2007 NRL Grand Final

Deciding match of Australian rugby league competition April 2015 April 2015 2007 NRL Grand Final 125px 50pxMelbourneStorm 50pxManly WarringahSea Eagles MEL Melbourne 16 MAN Manly 16 10 24 34 4 4 8 30 September 2007 Telstra Stadium Sydney, Australia Clive Churchill Medal Greg Inglis (MEL) National anthem Vanessa Amorosi Tony Archer 81,392 Nine Network Ray Warren Peter Sterling Phil Gould NRL Grand Final 2006 2008 The 2007 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive, premiership-deciding match of the 2007 NRL season. It was played between the first-placed Melbourne Storm and second-placed Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Telstra Stadium on 30 September, in front of 81,392 spectators. The 2007 Grand final was the fourth to be played between the first and second placed teams, and the first in three years. The match was the last Grand Final played at night until 2013; each Grand Final in the intervention switched to a 5:00pm AEST kick-off. This match was also the most-watched television program on Australian TV for 2007. On 22 April 2010, Melbourne were stripped of this premiership, among other team honours, due to salary cap breaches exposed during the 2006–10 seasons.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/melbourne-storm-stripped-of-two-rugby-league-titles-over-salary-cap-fraud/news-story/d20d300e8ea41809e9a5a7b4d1db197e Melbourne Storm stripped of two rugby league titles over salary cap fraud The Australian 22 April 2010 22 April 2010 McDonald subscription Margie Background 2007 NRL season The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League. Sixteen teams contested the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, and with the inclusion of a new team, the Gold Coast Titans, the competition was the largest run since the 1999 NRL season. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2007 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season The 2007 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 58th in the club's history. Coached by Des Hasler and captained by Matt Orford, they finished the regular season in 2nd (out of 16) place. Melbourne Storm 2007 Melbourne Storm season The 2007 Melbourne Storm season was the 10th in the club's history. Coached by Craig Bellamy and captained by Cameron Smith, they finished the regular season in 1st place to claim the minor premiership before going on to reach their third ever and second consecutive grand final. Teams Matt Geyer was the only remaining Melbourne player from the club's 1999 NRL grand final-winning team. n center Melbourne Storm purple navy white Manly Warringah Sea Eagles maroon white maroon 17 s n Craig Bellamy Billy Slater 1 Steve Turner 2 Matt King 3 Israel Folau 4 Anthony Quinn 5 Greg Inglis 6 Cooper Cronk 7 Ben Cross 8 Cameron Smith (c) 9 Brett White 10 Clint Newton 11 Ryan Hoffman 12 Dallas Johnson 13 Jeremy Smith 14 Matt Geyer 15 Michael Crocker 16 Jeff Lima 17 Des Hasler Brett Stewart 1 Michael Robertson 2 Steven Bell 3 Steve Matai 4 Chris Hicks 5 Jamie Lyon 6 Matt Orford (c) 7 Jason King 8 Michael Monaghan 9 Brent Kite 10 Anthony Watmough 11 Glenn Stewart 12 Luke Williamson 13 Mark Bryant 16 Steve Menzies 17 Jack Afamasaga 20 Adam Cuthbertson 21 RLP Match details The pre-match entertainment included performances from Hoodoo Gurus and Shannon Noll. Player, coach and commentator Frank Hyde was honoured during the half-time break with a video-tribute as well as a minute's silence prior to the Premier League Grand Final.Daily Telegraph, The (Sydney) Frank Hyde to be honoured http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22486031-5001023,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110811194604/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/frank-hyde-to-be-honoured/story-e6frexni-1111114508416 dead 11 August 2011 2008-01-22 2007-09-26 First half Melbourne crossed early in the first half with a try to winger Anthony Quinn via a slick back-line movement that involved 3 decoy runners to lead 6–0. Another set play midway through the first half saw Melbourne extend the scoreline to 10–0 with a barging try to five-eighth Greg Inglis. Seconds before halftime, Manly centre Steve Matai crossed in the corner to take the deficit back to six points. The half-time score read 10–4 to Melbourne, with many surprised at how the scoreline was so close considering Melbourne's dominance. Second half 250px|thumb|Storm players celebrating. The second half started with major controversy after Manly fullback Brett Stewart was knocked unconscious by a massive hit from Melbourne players Michael Crocker and Billy Slater attempting to catch a bomb. Stewart failed to return following the hit, and it proved to be the turning point in the match as Melbourne immediately extended their lead to 14–4 with a try to Crocker. Two quick tries soon after by Melbourne players Matt King and Greg Inglis took the score out to 22–4 and the game looked set for a Melbourne victory. King barged over with a trademark Melbourne decoy play, while Inglis scored the try of the match with a vintage long range 60m run and powerful fend to post his second. Manly soon pegged the score back to 22–8 with a nice try to winger Chris Hicks but it seemed too little too late for the Manly side. Melbourne then scored two late tries to second-rower Clint Newton and another for Anthony Quinn to take the scoreline to 34–8. Melbourne captain Cameron Smith was inaccurate with the boot, kicking only three goals from eight attempts (including a missed penalty goal). Inglis was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for best on field.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/30/2047343.htm?site=sport&section=rugbyleague ABC Sport - Scintillating Storm clinch NRL title Australian Broadcasting Corporation 6 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119192149/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/30/2047343.htm?site=sport&section=rugbyleague 19 January 2011 dead The 34–8 Grand Final score was the third highest grand final margin in Australian rugby league history. Match summary #f1f5fc 2007 NRL Grand Final Sunday, 30 September 19:15 AEST (UTC+10) Melbourne Storm Melbourne 16 Manly 16 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 34 – 8 10–4 24–4 Report 7Quinn 12 76Inglis 23 55Crocker 44King 52Newton 72 3C Smith 13 74 76 (3/8) 2Matai 39Hicks 62 Orford (0/2) ANZStadium, Sydney 81,392Middleton David 2007 Official Rugby League Annual News Magazines Surrey Hills 110NRL Grand Final History https://web.archive.org/web/20101010125831/http://rl1908.com/clubcomps/Grand-Finals.htm 10 October 2010 at rl1908.com Tony Archer Steve Chiddy, Russell Turner Clive Churchill Medal Greg Inglis (Melbourne) World Club Challenge 2008 World Club Challenge Having won the NRL grand final, Melbourne had earned the right to then travel to England for the following February's World Club Challenge match against the winners of the 2007 Super League Grand Final, Leeds Rhinos. References 2007 Category:Melbourne Storm matches Category:Manly Warringah Sea Eagles matches Grand final