2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
League 11th NRL
2007 record W10 L14 D0
Points for 463 (77 tries, 77 goals, 1 field goal)
Points against 403 (71 tries, 57 goals, 5 field goals)
Team information
Coach Ricky Stuart
Captain Brett Kimmorley
Paul Gallen
Ground Toyota Stadium
Average attendance 10,689
Top scorers
Tries Ben Pomeroy (12)
Goals Luke Covell (68)
Points Luke Covell (176)
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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 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

Players

Current to Round 19, 2007
Player Appearances Tries Goals F Goals Points

Club Awards

Player movements

Gains

2007 Signings/Transfers
Player Previous Club Years Signed Until the End of

Losses

Losses
Player Notes

Re-Signings

Re-Signings

References