Gold Coast Chargers 25–14 Illawarra Steelers — Minor Qualifying Final, 1997-arl NRL Finals Series
5 Sep 1997 · Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW · Attendance: 8,197
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Minor Qualifying Final, 1997-arl NRL finals series: Gold Coast Chargers 25–14 Illawarra Steelers, at Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, NSW on 5 Sep 1997.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Gold Coast 24 of 25 points (1 point unaccounted, plausibly an unconfirmed field goal not attributable to a named player from the source).
Scorers
| Gold Coast Chargers | Tries: Graham Mackay; John McKellcher; Jason Nicol; Scott Sattler; Jeremy Schloss Goals: Graham Mackay (2/3) |
| Illawarra Steelers | Tries: Trent Barrett; Scott Cram; Fili Seru Goals: Darren Bradstreet (1/1) |
Team sheets
| Gold Coast Chargers | Illawarra Steelers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew King | Fullback | Dean Moon | 1 |
| 2 | Marcus Bai | Wing | Fili Seru | 2 |
| 3 | Graham Mackay (c) | Centre | Shaun Timmins | 3 |
| 4 | Jason Nicol | Centre | Brett Rodwell | 4 |
| 5 | Darren Anderson | Wing | Wayne Clifford | 5 |
| 6 | Tom O'Reilly | Five-Eighth | Paul McGregor (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Wes Patten | Halfback | Trent Barrett | 7 |
| 8 | Martin Bella | Prop | Scott Cram | 8 |
| 9 | Jamie Goddard | Hooker | Dean Callaway | 9 |
| 10 | Steve Parsons | Prop | Craig Smith | 10 |
| 11 | Scott Sattler | Second Row | John Cross | 11 |
| 12 | Des Clark | Second Row | Terry Lamey | 12 |
| 13 | Jeremy Schloss | Lock | Brad Mackay | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Chris Nahi | Andrew Hart | 14 | |
| 15 | John McKellcher | Chris Leikvoll | 15 | |
| 16 | Clayton Maher | Darren Bradstreet | 16 | |
| 17 | Brett Plowman | Brendon Reeves | 17 | |
| Phil Economidis | Coach | Andrew Farrar | ||
Match officials
| Referee | David Manson |