2007 Canberra Raiders season

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2007 Canberra Raiders season
2007 NRL season Rank14th
Play-off resultDid not qualify
recordWins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 522; Against: 650
Team information
Coach Neil Henry
Captain
Stadium Canberra Stadium
Avg. attendance11,512
High attendance15,862
Top scorers
Tries Todd Carney (12)
Goals Michael Dobson (56)
PointsMichael Dobson (124)
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The 2007 Canberra Raiders season was the 26th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 14th (out of 16).

Contents

Pre-season

The Raiders' first trial match was against a highly understrength Brisbane Broncos team, with the top side in England playing their World Club Challenge match as premiers. However, the Raiders lost this game, resulting in widespread criticism and the team's entrenchment as wooden spoon favourites. Despite bouncing back against Wests Tigers in their second match, the Raiders were unable to put paid to these predictions, largely due to the side's lack of experience at both first grade and representative level.

Regular season

The Raiders' first NRL match of the season started inauspiciously, with a 32–6 loss to the Manly Sea Eagles. Their first win was in the third round, a convincing 48–18 win over the Newcastle Knights. The team registered consecutive wins for the only time in Round 11 against the Dragons, and entered the top 8 for the first time in Round 13. However, this win was followed by four straight losses, and the Raiders were unable to find any consistency before the season finished.

This season was notable for the Raiders' struggles away from home – just two of their nine wins occurred away from Canberra Stadium.

Results

Trial Games
RoundOpponentResultCan.Opp.DateVenueCrowdPosition
Trial MatchBrisbane BroncosLoss121824 Feb Dolphin Park
Trial MatchWests TigersWin2643 MarDavies Park
NRL Regular Season Games
1 Manly Sea Eagles Loss63217 Mar Brookvale Oval 13,53316/16
2 Melbourne Storm Loss163224 Mar Canberra Stadium 9,55615/16
3 Newcastle Knights Win481830 Mar Canberra Stadium 13,10910/16
4 Parramatta Eels Loss6387 Apr Parramatta Stadium 10,09114/16
5 Sydney Roosters Win372816 Apr Canberra Stadium 15,86212/16
6 Cronulla Sharks Loss02621 Apr Toyota Park 9,28915/16
7 Penrith Panthers Win341828 Apr CUA Stadium 8,49412/16
8 Manly Sea Eagles Loss30466 May Canberra Stadium 14,38714/16
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win161012 May Telstra Stadium 11,08812/16
10BYE10/16
11 St George Illawarra Dragons Win30625 May Canberra Stadium 13,1877/16
12 Gold Coast Titans Loss8283 Jun Carrara Stadium 13,6429/16
13 Parramatta Eels Win38109 Jun Canberra Stadium 11,2328/16
14 Newcastle Knights Loss182218 Jun EnergyAustralia Stadium 11,3499/16
15 North Queensland Cowboys Loss242823 Jun Canberra Stadium 11,26313/16
16 Wests Tigers Loss22161 Jul Canberra Stadium 12,59813/16
17 St George Illawarra Dragons Loss16588 Jul WIN Stadium 7,56114/16
18 Gold Coast Titans Win561015 Jul Canberra Stadium 13/16
19 Melbourne Storm Loss63421 Jul Olympic Park 8,98313/16
20 Penrith Panthers Win343027 Jul Canberra Stadium 10/16
22 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss45212 Aug Telstra Stadium 14/16
23 New Zealand Warriors Win262418 Aug Canberra Stadium 8,13412/16
24 Brisbane Broncos Loss193026 Aug Suncorp Stadium 14/16
25 Cronulla Sharks Loss12221 Sep Canberra Stadium 14/16
ColourResult
GreenWin
RedLoss
YellowGolden point Win
BlueBye

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2421031627277+35044
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2418061597377+22038
3 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 2415091547618−7132
4 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 24131101593434+15929
5 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 24130111573481+9228
6 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24120121575528+4726
7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 24120121408399+926
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 24110131511476+3524
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24110131541561−2024
10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 24101131445610−16523
11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24100141463403+6022
12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 24100141409559−15022
13 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons 2490151431509−7820
14 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders 2490151522650−12820
15 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights 2490151418708−29020
16 Panthers colours.svg Penrith Panthers 2480161539607−6818

Club Awards

AwardWinner
Player of the Year Scott Logan
Coaches Award Josh Miller
Rookie of the Year Joe Picker
Fred Daly Memorial Clubman of the Year Trophy Brett Dickson
Premier League Player of the Year Ryan Hinchcliffe
Premier League Coaches Award Cy Lasscock
Jersey Flegg Player of the Year Nick Skinner
Jersey Flegg Coaches Award Shaun Fensom

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