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

Club: South Sydney Rabbitohs [Club Headlines]

Gains (5 years till end of 2011): Roy Asotasi (Bulldogs)
(3 years till end of 2009): David Kidwell (Storm), Dean Widders (Eels), Manase Manuokafoa
(2 years till end of 2008): Nigel Vagana (Cronulla), Shannan McPherson, Daniel Irvine (Bulldogs), Jeremy Smith (Eels)
(1 year): David Peachey, Luke Stuart, Joe Williams, Germaine Paulson
Losses: Ben Walker (Released), Shane Walker (Released), Luke MacDougall (Dragons), Kane Cleal (Bulldogs), Todd Polglase (Knights), Adam MacDougall (Released), Mark Minichiello (Titans), Michael Greenfield (Sharks)
Coach: Shaun McRae (Replaced)
Jason Taylor (Replaced)
Club Season Index: South Sydney Rabbitohs [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 16-19
Mon: Sydney Roosters 6 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18
Date: Monday March 19, 2007
Venue: Aussie Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 24,127
Table Position: 4
Tries (3): Nigel Vagana 2 (18th, 68th), Joe Williams (15th)
Goals (3): Joe Williams (3 from 4)
Round 2 - Mar 23-26
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 31 d. Parramatta Eels 6
Date: Sunday March 25, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,165
Table Position: 2
Tries (5): Nathan Merritt 2 (8th, 43rd), Paul Mellor (40th), David Fa'alogo (61st), Nigel Vagana (68th)
Goals (5): Joe Williams (5 from 7)
Field Goals (1): Joe Williams
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: 3
Tries (5): Nathan Merritt 2 (17th, 35th), Daniel Irvine (21st), David Kidwell (61st), David Peachey (7th)
Goals (3): Joe Williams (3 from 3)
Round 4 - Apr 6-9
Fri: South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 l. Bulldogs 34
Date: Friday April 6, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 34,315
Table Position: 4
Tries (2): David Peachey (13th), Nathan Merritt (80th)
Goals (1): Joe Williams (1 from 2)
Round 5 - Apr 13-16
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 l. Newcastle Knights 23
Date: Sunday April 15, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,321
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Dean Widders (21st), Nigel Vagana (43rd), David Fa'alogo (5th), John Sutton (80th)
Goals (3): Joe Williams (3 from 4)
Round 6 - Apr 21-23
Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 6 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10
Date: Monday April 23, 2007
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 17,678
Table Position: 3
Tries (2): Shannon Hegarty (40th), Nathan Merritt (57th)
Goals (1): Joe Williams (1 from 2)
Round 7 - Apr 25-30
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 l. New Zealand Warriors 18
Date: Sunday April 29, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,044
Table Position: 5
Tries (3): David Fa'alogo, Nathan Merritt, Nigel Vagana
Goals (2): Joe Williams (2 from 3)
Round 8 - May 4-7
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 8 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 4
Date: Friday May 4, 2007
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 27,387
Table Position: 6
Tries (1): Shannon Hegarty (79th)
Goals (0): Nathan Merritt (0 from 1)
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: 8
Tries (1): Shannon Hegarty
Goals (3): Joe Williams (3 from 3)
Round 10 - May 18-21
South Sydney Rabbitohs bye
Round 11 - May 25-28
Sat: Gold Coast Titans 25 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 18
Date: Saturday May 26, 2007
Venue: Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 17,266
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Fetuli Talanoa, Jeremy Smith (NZ) (13th), Reece Simmonds (74th)
Goals (3): Joe Williams (3 from 3)
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: 10
Tries (2): Shannon Hegarty, Dean Widders
Goals (1): Nathan Merritt (1 from 2)
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: 10
Tries (2): Paul Mellor, David Peachey
Goals (3): Nathan Merritt (3 from 3)
Round 14 - Jun 15-18
Fri: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 14 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 2
Date: Friday June 15, 2007
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 7,431
Table Position: 11
Goals (1): Nathan Merritt (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: 12
Tries (3): Roy Asotasi, Nathan Merritt, Dean Widders
Goals (2): Nathan Merritt (2 from 4)
Round 16 - Jun 29-Jul 2
Fri: Newcastle Knights 25 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 28
Date: Friday June 29, 2007
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 16,320
Table Position: 11
Tries (5): Roy Asotasi 2, Ben Rogers, Jeremy Smith (NZ), Nigel Vagana
Goals (4): Issac Luke (2 from 3), Reece Simmonds (2 from 2)
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: 12
Tries (2): Yileen Gordon, Nathan Merritt
Goals (0): Nathan Merritt (0 from 2)
Round 18 - Jul 13-16
Sun: Parramatta Eels 18 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
Date: Sunday July 15, 2007
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 15,202
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Nathan Merritt, Shane Rigon
Goals (2): Nathan Merritt (2 from 2)
Round 19 - Jul 20-23
Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
Date: Sunday July 22, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,022
Table Position: 9
Tries (3): Issac Luke, Ben Rogers, Eddie Paea
Goals (4): Nathan Merritt (4 from 5)
Round 20 - Jul 27-30
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. Gold Coast Titans 14
Date: Saturday July 28, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,351
Table Position: 9
Tries (4): Eddie Paea, Fetuli Talanoa, Nigel Vagana, Dean Widders
Goals (2): Nathan Merritt (2 from 2), Eddie Paea (0 from 2)
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: 9
Tries (3): Fetuli Talanoa 2, Ben Rogers
Goals (2): Nathan Merritt (2 from 3)
Round 22 - Aug 10-13
Sat: St George Illawarra Dragons 14 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 24
Date: Saturday August 11, 2007
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 18,382
Table Position: 9
Tries (4): Paul Mellor 2, Yileen Gordon, Jeremy Smith (SL)
Goals (4): Joe Williams (4 from 5)
Round 23 - Aug 17-20
Mon: South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 18
Date: Monday August 20, 2007
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 12,087
Table Position: 8
Tries (4): Yileen Gordon, Issac Luke, John Sutton, Fetuli Talanoa
Goals (4): Joe Williams (4 from 4)
Round 24 - Aug 24-27
Sun: Wests Tigers 12 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 37
Date: Sunday August 26, 2007
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 20,232
Table Position: 7
Tries (6): Yileen Gordon 2, Roy Asotasi, Jeremy Smith (NZ), John Sutton, Dean Widders
Goals (6): Joe Williams (6 from 6)
Field Goals (1): Joe Williams
Round 25 - Aug 31-Sep 3
Sat: South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 l. Sydney Roosters 26
Date: Saturday September 1, 2007
Venue: Telstra Stadium, Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 32,126
Table Position: 7
Tries (2): Shane Rigon, Fetuli Talanoa
Goals (2): Joe Williams (2 from 2)
Finals Week 1 - Sep 7-9
Sat: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 30 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 6
Date: Saturday September 8, 2007
Venue: Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 19,785
Table Position: 7
Tries (1): Paul Mellor
Goals (1): Joe Williams (1 from 2)

Position: 7
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 12, Drawn: 0, Lost: 12, Byes: 1
For: 408 (71 tries, 61 goals, 2 fgoals)
Against: 399 (70 tries, 58 goals, 3 fgoals)
Points: 26, Difference: 9

Round 1 [19 Mar 07] W 18-6 v Roosters (A)
Round 2 [25 Mar 07] W 31-6 v Eels (H)
Round 3 [31 Mar 07] W 26-16 v Sharks (A)
Round 4 [06 Apr 07] L 10-34 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 5 [15 Apr 07] L 22-23 v Knights (H)
Round 6 [23 Apr 07] W 10-6 v Cowboys (A)
Round 7 [29 Apr 07] L 16-18 v Warriors (H)
Round 8 [04 May 07] L 4-8 v Broncos (A)
Round 9 [12 May 07] L 10-16 v Raiders (H)
Round 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs bye
Round 11 [26 May 07] L 18-25 v Gold Coast (A)
Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 10-26 v Storm (A)
Round 13 [08 Jun 07] W 14-4 v Panthers (H)
Round 14 [15 Jun 07] L 2-14 v Sea Eagles (A)
Round 15 [24 Jun 07] W 16-12 v Sharks (H)
Round 16 [29 Jun 07] W 28-25 v Knights (A)
Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 8-12 v Storm (H)
Round 18 [15 Jul 07] L 12-18 v Eels (A)
Round 19 [22 Jul 07] W 20-14 v Cowboys (H)
Round 20 [28 Jul 07] W 20-14 v Titans (H)
Round 21 [04 Aug 07] L 16-32 v Panthers (A)
Round 22 [11 Aug 07] W 24-14 v Dragons (A)
Round 23 [20 Aug 07] W 24-18 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 24 [26 Aug 07] W 37-12 v Tigers (A)
Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 12-26 v Roosters (H)
Finals Week 1 [08 Sep 07] L 6-30 v Sea Eagles (A)

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

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Roy Asotasi	24	4	0	0	16
Beau Champion	1	0	0	0	0
Peter Cusack	24	0	0	0	0
David Fa'alogo	22	3	0	0	12
Joe Galuvao	4 (4)	0	0	0	0
Scott Geddes	11 (11)	0	0	0	0
Yileen Gordon	7 (2)	5	0	0	20
Michael Greenfield	4 (4)	0	0	0	0
Shannon Hegarty	18	4	0	0	16
Daniel Irvine	11 (1)	1	0	0	4
David Kidwell	4	1	0	0	4
Jaiman Lowe	10 (9)	0	0	0	0
Issac Luke	13 (10)	2	2/3	0	12
Manase Manuokafoa	13 (12)	0	0	0	0
Shannan McPherson	3 (2)	0	0	0	0
Paul Mellor	18	5	0	0	20
Nathan Merritt	22	10	17/25	0	74
Eddie Paea	3	2	0/2	0	8
David Peachey	14	3	0	0	12
Eddy Pettybourne	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Shane Rigon	19 (15)	2	0	0	8
Ben Rogers	14	3	0	0	12
Reece Simmonds	7	1	2/2	0	8
Jeremy Smith (SL)	21	4	0	0	16
Luke Stuart	23 (12)	0	0	0	0
John Sutton	15 (3)	3	0	0	12
Fetuli Talanoa	11	6	0	0	24
Nigel Vagana	24	7	0	0	28
Stuart Webb	9 (2)	0	0	0	0
Dean Widders	24 (8)	5	0	0	20
Joe Williams	14	1	41/50	2	88
31 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 25 - 412160 (Average: 16,486)
Home: Games 12 - 188428 (Average: 15,702)
Away: Games 13 - 223732 (Average: 17,210)

Leading Point Scorers:
88: Joe Williams (14)
74: Nathan Merritt (22)
28: Nigel Vagana (24)
24: Fetuli Talanoa (11)
20: Yileen Gordon (7)

Leading Try Scorers:
10: Nathan Merritt (22)
7: Nigel Vagana (24)
6: Fetuli Talanoa (11)
5: Yileen Gordon (7), Paul Mellor (18), Dean Widders (24)
4: Roy Asotasi (24), Shannon Hegarty (18), Jeremy Smith (SL) (21)
3: David Fa'alogo (22), David Peachey (14), Ben Rogers (14), John Sutton (15)
2: Issac Luke (13), Eddie Paea (3), Shane Rigon (19)
1: Daniel Irvine (11), David Kidwell (4), Reece Simmonds (7), Joe Williams (14)

Leading Goal Scorers:
41: Joe Williams. Attempts: 41/50. Accuracy: 82% (14)
17: Nathan Merritt. Attempts: 17/25. Accuracy: 68% (22)
2: Issac Luke. Attempts: 2/3. Accuracy: 67% (13)
2: Reece Simmonds. Attempts: 2/2. Accuracy: 100% (7)
0: Eddie Paea. Attempts: 0/2. Accuracy: 0% (3)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2007 National Rugby League
South Sydney Rabbitohs

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2007 National Rugby League South Sydney Rabbitohs

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2007 National Rugby League
South Sydney Rabbitohs