2007 Sydney Roosters season

2007 Sydney Roosters

League

10th NRL

2007 record

W10 L13 D1

Home record

W5 L6 D1

Away record

W5 L7 D0

Points for

445 (78tries, 65goals, 3fieldgoals)

Team information

Coach

Chris Anderson, Brad Fittler

Captain

Craig Fitzgibbon

Ground

Sydney Football Stadium

Average attendance

12,014

Top scorers

Tries

Joel Monaghan 14

Goals

Craig Fitzgibbon 57

Points

Craig Fitzgibbon 122

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The 2007 Sydney Roosters season was the 100th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished 10th (out of 16).

Season summary

The Sydney Roosters had a relatively poor start to their 100th season, not recording a win until Round 7 against the St George-Illawarra Dragons on Anzac Day. This however was juxtaposed by a rather strong period in the middle of the year winning 5 of their last 8 matches between Rounds 7 and 14.

Despite their poor start to the season, the Sydney Roosters were having a late season resurgence under newly appointed Care-Taker Coach Brad Fittler. Since Chris Anderson left the club following their 56-0 loss to Manly Sea Eagles, the Sydney Roosters were yet to lose a game in 5 consecutive matches and were a few days ago, in 10th position. That came from wins over the likes of the Cronulla Sharks, Newcastle Knights, Melbourne Storm and Wests Tigers with a draw to the New Zealand Warriors. Then on 19 August, the run of being undefeated by Brad Fittler was broken, as the Gold Coast Titans claimed victory 22-18. This sits the Sydney Roosters on 11th, still a mathematical chance of making the finals.

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

Results

Round	Opponent	Result	Syd	Opp.	Date	Venue	Crowd
1	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Loss	6	18	19 Mar	Sydney Football Stadium	24,127
2	North Queensland Cowboys	Loss	6	43	24 Mar	Dairy Farmers Stadium	21,396
3	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Loss	8	30	1 Apr	Sydney Football Stadium	11,976
4	Brisbane Broncos	Loss	10	32	6 Apr	Sydney Football Stadium	11,476
5	Canberra Raiders	Loss	28	37	16 Apr	Canberra Stadium	15,862
6	Bye
7	St George-Illawarra Dragons	Win	18	4	25 Apr	Sydney Football Stadium	18,240
8	Parramatta Eels	Loss	10	28	5 May	Parramatta Stadium	13,021
9	Gold Coast Titans	Win	24	18	13 May	Sydney Football Stadium	6,242
10	Melbourne Storm	Loss	2	26	19 May	Olympic Park	9,354
11	Cronulla Sharks	Win	13	12	26 May	Toyota Park	11,193
12	Newcastle Knights	Loss	18	22	2 Jun	Bluetongue Stadium	11,264
13	North Queensland Cowboys	Win	64	30	9 Jun	Sydney Football Stadium	4,168
14	Penrith Panthers	Win	24	20	16 Jun	CUA Stadium	5,831
15	Parramatta Eels	Loss	16	36	23 Jun	Sydney Football Stadium	12,211
16	Bulldogs	Loss	6	38	2 Jul	Telstra Stadium	20,722
17	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	Loss	0	56	7 Jul	Brookvale Oval	9,932
18	Cronulla Sharks	Win	23	12	14 Jul	Sydney Football Stadium	8,421
19	Newcastle Knights	Win	20	17	21 Jul	Energy Australia Stadium	15,171
20	Melbourne Storm	Win	26	16	27 Jul	Sydney Football Stadium	8,824
21	New Zealand Warriors	Draw	31	31	5 Aug	Sydney Football Stadium	15,142
22	Wests Tigers	Win	26	22	10 Aug	Telstra Stadium	25,166
23	Gold Coast Titans	Loss	18	22	19 Aug	Carrara Stadium	17,425
24	Penrith Panthers	Loss	22	28	25 August	Sydney Football Stadium
25	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Win	26	12	1 September	Telstra Stadium

Notable events

Sydney Roosters celebrate their 100th year in the competition
In round 7 the Roosters defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons 18–4. This victory marked the 1,000th win in the club's history. The Roosters were the first club to achieve this feat.
The Roosters scored an unprecedented 64 points in round 13 against the Cowboys. This was the 3rd highest amount of points scored in a single game by the Roosters.
In the Roosters round 14 victory over the Penrith Panthers, the Sydney Roosters recorded their first back to back win since 2005.
The Roosters 56-point thrashing by Manly was their second worst defeat by Manly, and the Roosters 7th worst loss of all time. Following this loss, Chris Anderson resigned as coach with club legend Brad Fittler named as coach for the rest of the season.
On 14 July the Sydney Roosters defeated the Cronulla Sharks 23–12. This result after a restless week at the Roosters marked Brad Fittler's first win as a first grade coach.
With the round 20 victory over the competition leaders and premiership favourites, the Melbourne Storm (26–16), the Sydney Roosters recorded their first three consecutive wins since the finals series in 2004, a run which was halted by the Grand Final loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs.
In round 22, the Roosters became the first team in NRL history to go to Golden Point extra-time for two consecutive matches. They went on to win the match with a Joel Monaghan try.
In round 23, Brad Fittler tasted defeat for the first time in his coaching career, a loss to the Gold Coast Titans, 22–18.
On 28 August 2007, care-taker Head Coach Brad Fittler AM was appointed as the Head Coach for season 2008 (101st season for the Sydney Roosters).

Wins

Round 07, Sydney Roosters 18 defeated St George Illawarra Dragons 4 at Aussie Stadium
Round 09, Sydney Roosters 24 defeated Gold Coast Titans 18 at Aussie Stadium
Round 11, Sydney Roosters 13 defeated Cronulla Sharks 12 at Toyota Park
Round 13, Sydney Roosters 64 defeated North Queensland Cowboys 30 at Aussie Stadium
Round 14, Sydney Roosters 24 defeated Penrith Panthers 20 at CUA Stadium
Round 18, Sydney Roosters 23 defeated Cronulla Sharks 12 at Aussie Stadium
Round 19, Sydney Roosters 20 defeated Newcastle Knights 17 at Energy Australia Stadium
Round 20, Sydney Roosters 26 defeated Melbourne Storm 16 at Aussie Stadium
Round 22, Sydney Roosters 26 defeated Wests Tigers 22 at Telstra Stadium

Draws

Round 21, Sydney Roosters 31 drew with the New Zealand Warriors at the Sydney Football Stadium

Players

The following is the Sydney Roosters squad named for the 2007 season. For Player Contracts see below in the external links section for details.

No.	Position	Player
989	SR	Craig Fitzgibbon (c)
990	HK	Craig Wing
994	FB	Anthony Minichiello
995	SR	Chris Flannery
1033	SR	Lopini Paea
1035	SR	Anthony Tupou
1038	HK	Heath L'Estrange
1040	WG	Sam Perrett
1044	WG	Joel Monaghan
1045	SR	Nigel Plum
1046	WG	Amos Roberts
1047	CE	Iosia Soliola
1049	FE	Jamie Soward #

No.	Position	Player
1052	SR	Mickey Paea
1053	PR	David Shillington
1055	FE	Braith Anasta
1056	LK	Ashley Harrison (vc)
1057	PR	Charlie Tonga
1060	CE	Vince Mellars
1068	PR	Chris Beattie
1070	SR	Nate Myles
1071	PR	Danny Nutley
1072	HB	Mitchell Pearce
	WG	John Williams

Jamie Soward as of 28 May has left the Sydney Roosters. He is now a member of the St George Illawarra Dragons.^[1]
Josh Lewis as of 14 May gained a release from the Sydney Roosters and with immediate effect will play for the Gold Coast Titans
Nigel Plum as of 5 June sought and was granted a release from the Sydney Roosters and has immediately signed with the Canberra Raiders.
Chris Flannery as of 15 June has been granted a release from the Sydney Roosters. Flannery, a seasoned origin player for Queensland has since signed with St. Helens in the European Super League.

Player Summary

Sydney Roosters 2007	Appearance	Interchange	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
Braith Anasta	19	-	5	-	2	22
Mitchell Aubusson	10	7	3	-	-	12
Chris Beattie	1	5	-	-	-	0
Willie Brown	-	2	-	-	-	0
Craig Fitzgibbon	23	-	2	57	-	122
Ashley Harrison	13	7	4	-	-	16
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	14	-	8	-	-	32
Heath L'Estrange	6	2	-	-	-	0
Josh Lewis	1	-	1	-	-	4
Anthony Minichiello	10	-	2	-	1	9
Joel Monaghan	20	-	14	-	-	56
Nate Myles	7	8	-	-	-	0
Danny Nutley	17	7	-	-	-	0
Frank-Paul Nuuausala	1	2	-	-	-	0
Lopini Paea	7	15	3	-	-	12
Mickey Paea	-	5	-	-	-	0
Mitchell Pearce	13	3	2	-	-	8
Sam Perrett	24	-	9	-	-	36
Nigel Plum	1	3	-	-	-	0
Amos Roberts	20	1	7	8	-	44
Setaimata Sa	7	7	1	-	-	4
Shane Shackleton	6	14	1	-	-	4
David Shillington	21	-	1	-	-	4
Iosia Soliola	13	-	1	-	-	4
Jamie Soward	1	-	-	-	-	0
Charlie Tonga	-	2	-	-	-	0
Anthony Tupou	21	1	4	-	-	16
Danny Williams	-	5	-	-	-	0
John Williams	12	-	5	-	-	20
Craig Wing	24	-	5	-	-	20
Total	312	96	78	65	3	445

Player Movements

Incoming

Name	Club Coming From	Details
Mark O'Meley	Bulldogs	4-year contract, begins 2008
James Aubusson	Melbourne Storm	3-year contract, begins 2008
Willie Mason	Bulldogs	3-year contract, begins 2008

Outgoing

Name	Club Going To	Details
Craig Wing	South Sydney Rabbitohs	4-year contract, begins 2008
Joel Monaghan	Canberra Raiders	3-year contract, begins 2008
Jamie Soward	St George-Illawarra Dragons	2-year contract, effective immediately
Josh Lewis	Gold Coast Titans	3-year contract, effective immediately
Nigel Plum	Canberra Raiders	2-year contract, effective immediately
Chris Flannery	St Helens RLFC	4-year contract, effective immediately
Heath L'Estrange	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles	2-year Contract begins 2008

Representative Players

The following is a list of Sydney Rooster players who have played for Australia or New Zealand and other nations, New South Wales or Queensland and City or Country in representative levels of football during the 2007 calendar year. This is correct as of 15 May 2007

International

Australia

Anthony Tupou

New Zealand

Iosia Soliola

State of Origin

New South Wales

Queensland

Nate Myles

City Vs Country

City

Country

Staff

Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Brad Fittler AM (10 July 2007 - )
Head Coach - Chris Anderson (16 March 2007 – 9 July 2007)
Physical Performance Manager - Ronald Palmer
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Richard Harris
Strength and Conditioning Coach - Ben Gardiner
Jersey Flegg and NRL Assistant Coach - James Pickering
Club Physotherapist - Tony Ayoub
Football Manager - Troy Rovelli
Team Doctor - Dr John Orchid
Recruitment and Retention - Arthur Beetson OAM

Assistant Staff/ Consultants

Luke Phillips
Luke Ricketson
Adrian Lamb
Phil Gould

Executive

CEO - Brian Canavan
Chairman - Nick Politis

List incomplete

References

↑ "Soward released by Roosters". Sydney Roosters. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.

External links

Sydney Roosters

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Affiliations	Sydney Roosters Juniors Wyong Roos

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International Rugby League

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Competitions	Super League Results Grand Final National League 1 National League 2 Challenge Cup Final Northern Rail Cup

SL Teams	Bradford Bulls Catalans Dragons Harlequins Huddersfield Giants Hull FC Hull KR Leeds Rhinos Salford City Reds St Helens Wakefield Wildcats Warrington Wolves Wigan Warriors

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