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. The most successful season in the club's history as the team managed 21 wins on their way to winning the NRL Grand Final. Storm's success was built on the back of incredibly strong defence. Craig Bellamy's men conceded just 11.5 points per game, the best defensive season in the club's history. The year began with seven straight wins and by Round 12 Melbourne had moved into first place, where they remained for the rest of the season. Storm earned redemption from the 2006 Grand Final loss by beating the Broncos 40–0 in the Qualifying final. They faced Manly in the decider, running away with a 34–8 victory as Greg Inglis scored a double on the night to be awarded the Clive Churchill Medal. Cameron Smith increased his standing as the best player in the game by being awarded the Golden Boot after being named the International Player of the Year while Israel Folau set an NRL rookie record, scoring 21 tries for the season.

Season Summary

Milestone games

Jerseys

Continuing with apparel manufacturer Reebok, the designs of Melbourne's home and clash jerseys were unchanged from 2006.

Fixtures

Pre Season

Regular season

Result by round

Matches

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Finals

Ladder

2007 Coaching staff

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

Losses Gains

Representative honours

This table lists all players who have played a representative match in 2007.

Statistics

This table contains playing statistics for all Melbourne Storm players to have played in the 2007 NRL season.

Scorers

Most points in a game: 18 points Most tries in a game: 3

Winning games

Highest score in a winning game: 58 points Lowest score in a winning game: 4 points Greatest winning margin: 46 points Greatest number of games won consecutively: 8

Losing games

Highest score in a losing game: 16 points Lowest score in a losing game: 12 points Greatest losing margin: 18 points Greatest number of games lost consecutively: 1

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

Trophy Cabinet

Melbourne Storm Awards Night

Dally M Awards Night

Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards Night

RLIF Awards

Additional Awards