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

Club: Melbourne Storm [Club Headlines]

Gains (3 years till end of 2009): Antonio Kaufusi, Cooper Cronk, Ryan Hoffman, Anthony Quinn (Knights)
(2 years till end of 2008): Matt Geyer, Dallas Johnson, Russell Aitken (Sharks), Ian Donnelly
(Unknown duration): Brent Grose (Warrington)
Losses: David Kidwell (Rabbitohs), Steve Turner (Titans - Currently in dispute), Jake Webster (Titans), Nathan Friend (Titans), Scott Hill (Harlequins), Chris Walker (Released), Jackson Nicalau (Cowboys), Glen Turner (Raiders)
Coach: Craig Bellamy
Club Season Index: Melbourne Storm [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 16-19
Fri: Melbourne Storm 18 d. Wests Tigers 16
Date: Friday March 16, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,535
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Jeremy Smith (Qld) (16th), Ryan Hoffman (27th), Israel Folau (59th)
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 3)
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: 5
Tries (6): Brett White 2 (39th, 44th), Israel Folau 2 (59th, 68th), Matt Geyer (18th), Billy Slater (31st)
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (4 from 4)
Round 3 - Mar 30-Apr 2
Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. New Zealand Warriors 12
Date: Sunday April 1, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 12,874
Table Position: 4
Tries (6): Israel Folau 2, Billy Slater 2, Ryan Hoffman, Matt King
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 6)
Round 4 - Apr 6-9
Sat: Newcastle Knights 12 l. Melbourne Storm 22
Date: Saturday April 7, 2007
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 20,051
Table Position: 3
Tries (4): Israel Folau 2 (77th), Matt King, Anthony Quinn
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 3)
Round 5 - Apr 13-16
Sat: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 10 l. Melbourne Storm 24
Date: Saturday April 14, 2007
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,011
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): Steve Turner 2 (30th, 36th), Israel Folau (50th), Matt King (61st), Anthony Quinn (71st)
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (1 from 4), Steve Turner (1 from 1)
Round 6 - Apr 21-23
Sat: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Penrith Panthers 20
Date: Saturday April 21, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 9,909
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): Cooper Cronk 2 (19th, 46th), Cameron Smith 2 (56th, 73rd), Ryan Hoffman (35th)
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 6)
Round 7 - Apr 25-30
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 18 l. Melbourne Storm 28
Date: Friday April 27, 2007
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 33,750
Table Position: 1
Tries (5): Billy Slater 2 (11th, 46th), Steve Turner (19th), Ryan Hoffman (3rd), Israel Folau (53rd)
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (4 from 6)
Round 8 - May 4-7
Sat: Wests Tigers 30 d. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Saturday May 5, 2007
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 19,111
Table Position: 2
Tries (2): Matt King (46th), Dallas Johnson (50th)
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 2)
Round 9 - May 11-14
Mon: Melbourne Storm 38 d. Bulldogs 14
Date: Monday May 14, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 14,066
Table Position: 2
Tries (6): Cooper Cronk 2, Matt King 2, Israel Folau, Ryan Hoffman
Goals (7): Cameron Smith (7 from 7)
Round 10 - May 18-21
Sat: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Sydney Roosters 2
Date: Saturday May 19, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 9,354
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): Israel Folau, Ryan Hoffman, Jeff Lima, Billy Slater, Will Chambers
Goals (3): Steve Turner (3 from 5)
Round 11 - May 25-28
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 13 d. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Saturday May 26, 2007
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,640
Table Position: 2
Tries (2): Israel Folau, Matt King
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 2)
Round 12 - Jun 1-4
Sat: Melbourne Storm 26 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10
Date: Saturday June 2, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 11,211
Table Position: 1
Tries (4): Matt Geyer, Greg Inglis, Matt King, Steve Turner
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 5)
Round 13 - Jun 8-11
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 2 l. Melbourne Storm 4
Date: Sunday June 10, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 6,209
Table Position: 1
Tries (1): Jeremy Smith (Qld)
Goals (0): Steve Turner (0 from 1)
Round 14 - Jun 15-18
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Melbourne Storm 58
Date: Saturday June 16, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 20,023
Table Position: 1
Tries (10): Greg Inglis 2, Matt King 2, Cooper Cronk, Matt Geyer, Clint Newton, Jeremy Smith (1980), Sam Tagataese, Steve Turner
Goals (9): Cameron Smith (9 from 10)
Round 15 - Jun 22-25
Sun: Melbourne Storm 28 d. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 6
Date: Sunday June 24, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,545
Table Position: 1
Tries (6): Steve Turner 2, Matt Geyer, Ryan Hoffman, Matt King, Clint Newton
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 7)
Round 16 - Jun 29-Jul 2
Melbourne Storm bye
Round 17 - Jul 6-9
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 l. Melbourne Storm 12
Date: Saturday July 7, 2007
Venue: BlueTongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Central Coast (NSW)
Crowd: 14,288
Table Position: 1
Tries (2): Israel Folau, Matt King
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (2 from 2)
Round 18 - Jul 13-16
Mon: Melbourne Storm 44 d. Newcastle Knights 0
Date: Monday July 16, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,223
Table Position: 1
Tries (9): Anthony Quinn 2, Billy Slater 2, Steve Turner 2, Ryan Hoffman, Matt King, Clint Newton
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (3 from 6), Steve Turner (1 from 3)
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: 1
Tries (6): Greg Inglis 2, Israel Folau, Matt Geyer, Matt King, Steve Turner
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 6)
Round 20 - Jul 27-30
Fri: Sydney Roosters 26 d. Melbourne Storm 16
Date: Friday July 27, 2007
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,824
Table Position: 1
Tries (3): James Aubusson, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau
Goals (2): Cameron Smith (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: 1
Tries (3): Israel Folau, Ryan Hoffman, Matt King
Goals (2): Israel Folau (2 from 3)
Field Goals (1): Cooper Cronk
Round 22 - Aug 10-13
Sun: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Brisbane Broncos 6
Date: Sunday August 12, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 13,508
Table Position: 1
Tries (3): Israel Folau, Matt Geyer, Greg Inglis
Goals (1): Cameron Smith (1 from 3)
Round 23 - Aug 17-20
Fri: Melbourne Storm 14 d. Parramatta Eels 10
Date: Friday August 17, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 11,549
Table Position: 1
Tries (2): Billy Slater, Cameron Smith
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 3)
Round 24 - Aug 24-27
Fri: Bulldogs 6 l. Melbourne Storm 38
Date: Friday August 24, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 21,756
Table Position: 1
Tries (6): Israel Folau 3, Matt Geyer, Jeff Lima, Billy Slater
Goals (7): Cameron Smith (6 from 6), Israel Folau (1 from 1)
Round 25 - Aug 31-Sep 3
Sun: Melbourne Storm 50 d. Gold Coast Titans 6
Date: Sunday September 2, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 11,770
Table Position: 1
Tries (9): Michael Crocker, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau, Ryan Hoffman, Greg Inglis, Matt King, Anthony Quinn, Billy Slater, Steve Turner
Goals (7): Cameron Smith (5 from 6), Israel Folau (1 from 2), Matt King (1 from 1)
Finals Week 1 - Sep 7-9
Sun: Melbourne Storm 40 d. Brisbane Broncos 0
Date: Sunday September 9, 2007
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 15,552
Table Position: 1
Tries (8): Steve Turner 3, Matt Geyer, Matt King, Anthony Quinn, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith
Goals (4): Cameron Smith (3 from 7), Israel Folau (1 from 2)
Finals Week 3 - Sep 22-23
Sun: Melbourne Storm 26 d. Parramatta Eels 10
Date: Sunday September 23, 2007
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 33,427
Table Position: 1
Tries (4): Matt King 2, Cooper Cronk, Steve Turner
Goals (5): Cameron Smith (5 from 6)
Grand Final - Sep 30
Sun: Melbourne Storm 34 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 8
Date: Sunday September 30, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 81,392
Table Position: 1
Tries (7): Greg Inglis 2, Anthony Quinn 2, Michael Crocker, Matt King, Clint Newton
Goals (3): Cameron Smith (3 from 8)

Position: 1
Played: 26 (Home 14, Away 12)
Won: 23, Drawn: 0, Lost: 3, Byes: 1
For: 687 (124 tries, 95 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 295 (51 tries, 45 goals, 1 fgoals)
Points: 48, Difference: 392

Round 1 [16 Mar 07] W 18-16 v Tigers (H)
Round 2 [24 Mar 07] W 32-16 v Raiders (A)
Round 3 [01 Apr 07] W 30-12 v Warriors (H)
Round 4 [07 Apr 07] W 22-12 v Knights (A)
Round 5 [14 Apr 07] W 24-10 v Dragons (A)
Round 6 [21 Apr 07] W 30-20 v Panthers (H)
Round 7 [27 Apr 07] W 28-18 v Broncos (A)
Round 8 [05 May 07] L 12-30 v Tigers (A)
Round 9 [14 May 07] W 38-14 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 10 [19 May 07] W 26-2 v Roosters (H)
Round 11 [26 May 07] L 12-13 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 12 [02 Jun 07] W 26-10 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 13 [10 Jun 07] W 4-2 v Warriors (A)
Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 58-12 v Cowboys (A)
Round 15 [24 Jun 07] W 28-6 v Dragons (H)
Round 16 Melbourne Storm bye
Round 17 [07 Jul 07] W 12-8 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 18 [16 Jul 07] W 44-0 v Knights (H)
Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 34-6 v Raiders (H)
Round 20 [27 Jul 07] L 16-26 v Roosters (A)
Round 21 [06 Aug 07] W 17-16 v Sharks (A)
Round 22 [12 Aug 07] W 14-6 v Broncos (H)
Round 23 [17 Aug 07] W 14-10 v Eels (H)
Round 24 [24 Aug 07] W 38-6 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 25 [02 Sep 07] W 50-6 v Titans (H)
Finals Week 1 [09 Sep 07] W 40-0 v Broncos (H)
Finals Week 3 [23 Sep 07] W 26-10 v Eels (H)
Grand Final [30 Sep 07] W 34-8 v Sea Eagles

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Russell Aitken	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Scott Anderson	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
James Aubusson	16 (11)	1	0	0	4
Matthew Bartlett	2 (2)	0	0	0	0
Adam Blair	8 (8)	0	0	0	0
Will Chambers	6 (3)	1	0	0	4
Michael Crocker	10 (8)	2	0	0	8
Cooper Cronk	25	8	0	1	33
Ben Cross	23 (10)	0	0	0	0
Garret Crossman	14 (3)	0	0	0	0
Ian Donnelly	5 (3)	0	0	0	0
Israel Folau	27 (2)	21	5/8	0	94
Matt Geyer	25 (2)	8	0	0	32
Ryan Hoffman	25	10	0	0	40
Greg Inglis	20	9	0	0	36
Dallas Johnson	23	1	0	0	4
Antonio Kaufusi	10	0	0	0	0
Matt King	23	20	1/1	0	82
Jeff Lima	25 (25)	2	0	0	8
Sika Manu	3 (3)	0	0	0	0
Clint Newton	15 (2)	4	0	0	16
Anthony Quinn	26 (3)	8	0	0	32
Matt Rua	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Shortland	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Billy Slater	23	12	0	0	48
Cameron Smith	24	4	88/121	0	192
Jeremy Smith (1980)	19 (7)	3	0	0	12
Sam Tagataese	12 (11)	1	0	0	4
Steve Turner	21 (1)	15	5/10	0	70
Brett White	24	2	0	0	8
30 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 27 - 459948 (Average: 17,035)
Home: Games 14 - 189506 (Average: 13,536)
Away: Games 12 - 189050 (Average: 15,754)

Leading Point Scorers:
192: Cameron Smith (24)
94: Israel Folau (27)
82: Matt King (23)
70: Steve Turner (21)
48: Billy Slater (23)

Leading Try Scorers:
21: Israel Folau (27)
20: Matt King (23)
15: Steve Turner (21)
12: Billy Slater (23)
10: Ryan Hoffman (25)
9: Greg Inglis (20)
8: Cooper Cronk (25), Matt Geyer (25), Anthony Quinn (26)
4: Clint Newton (15), Cameron Smith (24)
3: Jeremy Smith (1980) (19)
2: Michael Crocker (10), Jeff Lima (25), Brett White (24)
1: James Aubusson (16), Will Chambers (6), Dallas Johnson (23), Sam Tagataese (12)

Leading Goal Scorers:
88: Cameron Smith. Attempts: 88/121. Accuracy: 73% (24)
5: Israel Folau. Attempts: 5/8. Accuracy: 63% (27)
5: Steve Turner. Attempts: 5/10. Accuracy: 50% (21)
1: Matt King. Attempts: 1/1. Accuracy: 100% (23)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2007 National Rugby League
Melbourne Storm

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2007 National Rugby League Melbourne Storm

Draw, results and other info.

2007 National Rugby League
Melbourne Storm