Cronulla-Sutherland 22–18 Canberra Raiders — Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1997-sl NRL Finals Series
30 Aug 1997 · Shark Park (Endeavour Field), Woolooware, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 17,137
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Preliminary Semi-Final, 1997-sl NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 22–18 Canberra Raiders, at Shark Park (Endeavour Field), Woolooware, Sydney, NSW on 30 Aug 1997.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Cronulla 14 of 22 points (8 short, roughly 2 further tries not attributable to a named player from the source).
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Mat Rogers (2) Goals: Mat Rogers (3/5) |
| Canberra Raiders | Tries: Jason Croker; Albert Fulivai; Luke Priddis Goals: David Furner (3/3) |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Canberra Raiders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Peachey | Fullback | Ken Nagas | 1 |
| 2 | Mat Rogers | Wing | Noa Nadruku | 2 |
| 3 | Andrew Ettingshausen (c) | Centre | Brett Mullins | 3 |
| 4 | Russell Richardson | Centre | Albert Fulivai | 4 |
| 5 | Richie Barnett | Wing | Royston Lightning | 5 |
| 6 | Mitch Healey | Five-Eighth | Laurie Daley | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Green | Halfback | Ricky Stuart (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Danny Lee | Prop | Quentin Pongia | 8 |
| 9 | Dean Treister | Hooker | Luke Priddis | 9 |
| 10 | Jason Stevens | Prop | Brett Hetherington | 10 |
| 11 | Chris McKenna | Second Row | David Furner | 11 |
| 12 | Les Davidson | Second Row | Jason Croker | 12 |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | Lock | Bradley Clyde | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Geoff Bell | David Atkins | 14 | |
| 15 | Martin Lang | Simon Woolford | 15 | |
| 16 | Craig Greenhill | Jason Burnham | 16 | |
| 17 | Adam Dykes | |||
| John Lang | Coach | Mal Meninga | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Match report
Halftime 16-6 to Cronulla. Match was relocated from Sydney Football Stadium to Shark Park.