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

Club: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [Club Headlines]

Gains (3 years till end of 2009): Lance Thompson
(2 years till end of 2008): Luke Douglas, Paul Stephenson (Manly), Josh Hannay (Cowboys), Brett Seymour (Broncos)
(Unknown duration): Greg Bird, Craig Stapleton (Penrith), Leon Bott (Broncos), Fraser Anderson (Broncos), Misi Taulapapa (Warriors), Michael Greenfield (Rabbitohs)
Losses: Tevita Latu (released), Phil Bailey (Wigan), Nigel Vagana (Souths), Brett Kelly (Raiders), James Stosic (Titans), Tony Caine (Dragons), Beau Scott (Dragons), Russell Aitken (Storm), Danny Nutley (Roosters)
Coach: Stuart Raper
Club Season Index: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 16-19
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18 d. Penrith Panthers 0
Date: Saturday March 17, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,032
Table Position: 2
Tries (3): Brett Kearney 2, Luke Covell
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 4), Adam Dykes (0 from 1)
Round 2 - Mar 23-26
Mon: Gold Coast Titans 18 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Date: Monday March 26, 2007
Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 17,946
Table Position: 7
Tries (3): Reece Williams 2 (1st, 50th), Fraser Anderson (40th)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 3 - Mar 30-Apr 2
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 26
Date: Saturday March 31, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,866
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): Luke Covell (33rd), Isaac De Gois (54th), Fraser Anderson (78th)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 4 - Apr 6-9
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 40 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 4
Date: Monday April 9, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 19,137
Table Position: 5
Tries (7): Brett Kearney 3 (21st, 58th, 64th), Ben Pomeroy 2 (25th, 48th), David Simmons (6th), Fraser Anderson (78th)
Goals (6): Luke Covell (6 from 7)
Round 5 - Apr 13-16
Sun: Wests Tigers 14 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Sunday April 15, 2007
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,566
Table Position: 9
Tries (2): David Simmons (14th), Greg Bird (40th)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
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: 6
Tries (4): Ben Pomeroy 3, Isaac De Gois
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 5)
Round 7 - Apr 25-30
Mon: Newcastle Knights 20 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Date: Monday April 30, 2007
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,453
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): David Simmons 2 (16th, 70th), Ben Pomeroy (75th)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 3)
Round 8 - May 4-7
Sat: New Zealand Warriors 20 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22
Date: Saturday May 5, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 13,587
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Greg Bird 2 (46th, 49th), Ben Pomeroy (18th), Misi Taulapapa (59th)
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 6)
Round 9 - May 11-14
Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 d. Brisbane Broncos 8
Date: Friday May 11, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,262
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): Fraser Anderson, Greg Bird
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 10 - May 18-21
Sun: Bulldogs 20 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 30
Date: Sunday May 20, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,384
Table Position: 3
Tries (5): Isaac De Gois, Paul Gallen, Phil Leuluai, Ben Pomeroy, Reece Williams
Goals (5): Luke Covell (5 from 5)
Round 11 - May 25-28
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Sydney Roosters 13
Date: Saturday May 26, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,193
Table Position: 5
Tries (2): Paul Gallen (27th), Greg Bird (43rd)
Goals (2): Luke Covell (2 from 2)
Round 12 - Jun 1-4
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 26 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24
Date: Saturday June 2, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 20,075
Table Position: 7
Tries (4): Greg Bird 2, Isaac De Gois, Ben Pomeroy
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 13 - Jun 8-11
Mon: St George Illawarra Dragons 16 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20
Date: Monday June 11, 2007
Venue: Kogarah Jubilee Oval, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,455
Table Position: 5
Tries (3): Mitch Brown, Luke Covell, David Simmons
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 14 - Jun 15-18
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 l. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Saturday June 16, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 4,202
Table Position: 8
Goals (1): Luke Covell (1 from 1)
Round 15 - Jun 22-25
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Sunday June 24, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,568
Table Position: 8
Tries (3): Fraser Anderson, Mitch Brown, Isaac De Gois
Goals (0): Luke Covell (0 from 3)
Round 16 - Jun 29-Jul 2
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 17 - Jul 6-9
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 l. Bulldogs 14
Date: Sunday July 8, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,411
Table Position: 10
Tries (1): Luke Covell
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 18 - Jul 13-16
Sat: Sydney Roosters 23 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12
Date: Saturday July 14, 2007
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,421
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): David Simmons 2
Goals (2): Greg Bird (2 from 2)
Round 19 - Jul 20-23
Fri: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 29
Date: Friday July 20, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 6,494
Table Position: 12
Tries (3): Fraser Anderson, Henry Perenara, Reece Williams
Goals (5): Brett Seymour (5 from 5)
Round 20 - Jul 27-30
Sun: Brisbane Broncos 30 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16
Date: Sunday July 29, 2007
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 24,563
Table Position: 14
Tries (3): Isaac De Gois 2, Adam Dykes
Goals (2): Brett Seymour (2 from 3)
Round 21 - Aug 3-6
Mon: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16 l. Melbourne Storm 17
Date: Monday August 6, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,831
Table Position: 15
Tries (2): Henry Perenara, Ben Pomeroy
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 4)
Round 22 - Aug 10-13
Sat: Parramatta Eels 24 l. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 25
Date: Saturday August 11, 2007
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,376
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Mitch Brown, Luke Covell, Ben Pomeroy, David Simmons
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Field Goals (1): Brett Seymour
Round 23 - Aug 17-20
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 l. Wests Tigers 29
Date: Saturday August 18, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,964
Table Position: 13
Tries (5): Luke Covell 2, Greg Bird, Ben Pomeroy, Misi Taulapapa
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
Round 24 - Aug 24-27
Sat: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 d. Gold Coast Titans 12
Date: Saturday August 25, 2007
Venue: Toyota Park, Woolooware, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,036
Table Position: 12
Tries (5): Greg Bird, Luke Covell, Kevin Kingston, David Simmons, Paul Stephenson
Goals (4): Luke Covell (4 from 5)
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: 11
Tries (4): Luke Covell 2, Mitch Brown, Isaac De Gois
Goals (3): Luke Covell (3 from 5)

Position: 11
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 10, Drawn: 0, Lost: 14, Byes: 1
For: 463 (77 tries, 77 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 403 (71 tries, 57 goals, 5 fgoals)
Points: 22, Difference: 60

Round 1 [17 Mar 07] W 18-0 v Panthers (H)
Round 2 [26 Mar 07] L 16-18 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 3 [31 Mar 07] L 16-26 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 4 [09 Apr 07] W 40-4 v Dragons (H)
Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 12-14 v Tigers (A)
Round 6 [21 Apr 07] W 26-0 v Raiders (H)
Round 7 [30 Apr 07] L 16-20 v Knights (A)
Round 8 [05 May 07] W 22-20 v Warriors (A)
Round 9 [11 May 07] W 16-8 v Broncos (H)
Round 10 [20 May 07] W 30-20 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 11 [26 May 07] L 12-13 v Roosters (H)
Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 24-26 v Cowboys (A)
Round 13 [11 Jun 07] W 20-16 v Dragons (A)
Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 2-12 v Warriors (H)
Round 15 [24 Jun 07] L 12-16 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye
Round 17 [08 Jul 07] L 12-14 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 18 [14 Jul 07] L 12-23 v Roosters (A)
Round 19 [20 Jul 07] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 20 [29 Jul 07] L 16-30 v Broncos (A)
Round 21 [06 Aug 07] L 16-17 v Storm (H)
Round 22 [11 Aug 07] W 25-24 v Eels (A)
Round 23 [18 Aug 07] L 28-29 v Tigers (H)
Round 24 [25 Aug 07] W 28-12 v Titans (H)
Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 22-12 v Raiders (A)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Fraser Anderson	16	6	0	0	24
Greg Bird	19	9	2/2	0	40
Mitch Brown	14 (2)	4	0	0	16
Cameron Ciraldo	7 (6)	0	0	0	0
Dustin Cooper	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Covell	22	10	68/83	0	176
Isaac De Gois	23 (17)	8	0	0	32
Luke Douglas	23 (9)	0	0	0	0
Adam Dykes	12 (1)	1	0/1	0	4
Paul Gallen	18 (2)	2	0	0	8
Bryson Goodwin	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Hannay	3	0	0	0	0
Brett Kearney	8	5	0	0	20
Brett Kimmorley	12	0	0	0	0
Kevin Kingston	21 (4)	1	0	0	4
Phil Leuluai	8 (6)	1	0	0	4
Phillip Leuluai	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Dane Nielsen	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Henry Perenara	9 (5)	2	0	0	8
Ben Pomeroy	22	12	0	0	48
Ben Ross	17 (7)	0	0	0	0
Jacob Selmes	10 (8)	0	0	0	0
Brett Seymour	10	0	7/8	1	15
David Simmons	17	9	0	0	36
Craig Stapleton	23 (4)	0	0	0	0
Paul Stephenson	6 (6)	1	0	0	4
Eddie Su'a	6	0	0	0	0
Misi Taulapapa	9	2	0	0	8
Lance Thompson	13	0	0	0	0
Anthony Watts	5 (3)	0	0	0	0
Dayne Weston	11 (7)	0	0	0	0
Reece Williams	22 (3)	4	0	0	16
32 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 305106 (Average: 12,713)
Home: Games 12 - 128272 (Average: 10,689)
Away: Games 12 - 176834 (Average: 14,736)

Leading Point Scorers:
176: Luke Covell (22)
48: Ben Pomeroy (22)
40: Greg Bird (19)
36: David Simmons (17)
32: Isaac De Gois (23)

Leading Try Scorers:
12: Ben Pomeroy (22)
10: Luke Covell (22)
9: Greg Bird (19), David Simmons (17)
8: Isaac De Gois (23)
6: Fraser Anderson (16)
5: Brett Kearney (8)
4: Mitch Brown (14), Reece Williams (22)
2: Paul Gallen (18), Henry Perenara (9), Misi Taulapapa (9)
1: Adam Dykes (12), Kevin Kingston (21), Phil Leuluai (8), Paul Stephenson (6)

Leading Goal Scorers:
68: Luke Covell. Attempts: 68/83. Accuracy: 82% (22)
7: Brett Seymour. Attempts: 7/8. Accuracy: 88% (10)
2: Greg Bird. Attempts: 2/2. Accuracy: 100% (19)
0: Adam Dykes. Attempts: 0/1. Accuracy: 0% (12)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2007 National Rugby League
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Draw, results and other info.

2007 National Rugby League Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Draw, results and other info.

2007 National Rugby League
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks