Finals Series
For more details on this topic, see 2007 NRL season results#Finals series.To decide the grand finalists from the top eight finishing teams, the NRL adopts the McIntyre Final Eight System. The finals series was contested over a period of four weeks, culminating with the NRL Grand Final being held on Sunday 30 September 2007. For the first time, the week 2 and week 3 final matches were played in the cities of previous week winners rather than Sydney only.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
| New Zealand Warriors | 10 – 12 | Parramatta Eels | 7 September 2007 8:30pm | Mt Smart Stadium | Tony Archer | 28,745 | ||
| North Queensland Cowboys | 20 – 18 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 8 September 2007 6:30pm | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 24,004 | ||
| Manly Sea Eagles | 30 – 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 8 September 2007 8:30pm | Brookvale Oval | Shayne Hayne | 19,875 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 40 – 0 | Brisbane Broncos | 9 September 2007 4:00pm | Olympic Park Stadium | Steve Clark | 15,522 | ||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| Parramatta Eels | 25 – 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 15 September 2007 7:45pm | Telstra Stadium | Shayne Hayne | 50,621 | ||
| North Queensland Cowboys | 49 – 12 | New Zealand Warriors | 16 September 2007 4:00pm | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Tony Archer | 21,847 | ||
| Preliminary Finals | ||||||||
| Manly Sea Eagles | 28 – 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | 22 September 2007 7:45pm | Sydney Football Stadium | Paul Simpkins | 32,611 | ||
| Melbourne Storm | 26 – 10 | Parramatta Eels | 23 September 2007 4:00pm | Telstra Dome | Tony Archer | 33,427 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Melbourne Storm | 34 – 8 | Manly Sea Eagles | 30 September 2007 7:00pm | Telstra Stadium | Tony Archer | 81,392 | ||
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