2007 Sydney Roosters season
NRL Rank10th
2007 recordWins: 10; draws: 1; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 445 (78tries, 65goals, 3fieldgoals);
Team information
CoachChris Anderson, Brad Fittler
Captain
StadiumSydney Football Stadium
Avg. attendance12,014
Top scorers
TriesJoel Monaghan 14
GoalsCraig Fitzgibbon 57
PointsCraig Fitzgibbon 122
< 2006 2008 >

The 2007 Sydney Roosters season was the 100th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished 10th (out of 16).

Season summary

The Sydney Roosters had a relatively poor start to their 100th season, not recording a win until Round 7 against the St George-Illawarra Dragons on Anzac Day. This however was juxtaposed by a rather strong period in the middle of the year winning 5 of their last 8 matches between Rounds 7 and 14.

Despite their poor start to the season, the Sydney Roosters were having a late season resurgence under newly appointed Care-Taker Coach Brad Fittler. Since Chris Anderson left the club following their 56–0 loss to Manly Sea Eagles, the Sydney Roosters were yet to lose a game in 5 consecutive matches and were a few days ago, in 10th position. That came from wins over the likes of the Cronulla Sharks, Newcastle Knights, Melbourne Storm and Wests Tigers with a draw to the New Zealand Warriors. Then on 19 August, the run of being undefeated by Brad Fittler was broken, as the Gold Coast Titans claimed victory 22–18. This sits the Sydney Roosters on 11th, still a mathematical chance of making the finals.

Ladder

2007 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 627 277 +350 44
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 18 0 6 1 597 377 +220 38
3 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 1 547 618 −71 32
4 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 1 10 1 593 434 +159 29
5 Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 1 573 481 +92 28
6 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 1 575 528 +47 26
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 0 12 1 408 399 +9 26
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 11 0 13 1 511 476 +35 24
9 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 541 561 −20 24
10 Sydney Roosters 24 10 1 13 1 445 610 −165 23
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 463 403 +60 22
12 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 409 559 −150 22
13 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 9 0 15 1 431 509 −78 20
14 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 1 522 650 −128 20
15 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 418 708 −290 20
16 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 1 539 607 −68 18

Results

Round Opponent Result Syd Opp. Date Venue Crowd Report
1 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 6 18 19 Mar Sydney Football Stadium 24,127 [1]
2 North Queensland Cowboys Loss 6 43 24 Mar Willows Sports Complex 21,396 [2]
3 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 8 30 1 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 11,976 [3]
4 Brisbane Broncos Loss 10 32 6 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 11,476 [4]
5 Canberra Raiders Loss 28 37 16 Apr Canberra Stadium 15,862 [5]
6 Bye
7 St George-Illawarra Dragons Win 18 4 25 Apr Sydney Football Stadium 18,240 [6]
8 Parramatta Eels Loss 10 28 5 May Parramatta Stadium 13,021 [7]
9 Gold Coast Titans Win 24 18 13 May Sydney Football Stadium 6,242 [8]
10 Melbourne Storm Loss 2 26 19 May Sydney Olympic Park 9,354 [9]
11 Cronulla Sharks Win 13 12 26 May Endeavour Field 11,193 [10]
12 Newcastle Knights Loss 18 22 2 Jun Central Coast Stadium 11,264 [11]
13 North Queensland Cowboys Win 64 30 9 Jun Sydney Football Stadium 4,168 [12]
14 Penrith Panthers Win 24 20 16 Jun Penrith Stadium 5,831 [13]
15 Parramatta Eels Loss 16 36 23 Jun Sydney Football Stadium 12,211 [14]
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Loss 6 38 2 Jul Stadium Australia 20,722 [15]
17 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Loss 0 56 7 Jul Brookvale Oval 9,932 [16]
18 Cronulla Sharks Win 23 12 14 Jul Sydney Football Stadium 8,421 [17]
19 Newcastle Knights Win 20 17 21 Jul Newcastle International Sports Centre 15,171 [18]
20 Melbourne Storm Win 26 16 27 Jul Sydney Football Stadium 8,824 [19]
21 New Zealand Warriors Draw 31 31 5 Aug Sydney Football Stadium 15,142 [20]
22 Wests Tigers Win 26 22 10 Aug Stadium Australia 25,166 [21]
23 Gold Coast Titans Loss 18 22 19 Aug Carrara Stadium 17,425 [22]
24 Penrith Panthers Loss 22 28 25 August Sydney Football Stadium
25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 26 12 1 September Stadium Australia

Notable events

Wins

Draws

Players

The following is the Sydney Roosters squad named for the 2007 season. For Player Contracts see below in the external links section for details.

No. Position Player

989 Craig Fitzgibbon – SR (c) 990 Craig Wing – HK 994 Anthony Minichiello – FB 995 Chris Flannery – SR 1033 Lopini Paea – SR 1035 Anthony Tupou – SR 1038 Heath L'Estrange – HK 1040 Sam Perrett – WG 1044 Joel Monaghan – WG 1045 Nigel Plum – SR 1046 Amos Roberts – WG 1047 Iosia Soliola – CE 1049 Jamie Soward – FE #

No. Position Player

1052 Mickey Paea – SR 1053 David Shillington – PR 1055 Braith Anasta – FE 1056 Ashley Harrison – LK (vc) 1057 Charlie Tonga – PR 1060 Vince Mellars – CE 1068 Chris Beattie – PR 1070 Nate Myles – SR 1071 Danny Nutley – PR 1072 Mitchell Pearce – HB John Williams – WG

  1. Jamie Soward as of 28 May has left the Sydney Roosters. He is now a member of the St George Illawarra Dragons.[24]
  2. Josh Lewis as of 14 May gained a release from the Sydney Roosters and with immediate effect will play for the Gold Coast Titans
  3. Nigel Plum as of 5 June sought and was granted a release from the Sydney Roosters and has immediately signed with the Canberra Raiders.
  4. Chris Flannery as of 15 June has been granted a release from the Sydney Roosters. Flannery, a seasoned origin player for Queensland has since signed with St. Helens in the Super League.

Player Summary

Sydney Roosters 2007 Appearance Interchange Tries Goals F/G Points
Braith Anasta 19 – 5 – 2 22
Mitchell Aubusson 10 7 3 – – 12
Chris Beattie 1 5 – – – 0
Willie Brown – 2 – – – 0
Craig Fitzgibbon 23 – 2 57 – 122
Ashley Harrison 13 7 4 – – 16
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 14 – 8 – – 32
Heath L'Estrange 6 2 – – – 0
Josh Lewis 1 – 1 – – 4
Anthony Minichiello 10 – 2 – 1 9
Joel Monaghan 20 – 14 – – 56
Nate Myles 7 8 – – – 0
Danny Nutley 17 7 – – – 0
Frank-Paul Nuuausala 1 2 – – – 0
Lopini Paea 7 15 3 – – 12
Mickey Paea – 5 – – – 0
Mitchell Pearce 13 3 2 – – 8
Sam Perrett 24 – 9 – – 36
Nigel Plum 1 3 – – – 0
Amos Roberts 20 1 7 8 – 44
Setaimata Sa 7 7 1 – – 4
Shane Shackleton 6 14 1 – – 4
David Shillington 21 – 1 – – 4
Iosia Soliola 13 – 1 – – 4
Jamie Soward 1 – – – – 0
Charlie Tonga – 2 – – – 0
Anthony Tupou 21 1 4 – – 16
Danny Williams – 5 – – – 0
John Williams 12 – 5 – – 20
Craig Wing 24 – 5 – – 20
Total 312 96 78 65 3 445

Player Movements

Incoming

Name Club Coming From Details
Mark O'Meley Bulldogs 4-year contract, begins 2008 [25]
James Aubusson Melbourne Storm 3-year contract, begins 2008 [26]
Willie Mason Bulldogs 3-year contract, begins 2008 [26]

Outgoing

Name Club Going To Details
Craig Wing South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-year contract, begins 2008 [27]
Joel Monaghan Canberra Raiders 3-year contract, begins 2008 [28]
Jamie Soward St George-Illawarra Dragons 2-year contract, effective immediately [29]
Josh Lewis Gold Coast Titans 3-year contract, effective immediately [30]
Nigel Plum Canberra Raiders 2-year contract, effective immediately [31]
Chris Flannery St Helens R.F.C. 4-year contract, effective immediately [32]
Heath L'Estrange Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2-year Contract begins 2008 [33]

Representative Players

The following is a list of Sydney Rooster players who have played for Australia or New Zealand and other nations, New South Wales or Queensland and City or Country in representative levels of football during the 2007 calendar year. This is correct as of 15 May 2007

International

Australia

New Zealand

State of Origin

New South Wales

Queensland

City Vs Country

City

Country

Staff

Coaching Staff

Head coach – Brad Fittler AM (10 July 2007 – )
Head coach – Chris Anderson (16 March 2007 – 9 July 2007)
Physical Performance Manager – Ronald Palmer
Strength and Conditioning coach – Richard Harris
Strength and Conditioning coach – Ben Gardiner
Jersey Flegg and NRL Assistant coach – James Pickering
Club Physotherapist – Tony Ayoub
Football Manager – Troy Rovelli
Team doctor – Dr John Orchid
Recruitment and Retention – Arthur Beetson OAM

Assistant Staff/ Consultants

Luke Phillips
Luke Ricketson
Adrian Lam
Phil Gould

Executive

CEO – Brian Canavan
Chairman – Nick Politis

List incomplete

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