1997 Canberra Raiders season

The 1997 Canberra Raiders season was the 16th in the club's history. They competed in the Super League's Telstra Cup and World Club Championship. Coached by Mal Meninga and captained by Ricky Stuart, the Raiders finished third in the Telstra Cup regular season, and were eliminated in the Preliminary Final. The club did not make the finals of the World Club Championship, despite winning five of their six matches.

1997 Canberra Raiders season
Team information
CoachMal Meninga
Captain
StadiumBruce Stadium
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Telstra Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Brisbane (P) 18 14 1 3 481 283 +198 29
2   Cronulla 18 12 0 6 403 230 +173 24
3   Canberra 18 11 0 7 436 337 +99 22
4   Canterbury 18 10 0 8 453 447 +6 20
5   Penrith 18 9 0 9 431 462 -31 18
6   Hunter 18 7 0 11 350 363 -13 14
7   Auckland 18 7 0 11 332 406 -74 14
8   Perth 18 7 0 11 321 456 -135 14
9   Adelaide 18 6 1 11 303 402 -99 13
10   North Queensland 18 5 2 11 328 452 -124 12
  • (P) - Premiers

Ladder progression

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1   Brisbane 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 18 19 19 19 21 23 25 27 29
2   Cronulla 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24
3   Canberra 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 22
4   Canterbury 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 16 18 20 20 20
5   Penrith 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 18 18
6   Hunter 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 14
7   Auckland 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 12 14
8   Perth 0 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14
9   Adelaide 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 13
10   North Queensland 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 7 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12


Finals

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Qualifying/Elimination FinalMajor/Minor Semi FinalPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1  Brisbane34  Brisbane26
  Cronulla2  Cronulla8
2  Cronulla22  Cronulla10
3  Canberra18  Canberra4
  Canberra32
  Penrith12
4  Canterbury14
5  Penrith15

World Club Championship

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Pool A

Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points
  Brisbane Broncos 6 6 0 0 270 52 218 12
  Auckland Warriors 6 6 0 0 268 82 186 12
  Cronulla Sharks 6 6 0 0 230 54 176 12
  Penrith Panthers 6 6 0 0 256 120 136 12
  Canberra Raiders 6 5 1 0 302 108 194 10
  Canterbury Bulldogs 6 4 2 0 218 121 97 8

References

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