2007 Wests Tigers season
Rugby league team season
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The 2007 Wests Tigers season was the 8th in the joint-venture club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing in 9th position and failing to reach the play-offs.
Season summary
The Wests Tigers had a poor start to the season, losing their first four matches (three of them by very narrow margins.) The Tigers finally won their first game of the season in Round 5 against Cronulla Sharks, at Campbelltown Stadium, by 2 points in golden point extra time. Although Benji Marshall again injured a shoulder in round 8, the Tigers continued winning through to round 12 when they lost to Parramatta by 30 points. Injuries to key players continued throughout the season - Benji Marshall out for eleven rounds, Brett Hodgson out for seven rounds with a fractured cheek, and Todd Payten, Paul Whatuira and Bryce Gibbs all missing several games.
After spending sixteen rounds in the top eight, the Tigers dropped down to ninth position when they lost to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 24. Facing the Newcastle Knights (a team desperate to avoid the wooden spoon in their own horror season) in the last match of the regular season, the Tigers needed to win and then hope the Broncos lost to the Eels to regain a position in the eight. Although they led twice in the game by a margin of twelve points, the Tigers' finished an inconsistent season on a disappointing loss to the Knights, 24–26 at Telstra Stadium, and in 9th position on the ladder.
2007 Season results
| 2007 Season Results[1][2][3] | |||||||
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| Round | Opponent | Result | Date | Venue | Crowd | Referee | Position/16 |
| 1 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 16 March 2007 | Olympic Park (A) | 13,535 | Sean Hampstead | 10th |
| 18 - Storm (Tries: Jeremy Smith, Hoffman, Folau; Goals: Cameron Smith 3) 16 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Moodie, Harrison, Whatuira; Goals: Marshall 2) | |||||||
| 2 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 24 March 2007 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 15,185 | Tony Archer | 11th |
| 8 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah; Goals: Marshall 2) 19 - Sea Eagles (Tries: Watmough, Robertson, Haldon; Goals: Lyon 3; Field Goals: Monaghan) | |||||||
| 3 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 30 March 2007 | Parramatta Stadium (A) | 18,142 | Steve Clark | 14th |
| 22 - Eels (Tries: Reddy, Tim Smith, Mateo; Goals: Burt 5) 20 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Galloway, Harrison, Marshall; Goals: Marshall 4) in golden point extra time. | |||||||
| 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | Loss | 7 April 2007 | Dairy Farmers Stadium (A) | 21,879 | Jarred Maxwell | 15th |
| 25 - Cowboys (Tries: Graham 2, Sweeney, Bowen; Goals: Thurston 4; Field Goals: Bowen) 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Farah, Collis, Whatuira; Goals: Marshall 4) | |||||||
| 5 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 15 April 2007 | Campbelltown Stadium (H) | 17,566 | Sean Hampstead | 14th |
| 14 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Marshall; Goals: Marshall 3) 12 - Sharks (Tries: Simmons, Bird; Goals: Covell 2) in golden point extra time. | |||||||
| 6 | Bye | 13th | |||||
| 7 | Bulldogs | Win | 27 April 2007 | Telstra Stadium (A) | 18,066 | Shayne Hayne | 9th |
| 18 - Bulldogs (Tries: Mason, Williams, El Masri; Goals: El Masri 3) 34 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis 2, Morris, Marshall, Fitzhenry, Heighington; Goals: Marshall 5) | |||||||
| 8 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 5 May 2007 | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (H) | 19,111 | Tony Archer | 7th |
| 30 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence 2, Farah, Galea; Goals: Collis 7) 12 - Storm (Tries: King, Johnson; Goals: Cameron Smith 2 ) | |||||||
| 9 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 13 May 2007 | Telstra Stadium (H) | 13,625 | Ben Cummins | 5th |
| 27 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fulton 2, Galea, Lawrence, Fitzhenry; Goals: Hodgson 3; Field Goals: Morris) 8 - Dragons (Tries: Stanley; Goals: Head 2) | |||||||
| 10 | New Zealand Warriors | Win | 20 May 2007 | Mount Smart Stadium (A) | 10,282 | Steve Clark | 4th |
| 26 - Warriors (Tries: Vatuvei, Ropati, Mannering, Ah Van, Hohaia; Goals: Martin 3) 30 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fulton, Te'o, Morris, Lawrence; Goals: Hodgson 3; Field Goals: Hodgson 7) | |||||||
| 11 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 27 May 2007 | CUA Stadium (A) | 17,337 | Jarred Maxwell | 3rd |
| 24 - Panthers (Tries: Frank Puletua, Gordon, Daniela, Youngquest; Goals: Gordon 2, Wallace 2) 25 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fulton, Fitzhenry, Lawrence, Galea; Goals: Hodgson 4; Field Goals: Farah) | |||||||
| 12 | Parramatta Eels | Loss | 4 June 2007 | Telstra Stadium (H) | 22,245 | Ben Cummins | 5th |
| 8 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence; Goals: Hodgson 2) 38 - Eels (Tries: Mateo 2, Grothe, Hayne, Finch, Ben Smith, Burt; Goals: Burt 5) | |||||||
| 13 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 10 June 2007 | Energy Australia Stadium (A) | 13,609 | Sean Hampstead | 3rd |
| 14 - Knights (Tries: Tighe 2, Paterson; Goals: Paterson) 33 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah, Heighington, Collis, Tuiaki, Fulton; Goals: Collis 6; Field Goals: Farah 1) | |||||||
| 14 | Gold Coast Titans | Loss | 17 June 2007 | Campbelltown Stadium (H) | 13,451 | Tony Archer | 4th |
| 14 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Whatuira, Lawrence, Tuiaki; Goals: Collis) 16 - Titans (Tries: Rogers 2, Lewis; Goals: Rogers 2) | |||||||
| 15 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 25 June 2007 | Suncorp Stadium (A) | 29,364 | Shayne Hayne | 6th |
| 48 - Broncos (Tries: Hunt 3, Hodges 2, Lockyer, Carroll, Shaun Berrigan, Michaels; Goals: Parker 4, Ennis 2) 18 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah, Morris, Lawrence; Goals: Farah 3) | |||||||
| 16 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 1 July 2007 | Canberra Stadium (A) | 12,598 | Steve Clark | 5th |
| 16 - Raiders (Tries: Milne 2, Tilse; Goals: Carney 2) 22 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Whatuira 2, Morris, Lawrence; Goals: Farah 3) | |||||||
| 17 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 6 July 2007 | Telstra Stadium (H) | 12,395 | Ben Cummins | 5th |
| 43 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence 3, Payten 2, Flanagan, Ryan, Collis; Goals: Farah 5; Field Goals: Farah) 26 - Panthers (Tries: Pritchard 2, Wallace, Lewis; Goals: Youngquest 5) | |||||||
| 18 | Manly Sea Eagles | Loss | 13 July 2007 | Brookvale Oval (A) | 15,288 | Steve Clark | 6th |
| 34 - Sea Eagles (Tries: Menzies 2, Glen Stewart, Monaghan, Robertson, Bryant; Goals: Orford 5) 4 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Flanagan) | |||||||
| 19 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 22 July 2007 | Campbelltown Stadium (H) | 14,012 | Paul Simpkins | 8th |
| 16 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis, Heighington, Lawrence, Tuiaki) 28 - Warriors (Tries: Rovelli 2, Ropati, Koopu, Luck; Goals: Witt 4) | |||||||
| 20 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 30 July 2007 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 17,101 | Shayne Hayne | 7th |
| 54 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Harrison 2, Tuiaki, Morris, Hodgson, Heighington, Fitzhenry, Farah, Galea, Halatau; Goals: Hodgson 2, Marshall 4, Farah) 10 - Cowboys (Tries: Justin Smith, Bartlett; Goals: Thurston) | |||||||
| 21 | Gold Coast Titans | Loss | 4 August 2007 | Carrara Stadium (A) | 17,257 | Steve Clark | 8th |
| 30 - Titans (Tries: Cooper, Webster, Delaney, Lewis, Laffranchi; Goals: Delaney 5) 14 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Tuiaki 2, Lawrence; Goals: Marshall) | |||||||
| 22 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 10 August 2007 | Telstra Stadium (H) | 25,166 | Tony Archer | 8th |
| 22 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah, Fulton, Te'o; Goals: Marshall 5) 26 - Roosters (Tries: Monaghan 2, Roberts 2, Aubusson; Goals: Roberts 3) in golden point extra time. | |||||||
| 23 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 18 August 2007 | Toyota Park (A) | 12,964 | Paul Simpkins | 7th |
| 29 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Marshall, Tuiaki, Hodgson, Lawrence; Goals: Marshall 4; Field Goals: Farah) 28 - Sharks (Tries: Covell 2, Bird, Pomeroy, Taulapapa; Goals: Covell 4) | |||||||
| 24 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Loss | 26 August 2007 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 20,232 | Tony Archer | 9th |
| 12 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fitzhenry, Tuiaki; Goals: Marshall 2) 37 - Rabbitohs (Tries: Gordon 2, Asotasi, J Smith, Sutton, Widders; Goals: Williams 6; Field Goals: Williams)) | |||||||
| 25 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 31 August 2007 | Telstra Stadium (H) | 13,446 | Paul Simpkins | 9th |
| 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Marshall 2, Morris, Lawrence; Goals: Marshall 4) 26 - Knights (Tries: Vuna 2, Paterson, Gidley; Goals: Gidley 5) | |||||||
2007 Season ladder
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 |  Melbourne Storm | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 627 | 277 | +350 | 44 |
| 2 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 597 | 377 | +220 | 38 |
| 3 |  North Queensland Cowboys | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 547 | 618 | −71 | 32 |
| 4 |  New Zealand Warriors | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 593 | 434 | +159 | 29 |
| 5 |  Parramatta Eels | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 573 | 481 | +92 | 28 |
| 6 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 575 | 528 | +47 | 26 |
| 7 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 408 | 399 | +9 | 26 |
| 8 |  Brisbane Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 511 | 476 | +35 | 24 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 541 | 561 | −20 | 24 |
| 10 |  Sydney Roosters | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 445 | 610 | −165 | 23 |
| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 463 | 403 | +60 | 22 |
| 12 |  Gold Coast Titans | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 409 | 559 | −150 | 22 |
| 13 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 431 | 509 | −78 | 20 |
| 14 |  Canberra Raiders | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 522 | 650 | −128 | 20 |
| 15 |  Newcastle Knights | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 418 | 708 | −290 | 20 |
| 16 |  Penrith Panthers | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 539 | 607 | −68 | 18 |
Players Used
As at 22 July 2007:
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Gains and losses
| 2007 Player Movements[4] | |||
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| Gains | Losses | ||
| Player | Previous Club | Player | New Club |
| John Morris | Parramatta Eels | Jamahl Lolesi | Huddersfield Giants |
| Peter Lewis | Parramatta Eels | John Skandalis | Huddersfield Giants |
| Danny Galea | Penrith Panthers | Shane Elford | Huddersfield Giants |
| Tom Haberecht | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Anthony Laffranchi | Gold Coast Titans |
| Luke Harlen | Cronulla Sharks | Scott Prince | Gold Coast Titans |
| Jason Moodie | Cessnock | Sam Harris | NSW Waratahs |
| Michael Crockett | New Zealand Warriors | ||
| Isaac de Gois | Cronulla Sharks | ||
| Rangi Chase | St. George Illawarra Dragons | ||
References
- ^ "Rugby League Tables". Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ^ "Wests Tigers 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ^ "Fox Sports Wests Tigers 2007 Results". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ^ "Wests Tigers factbox". AAP Sports News (Australia). 2007-02-26. Archived from the original (Fee required) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
