2007 Wests Tigers season

The Wests Tigers completed their 8th season in the NRL, finishing in 9th position on the ladder.

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Season summary

The Wests Tigers had a poor start to the season, losing their first four matches (three of them by very narrow margins.) The Tigers finally won their first game of the season in Round 5 against Cronulla Sharks, at Campbelltown Stadium, by 2 points in golden point extra time. Although Benji Marshall again injured a shoulder in round 8, the Tigers continued winning through to round 12 when they lost to Parramatta by 30 points. Injuries to key players continued throughout the season - Benji Marshall out for eleven rounds, Brett Hodgson out for seven rounds with a fractured cheek, and Todd Payten, Paul Whatuira and Bryce Gibbs all missing several games.

After spending sixteen rounds in the top eight, the Tigers dropped down to ninth position when they lost to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 24. Facing the Newcastle Knights (a team desperate to avoid the wooden spoon in their own horror season) in the last match of the regular season, the Tigers needed to win and then hope the Broncos lost to the Eels to regain a position in the eight. Although they led twice in the game by a margin of twelve points, the Tigers' finished an inconsistent season on a disappointing loss to the Knights, 26–28 at Telstra Stadium, and in 9th position on the ladder.

2007 Season results

2007 Season 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

Players Used

As at 22 July 2007:

No. Position Player
FB Brett Hodgson (captain)
FB Shannon McDonnell
FB Shannon Gallant (Debut: Round 19)
WG Daniel Fitzhenry
WG Jason Moodie
WG Beau Ryan (Debut: Round 16)
WG Taniela Tuiaki
CE Chris Lawrence
CE Dean Collis
CE Paul Whatuira
CE Danny Galea (Debut: Round 8)
FE Benji Marshall
HB John Morris (Debut: Round 1)
No. Position Player
PR Bryce Gibbs
PR Ryan O'Hara
PR Todd Payten
PR Jarrod Saffy
HK Robbie Farah
HK Stuart Flanagan
SR Keith Galloway
SR Dene Halatau
SR Bronson Harrison
SR Ben Te'o (Debut: Round 9)
LK Liam Fulton
LK Ben Galea
LK Chris Heighington

Gains and losses

2007 Player Movements[4]
Gains Losses
Player Previous Club Player New Club
John Morris Parramatta Eels Jamahl Lolesi Huddersfield Giants
Peter Lewis Parramatta Eels John Skandalis Huddersfield Giants
Danny Galea Penrith Panthers Shane Elford Huddersfield Giants
Tom Haberecht St. George Illawarra Dragons Anthony Laffranchi Gold Coast Titans
Luke Harlen Cronulla Sharks Scott Prince Gold Coast Titans
Jason Moodie Cessnock Sam Harris NSW Waratahs
Michael Crockett New Zealand Warriors
Isaac de Gois Cronulla Sharks
Rangi Chase St. George Illawarra Dragons

References

  1. ^ "Rugby League Tables". http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.html. Retrieved 2007-08-12. 
  2. ^ "Wests Tigers 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926223141/http://www.weststigers.com.au/results.aspx. Retrieved 2007-08-12. 
  3. ^ "Fox Sports Wests Tigers 2007 Results". http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/teamresults/1,22481,101,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-12. 
  4. ^ "Wests Tigers factbox" (Fee required). AAP Sports News (Australia). 2007-02-26. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-135402840.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01.