Manly-Warringah 28–6 North Queensland Cowboys — Preliminary Final, 2007 NRL Finals Series
22 Sep 2007 · Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 32,611
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Final, 2007 NRL finals series: Manly-Warringah 28–6 North Queensland Cowboys, at Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney, NSW on 22 Sep 2007.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes could be sourced for this specific match — scorer identities and tallies are confirmed and fully reconcile from Rugby League Project alone, but minutes are not found rather than guessed. "Stewart (B)" denotes Brett Stewart, distinguishing him from teammate Glenn Stewart.
Scorers
| Manly-Warringah | Tries: Bell; Lyon; Stewart (B); Watmough; Williamson Goals: Orford (4/7 conversions) |
| North Queensland Cowboys | Tries: Lillyman Goals: Thurston (1/1 conversion) |
Team sheets
| Manly-Warringah | North Queensland Cowboys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Stewart | Fullback | Matt Bowen | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Robertson | Wing | Ty Williams | 2 |
| 3 | Steve Bell | Centre | Ashley Graham | 3 |
| 4 | Steve Matai | Centre | Ben Farrar | 5 |
| 22 | Michael Bani | Wing | Mark Henry | 13 |
| 6 | Jamie Lyon | Five-Eighth | Justin Smith | 6 |
| 7 | Matt Orford (c) | Halfback | Johnathan Thurston (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Jason King | Prop | Matthew Scott | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Monaghan | Hooker | Aaron Payne | 9 |
| 10 | Brent Kite | Prop | Ben Vaeau | 19 |
| 11 | Anthony Watmough | Second Row | Sam Faust | 11 |
| 12 | Glenn Stewart | Second Row | Matthew Bartlett | 12 |
| 13 | Luke Williamson | Lock | Paul Bowman | 4 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Mark Bryant | David Faiumu | 14 | |
| 17 | Steve Menzies | Jacob Lillyman | 16 | |
| 20 | Jack Afamasaga | Ray Cashmere | 17 | |
| 21 | Adam Cuthbertson | Shane Muspratt | 20 | |
| Des Hasler | Coach | Graham Murray | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Match report
North Queensland, playing away just six days after their demolition of the Warriors, matched Manly for the first half before the Sea Eagles pulled clear after the break. Steve Bell, Jamie Lyon, Brett Stewart, Anthony Watmough and Luke Williamson all crossed for Manly as Matt Orford's boot found range more often in the second half, ending the Cowboys' finals campaign and sending Des Hasler's side into their second-straight Grand Final.