 The Bulldogs' 2007 NRL Premiership campaign began against the Newcastle Knights.While the Knights won 25–24 in a dramatic season opener at EnergyAustralia Stadium, the game will long be remembered for the sending off of Sonny Bill Williams for a swinging left arm which left Andrew Johns lying face down on the turf unconscious in the fourth minute.The Bulldogs capitalised on this, at one point leading 24–8 before a comeback by the Knights saw them lose by just one point.