The 1997 Brisbane Broncos season was the tenth in the history of the Brisbane Broncos club. This season was unique in that they participated in the Australian Super League 's 1997 Telstra Cup premiership and 1997 World Club Championship , winning both competitions.
Season summary The Broncos again won their first seven matches, before finally losing to the Penrith Panthers in round 8. Brisbane won their final three regular season games to capture their second minor premiership. In the major semi-final against Cronulla the Broncos thrashed the Sharks to move into the Super League Grand Final to be played at their home venue, ANZ Stadium . The Sharks recovered to make the big one, but they were no match for the Broncos. Despite being without key forward Glenn Lazarus and hampered by a troublesome groin injury, Allan Langer led his side to victory 26–8 for their third premiership in front of almost 60,000 home fans. Steve Renouf scored a hat-trick in the match.[ 1] 1997 World Club Championship which involved clubs from the Super League as well.
Match results
Round
Opponent
Result
Bro.
Opp.
Date
Venue
Crowd
Position
1
Auckland Warriors Win
14
2
1 Mar
ANZ Stadium 42,361
2/10
2
Adelaide Rams Win
28
12
9 Mar
ANZ Stadium
16,279
1/10
3
Perth Reds Win
26
16
16 Mar
WACA Ground 11,109
2/10
4
Canberra Raiders Win
24
8
24 Mar
ANZ Stadium
26,103
2/10
5
Cronulla Sharks Win
14
12
31 Mar
ANZ Stadium
17,294
1/10
6
North Queensland Cowboys Win
42
16
5 Apr
Stockland Stadium 30,122
1/10
7[ 2]
Adelaide Rams
Win
20
10
13 Apr
Adelaide Oval 17,633
1/10
8
Penrith Panthers Loss
26
27
21 Apr
Penrith Football Stadium 12,648
1/10
9[ 3]
Canterbury Bulldogs Win
34
16
28 Apr
ANZ Stadium
17,921
1/10
10
Auckland Warriors
Win
34
18
4 May
Mt Smart Stadium 16,471
1/10
11[ 4]
North Queensland Cowboys
Draw
20
20
25 May
ANZ Stadium
14,167
1/10
12
Hunter Mariners Loss
6
24
30 May
Topper Stadium 7,124
1/10
13
Cronulla Sharks
Loss
4
32
30 Jun
Endeavour Field 12,240
1/10
14
Perth Reds
Win
50
14
6 Jul
ANZ Stadium
11,806
1/10
15
Canberra Raiders
Win
19
4
14 Jul
Bruce Stadium 13,067
1/10
16
Penrith Panthers
Win
54
12
10 Aug
ANZ Stadium
13,921
1/10
17
Hunter Mariners
Win
34
16
18 Aug
ANZ Stadium
13,830
1/10
18
Canterbury Bulldogs
Win
32
24
25 Aug
Belmore Oval 9,781
1/10
Semi Final
Cronulla Sharks
Win
34
2
6 Sep
Stockland Stadium 26,256
GRAND FINAL Cronulla Sharks
Win
26
8
20 Sep
ANZ Stadium
58,912
World Club Challenges Match results
Round
Opponent
Result
Bro.
Opp.
Date
Venue
Crowd
WCC 1London Broncos Win
42
22
6 Jun
ANZ Stadium
18,193
WCC 2Wigan Warriors Win
34
0
16 Jun
ANZ Stadium
14,833
WCC 3Halifax Blue Sox Win
76
0
24 Jun
ANZ Stadium
11,358
WCC 4Wigan Warriors
Win
30
4
20 Jul
Central Park
12,816
WCC 5London Broncos
Win
34
16
27 Jul
The Stoop
9,846
WCC 6Halifax Blue Sox
Win
54
10
4 Aug
Thrum Hall
3,255
WCC Quarter FinalSt. Helens Win
66
12
4 Oct
ANZ Stadium
6,438
WCC Semi FinalAuckland Warriors
Win
22
16
10 Oct
ANZ Stadium
9,686
WCC FinalHunter Mariners
Win
36
12
17 Oct
Mt Smart Stadium 12,000
Ladders Telstra Cup Premiership Ladder {{#section:1997 Super League (Australia) season|ladder}}
World Club Challenge Australasia Pool A Scorers Grand final {{#section:1997_Super_League_(Australia)_season|scoreboard}}
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Honours League Club References
↑ "Grand final simply super" . Illawarra Mercury . Retrieved 6 October 2009 .↑ This match was played after a Tri-series match between Queensland and New South Wales on 11 April.
↑ This match was played after the ANZAC Test between Super League Australia and New Zealand on 25 April.
↑ This match was played after Tri-series matches between Queensland and New Zealand on 9 May, and Queensland and New South Wales on 19 May.
↑ "Honour Board" . broncos.com.au . Brisbane Broncos . Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2013 .
External links
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