Brisbane Broncos 34–2 Cronulla-Sutherland — Major Semi-Final, 1997-sl NRL Finals Series
6 Sep 1997 · Stockland Stadium, Townsville, QLD · Attendance: 26,256
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Major Semi-Final, 1997-sl NRL finals series: Brisbane Broncos 34–2 Cronulla-Sutherland, at Stockland Stadium, Townsville, QLD on 6 Sep 1997.
Sourcing caveat: Confirmed named scorers total Brisbane 18 of 34 points (16 short, roughly 4 further tries — a blowout with several scorers the accessible source did not name) — recorded as unattributed rather than guessed.
Scorers
| Brisbane Broncos | Tries: Steve Renouf (2) Goals: Darren Lockyer (5/7) |
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Goals: Mat Rogers (1/1) |
Team sheets
| Brisbane Broncos | Cronulla-Sutherland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lockyer | Fullback | David Peachey | 21 |
| 3 | Steve Renouf | Wing | Mat Rogers | 45 |
| 4 | Anthony Mundine | Centre | Geoff Bell | 17 |
| 5 | Wendell Sailor | Centre | Russell Richardson | 33 |
| 6 | Kevin Walters | Wing | Brian Laumatia | 5 |
| 7 | Allan Langer (c) | Five-Eighth | Mitch Healey (c) | 6 |
| 18 | Michael De Vere | Halfback | Paul Green | 7 |
| 10 | Brad Thorn | Prop | Danny Lee | 8 |
| 23 | Andrew Gee | Hooker | Dean Treister | 9 |
| 11 | Gorden Tallis | Prop | Jason Stevens | 40 |
| 12 | Peter Ryan | Second Row | Les Davidson | 38 |
| 13 | Darren Smith | Second Row | Chris McKenna | 31 |
| 21 | Shane Webcke | Lock | Tawera Nikau | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 2 | Michael Hancock | Adam Dykes | 14 | |
| 8 | John Plath | Sean Ryan | 15 | |
| 9 | John Driscoll | Craig Greenhill | 16 | |
| 14 | Tonie Carroll | Nathan Long | 17 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | John Lang | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
Match report
Halftime 30-2 to Brisbane. Rugby League Project's page lists non-sequential jersey numbers for both teams in this match (e.g. Brisbane fielding numbers 1, 3-7, 10-13, 18, 21, 23 with no 2, 8, 9 or 14-17 slot shown conventionally) — reflecting Super League's non-standard squad numbering that season rather than a data error; reported here as shown on the source, in the players' listed positional order.