- Brisbane Broncos 1997
1997 saw the tenth season of the
Brisbane Broncos . This season was unique in that they participated in the only Super League competition held in Australia. They won the1997 World Club Challenge as well as the Telstra Premiership.eason Summary
The Broncos again won their first 7 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 their first home Grand Final. The Sharks recovered to make the big one, but they were no match for the Broncos. Despite being without key forwardGlenn 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. Following the premiership win, the Broncos also won the1997 World Club Challenge which involved clubs from theEnglish Super League as well.Match results
corers
Grand Final
Brisbane Broncos vs. Cronulla Sharks
20th September
Brisbane 26 (TRIES: Renouf 3, Hancock; GOALS: Lockyer 5/6)
defeated
Cronulla 8 (TRIES: Richardson; GOALS: Rogers 2/2)
Halftime: Brisbane 10-2
Referee:
Bill Harrigan Stadium: ANZ Stadium, (Brisbane)
Crowd: 58, 912
ee also
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Super League (Australia) season 1997
*1997 World Club Challenge
*History of the Brisbane Broncos External links
* [http://www.bronconet.org/index.cfm?MenuID=219&TopMenuID=183 Brisbane Broncos 1997 at bronconet.org]
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/seasons/Superleague_1997/Brisbane_Broncos/summary.html "Superleague 1997 Brisbane Broncos Statistics - Summary" at rugbyleagueproject.com]
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