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2007 Melbourne Storm season
NRL Rank1st
Play-off resultGrand Final Winners
2007 recordWins: 21; draws: 0; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 627; against: 277
Team information
CEOBrian Waldron
CoachCraig Bellamy
Captain
StadiumOlympic Park
Avg. attendance11,711
High attendance14,066 (Round 9)
Top scorers
TriesIsrael Folau (21)
GoalsCameron Smith (88)
PointsCameron Smith (192)
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The 2007 Melbourne Storm season was the 10th in the club's history. They competed for NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the season in 1st place to claim the minor premiership before going on to reach the 2007 NRL grand final, their third. In the grand final the Storm defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to claim their second premiership. However two years after the event Melbourne were stripped of their 2007 titles after being found guilty of long-term salary cap breaches.

The most successful season in the club's history as the team managed 21 wins on their way to winning the NRL Grand Final. Storm's success was built on the back of incredibly strong defence. Craig Bellamy's men conceded just 11.5 points per game, the best defensive season in the club's history. The year began with seven straight wins and by Round 12 Melbourne had moved into first place, where they remained for the rest of the season. Storm earned redemption from the 2006 Grand Final loss by beating the Broncos 40–0 in the Qualifying final. They faced Manly in the decider, running away with a 34–8 victory as Greg Inglis scored a double on the night to be awarded the Clive Churchill Medal. Cameron Smith increased his standing as the best player in the game by being awarded the Golden Boot after being named the International Player of the Year while Israel Folau set an NRL rookie record, scoring 21 tries for the season.[1]

Season Summary

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  • 15 January – The drawn-out battle over the services of Melbourne winger Steve Turner is finally resolved when new NRL team the Gold Coast Titans agree to release him from his contract. "It would have been devastating [to leave]," Turner said. "I feel like I’ve come all this way with the Storm and leaving now would have been really hard to handle." Storm rookies Smith Samau and Daniel Isaac are 'traded' to the Titans as compensation for the loss of Turner.[2]
  • 3 March – In the club's first trial match played in metropolitan Melbourne, Storm thrash 2006 premiers Brisbane Broncos 46–0 in a well-attended game at the club's training base Princes Park.[2]
  • 14 March – The club confirms that Cooper Cronk and Dallas Johnson will join the captaincy group for the season, following the departures of David Kidwell and Scott Hill.[3]
  • Round 1 – Israel Folau becomes the youngest player to play for the club, making his debut at just 17 years and 347 days. Folau scores a try in a tight 18–16 win against Wests Tigers, with the goalkicking of Cameron Smith proving the difference on the scoreboard.[2]
  • Round 5 – Melbourne get off to their best start to a season, winning their fifth straight game.
  • Round 6 – Playing his second game in 24 hours, Cameron Smith scores a double and five goals in a commanding performance against Penrith Panthers.[2]
  • 3 May – Craig Bellamy coaches the NSW Country representative team in the annual City vs Country Origin held in Coffs Harbour.
  • Round 8 – Melbourne suffer their first loss of the season, going down 30–12 against Wests Tigers at Gosford.
  • Round 10 – Despite the loss of five players to State of Origin duty, Melbourne trounce bottom-placed Sydney Roosters 26–2, holding the Roosters tryless.[2]
  • Round 11 – In a top of the table clash at Brookvale Oval, former Storm halfback Matt Orford kicked the decisive field goal to give Manly Warringah Sea Eagles a dramatic 13–12 win over Melbourne. Coach Craig Bellamy could not fault the team's effort, but was critical of some options taken when the match was in the balance, saying "we were very brave, but very dumb".[2]
  • Round 13 – In the lowest scoring game for 14 years, Melbourne score a late try to win 4–2 against the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland. Missing nine regular players, including six on State of Origin duty, Melbourne trailed 2–0 for much of the game played in cold and wet conditions. Midseason signing Clint Newton made his debut for the club, becoming the 100th player to play for the club; while Matt Rua played his first NRL game since 2002.[2]
  • Round 14 – Melbourne march to a 40–4 halftime lead against North Queensland Cowboys, going on to win 58–12, eclipsing the highest score posted by the club against the Cowboys. Matt Geyer scores his 100th NRL try, becoming the first Melbourne player to reach that milestone.
  • 22 June – As part of the club's 10-year celebrations, a 17-man team of the decade is announced at a gala presentation held at The Great Hall of the National Gallery of Victoria.[4]
  • Round 15 – Celebrating the club's 10th birthday with fireworks and cake postgame, Melbourne dominate St George Illawarra Dragons 28–6.
  • 10 July – Crowd favourite Matt King announces he will be leaving Melbourne at the end of the season to join Super League club Warrington Wolves on a lucrative four-year deal.[2]
  • Round 18 – Midseason signing Clint Newton scores a try against former club Newcastle Knights as Melbourne thrash Newcastle 44–0. Billy Slater, Steve Turner, and Anthony Quinn all score double in the big win, with Newton saying the victory was "sweet (to beat) someone that wasn't playing tonight" referring to Knights coach Brian Smith.[2]
  • Round 20 – A poor attitude was blamed as Melbourne suffered a 26–16 defeat against the previously hapless Sydney Roosters, under caretaker coach Brad Fittler. Melbourne had rested Matt Geyer and Ryan Hoffman from the match.
  • Round 21 – Behind 14–0 after 30 minutes, Cooper Cronk lands a late field goal to secure a 17–16 win over Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, with Sharks coach Ricky Stuart upset over various decisions by referee Paul Simpkins.[2]
  • 3 August – Coach Craig Bellamy confirms that the club's rotational captaincy group is over, with Cameron Smith appointed as permanent captain. Bellamy quoted as saying "Obviously, we've had the leadership group for nearly two years, but we just thought going back to the traditional captain was the way to go. We probably would have done it at the start of the year, but I just didn't think Cameron was quite ready for it. There were a couple of areas he needed to get better at...and he's worked on those areas and he's right to go now."[5][6][7]
  • 8 August – Long-time Melbourne recruitment officer Peter O'Sullivan is poached by Sydney Roosters in a two-year deal worth $150,000 a season.[2]
  • Round 22 – A 'grapple tackle' furore erupts after Melbourne's 14–6 win over Brisbane Broncos with Broncos captain Petero Civoniceva and coach Wayne Bennett particularly vocal in complaining.[2]
  • Round 24 – Melbourne secure their second successive minor premiership with a dominant second half performance against Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. The 38–6 win came with a hat-trick of tries to Israel Folau, who in doing so equaled the club record for tries for a season.
  • Round 25 – Israel Folau scores his 21st try of the season as Melbourne thrash new club Gold Coast Titans 50–6 in the first meeting between the teams. The victory saw Melbourne finish the season with a perfect 12–0 record in games played at Olympic Park.
  • Preliminary Final – Returning to Telstra Dome for the first time since 2001, Melbourne progress to their second successive NRL Grand Final with a 26–10 win over Parramatta Eels.
  • 30 November – Cameron Smith is awarded the Golden Boot as the best player in the world.[8]

Milestone games

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Round Player Milestone
Round 1 Anthony Quinn Storm debut
Round 1 Israel Folau NRL debut
Round 1 James Aubusson NRL debut
Round 2 Ryan Shortland NRL debut
Round 2 Brett White 50th game
Round 3 Cameron Smith 100th game
Round 4 Sam Tagataese NRL debut
Round 5 Russell Aitken Storm debut
Round 7 Antonio Kaufusi 50th game
Round 10 Will Chambers NRL debut
Round 10 Sika Manu NRL debut
Round 10 Scott Anderson NRL debut
Round 12 Garret Crossman 50th game
Round 13 Clint Newton Storm debut
Round 14 Matt Geyer 100th NRL try
Round 18 Steve Turner 50th game
Round 19 Ryan Hoffman 100th game
Round 19 Dallas Johnson 100th game
Round 21 Billy Slater 100th game
Round 21 Ben Cross 50th game
Round 25 Greg Inglis 50th game

Jerseys

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Continuing with apparel manufacturer Reebok, the designs of Melbourne's home and clash jerseys were unchanged from 2006.

Fixtures

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Pre Season

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Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
17 February Trial Gold Coast Titans BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Won 32 6 W Chambers (2), D Johnson, A Quinn, S Tagataese, B Slater C Smith (4) [9][10][11]
24 February Trial Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Quad Park, Sunshine Coast Lost 20 30 A Kaufusi, B White, L Samoa, I Donnelly L Foran, L Samoa [12][13]
3 March Trial Brisbane Broncos MC Labour Park, Melbourne Won 46 0 C Cronk (2), R Hoffman, M King, M Geyer, J Lima, B Slater, G Inglis C Smith (6), J Smith [14]

Regular season

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Result by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
GroundHAHAAHAAHHAHAAH–AHHAAHHAH
ResultWWWWWWWLWWLWWWWBWWWLWWWWW
Position6543221222211111111111111
Points2468101214141618182022242628303234343638404244
Source: Rugby League Tables
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Source:[15]

Date Rd Opponent Venue Result Mel. Opp. Tries Goals Field goals Ref
16 March 1 Wests Tigers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 18 16 I Folau, R Hoffman, J Smith C Smith 3/3 [16]
24 March 2 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium, Canberra Won 32 16 I Folau (2), B White (2), M Geyer, B Slater C Smith 4/6 [17]
1 April 3 New Zealand Warriors Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 30 12 I Folau (2), B Slater (2), R Hoffman, M King C Smith 3/6 [18]
7 April 4 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle Won 22 12 I Folau (2), M King, A Quinn C Smith 3/4 [19]
14 April 5 St George Illawarra Dragons OKI Jubilee Stadium, Sydney Won 24 10 S Turner (2), I Folau, M King, A Quinn C Smith 1/4, S Turner 1/1 [20]
21 April 6 Penrith Panthers Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 30 20 C Cronk (2), C Smith (2), R Hoffman C Smith 5/6 [21]
27 April 7 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Won 28 18 B Slater (2), I Folau, R Hoffman, S Turner C Smith 4/6 [22]
5 May 8 Wests Tigers Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Lost 12 30 D Johnson, M King C Smith 2/2 [23]
14 May 9 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 38 14 C Cronk (2), M King (2), I Folau, R Hoffman C Smith 7/7 [24]
19 May 10 Sydney Roosters Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 26 2 W Chambers, I Folau, R Hoffman, J Lima, B Slater S Turner 3/5 [25]
26 May 11 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney Lost 12 13 I Folau, M King C Smith 2/2 [26]
2 June 12 South Sydney Rabbitohs Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 26 10 M Geyer, G Inglis, M King, S Turner C Smith 5/5 [27]
10 June 13 New Zealand Warriors Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Won 4 2 J Smith S Turner 0/1 [28]
16 June 14 North Queensland Cowboys Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Won 58 12 G Inglis (2), M King (2), C Cronk, M Geyer, C Newton, J Smith, S Tagataese, S Turner C Smith 9/10 [29]
24 June 15 St George Illawarra Dragons Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 28 6 S Turner (2), M Geyer, R Hoffman, M King, C Newton C Smith 2/7 [30]
30 June 16 Bye
7 July 17 South Sydney Rabbitohs Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Won 12 8 I Folau, M King C Smith 2/2 [31]
16 July 18 Newcastle Knights Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 44 0 A Quinn (2), B Slater (2), S Turner (2), R Hoffman, M King, C Newton C Smith 3/6, S Turner 1/3 [32]
21 July 19 Canberra Raiders Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 34 6 G Inglis (2), I Folau, M Geyer, M King, S Turner C Smith 5/6 [33]
27 July 20 Sydney Roosters Aussie Stadium, Sydney Lost 16 26 J Aubusson, C Cronk, I Folau C Smith 2/3 [34]
6 August 21 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Toyota Park, Sydney Won 17 16 I Folau, R Hoffman, M King I Folau 2/3 C Cronk [35]
12 August 22 Brisbane Broncos Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 14 6 I Folau, M Geyer, G Inglis C Smith 1/3 [36]
17 August 23 Parramatta Eels Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 14 10 B Slater, C Smith C Smith 3/3 [37]
24 August 24 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Telstra Stadium, Sydney Won 38 6 I Folau (3), M Geyer, J Lima, B Slater C Smith 6/6, I Folau 1/1 [38]
2 September 25 Gold Coast Titans Olympic Park, Melbourne Won 50 6 M Crocker, C Cronk, I Folau, R Hoffman, G Inglis, M King, A Quinn, B Slater, S Turner C Smith 5/6, I Folau 1/1, M King 1/1 [39]

Finals

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Qualifying final
Sunday, 9 September
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 40 – 0 Brisbane Broncos
Tries: 8
Turner rugby ball 15', 26', 40'
Quinn rugby ball 5'
C Smith rugby ball 31'
Geyer rugby ball 34'
Slater rugby ball 58'
King rugby ball 73'
Goals: 4
C Smith rugby goalposts icon (3/7)
Folau rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/2)
 1st: 28–0
2nd: 12–0
Report
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,522
Referee: Steve Clark
Player of the Match: Cooper Cronk (Melbourne)
Preliminary final
Sunday, 23 September
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 26 – 10 Parramatta Eels
Tries: 4
King rugby ball 54', 80'
Turner rugby ball 28'
Cronk rugby ball 31'
Goals: 5
C Smith rugby goalposts icon 32', pen 53', 55', pen 73', 80' (5/6)
 1st: 10–4
2nd: 16–6
Report
 Tries: 2
Grothe Jr. rugby ball 11'
Reddy rugby ball 43'
Goals: 1
Inu rugby goalposts icon 44' (1/2)
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 33,427
Referee: Tony Archer
Player of the Match: Ryan Hoffman (Melbourne)
Main article: 2007 NRL Grand Final
2007 NRL Grand Final
Sunday, 30 September
19:15 AEST (UTC+10)
Melbourne Storm 34 – 8 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries: 7
Quinn rugby ball 12', 76'
Inglis rugby ball 23', 55'
Crocker rugby ball 44'
King rugby ball 52'
Newton rugby ball 72'
Goals: 3
C Smith rugby goalposts icon 13', 74', 76' (3/8)
 1st: 10–4
2nd: 24–4
Report
 Tries: 2
Matai rugby ball 39'
Hicks rugby ball 62'
Goals:
Orford (0/2)
ANZStadium, Sydney
Attendance: 81,392[40][41]
Referee: Tony Archer
Touch judges: Steve Chiddy, Russell Turner
Clive Churchill Medal: Greg Inglis (Melbourne)


Ladder

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Main article: 2007 NRL season
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 1 522 652 −130 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

2007 Coaching staff

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2007 Squad

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List current as of 18 October 2021

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm players
Cap [a] Nat. Player name Position First Storm Game Previous First Grade RL club [b]
18 Australia Matt Geyer WG 1998 Australia Perth Reds
26 New Zealand Matt Rua SR 1998 Australia Melbourne Storm
55 Australia Cameron Smith (c) HK 2002 Australia Melbourne Storm
58 Australia Billy Slater FB 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
60 Australia Dallas Johnson LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
62 Australia Ryan Hoffman SR, LK 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
68 Tonga Antonio Kaufusi PR 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
69 Australia Matt King CE 2003 Australia Melbourne Storm
72 Australia Steve Turner WG 2004 Australia Penrith Panthers
73 Australia Cooper Cronk HB 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
74 New Zealand Jeremy Smith LK 2004 Australia Melbourne Storm
76 Australia Brett White PR 2005 Australia Melbourne Storm
77 Australia Ian Donnelly PR 2005 Australia Manly Sea Eagles
79 Australia Greg Inglis CE 2005 Australia Melbourne Storm
83 Australia Garrett Crossman PR 2006 Australia Penrith Panthers
84 Australia Michael Crocker SR 2006 Australia Sydney Roosters
86 New Zealand Adam Blair PR 2006 Australia Melbourne Storm
88 Australia Ben Cross PR 2006 Australia Melbourne Storm
89 Australia Matthew Bartlett SR 2006 Australia Melbourne Storm
90 New Zealand Jeff Lima PR 2006 Australia Wests Tigers
91 Australia Anthony Quinn WG 2007 Australia Newcastle Knights
92 Australia Israel Folau WG 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
93 Australia James Aubusson HK 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
94 New Zealand Ryan Shortland CE 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
95 Samoa Sam Tagataese PR 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
96 Australia Russell Aitken HK 2007 Australia Cronulla Sharks
97 Australia Will Chambers CE 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
98 New Zealand Sika Manu SR 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
99 Australia Scott Anderson PR 2007 Australia Melbourne Storm
100 United States Clint Newton SR 2007 Australia Newcastle Knights
- Australia Aiden Tolman PR Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
- New Zealand Liam Foran HB Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
- Australia Danny Vaughan PR Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm
New Zealand Paletasala Ale SR Yet to Debut Australia Melbourne Storm

2007 Grand Final Winning Team

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Melbourne Storm
2007 Grand Final Winning Team Interchange Coach

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Team of the decade

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As part of their 10-year celebrations in 2007, Melbourne Storm released a team of the decade. The 17-man team was selected by former assistant coach Greg Brentnall, foundation CEO John Ribot, and then board member Frank Stanton (all 3 were members of the 1982 Kangaroo tour "Invincibles", Brentnall and Ribot as players with Stanton the coach). The trio were joined by The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) journalist Steve Mascord.[4]

Melbourne Storm
Team of the Decade Interchange Coach

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 9 August 2014
Source(s): Team of the Decade


Player movements

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Representative honours

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This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2007.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm representatives
Player 2007 ANZAC Test City vs Country Origin State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 2007 All Golds Tour
Michael Crocker – – – – – Australia
Cooper Cronk – – – – – Australia
Ben Cross – Country – – – –
Israel Folau – – – – – Australia
Ryan Hoffman – City – New South Wales New South Wales Australia
Greg Inglis – – Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Dallas Johnson – – Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia
Antonio Kaufusi – – Queensland – – –
Matt King Australia – New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales –
Jeff Lima – – – – – New Zealand
Anthony Quinn – Country – – – –
Cameron Smith Australia – Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia (c)
Jeremy Smith – – – – – New Zealand
Brett White – Country – New South Wales – –

Statistics

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This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2007 NRL season.

Further information: List of Melbourne Storm records
Name Appearances Tries Goals Field goals Points
Russell Aitken 1 0 0 0 0
Scott Anderson 2 0 0 0 0
James Aubusson 16 1 0 0 4
Matthew Bartlett 2 0 0 0 0
Adam Blair 8 0 0 0 0
Will Chambers 5 1 0 0 4
Michael Crocker 10 2 0 0 8
Cooper Cronk 25 8 0 1 33
Ben Cross 23 0 0 0 0
Garret Crossman 14 0 0 0 0
Ian Donnelly 5 0 0 0 0
Israel Folau 27 21 5 0 94
Matt Geyer 25 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 0 82
Jeff Lima 25 2 0 0 8
Sika Manu 3 0 0 0 0
Clint Newton 15 4 0 0 16
Anthony Quinn 26 8 0 0 32
Matt Rua 1 0 0 0 0
Ryan Shortland 1 0 0 0 0
Billy Slater 23 12 0 0 48
Cameron Smith 24 4 88 0 192
Jeremy Smith 19 3 0 0 12
Sam Tagataese 12 1 0 0 4
Steve Turner 21 15 5 0 70
Brett White 24 2 0 0 8
30 players used — 132 99 1 727

Scorers

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Most points in a game: 18 points

  • Round 6 – Cameron Smith (2 tries, 5 goals) vs Penrith Panthers
  • Round 14 – Cameron Smith (9 goals) vs North Queensland Cowboys

Most tries in a game: 3

  • Round 24 – Israel Folau vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
  • Qualifying Final – Steve Turner vs Brisbane Broncos

Winning games

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Highest score in a winning game: 58 points

  • Round 14 vs North Queensland Cowboys

Lowest score in a winning game: 4 points

  • Round 13 vs New Zealand Warriors

Greatest winning margin: 46 points

  • Round 14 vs North Queensland Cowboys

Greatest number of games won consecutively: 8

  • Round 21 – Grand Final

Losing games

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Highest score in a losing game: 16 points

  • Round 20 vs Sydney Roosters

Lowest score in a losing game: 12 points

  • Round 8 vs Wests Tigers
  • Round 11 vs Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Greatest losing margin: 18 points

  • Round 8 vs Wests Tigers

Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 1

Feeder Team

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For a tenth and ultimately final season, Melbourne continued their affiliation with Norths Devils, with reserve players travelling to Brisbane each week to play with the Devils in the Queensland Cup.

Coached by former Storm player Kevin Carmichael, the Devils missed the Queensland Cup finals for the second year in a row.

Main article: 2007 Queensland Cup
2007 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
8 Norths Devils 20 8 1 11 2 507 524 -17 21

Awards and honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ Players are listed with the cap number as they appear on the Melbourne Storm honour board. Additional squad members do not have a cap number.
  2. ^ This column denotes the previous RL club the player was signed to and played first grade RL for. If they are yet to debut then this is stipulated. If they were merely signed to the club but did not play then it is not counted.
  3. ^ Bartlett was released on 1 June 2007 to join the Cowboys.
  4. ^ Donnelly was released on 6 June 2007 to join the Titans.

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