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1997: SUPER LEAGUE (TELSTRA CUP) 

35th season

Review

 

PLAYED

20

WON

10

LOST

10

DRAWN

0

AT PENRITH STADIUM

9 matches - 6 wins, 3 losses

AWAY RECORD

11 matches - 4 wins, 7 losses

POINTS SCORED

458

POINTS CONCEDED

508

DIFFERENTIAL

-50

TOP POINT SCORER

Ryan Girdler - 197

LEADING TRY SCORER

Ryan Girdler - 11

COACH

Royce Simmons

CAPTAINS

Steve Carter (13), Greg Alexander (5), Ryan Girdler (2)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 

Ryan Girdler

WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Group stage

 

 

[686] Round 1: 2nd March | Perth Reds at Penrith Stadium

WON 30-20 | Tries: Alexander (1), Carter (1), Domic (1), Girdler (1), Jorgensen (1). Goals: Girdler (5)

 

[687] Round 2: 9th March | Canberra at Bruce Stadium

WON 33-20 | Tries: Carter (2), Gower (2), Hinson (1), Jorgensen (1). Goals: Alexander (4). Field goals: Alexander (1)

 

[688] Round 3: 15th March | North Queensland at Stockland Stadium

WON 19-12 | Tries: Hinson (2), Donnic (1). Goals: Girdler (3). Field goals: Alexander (1)

 

[689] Round 4: 23rd March | Cronulla at Penrith Stadium

WON 38-10 | Tries: Brown (2), Girdler (1), Hinson (1), Jorgensen (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (7)

 

[690] Round 5: 29th March | Auckland at Ericcson Stadium

LOST 14-16 | Tries: Drew (1), Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (3)

 

[691] Round 6: 4th April | Hunter Mariners at Penrith Stadium

WON 38-24 | Tries: Williams (2), M. Adamson (1), P. Adamson (1), Alexander (1). Goals: Girdler (8)

 

[692] Round 7: 13th April | Canberra at Penrith Stadium

LOST 20-30 | Tries: Gower (2), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[693] Round 8: 21st April | Brisbane at Penrith Stadium

WON 27-26 | Tries: Casey (1), Girdler (1), Hinson (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (5). Field goals: Gower (1)

 

[694] Round 9: 27th April | Adelaide at Penrith Stadium

LOST 16-22 | Tries: Drew (1), Hinson (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[695] Round 10: 4th May | Perth Reds at WACA Ground

LOST 20-35 | Tries: Girdler (1), Gower (1), Williams (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

[696] Round 11: 16th May | Hunter Mariners at Topper Stadium

LOST 6-30 | Tries: Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (1)

 

[697] Round 12: 2nd June | Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground

WON 28-20 | Tries: M. Adamson (1), Farrar (1), Gall (1), Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (6)

 

 

World Club Championship (English leg) from 9th to 22nd June

 

 

[698] Round 13: 30th June | Auckland at Penrith Stadium

WON 26-22 | Tries: Carter (2), Gall (1), Gower (1). Girdler (5)

 

[699] Round 14: 4th July | North Queensland at Penrith Stadium

LOST 26-33 | Tries: Carter (1), Domic (1), Farrar (1), Girdler (1). Goals: Girdler (4), Gower (1)

 

[700] Round 15: 12th July | Cronulla at Shark Park

LOST 20-44 | Tries: Beckett (1), Brown (1), Thompson (1). Goals: Girdler (4)

 

 

World Club Championship (home leg) from 18th July to 4th August

 

 

[701] Round 16: 10th August | Brisbane at ANZ Stadium

LOST 12-54 | Tries: Carter (1), Domic (1). Goals: Girdler (2)

 

[702] Round 17: 18th August | Canterbury at Penrith Stadium

WON 44-8 | Tries: Girdler (3), Jorgensen (2), Adamson (1), Gall (1), Gower (1). Tries: Girdler (6)

 

[703] Round 18: 22nd August | Adelaide at Adelaide Oval

LOST 16-36 | Tries: Casey (1), Hicks (1), Williams (1). Goals: Casey (2)

 

 
PREMIERSHIP LADDER

 

1.

BRISBANE 29 -

2.

CRONULLA 24 -

3.

CANBERRA 22 -

4.

CANTERBURY 20 -

5.

PENRITH 18 -

6.

Hunter Mariners 14 -

7.

Auckland 14 -

8.

Perth Reds 14 -

9.

Adelaide 13 -

10.

North Queensland 12 -

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[704] Preliminary Semi Final: 1st September | Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground

WON 15-14 | Tries: Beckett (1), Puletua (1). Goals: Girlder (3). Field goals: Girdler (1)

 

[705] Qualifying Semi Final: 8th September | Canberra at Bruce Stadium

LOST 12-32 | Tries: Beckett (1), Carter (1). Goals: Girdler (2)

 

[number] = premiership match number

 

 

PLAYER STATISTICSv-

M

T

G

FG

Pts

-

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

SF

QF

21

21.

Matt Adamson

16

2

--

--

8

-

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

--

FR

FR

SR

FR

SR

--

--

SR

SR

--

25.

Phil Adamson

17

2

--

--

8

-

B

B

B

--

--

B

B

B

FR

--

B

L

FR

FR

B

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

24.

Fa'ausu Afoa

4

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

--

B

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

8.

David Alexander

2

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

FR

FR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

55.

Greg Alexander

6

2

4

2

18

-

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

5.

Robbie Beckett

10

3

--

--

12

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

W

--

--

W

W

W

W

W

C

W

W

--

35.

Brett Boyd

16

--

--

--

0

-

B

--

--

--

--

B

B

H

H

--

B

B

B

B

FR

B

B

B

B

B

--

33.

Darren Brown

19

3

--

--

12

-

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

--

L

B

L

B

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

--

6.

Steve Carter

14

8

--

--

32

-

FE

FE

--

--

--

--

--

--

FE

HB

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

--

3.

Garen Casey

5

2

2

--

12

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

HB

L

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

--

--

20.

Sid Domic **

16

4

--

--

16

-

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

--

--

--

18.

Brad Drew

5

2

--

--

8

-

--

--

B

B

B

--

--

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

12.

Morvin Edwards

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

SR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

23.

Gordon Falcon

8

--

--

--

0

-

B

B

B

B

SR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

--

--

9.

Danny Farrar

14

2

--

--

8

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

SR

H

SR

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

--

50.

Jody Gall

14

2

2

--

8

-

SR

SR

SE

--

--

--

--

--

--

L

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

13.

Ryan Girdler

19

11

76

1

197

-

C

--

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

FE

C

FE

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

7.

Craig Gower

20

7

1

1

31

-

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

HB

HB

H

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

HB

--

34.

Chris Hicks *

3

1

--

--

4

-

--

--

B

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

W

--

--

--

38.

Andrew Hinson

11

6

--

--

24

-

--

C

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

C

W

W

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

30.

Lee Hopkins *

1

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

26.

Paul Johnson **

9

--

--

--

0

-

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

B

FR

FR

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

4.

Peter Jorgensen **

20

5

--

--

20

-

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

W

FB

FB

FB

FB

FB

--

17.

Duncan MacGillvray

14

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

B

SR

SR

SR

SR

--

--

--

B

B

SR

B

B

B

B

B

--

11.

Carl MacNamara

20

--

--

--

0

-

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

SR

FR

FR

B

FR

FR

FR

FR

FR

--

19.

Fred Petersen

4

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

--

B

B

B

--

--

B

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

45.

Tony Puletua *

9

1

--

--

4

-

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

B

B

H

--

--

B

B

SR

SR

B

B

--

1.

Bobby Thompson

16

--

--

--

0

-

W

W

C

C

C

C

C

C

--

C

--

B

B

--

FB

B

B

--

C

C

--

10.

Steve Waddell

3

--

--

--

0

-

--

--

--

B

B

FR

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

43.

Jason Williams

20

 

7

-- --

28

-

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

B

W

W

W

W

W

--

Total players: 30

72

83

4

458

-

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The number preceding each player was their assigned squad number, and wore that number on the back of their jersey for every appearance during the 1997 season. This was a Super League initiative, and reverted back to the conventional numbering for the 1998 NRL season.

 

* First grade debutant

** Club debutant

 

M: Matches | T: Tries | G: Goals | FG: Field goals | Pts: Points

SF: Preliminary Semi Final | QF: Qualifying Semi Final

FB: Fullback | W: Wing | C: Centre | FE: Five-eighth | HB: Halfback | FR: Front row | SR: Second row | L: Lock | B: Bench | Captain

 

 

 

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