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

Club: Penrith Panthers [Club Headlines]

Gains (4 years till end of 2010): Frank Pritchard
(2 years till end of 2008): Luke Priddis
(Unknown duration): Rhys Wesser, Shane Rodney
Losses: Preston Campbell (Titans), Luke Swain (Titans), Frank Puletua (Titans), Craig Stapleton (Sharks), Danny Galea (Tigers)
Coach: Matthew Elliott
Club Season Index: Penrith Panthers [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: 15
Goals (0): Michael Gordon (0 from 1)
Round 2 - Mar 23-26
Fri: Penrith Panthers 40 d. Bulldogs 10
Date: Friday March 23, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 16,652
Table Position: 8
Tries (6): Peter Wallace (25th), Michael Jennings (36th), Trent Waterhouse (53rd), Frank Pritchard (55th), Tony Puletua (72nd), Rhys Wesser (77th)
Goals (8): Michael Gordon (8 from 8)
Round 3 - Mar 30-Apr 2
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 28 l. Penrith Panthers 29
Date: Friday March 30, 2007
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 24,582
Table Position: 5
Tries (6): Michael Gordon 2 (19th, 28th), Michael Jennings 2 (35th, 78th), Luke Lewis (39th), Rhys Wesser (80th)
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 6)
Field Goals (1): Peter Wallace
Round 4 - Apr 6-9
Sun: Penrith Panthers 22 l. Gold Coast Titans 24
Date: Sunday April 8, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,022
Table Position: 6
Tries (4): Frank Pritchard 2, Michael Gordon, Rhys Wesser
Goals (3): Michael Gordon (3 from 4)
Round 5 - Apr 13-16
Fri: Penrith Panthers 14 l. Parramatta Eels 27
Date: Friday April 13, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,746
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Michael Gordon (18th), Rhys Wesser (23rd)
Goals (3): Michael Gordon (3 from 4)
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: 12
Tries (3): Luke Lewis (12th), Frank Pritchard (64th), Michael Jennings (69th)
Goals (4): Michael Gordon (4 from 4)
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: 14
Tries (3): Rhys Wesser (38th), Luke Lewis (4th), Michael Jennings (74th)
Goals (3): Michael Gordon (3 from 3)
Round 8 - May 4-7
Fri: St.George-Illawarra Dragons 28 d. Penrith Panthers 16
Date: Friday May 4, 2007
Venue: OKI Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,057
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Luke Rooney 2 (7th, 44th), Michael Gordon (28th)
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 3)
Round 9 - May 11-14
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Penrith Panthers 22
Date: Saturday May 12, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 17,393
Table Position: 14
Tries (4): Joel Clinton, Luke Lewis, Frank Pritchard, Brendan Worth
Goals (3): Michael Gordon (3 from 5)
Round 10 - May 18-21
Penrith Panthers bye
Round 11 - May 25-28
Sun: Penrith Panthers 24 l. Wests Tigers 25
Date: Sunday May 27, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 17,337
Table Position: 13
Tries (4): Michael Gordon, Frank Puletua, Nick Youngquest, Geoff Daniela
Goals (4): Michael Gordon (2 from 2), Peter Wallace (2 from 2)
Round 12 - Jun 1-4
Fri: Penrith Panthers 22 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16
Date: Friday June 1, 2007
Venue: CUA Stadium Penrith, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,325
Table Position: 12
Tries (4): Nick Youngquest 2, Tony Puletua, Rhys Wesser
Goals (3): Peter Wallace (3 from 4)
Round 13 - Jun 8-11
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 d. Penrith Panthers 4
Date: Friday June 8, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 5,053
Table Position: 14
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 2)
Round 14 - Jun 15-18
Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. Sydney Roosters 24
Date: Saturday June 16, 2007
Venue: CUA Stadium Penrith, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 5,831
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Joel Clinton, Michael Jennings, Junior Moors, Nathan Smith
Goals (2): Michael Gordon (2 from 4)
Round 15 - Jun 22-25
Fri: New Zealand Warriors 54 d. Penrith Panthers 14
Date: Friday June 22, 2007
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 9,978
Table Position: 15
Tries (3): Luke Lewis, Nick Youngquest, Keith Peters
Goals (1): Michael Gordon (1 from 3)
Round 16 - Jun 29-Jul 2
Sat: Penrith Panthers 16 l. Brisbane Broncos 24
Date: Saturday June 30, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,553
Table Position: 16
Tries (3): Geoff Daniela, Michael Jennings, Tony Puletua
Goals (2): Nick Youngquest (2 from 3)
Round 17 - Jul 6-9
Fri: Wests Tigers 43 d. Penrith Panthers 26
Date: Friday July 6, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,395
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Frank Pritchard 2, Peter Wallace, Brett Firman
Goals (5): Nick Youngquest (5 from 5)
Round 18 - Jul 13-16
Sat: Bulldogs 20 l. Penrith Panthers 30
Date: Saturday July 14, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,465
Table Position: 16
Tries (6): Geoff Daniela 2, Nick Youngquest 2, Maurice Blair, Tony Puletua
Goals (3): Nick Youngquest (3 from 6)
Round 19 - Jul 20-23
Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 38
Date: Saturday July 21, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 9,523
Table Position: 16
Tries (4): Maurace Blair, Michael Gordon, Richard Williams, Nick Youngquest
Goals (2): Nick Youngquest (2 from 4)
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: 16
Tries (6): Geoff Daniela 2, Maurice Blair, Craig Gower, Michael Jennings, Frank Pritchard
Goals (3): Nick Youngquest (3 from 6)
Round 21 - Aug 3-6
Sat: Penrith Panthers 32 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 16
Date: Saturday August 4, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,845
Table Position: 16
Tries (6): Michael Jennings 2, Maurice Blair, Matthew Cross, Craig Gower, Frank Pritchard
Goals (4): Jarrod Sammut (4 from 6)
Round 22 - Aug 10-13
Mon: Penrith Panthers 26 l. North Queensland Cowboys 30
Date: Monday August 13, 2007
Venue: CUA Stadium Penrith, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,618
Table Position: 16
Tries (5): Michael Jennings 2, Joel Clinton, Geoff Daniela, Frank Pritchard
Goals (3): Michael Gordon (3 from 5)
Round 23 - Aug 17-20
Sun: Newcastle Knights 12 l. Penrith Panthers 46
Date: Sunday August 19, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 14,351
Table Position: 16
Tries (7): Michael Jennings 3, Frank Pritchard 3, Michael Gordon
Goals (9): Michael Gordon (9 from 9)
Round 24 - Aug 24-27
Sat: Sydney Roosters 22 l. Penrith Panthers 28
Date: Saturday August 25, 2007
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 11,326
Table Position: 15
Tries (4): Maurice Blair 2, Michael Gordon, Jarrod Sammut
Goals (6): Michael Gordon (6 from 7)
Round 25 - Aug 31-Sep 3
Sat: Penrith Panthers 20 l. New Zealand Warriors 24
Date: Saturday September 1, 2007
Venue: Penrith Stadium, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 14,473
Table Position: 16
Tries (3): Nathan Smith 2, Frank Pritchard
Goals (4): Michael Gordon (4 from 4)

Position: 16
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 8, Drawn: 0, Lost: 16, Byes: 1
For: 539 (94 tries, 81 goals, 1 fgoals)
Against: 607 (104 tries, 94 goals, 3 fgoals)
Points: 18, Difference: -68

Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 0-18 v Sharks (A)
Round 2 [23 Mar 07] W 40-10 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 3 [30 Mar 07] W 29-28 v Broncos (A)
Round 4 [08 Apr 07] L 22-24 v Gold Coast (H)
Round 5 [13 Apr 07] L 14-27 v Eels (H)
Round 6 [21 Apr 07] L 20-30 v Storm (A)
Round 7 [28 Apr 07] L 18-34 v Raiders (H)
Round 8 [04 May 07] L 16-28 v Dragons (A)
Round 9 [12 May 07] W 22-12 v Cowboys (A)
Round 10 Penrith Panthers bye
Round 11 [27 May 07] L 24-25 v Tigers (H)
Round 12 [01 Jun 07] W 22-16 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 13 [08 Jun 07] L 4-14 v Rabbitohs (A)
Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 20-24 v Roosters (H)
Round 15 [22 Jun 07] L 14-54 v Warriors (A)
Round 16 [30 Jun 07] L 16-24 v Broncos (H)
Round 17 [06 Jul 07] L 26-43 v Tigers (A)
Round 18 [14 Jul 07] W 30-20 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 20-38 v Dragons (H)
Round 20 [27 Jul 07] L 30-34 v Raiders (A)
Round 21 [04 Aug 07] W 32-16 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 22 [13 Aug 07] L 26-30 v Cowboys (H)
Round 23 [19 Aug 07] W 46-12 v Knights (A)
Round 24 [25 Aug 07] W 28-22 v Roosters (A)
Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 20-24 v Warriors (H)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Paul Aiton	19 (17)	0	0	0	0
Matthew Bell	10 (9)	0	0	0	0
Maurice Blair	9	6	0	0	24
Joel Clinton	21 (3)	3	0	0	12
Matthew Cross	9 (8)	1	0	0	4
Geoff Daniela	10 (2)	7	0	0	28
Brett Firman	2	1	0	0	4
Liam Georgetown	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Gordon	19	9	57/74	0	150
Craig Gower	24	2	0	0	8
Tim Grant	11 (9)	0	0	0	0
Michael Jennings	23	15	0	0	60
Luke Lewis	21 (3)	5	0	0	20
Junior Moors	15 (11)	1	0	0	4
Bryan Norrie	12 (4)	0	0	0	0
John Nuumaali	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Mark O'Halloran	7 (3)	0	0	0	0
Keith Peters	6 (5)	1	0	0	4
Luke Priddis	18	0	0	0	0
Frank Pritchard	23 (2)	14	0	0	56
Frank Puletua	24 (7)	1	0	0	4
Tony Puletua	22 (4)	4	0	0	16
Luke Rooney	9	2	0	0	8
Jarrod Sammut	5	1	4/6	0	12
Nathan Smith	24 (4)	3	0	0	12
Peter Wallace	19	2	5/6	1	19
Trent Waterhouse	8	1	0	0	4
Rhys Wesser	14	6	0	0	24
Richard Williams	4	1	0	0	4
Brendan Worth	7 (4)	1	0	0	4
Nick Youngquest	11	7	15/24	0	58
31 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 288200 (Average: 12,008)
Home: Games 12 - 144419 (Average: 12,035)
Away: Games 12 - 143781 (Average: 11,982)

Leading Point Scorers:
150: Michael Gordon (19)
60: Michael Jennings (23)
58: Nick Youngquest (11)
56: Frank Pritchard (23)
28: Geoff Daniela (10)

Leading Try Scorers:
15: Michael Jennings (23)
14: Frank Pritchard (23)
9: Michael Gordon (19)
7: Geoff Daniela (10), Nick Youngquest (11)
6: Maurice Blair (9), Rhys Wesser (14)
5: Luke Lewis (21)
4: Tony Puletua (22)
3: Joel Clinton (21), Nathan Smith (24)
2: Craig Gower (24), Luke Rooney (9), Peter Wallace (19)
1: Matthew Cross (9), Brett Firman (2), Junior Moors (15), Keith Peters (6), Frank Puletua (24), Jarrod Sammut (5), Trent Waterhouse (8), Richard Williams (4), Brendan Worth (7)

Leading Goal Scorers:
57: Michael Gordon. Attempts: 57/74. Accuracy: 77% (19)
15: Nick Youngquest. Attempts: 15/24. Accuracy: 63% (11)
5: Peter Wallace. Attempts: 5/6. Accuracy: 83% (19)
4: Jarrod Sammut. Attempts: 4/6. Accuracy: 67% (5)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2007 National Rugby League
Penrith Panthers

Draw, results and other info.

2007 National Rugby League Penrith Panthers

Draw, results and other info.

2007 National Rugby League
Penrith Panthers