Final
New South Wales Origin (SL) 23 def. Queensland Origin (SL) 22
| 1997 Super League Tri-Series Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2366 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 19th May, 1997 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan | |||||||
| Venue | ANZ (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 35,570 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 5 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 5 | |||||
| NSW (SL) | Scoresheet | QLD (SL) | ||||||
| Brett MULLINS | 3 | T | 2 | Steve RENOUF | ||||
| Matthew RYAN | Tonie CARROLL | |||||||
| Michael HANCOCK | ||||||||
| David FURNER | 3/4 | G | 2/3 | Mat ROGERS | ||||
| 1/2 | Darren LOCKYER | |||||||
| Noel GOLDTHORPE | FG | |||||||
| NSW (SL) | Teams | QLD (SL) | ||||||
| David PEACHEY [Cronulla] | 1 | FB | 1 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] | ||||
| Ken NAGAS [Canberra] | 2 | W | 2 | Mat ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] | 3 | C | 3 | Tonie CARROLL [Brisbane] | ||||
| Matthew RYAN [Canterbury] | 4 | C | 4 | Steve RENOUF [Brisbane] | ||||
| Brett MULLINS [Canberra] | 5 | W | 5 | Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] | ||||
| Laurie DALEY (c) [Canberra] | 6 | FE | 6 | Kevin WALTERS [Brisbane] | ||||
| Noel GOLDTHORPE [Hunter] | 7 | HB | 7 | Allan LANGER (c) [Brisbane] | ||||
| Glenn LAZARUS [Brisbane] | 8 | FR | 8 | Brad THORN [Brisbane] | ||||
| Craig GOWER [Penrith] | 9 | HK | 9 | Steve WALTERS [North Qld] | ||||
| Ian ROBERTS [North Qld] | 10 | FR | 10 | Owen CUNNINGHAM [North Qld] | ||||
| David FURNER [Canberra] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Peter RYAN [Brisbane] | ||||
| Simon GILLIES [Canterbury] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gorden TALLIS [Brisbane] | ||||
| Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] | 13 | L | 13 | Darren SMITH [Brisbane] | ||||
| Solomon HAUMONO [Canterbury] | 14 | B | 14 | Shane WEBCKE [Brisbane] | ||||
| Robbie KEARNS [Perth] | 15 | B | 15 | Kevin CAMPION [Adelaide] | ||||
| Robbie ROSS [Hunter] | 16 | B | 16 | Paul GREEN [Cronulla] | ||||
| Luke PRIDDIS [Canberra] | 17 | B | 17 | Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane] | ||||
| Tim SHEENS | HC | Wayne BENNETT | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Origin (SL)
- Previous Game:
- 1997 Super League Tri-Series - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Ryan Girdler (centre), Scott Wilson (bench), Danny Lee (bench)
- In:
- Craig Gower (hooker), Robbie Kearns (bench), Robbie Ross (bench)
- Changes:
- Luke Priddis (hooker to bench), Matthew Ryan (bench to centre)
Queensland Origin (SL)
- Previous Game:
- 1997 Super League Tri-Series - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Craig Greenhill (front row)
- In:
- Steve Renouf (centre)
- Changes:
- Darren Smith (centre to lock), Owen Cunningham (second row to front row), Peter Ryan (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Match ended in second period of extra time, with Goldthorpe kicking the winning field goal in the 104th minute of the game. Langer, D.Smith, Green, Lockyer and Ross all missed a field goal attempt, while Goldthorpe missed 2 field goal attempts.
It was revealed after the match that the TAB accepted bets for a drawn result, when it later became apparent that a draw was impossible.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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