2007 Melbourne Storm season

2007 Melbourne Storm season
NRL 1st
Play-off result Grand Final Winners
2007 record Wins: 21; Draws: 0; Losses: 3
Points scored For: 627; Against: 277
Team information
CEO Brian Waldron
Coach Craig Bellamy
Captain
  • Rotating Captains
Stadium Olympic Park Stadium
Top scorers
Tries Israel Folau (21)
Goals Cameron Smith (88)
Points Cameron Smith (192)
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The 2007 Melbourne Storm season was the 10th in the club's history. They competed for NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the season in 1st place to claim the minor premiership before going on to reach the 2007 NRL grand final, their third. In the grand final the Storm defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to claim their second premiership. However over two years later Melbourne were stripped of their 2007 titles after being found guilty of long-term salary cap breaches.

Summary

It was revealed in 2010 that during the 2007 season the Melbourne Storm operated as an 'illegal team.' 2007 was a year in which they breached the Salary Cap, which totalled an estimated $1.7 million over a period of 5 years. The Melbourne Storm were subsequently stripped of their title, as they were an illegally assembled team.

A total of four Storm players, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau, Dallas Johnson and Ryan Hoffman were selected to make their international representative debuts for Australia in 2007.

Draw and Results

Round Opponent Result Mel. Opp. Date Venue
1Wests TigersWin1816Mar 16Olympic Park
2Canberra Raiders Win32 16Mar 24 Canberra Stadium
3New Zealand WarriorsWin3012Apr 1Telstra Stadium
4Newcastle Knights Win 2212 Apr 7 EnergyAustralia Stadium
5St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 2410 Apr 14Oki Jubilee Stadium
6Penrith PanthersWin 3020 Apr 23Olympic Park
7Brisbane Broncos Win2818 Apr 27Suncorp Stadium
8Wests Tigers Loss 1230 May 5 Bluetongue Stadium
9Canterbury Bulldogs Win 3814 May 14 Olympic Park
10Sydney Roosters Win 262 May 19 Telstra Stadium
11Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Loss1213 May 26 Brookvale Oval
12South Sydney RabbitohsWin2610 June 2 Olympic Park
13New Zealand WarriorsWin42 June 10 Mt. Smart
14North Queensland CowboysWin5812 June 16 Dairy Farmers Stadium
15St. George Illawarra Dragons Win28 6 June 24 Olympic Park
16BYE
17South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 12 8 July 7 Olympic Park
18Newcastle Knights Win44 0 July 16 Olympic Park
19Canberra Raiders Win 346 July 21 Olympic Park
20Sydney Roosters Loss 1626 July 27 SFS
21Cronulla Sharks Win 17 16 August 6 Toyota Park
22Brisbane Broncos Win 14 6 August 12 Olympic Park
23Parramatta Eels Win 14 10 August 17 Olympic Park
24Canterbury Bulldogs Win 38 6 August 24 Telstra Stadium
25Gold Coast Titans Win 50 6 September 2 Olympic Park
Qualifying FinalBrisbane Broncos Win 40 0 September 9 Olympic Park
Preliminary FinalParramatta Eels Win 26 10 September 22 Telstra Dome
GRAND FINALManly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 34 8September 30 Telstra Stadium

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

Player movements

Gains

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

Losses

Losses
Player Notes
Matt King Warrington Wolves (European Super League)
Clint Newton Hull KR (European Super League)
Ben Cross Newcastle Knights (National Rugby League)

Re-Signings

Re-Signings

Awards and honours

References

  1. "NRL Honour Board". melbournestorm.com.au. Melbourne Storm. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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