2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 41st in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished 11th (out of 16).

2007 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
NRL Rank11th
2007 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 463 (77 tries, 77 goals, 1 field goal); against: 403 (71 tries, 57 goals, 5 field goals)
Team information
CoachRicky Stuart
Captain
StadiumToyota Stadium
Avg. attendance10,689
Top scorers
TriesBen Pomeroy (12)
GoalsLuke Covell (68)
PointsLuke Covell (176)
< 2006 2008 >

Season summary

The Sharks began the 2007 season afresh following Stuart Raper's dismissal from the club following its poor 2006 season. The Sharks signed former Brisbane Broncos bad boy Brett Seymour who was sacked by that club last year.

2007 was a season of near misses for the largely inexperienced Sharks side with a large number of games lost by 4 points or less. This was highlighted with their points difference of +60; if any of those narrow losses had been won, they would have finished in the top eight, even the top four. Notable wins included a first round shutout of the 2003 premiers Penrith 18-0 (indeed, Penrith went on to win the wooden spoon), a round nine win over the struggling premiers Brisbane at home which pitted NSW hopeful Greg Bird against Queensland captain Darren Lockyer, a golden point win over the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta, the venue of their infamous 74-4 loss just four years earlier and finally a 22-12 win over the Canberra Raiders in Canberra.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2421031627277+35044
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2418061597377+22038
3 North Queensland Cowboys 2415091547618−7132
4 New Zealand Warriors 24131101593434+15929
5 Parramatta Eels 24130111573481+9228
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24120121575528+4726
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24120121408399+926
8 Brisbane Broncos 24110131511476+3524
9 Wests Tigers 24110131541561−2024
10 Sydney Roosters 24101131445610−16523
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24100141463403+6022
12 Gold Coast Titans 24100141409559−15022
13 St George Illawarra Dragons 2490151431509−7820
14 Canberra Raiders 2490151522650−12820
15 Newcastle Knights 2490151418708−29020
16 Penrith Panthers 2480161539607−6818

Players

Current to Round 19, 2007
PlayerAppearancesTriesGoalsF GoalsPoints

Club Awards

Player movements

Gains

2007 Signings/Transfers
PlayerPrevious ClubYears SignedUntil the End of

Losses

Losses
PlayerNotes

Re-Signings

Re-Signings

References

    • Official Sharks Website www.sharks.com.au
    • NRL Stats www.nrlstats.com
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