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2007 Melbourne Storm season

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.

Season summary
• 15 January – The drawn-out battle over the services of Melbourne er 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. Milestone games Jerseys Continuing with apparel manufacturer Reebok, the designs of Melbourne's home and clash jerseys were unchanged from 2006. ==Fixtures==
Fixtures
Pre Season Regular season Result by round Matches Source: • - Golden Point extra time • (pen) - Penalty try Finals ---- ---- ==Ladder==
2007 Coaching staff
• Head coach: Craig Bellamy • Assistant coaches: Michael Maguire & Stephen Kearney • Development coach: Brad Arthur • Specialist coach: Matthew Johns • Strength and conditioning Coach: Alex Corvo • Football Manager: Dean Lance ==2007 Squad==
2007 Squad
List current as of 18 October 2021 ==2007 Grand Final Winning Team==
Team of the decade
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. ==Player movements==
Representative honours
This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2007. ==Statistics==
Statistics
This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2007 NRL season. • Statistics sources: Scorers 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 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 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==
Feeder Team
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. ==Awards and honours==
Awards and honours
Trophy Cabinet2007 J. J. Giltinan Shield2007 Provan-Summons TrophyMichael Moore Trophy Melbourne Storm Awards Night • Melbourne Storm Player of the Year: Cameron Smith • Members' Player of the Year: Billy Slater • Best Back: Billy Slater • Best Forward: Dallas Johnson • Most Improved: Jeff Lima • Rookie of the Year: Israel Folau • Mick Moore Club Person of the Year: Matt King • Life Member Inductee: Greg Brentnall ===Dally M Awards Night=== • Peter Moore Rookie of the Year: Israel Folau • Dally M Representative Player of the Year: Cameron Smith • Dally M Coach of the Year: Craig Bellamy • Dally M Top Try Scorer of the Year: Israel Folau • Dally M Lock of the Year: Dallas Johnson Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards NightGolden Boot Award: Cameron Smith ===RLIF Awards=== • RLIF International Newcomer of the Year: Israel Folau Additional AwardsClive Churchill Medal: Greg InglisWally Lewis Medal: Cameron Smith • QRL Ron McAuliffe Medal: Cameron Smith ==Notes==
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