North Sydney Bears 24–14 Parramatta Eels — Major Qualifying Final, 1997-arl NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 1997 · Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 17,025
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Qualifying Final, 1997-arl NRL finals series: North Sydney Bears 24–14 Parramatta Eels, at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 13 Sep 1997.
Scorers
| North Sydney Bears | Tries: Chris Caruana; Brett Dallas; David Hall; Jason Taylor Goals: Jason Taylor (4/4) |
| Parramatta Eels | Tries: Jim Dymock; Ian Herron; Shane Whereat Goals: Ian Herron (1/3) |
Team sheets
| North Sydney Bears | Parramatta Eels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Seers | Fullback | David Riolo | 1 |
| 2 | Brett Dallas | Wing | Ian Herron | 2 |
| 3 | Ben Ikin | Centre | Karl Lovell | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Buettner | Centre | Nathan Barnes | 4 |
| 5 | Nigel Roy | Wing | Shane Whereat | 5 |
| 6 | Greg Florimo | Five-Eighth | Jason Smith | 6 |
| 7 | Jason Taylor (c) | Halfback | John Simon | 7 |
| 8 | Brenton Pomery | Prop | Dean Pay (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Reber | Hooker | Dennis Moran | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Trindall | Prop | Peter Johnston | 10 |
| 11 | Gary Larson | Second Row | Justin Morgan | 11 |
| 12 | David Fairleigh | Second Row | Jarrod McCracken | 12 |
| 13 | Billy Moore | Lock | Jim Dymock | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | David Hall | Russell Wyer | 14 | |
| 15 | Chris Caruana | Brett Horsnell | 15 | |
| 16 | Danny Williams | Darren Pettet | 16 | |
| 17 | Josh Stuart | Aaron Raper | 17 | |
| Peter Louis | Coach | Brian Smith | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |
Match report
Halftime North Sydney 6-14 Parramatta — North Sydney came from behind to win.