# 2007 NAB Cup

The 2007 NAB Cup was the pre-season competition of the Australian Football League's 2007 season. It culminated in the Grand Final on 17 March, which was won by Carlton.

## Prize money

* Winner: $220,000
* Runner-up: $110,000
* Round 3 losers: $55,000
* Round 2 losers: $27,000
* Round 1 losers: $16,500
$220,000 was awarded to the winning club (by comparison, the prize money for the winner of the 2005 AFL Grand Final was only slightly larger at $250,000). Smaller amounts were awarded to clubs based on participation and progression through the competition.
It was announced that if a club could win both the pre-season and regular premierships in the same season, that the club would receive a bonus $1 million. Half would be distributed among the players, while the other half would go to the club.

## Games
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | |
| Friday, 23 February (7:40 pm) | Kangaroos 1.15.18 (117) | def. | Collingwood 1.8.9 (66) | Carrara Stadium (crowd: 11,341) | Report |
| Friday, 23 February (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 2.9.17 (89) | def. | Adelaide 2.10.8 (86) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 16,355) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 February (3:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs 1.12.16 (97) | def. | Sydney 1.9.7 (70) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 5,567) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 February (6:10 pm) | Carlton 1.10.14 (83) | def. | Essendon 1.9.16 (79) | Telstra Dome (crowd: 28,658) | Report |
| Saturday, 24 February (7:40 pm) | St Kilda 1.5.6 (45) | def. by | Brisbane Lions 0.7.10 (52) | Cazaly's Stadium (crowd: 6,380) | Report |
| Sunday, 25 February (3:40 pm) | Geelong 3.17.10 (139) | def. | Richmond 1.14.3 (96) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 15,000) | Report |
| Sunday, 25 February (6:10 pm) | Melbourne 2.9.14 (86) | def. by | Hawthorn 3.11.17 (110) | Telstra Dome (crowd: 14,000) | Report |
| Sunday, 25 February (6:40 pm) | Fremantle 4.11.10 (112) | def. | West Coast 0.10.15 (75) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 39,027) | Report |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | | |
| Friday, 2 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 2.12.12 (102) | def. | Western Bulldogs 2.7.10 (70) | Telstra Dome (crowd: 12,789) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (6:10 pm) | Hawthorn 2.7.8 (68) | def. by | Carlton 1.9.12 (75) | Aurora Stadium (crowd: 15,412) | Report |
| Saturday, 3 March (7:10 pm) | Geelong 0.9.6 (60) | def. | Port Adelaide 0.7.15 (57) | TIO Stadium (aet) (crowd: 4,804) | Report |
| Sunday, 4 March (3:40 pm) | Kangaroos 1.14.7 (100) | def. | Fremantle 0.13.13 (91) | Telstra Dome (crowd: 9,191) | Report |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | |
| Friday, 9 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions 3.8.10 (85) | def. | Geelong 0.10.13 (73) | Telstra Dome (crowd: 14,475) | Report |
| Saturday, 10 March (7:10 pm) | Carlton 1.13.13 (100) | def. | Kangaroos 1.12.4 (85) | Carrara Stadium (crowd: 7,228) | Report |

### Grand Final

| | 2007 NAB Cup Grand Final | 2007 NAB Cup Grand Final | 2007 NAB Cup Grand Final | | |
| Saturday, 17 March (7:20 pm) | Brisbane Lions | def. by | Carlton | Telstra Dome (crowd: 46,094) | Report |
| | 0.2.2 (14) 0.6.7 (43) 0.7.11 (53) 0.10.12 (72) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.2.1 (22) 1.4.3 (36) 2.9.3 (75) 2.12.7 (97) | Umpires: Stevic, Vozzo, Ryan, Jeffery Michael Tuck Medal: Nick Stevens (Carlton) Television broadcast: Seven | Umpires: Stevic, Vozzo, Ryan, Jeffery Michael Tuck Medal: Nick Stevens (Carlton) Television broadcast: Seven |
| Nil | Nil | Super Goals | Fisher, Carrazzo | Fisher, Carrazzo |
| Stiller 2, Johnson 2, Brown 2, Moody, Sherman, Wood, McGrath | Stiller 2, Johnson 2, Brown 2, Moody, Sherman, Wood, McGrath | Goals | Fevola 4, Fisher 3, Scotland, Koutoufides, Russell, Whitnall, Stevens | Fevola 4, Fisher 3, Scotland, Koutoufides, Russell, Whitnall, Stevens |
| Black, Harding, Adcock, Stiller, Sherman, Fixter | Black, Harding, Adcock, Stiller, Sherman, Fixter | Best | Stevens, Murphy, Thornton, Fisher, Ó hAilpín, Fevola | Stevens, Murphy, Thornton, Fisher, Ó hAilpín, Fevola |
| Nil | Nil | Injuries | Nil | Nil |
| Fixter for charging Murphy (Carlton) in the third quarter, Wood (Brisbane Lions) by umpire Jeffery for striking Ackland (Carlton) in the third quarter. | Fixter for charging Murphy (Carlton) in the third quarter, Wood (Brisbane Lions) by umpire Jeffery for striking Ackland (Carlton) in the third quarter. | Reports | Nil | Nil |

## Summary of results

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| St Kilda | 1 | 5 | 6 | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Lions | 0 | 7 | 10 | 52 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 12 | 12 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 12 | 16 | 97 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 7 | 10 | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sydney | 1 | 9 | 7 | 70 | | | | | | Brisbane Lions | 3 | 8 | 10 | 85 | | | | | |
| Geelong | 3 | 23 | 10 | 175 | | | | | | Geelong | 0 | 10 | 13 | 73 | | | | | |
| Richmond | 1 | 14 | 3 | 96 | Geelong (aet) | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Port Adelaide | 2 | 9 | 17 | 89 | Port Adelaide | 0 | 7 | 15 | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelaide | 2 | 10 | 8 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | Brisbane Lions | 0 | 10 | 12 | 72 |
| Melbourne | 2 | 9 | 14 | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | Carlton | 2 | 12 | 7 | 97 |
| Hawthorn | 3 | 11 | 17 | 110 | Hawthorn | 2 | 7 | 8 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlton | 1 | 10 | 14 | 83 | Carlton | 1 | 9 | 12 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Essendon | 1 | 9 | 16 | 79 | | | | | | Carlton | 1 | 13 | 13 | 100 | | | | | |
| Kangaroos | 1 | 15 | 18 | 117 | | | | | | Kangaroos | 1 | 12 | 4 | 85 | | | | | |
| Collingwood | 1 | 8 | 9 | 66 | Kangaroos | 1 | 14 | 7 | 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fremantle | 4 | 11 | 10 | 112 | Fremantle | 0 | 13 | 13 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Coast | 0 | 10 | 15 | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## NAB Challenge

| | Indigenous All-Stars match | Indigenous All-Stars match | Indigenous All-Stars match | |
| Friday, 9 February (8:30pm) | Indigenous All-Stars 6.7 (43) | def. by | Essendon 14.9 (93) | TIO Stadium (crowd: 13,119) |
| All Stars co-captain Andrew McLeod was awarded the Graham 'Polly' Farmer medal for being the Indigenous All-Stars best on ground. ||||||
| | Practice match | Practice match | Practice match | |
| Friday, 16 February (7:00pm) | Sydney 10.6 (66) | def. | Collingwood 7.9 (51) | North Sydney Oval (crowd: 9,560) |
| | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 | |
| Friday, 2 March (4:30pm) | Collingwood 15.10 (100) | def. | St Kilda 7.10 (52) | MC Labour Park (crowd: 4,000 est.) |
| Saturday, 3 March (1:00pm) | Sydney 13.7 (85) | def. | Richmond 10.6 (66) | Manuka Oval (crowd: 3,365) |
| Saturday, 3 March (3:30pm) | Adelaide 14.16 (100) | def. | Melbourne 6.8 (44) | Blue Lake Sports Park, Mount Gambier (crowd: 5,000 est.) |
| Saturday, 3 March (5:40pm) | West Coast 5.12 (42) | def. by | Essendon 15.10 (100) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,012) |
| | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 | |
| Friday, 9 March (7:00pm) | Sydney 19.9 (123) | def. | Collingwood 10.7 (67) | Narrandera Sportsground, Narrandera (crowd: 10,979) |
| Friday, 9 March (7:00pm) | Port Adelaide 21.14 (140) | def. | St Kilda 12.11 (83) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 4,424) |
| Friday, 9 March (7:00pm) | Adelaide 11.11 (77) | def. by | West Coast 12.12 (84) | Traeger Park (crowd: 11,000 est.) |
| Saturday, 10 March (2:00pm) | Melbourne 15.13 (103) | def. | Richmond 10.15 (75) | MC Labour Park (crowd: 2,000 est.) |
| Saturday, 10 March (2:00pm) | Essendon 15.13 (91) | def. by | Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 4,000 est.) |
| Saturday, 10 March (5:40pm) | Fremantle 12.12 (84) | def. | Hawthorn 9.9 (63) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6,321) |
| | Week 3 | Week 3 | Week 3 | |
| Friday, 16 March (4:30pm) | Kangaroos 9.8 (62) | def. by | St Kilda 10.13 (73) | MC Labour Park (crowd: 1,500 est.) |
| Friday, 16 March (4:30pm) | Richmond 10.12 (72) | def. | Collingwood 9.11 (65) | Red Cliffs Oval, Mildura (crowd: 10,733) |
| Friday, 16 March (7:00pm) | Sydney 14.8 (92) | def. by | Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) | ANZ Stadium (crowd: 3,013) |
| Friday, 16 March (7:30pm) | Adelaide 7.16 (58) | def. by | Fremantle 12.11 (83) | AAMI Stadium (crowd: 5,278) |
| Saturday, 17 March (2:00pm) | Hawthorn 10.15 (75) | def. | Essendon 9.11 (65) | Casey Fields (crowd: 10,099) |
| Saturday, 17 March (2:00pm) | Geelong 11.13 (79) | def. | Melbourne 7.12 (54) | Skilled Stadium (crowd: 2,500 est.) |
| Saturday, 17 March (7:40pm) | West Coast 15.6 (96) | def. | Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6,873) |