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2007 National Rugby League
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: Canberra Raiders [Club Headlines]

Gains (4 years till end of 2010): Troy Thompson, Marc Herbert, Dane Tilse
(3 years till end of 2009): Phil Graham, Neville Costigan (Broncos)
(2 years till end of 2008): Marshall Chalk, Colin Best (Dragons), Bronx Goodwin, Brett Kelly (Sharks), Tony Pamatangi (Eels), Andrew Dunnemann (Salford), Scott Logan (Wigan), Glen Turner (Storm), Terry Campese, Steve Irwin (Wynnum-Manly), Alan Rothery
(1 year): Junior Sau
(Unknown duration): William Zillman, Michael Dobson (UK)
Losses: Michael Hodgson (Titans), Simon Woolford (Dragons), Adam Mogg (Catalans), Brent Crisp (Bulldogs), Clinton Schifcofske (ARU), Jason Croker (Les Catalans), Jason Smith (Cowboys), Kris Kahler (Titans)
Sponsors: Major Sponsor: CFMEU
Coach: Neil Henry
Club Season Index: Canberra Raiders [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 16-19
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 32 d. Canberra Raiders 6
Date: Saturday March 17, 2007
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,533
Table Position: 16
Tries (1): Marshall Chalk
Goals (1): Michael Dobson (1 from 1)
Round 2 - Mar 23-26
Sat: Canberra Raiders 16 l. Melbourne Storm 32
Date: Saturday March 24, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 9,556
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Todd Carney (12th), Phil Graham (25th), Colin Best (53rd)
Goals (2): Michael Dobson (2 from 2)
Round 3 - Mar 30-Apr 2
Mon: Canberra Raiders 48 d. Newcastle Knights 18
Date: Monday April 2, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 13,109
Table Position: 10
Tries (8): William Zillman 3 (29th, 53rd, 79th), Marshall Chalk (14th), Lincoln Withers (20th), Scott Logan (60th), Colin Best (64th), Phil Graham (69th)
Goals (8): Michael Dobson (8 from 10)
Round 4 - Apr 6-9
Sat: Parramatta Eels 38 d. Canberra Raiders 6
Date: Saturday April 7, 2007
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,092
Table Position: 14
Tries (1): Lincoln Withers (65th)
Goals (1): Michael Dobson (1 from 1)
Round 5 - Apr 13-16
Mon: Canberra Raiders 37 d. Sydney Roosters 28
Date: Monday April 16, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 15,862
Table Position: 12
Tries (6): Todd Carney 2 (14th, 42nd), Adrian Purtell 2 (21st, 40th), Brett Kelly (32nd), Colin Best (76th)
Goals (6): Todd Carney (4 from 4), Michael Dobson (2 from 2)
Field Goals (1): Alan Tongue
Round 6 - Apr 21-23
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 d. Canberra Raiders 0
Date: Saturday April 21, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,844
Table Position: 15
Round 7 - Apr 25-30
Sat: Penrith Panthers 18 l. Canberra Raiders 34
Date: Saturday April 28, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,494
Table Position: 12
Tries (6): Brett Kelly (18th), Alan Tongue (22nd), William Zillman (34th), Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (51st), Neville Costigan (65th), Lincoln Withers (70th)
Goals (5): Michael Dobson (5 from 6)
Round 8 - May 4-7
Sun: Canberra Raiders 30 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 46
Date: Sunday May 6, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 14,387
Table Position: 14
Tries (5): Neville Costigan, Michael Dobson, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Lincoln Withers, William Zillman
Goals (5): Michael Dobson (5 from 5)
Round 9 - May 11-14
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Canberra Raiders 16
Date: Saturday May 12, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,088
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Todd Carney, Adrian Purtell, David Milne
Goals (2): Todd Carney (2 from 4)
Round 10 - May 18-21
Canberra Raiders bye
Round 11 - May 25-28
Fri: Canberra Raiders 30 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 6
Date: Friday May 25, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 13,187
Table Position: 7
Tries (5): Adrian Purtell 3, Neville Costigan, William Zillman
Goals (5): Michael Dobson (5 from 5)
Round 12 - Jun 1-4
Sun: Gold Coast Titans 28 d. Canberra Raiders 8
Date: Sunday June 3, 2007
Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 13,644
Table Position: 9
Tries (2): Ben Jones (1980), William Zillman
Goals (0): Michael Dobson (0 from 2)
Round 13 - Jun 8-11
Sat: Canberra Raiders 38 d. Parramatta Eels 10
Date: Saturday June 9, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 11,232
Table Position: 8
Tries (7): Glen Turner 2, Terry Campese, Scott Logan, David Milne, William Zillman, Brad Cross
Goals (5): Michael Dobson (5 from 7)
Round 14 - Jun 15-18
Mon: Newcastle Knights 22 d. Canberra Raiders 18
Date: Monday June 18, 2007
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 11,349
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Colin Best, Brad Cross, Lincoln Withers
Goals (3): Michael Dobson (3 from 3)
Round 15 - Jun 22-25
Sat: Canberra Raiders 24 l. North Queensland Cowboys 28
Date: Saturday June 23, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 11,263
Table Position: 13
Tries (5): Terry Campese 2, Marshall Chalk 2, David Milne
Goals (2): Michael Dobson (2 from 5)
Round 16 - Jun 29-Jul 2
Sun: Canberra Raiders 16 l. Wests Tigers 22
Date: Sunday July 1, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 12,598
Table Position: 13
Tries (3): David Milne 2, Dane Tilse
Goals (2): Todd Carney (2 from 3)
Round 17 - Jul 6-9
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 58 d. Canberra Raiders 16
Date: Sunday July 8, 2007
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 7,561
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): Todd Carney 2, Ryan Hinchcliffe
Goals (2): Todd Carney (2 from 3)
Round 18 - Jul 13-16
Sun: Canberra Raiders 56 d. Gold Coast Titans 10
Date: Sunday July 15, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 9,136
Table Position: 13
Tries (10): Todd Carney, Lincoln Withers, Michael Weyman, Alan Tongue, Joe Picker, David Milne, Phil Graham, Bronx Goodwin, Michael Dobson, William Zillman
Goals (8): Michael Dobson (8 from 10)
Round 19 - Jul 20-23
Sat: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Canberra Raiders 6
Date: Saturday July 21, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 8,983
Table Position: 13
Tries (1): Glen Turner
Goals (1): Michael Dobson (1 from 1)
Round 20 - Jul 27-30
Fri: Canberra Raiders 34 d. Penrith Panthers 30
Date: Friday July 27, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 8,240
Table Position: 10
Tries (6): Phil Graham 3, Todd Carney, Michael Dobson, Bronx Goodwin
Goals (5): Michael Dobson (5 from 6)
Round 21 - Aug 3-6
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 28 d. Canberra Raiders 22
Date: Saturday August 4, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 15,791
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): Joe Picker 2, Todd Carney, Matt Bickerstaff
Goals (3): Michael Dobson (3 from 4)
Round 22 - Aug 10-13
Sun: Bulldogs 52 d. Canberra Raiders 4
Date: Sunday August 12, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,127
Table Position: 14
Tries (1): Todd Carney
Goals (0): Michael Dobson (0 from 1)
Round 23 - Aug 17-20
Sat: Canberra Raiders 26 d. New Zealand Warriors 24
Date: Saturday August 18, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 8,134
Table Position: 12
Tries (5): Brett Kelly 3, Todd Carney, Scott Logan
Goals (3): Todd Carney (3 from 5)
Round 24 - Aug 24-27
Sun: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Canberra Raiders 19
Date: Sunday August 26, 2007
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 31,614
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): Phil Graham, Brett Kelly, Scott Logan
Goals (3): Todd Carney (3 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Todd Carney
Round 25 - Aug 31-Sep 3
Sat: Canberra Raiders 12 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
Date: Saturday September 1, 2007
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 11,440
Table Position: 14
Tries (2): Todd Carney, Scott Logan
Goals (2): Todd Carney (2 from 2)

Position: 14
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 9, Drawn: 0, Lost: 15, Byes: 1
For: 522 (93 tries, 74 goals, 2 fgoals)
Against: 652 (117 tries, 92 goals, 0 fgoals)
Points: 20, Difference: -130

Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 6-32 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 2 [24 Mar 07] L 16-32 v Storm (H)
Round 3 [02 Apr 07] W 48-18 v Knights (H)
Round 4 [07 Apr 07] L 6-38 v Eels (A)
Round 5 [16 Apr 07] W 37-28 v Roosters (H)
Round 6 [21 Apr 07] L 0-26 v Sharks (A)
Round 7 [28 Apr 07] W 34-18 v Panthers (A)
Round 8 [06 May 07] L 30-46 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 9 [12 May 07] W 16-10 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 10 Canberra Raiders bye
Round 11 [25 May 07] W 30-6 v Dragons (H)
Round 12 [03 Jun 07] L 8-28 v Titans (A)
Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 38-10 v Eels (H)
Round 14 [18 Jun 07] L 18-22 v Knights (A)
Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 24-28 v Cowboys (H)
Round 16 [01 Jul 07] L 16-22 v Tigers (H)
Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 16-58 v Dragons (A)
Round 18 [15 Jul 07] W 56-10 v Titans (H)
Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 6-34 v Storm (A)
Round 20 [27 Jul 07] W 34-30 v Panthers (H)
Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 22-28 v Cowboys (A)
Round 22 [12 Aug 07] L 4-52 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 23 [18 Aug 07] W 26-24 v Warriors (H)
Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 19-30 v Broncos (A)
Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 12-22 v Sharks (H)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Colin Best	18	4	0	0	16
Matt Bickerstaff	2 (1)	1	0	0	4
Terry Campese	12 (1)	3	0	0	12
Todd Carney	16	12	18/24	1	85
Marshall Chalk	16 (6)	4	0	0	16
Neville Costigan	15 (2)	3	0	0	12
Brad Cross	3 (1)	2	0	0	8
Michael Dobson	16	3	56/71	0	124
Andrew Dunemann	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Bronx Goodwin	10	2	0	0	8
Phil Graham	14	7	0	0	28
Ryan Hinchcliffe	6 (3)	1	0	0	4
David Howell	8	0	0	0	0
Ben Jones (1980)	11 (4)	1	0	0	4
Brett Kelly	8	6	0	0	24
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs	7 (6)	2	0	0	8
Scott Logan	20 (1)	5	0	0	20
Josh Miller	17 (16)	0	0	0	0
David Milne	14	6	0	0	24
Joe Picker	9 (8)	3	0	0	12
Nigel Plum	7 (2)	0	0	0	0
Adrian Purtell	8	6	0	0	24
Alan Rothery	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Troy Thompson	13 (5)	0	0	0	0
Trevor Thurling	9 (8)	0	0	0	0
Dane Tilse	21 (6)	1	0	0	4
Alan Tongue	20	2	0	1	9
Glen Turner	19 (1)	3	0	0	12
Michael Weyman	14 (13)	1	0	0	4
Lincoln Withers	22 (2)	6	0	0	24
William Zillman	17	9	0	0	36
31 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 292264 (Average: 12,178)
Home: Games 12 - 138144 (Average: 11,512)
Away: Games 12 - 154120 (Average: 12,843)

Leading Point Scorers:
124: Michael Dobson (16)
85: Todd Carney (16)
36: William Zillman (17)
28: Phil Graham (14)
24: Brett Kelly (8)

Leading Try Scorers:
12: Todd Carney (16)
9: William Zillman (17)
7: Phil Graham (14)
6: Brett Kelly (8), David Milne (14), Adrian Purtell (8), Lincoln Withers (22)
5: Scott Logan (20)
4: Colin Best (18), Marshall Chalk (16)
3: Terry Campese (12), Neville Costigan (15), Michael Dobson (16), Joe Picker (9), Glen Turner (19)
2: Brad Cross (3), Bronx Goodwin (10), Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (7), Alan Tongue (20)
1: Matt Bickerstaff (2), Ryan Hinchcliffe (6), Ben Jones (1980) (11), Dane Tilse (21), Michael Weyman (14)

Leading Goal Scorers:
56: Michael Dobson. Attempts: 56/71. Accuracy: 79% (16)
18: Todd Carney. Attempts: 18/24. Accuracy: 75% (16)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2007 National Rugby League
Canberra Raiders

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2007 National Rugby League Canberra Raiders

Draw, results and other info.

2007 National Rugby League
Canberra Raiders