signed with the Canberra Raiders.
  4. Chris Flannery as of 15 June has been granted a release from the Sydney Roosters. Flannery, a seasoned origin player for Queensland has since signed with St. Helens in the European Super League.

Player Movements

Incoming

Name Club Coming From Details
Mark O'Meley Bulldogs 4-year contract, begins 2008 [24]
James Aubusson Melbourne Storm 3-year contract, begins 2008 [25]
Willie Mason Bulldogs 3-year contract, begins 2008 [26]

Outgoing

Name Club Going To Details
Craig Wing South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-year contract, begins 2008 [27]
Joel Monaghan Canberra Raiders 3-year contract, begins 2008 [28]
Jamie Soward St George-Illawarra Dragons 2-year contract, effective immediately [29]
Josh Lewis Gold Coast Titans 3-year contract, effective immediately [30]
Nigel Plum Canberra Raiders 2-year contract, effective immediately [31]
Chris Flannery St Helens RLFC 4-year contract, effective immediately [32]
Heath L'Estrange Manly Sea Eagles 2-year Contract begins 2008 [33]

Representative Players

The following is a list of Sydney Rooster players who have played for Australia or New Zealand and other nations, New South Wales or Queensland and City or Country in representative levels of football during the 2007 calendar year. This is correct as of 15 May 2007

International

Australia

New Zealand

State of Origin

New South Wales

Queensland

City Vs Country

City

Country

Staff

Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Brad Fittler AM (10 July 2007 - )
Head Coach - Chris Anderson (16 March 2007 – 9 July 2007)
Physical Performance Manager - Ronald Palmer
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Richard Harris
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Ben Gardiner
Jersey Flegg and NRL Assistant Coach - James Pickering
Club Physotherapist - Tony Ayoub
Football Manager - Troy Rovelli
Team Doctor - Dr John Orchid
Recruitment and Retention - Arthur BeetsonOAM

Assistant Staff/ Consultants

Luke Phillips
Luke Ricketson
Adrian Lamb
Phil Gould

Executive

CEO - Brian Canavan
Chairman - Nick Politis

List incomplete

Trivia

References

  1. ^ "Soward released by Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 28 May 2007. http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/news.php?ArticleID=2541. Retrieved 28 May 2007. 

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