2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 41st in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished 11th (out of 16).

Season summary

The Sharks began the 2007 season afresh following Stuart Raper's dismissal from the club following its poor 2006 season. The Sharks signed former Brisbane Broncos bad boy Brett Seymour who was sacked by that club last year.

2007 was a season of near misses for the largely inexperienced Sharks side with a large number of games lost by 4 points or less. This was highlighted with their points difference of +60; if any of those narrow losses had been won, they would have finished in the top eight, even the top four. Notable wins included a first round shutout of the 2003 premiers Penrith 18-0 (indeed, Penrith went on to win the wooden spoon), a round nine win over the struggling premiers Brisbane at home which pitted NSW hopeful Greg Bird against Queensland captain Darren Lockyer, a golden point win over the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta, the venue of their infamous 74-4 loss just four years earlier and finally a 32-12 win over the Canberra Raiders in Canberra.

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

• Isaac De Gois 24 8 0 0 32
• Craig Stapleton 24 0 0 0 0
• Luke Douglas 24 0 0 0 0
• Ben Pomeroy 23 12 0 0 48
• Luke Covell 23 10 68 0 176
• Reece Williams 23 4 0 0 16
• Kevin Kingston 22 1 0 0 4
• Greg Bird 20 9 2 0 40
• Paul Gallen 19 2 0 0 8
• Fraser Anderson 18 6 0 0 24
• Ben Ross 18 0 0 0 0
• David Simmons 18 9 0 0 36
• Lance Thompson 14 0 0 0 0
• Adam Dykes 13 1 0 0 4
• Brett Kimmorley 13 0 0 0 0
• Mitch Brown 13 4 0 0 16
• Jacob Selmes 10 0 0 0 0
• Phillip Leuluai 10 1 0 0 4
• Dayne Weston 10 0 0 0 0
• Brett Seymour 10 0 7 1 15
• Misi Taulapapa 9 2 0 0 8
• Henry Perenara 9 2 0 0 8
• Brett Kearney 8 5 0 0 20
• Cameron Ciraldo 7 0 0 0 0
• Eddie Sua 6 0 0 0 0
• Paul Stephenson 6 1 0 0 4
• Anthony Watts 5 0 0 0 0
• Josh Hannay 3 0 0 0 0
• Bryson Goodwin 2 0 0 0 0
• Dane Nielson 1 0 0 0 0
• Dustin Cooper 1 0 0 0 0

Club Awards

• Player of the year- Paul Gallen
• Chairman’s Award - Luke Covell
• Rookie of the Year - Jacob Selmes
• Clubman of the Year - Tony Bagnall
• Premier League Player of the Year - Luke Sant
• Premier League Coaches Award - Paul Stephenson
• Jersey Flegg Players Award - Daniel Sayegh
• Jersey Flegg Coaches Award - Jason Fletcher

Player movements

Gains

Losses

Re-Signings

References

• Official Sharks Website www.sharks.com.au
• NRL Stats www.nrlstats.com