2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season explained

Ceo Title:CEO
Avg Attendance:12,159
Captain:Jason Ryles, Ben Hornby
Coach:Nathan Brown
High Attendance:19,051
League:NRL
League Draws:0
League Losses:15
League Rank:13th
League Wins:9
Next Season:2008
Points Against:431
Points For:509
Prev Season:2006
Stadium:Jubilee Oval,Wollongong Showground
Top Goals:Jamie Soward (38)
Top Points:Jamie Soward (105)
Top Tries:Matt Cooper (11)
Year:2007

The 2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the ninth in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2007 premiership season. The team finished thirteenth in the regular season, finishing the lowest they ever had and as a result of that, missing out on finals.

Squad gains and losses

or Player2006 Club2007 Club
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Wests Tigers St. George Illawarra Dragons
South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons
Parramatta Eels St. George Illawarra Dragons
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons
Canberra Raiders St. George Illawarra Dragons
St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans
St. George Illawarra Dragons Wigan Warriors (Super League)
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canberra Raiders
St. George Illawarra Dragons Catalans Dragons (Super League)
St. George Illawarra Dragons Catalans Dragons (Super League)
St. George Illawarra Dragons Gold Coast Titans
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement
St. George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs
St. George Illawarra Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
St. George Illawarra DragonsRetirement

Ladder

Ladder Progression

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Season results

RoundHomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenueRefereeAttendanceSource
1 Gold Coast Titans18 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 MarchLang ParkShayne Hayne42,030[2]
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons12 – 16 Newcastle Knights23 MarchJubilee OvalSteve Clark12,326[3]
3 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 – 22 North Queensland Cowboys31 MarchWollongong ShowgroundJared Maxwell10,232[4]
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks40 – 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons9 AprilEndeavour FieldTony Archer19,137[5]
5 St. George Illawarra Dragons10 – 24 Melbourne Storm14 AprilJubilee OvalBen Cummins9,011[6]
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7 (ANZAC Day) Sydney Roosters18 – 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons25 AprilSydney Football StadiumPaul Simpkins18,240[7]
8 St. George Illawarra Dragons28 – 16 Penrith Panthers4 MayJubilee OvalSean Hampstead9,057[8]
9 Wests Tigers27 – 8 St. George Illawarra Dragons13 MayStadium AustraliaBen Cummins13,625[9]
10 St. George Illawarra Dragons28 – 10 Gold Coast Titans18 MayWollongong ShowgroundTony Archer12,085[10]
11 Canberra Raiders30 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons25 MayCanberra StadiumSteve Clark13,187[11]
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons11 – 4 Brisbane Broncos1 JuneJubilee OvalShayne Hayne10,302[12]
13 St. George Illawarra Dragons16 – 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks11 JuneJubilee OvalTony Archer12,455[13]
14 Parramatta Eels20 – 12 St. George Illawarra Dragons17 JuneParramatta StadiumSean Hampstead12,658[14]
15 Melbourne Storm28 – 6 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 JuneOlympic Park StadiumPaul Simpkins13,545[15]
16 St. George Illawarra Dragons26 – 22 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles1 JulyJubilee OvalTony Archer11,958[16]
17 St. George Illawarra Dragons58 – 16 Canberra Raiders8 JulyWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead7,561[17]
18 New Zealand Warriors44 – 16 St. George Illawarra Dragons15 JulyMount Smart StadiumJared Maxwell10,037[18]
19 Penrith Panthers20 – 38 St. George Illawarra Dragons21 JulyPenrith StadiumGavin Badger9,523[19]
20 St. George Illawarra Dragons24 – 28 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs28 JulyWollongong ShowgroundBen Cummins19,051[20]
21 Newcastle Knights4 – 20 St. George Illawarra Dragons3 AugustNewcastle International Sports CentreJared Maxwell12,573[21]
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 – 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs11 AugustWollongong ShowgroundSteve Clark18,382[22]
23 North Queensland Cowboys24 – 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons18 AugustWillows Sports ComplexBen Cummins18,721[23]
24 St. George Illawarra Dragons14 – 6 Parramatta Eels27 AugustWollongong ShowgroundSean Hampstead13,488[24]
25 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles28 – 24 St. George Illawarra Dragons2 SeptemberBrookvale OvalSteve Clark18,637[25]

References

  1. Web site: Ladder. National Rugby League. en. 2020-04-23.
  2. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Gold Coast Titans 18 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 1, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  3. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 12 v Newcastle 16 / Round 2, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  4. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 18 v North Queensland 22 / Round 3, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  5. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Cronulla 40 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 4, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  6. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 10 v Melbourne 24 / Round 5, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  7. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Sydney Roosters 18 v St George Illawarra 4 / Round 7, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  8. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Penrith 16 / Round 8, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  9. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Wests Tigers 27 v St George Illawarra 8 / Round 9, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  10. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 28 v Gold Coast Titans 10 / Round 10, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  11. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Canberra 30 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 11, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  12. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 11 v Brisbane 4 / Round 12, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  13. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 16 v Cronulla 20 / Round 13, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  14. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Parramatta 20 v St George Illawarra 12 / Round 14, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  15. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Melbourne 28 v St George Illawarra 6 / Round 15, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  16. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 26 v Manly 22 / Round 16, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  17. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 58 v Canberra 16 / Round 17, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  18. Web site: Rugby League Tables / New Zealand 44 v St George Illawarra 16 / Round 18, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  19. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Penrith 20 v St George Illawarra 38 / Round 19, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  20. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 24 v Bulldogs 28 / Round 20, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  21. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Newcastle 4 v St George Illawarra 20 / Round 21, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  22. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 14 v Souths 24 / Round 22, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  23. Web site: Rugby League Tables / North Queensland 24 v St George Illawarra 14 / Round 23, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  24. Web site: Rugby League Tables / St George Illawarra 14 v Parramatta 6 / Round 24, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.
  25. Web site: Rugby League Tables / Manly 28 v St George Illawarra 24 / Round 25, 2007. afltables.com. 2020-04-23.