2007 Parramatta Eels season

2007 Parramatta Eels season
NRL 5th
Play-off result Preliminary Final
2007 record Wins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scored For: 573; Against: 481
Team information
Coach Michael Hagan
Captain
Stadium Parramatta Stadium
Top scorers
Tries Krisnan Inu & Jarryd Hayne (12)
Goals Luke Burt (59)
Points Luke Burt (154)
< 2006 2008 >

The 2007 Parramatta Eels Season was the 61st in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 5th position, and came within one match of the grand final only to be knocked out by eventual premiers, Melbourne Storm, who would later be stripped of this title after being found guilty of salary cap breaches.

Summary

Under new coach Michael Hagan, the Eels saw a great performance in season 2007, spending most of the season in third place (behind the Storm and the Sea Eagles) before a late season form slump, only stopped with a huge 68-22 demolition of defending premiers Brisbane saw them settle for fifth position at the end of the season. In the first week of the Finals, they defeated the New Zealand Warriors away, 12–10 to set up a huge clash with the Bulldogs the following week. In an incident-filled match at ANZ Stadium in front of 50,621, the Eels ran out 25–6 winners booking them in a Preliminary Final clash with Minor Premiers Melbourne Storm. In a gruelling match at Melbourne's Telstra Dome, the Storm eventually won 26–10 ending the Eels' 2007 season, one win away from their first Grand Final appearance since 2001. Later it was revealed by the NRL that the Melbourne Storm had in fact breached the salary cap that season, and they were stripped of their minor premiership and their title for the 2007 season. The Eels spent most of the season inside the top four, however a patch of poor form late in the season saw them finish 5th despite a last round 68-22 thrashing of the Brisbane Broncos at home. Late season losses to the Knights, Sharks, Storm and the Dragons proved costly.

Fixtures

Regular season

Round Opponent Result Eels Opponent Date Venue Crowd Position
1 New Zealand Warriors Loss 18 34 17 March 2007 Mt Smart Stadium 13,587 14/16
2 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 6 31 25 March 2007 Telstra Stadium 15,165 14/16
3 Wests Tigers Win 22 20 30 March 2007 Parramatta Stadium 18,142 13/16
4 Canberra Raiders Win 38 6 7 April 2007 Parramatta Stadium 10,091 9/16
5 Penrith Panthers Win 27 14 13 April 2007 CUA Stadium 18,756 6/16
6 Bulldogs Loss 18 21 22 April 2007 Parramatta Stadium 18,285 8/16
7 Gold Coast Titans Loss 12 38 29 April 2007 Metricon Stadium 18,021 11/16
8 Sydney Roosters Win 28 10 5 May 2007 Parramatta Stadium 13,021 10/16
9 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 12 22 11 May 2007 Brookvale Oval 19,944 10/16
10 North Queensland Cowboys Win 44 14 19 May 2007 Parramatta Stadium 10,182 7/16
11 New Zealand Warriors Win 30 6 28 May 2007 Parramatta Stadium 11,160 6/16
12 Wests Tigers Win 38 8 4 June 2007 Telstra Stadium 22,245 4/16
13 Canberra Raiders Loss 38 10 9 June 2007 Canberra Stadium 11,232 6/16
14 St George Illawarra Dragons Win 20 12 17 June 2007 Parramatta Stadium 12,658 3/16
15 Sydney Roosters Win 36 16 23 June 2007 Sydney Football Stadium 12,211 3/16
16 Bye – – – – – – 3/16
17 Newcastle Knights Loss 10 34 9 July 2007 Parramatta Stadium 10,363 4/16
18 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 18 12 15 July 2007 Parramatta Stadium 15,202 3/16
19 Brisbane Broncos Win 20 16 23 July 2007 Suncorp Stadium 25,762 3/16
20 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 24 32 29 July 2007 Parramatta Stadium 20,113 3/16
21 Bulldogs Win 34 22 3 August 2007 Telstra Stadium 27,201 3/16
22 Cronulla Sharks Loss 24 25 11 August 2007 Parramatta Stadium 13,376 3/16
23 Melbourne Storm Loss 10 14 17 August 2007 Olympic Park Stadium 11,549 5/16
24 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss 6 14 27 August 2007 WIN Stadium 13,488 6/16
25 Brisbane Broncos Win 68 22 2 September 2007 Parramatta Stadium 17,112 5/16
QF New Zealand Warriors Win 12 10 7 September 2007 Mt Smart Stadium 28,745 –
SF Bulldogs Win 25 6 15 September 2007 Telstra Stadium 50,621 –
PF Melbourne Storm Loss 10 26 23 September 2007 Telstra Dome 33,427 –

Ladder

National Rugby League

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

Statistics

Player Games Tries Goals F. Goals Points
Luke Burt 16 9 59/70 0 154
Krisnan Inu 20 12 37/45 0 122
Jarryd Hayne 25 12 0/1 0 48
Eric Grothe, Jr. 23 11 0 0 44
Feleti Mateo 25 9 0 0 36
Ben Smith 23 8 0 0 32
Nathan Hindmarsh 22 7 0 0 28
Timana Tahu 18 7 0/1 0 28
Mark Riddell 23 5 0/1 0 20
Ian Hindmarsh 24 4 0/1 1 17
Tim Smith 27 3 1/1 0 14
Nathan Cayless 22 3 0 0 12
Joel Reddy 10 3 0 0 12
Daniel Wagon 22 3 0 0 12
Brett Finch 25 2 0 1 9
PJ Marsh 27 2 0 0 8
Chad Robinson 20 2 0 0 8
Aaron Cannings 21 1 0 0 4
Josh Cordoba 25 1 0 0 4
Fuifui Moimoi 21 1 0 0 4
Zeb Taia 3 1 0 0 4
Blake Green 6 0 0 0 0
Weller Hauraki 5 0 0 0 0
Junior Paulo 3 0 0 0 0
Todd Lowrie 2 0 0 0 0
Richard Fa'aoso 1 4 0 0 0

Transfers

In:

Player Previous Club Years Signed Until the End of
Joe Galuvao Souths 2 2009

Out:

Player Notes
Blake Green Cronulla Sharks
Aaron Cannings Gold Coast Titans
Richard Fa'aoso Newcastle Knights
Peter John Marsh Brisbane Broncos
Justin Tsoulos Bulldogs
Zeb Taia Mid Season to Newcastle Knights
Timana Tahu Rugby Union
Ian Hindmarsh Retired

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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