2007 Wests Tigers season

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 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

Players Used

As at 22 July 2007:

No. Position Player
FB Brett Hodgson (captain)
FB Shannon McDonnell
FB Shannon Gallant (Debut: Round 19)
WG Daniel Fitzhenry
WG Jason Moodie
WG Beau Ryan (Debut: Round 16)
WG Taniela Tuiaki
CE Chris Lawrence
CE Dean Collis
CE Paul Whatuira
CE Danny Galea (Debut: Round 8)
FE Benji Marshall
HB John Morris (Debut: Round 1)
No. Position Player
PR Bryce Gibbs
PR Ryan O'Hara
PR Todd Payten
PR Jarrod Saffy
HK Robbie Farah
HK Stuart Flanagan
SR Keith Galloway
SR Dene Halatau
SR Bronson Harrison
SR Ben Te'o (Debut: Round 9)
LK Liam Fulton
LK Ben Galea
LK Chris Heighington

Gains and losses
2007 Player Movements[4]
Gains Losses
Player Previous Club Player New Club
John MorrisParramatta EelsJamahl LolesiHuddersfield Giants
Peter LewisParramatta EelsJohn SkandalisHuddersfield Giants
Danny GaleaPenrith PanthersShane ElfordHuddersfield Giants
Tom HaberechtSt. George Illawarra DragonsAnthony LaffranchiGold Coast Titans
Luke HarlenCronulla SharksScott PrinceGold Coast Titans
Jason MoodieCessnockSam HarrisNSW Waratahs
Michael CrockettNew Zealand Warriors
Isaac de GoisCronulla Sharks
Rangi ChaseSt. George Illawarra Dragons

References
  1. "Rugby League Tables". Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  2. "Wests Tigers 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  3. "Fox Sports Wests Tigers 2007 Results". Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  4. "Wests Tigers factbox". AAP Sports News (Australia). 2007-02-26. Archived from the original (Fee required) on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
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