# 2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season

The 2007 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the ninth in the joint venture club's history. The Dragons competed in the NRL's 2007 premiership season. The team finished thirteenth in the regular season, finishing the lowest they ever had and as a result of that, missing out on finals.

## Squad gains and losses

| Player | 2006 Club | 2007 Club |
| Tony Caine | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Rangi Chase | Wests Tigers | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Luke MacDougall | South Sydney Rabbitohs | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Adam Peek | Parramatta Eels | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Beau Scott | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Jamie Soward | Sydney Roosters | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Simon Woolford | Canberra Raiders | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Luke Bailey | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Gold Coast Titans |
| Trent Barrett | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Wigan Warriors (Super League) |
| Colin Best | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canberra Raiders |
| Matt Bickerstaff | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canberra Raiders |
| Aaron Gorrell | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Catalans Dragons (Super League) |
| Clint Greenshields | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Catalans Dragons (Super League) |
| Michael Henderson | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Gold Coast Titans |
| Daryl Millard | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Andrew Price | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |
| Reece Simmonds | St. George Illawarra Dragons | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Lee Te Maari | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Shaun Timmins | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Retirement |

## Ladder

2007 NRL seasonvte :
| 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 |

### Ladder Progression

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Ladder Position | 7th | 10th | 9th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 15th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 13th | 13th |
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## Season results

| Round | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue | Referee | Attendance | Source |
| 1 | Gold Coast Titans | 18 – 20 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 March | Lang Park | Shayne Hayne | 42,030 | |
| 2 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 12 – 16 | Newcastle Knights | 23 March | Jubilee Oval | Steve Clark | 12,326 | |
| 3 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 – 22 | North Queensland Cowboys | 31 March | Wollongong Showground | Jared Maxwell | 10,232 | |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 40 – 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 9 April | Endeavour Field | Tony Archer | 19,137 | |
| 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 10 – 24 | Melbourne Storm | 14 April | Jubilee Oval | Ben Cummins | 9,011 | |
| 6 | | BYE | | | | | | |
| 7 (ANZAC Day) | Sydney Roosters | 18 – 4 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 25 April | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 18,240 | |
| 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 – 16 | Penrith Panthers | 4 May | Jubilee Oval | Sean Hampstead | 9,057 | |
| 9 | Wests Tigers | 27 – 8 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 13 May | Stadium Australia | Ben Cummins | 13,625 | |
| 10 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 28 – 10 | Gold Coast Titans | 18 May | Wollongong Showground | Tony Archer | 12,085 | |
| 11 | Canberra Raiders | 30 – 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 25 May | Canberra Stadium | Steve Clark | 13,187 | |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 11 – 4 | Brisbane Broncos | 1 June | Jubilee Oval | Shayne Hayne | 10,302 | |
| 13 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 16 – 20 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 11 June | Jubilee Oval | Tony Archer | 12,455 | |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 20 – 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 17 June | Parramatta Stadium | Sean Hampstead | 12,658 | |
| 15 | Melbourne Storm | 28 – 6 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 June | Olympic Park Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 13,545 | |
| 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 26 – 22 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 1 July | Jubilee Oval | Tony Archer | 11,958 | |
| 17 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 58 – 16 | Canberra Raiders | 8 July | Wollongong Showground | Sean Hampstead | 7,561 | |
| 18 | New Zealand Warriors | 44 – 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 15 July | Mount Smart Stadium | Jared Maxwell | 10,037 | |
| 19 | Penrith Panthers | 20 – 38 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 21 July | Penrith Stadium | Gavin Badger | 9,523 | |
| 20 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 24 – 28 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 28 July | Wollongong Showground | Ben Cummins | 19,051 | |
| 21 | Newcastle Knights | 4 – 20 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 3 August | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Jared Maxwell | 12,573 | |
| 22 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 24 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 11 August | Wollongong Showground | Steve Clark | 18,382 | |
| 23 | North Queensland Cowboys | 24 – 14 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 18 August | Willows Sports Complex | Ben Cummins | 18,721 | |
| 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 14 – 6 | Parramatta Eels | 27 August | Wollongong Showground | Sean Hampstead | 13,488 | |
| 25 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 28 – 24 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 September | Brookvale Oval | Steve Clark | 18,637 | |