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{{Short description|3rd season in the club history}}
The '''1997 [[North Queensland Cowboys]] season''' was the third in the club's history. Coached by [[Tim Sheens]] and captained by [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]], they competed in [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]]'s [[1997 Telstra Cup]], finishing in last place, but managed to attract an average of almost 17,000 per home game.<ref>{{Cite news
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
| last = Koslowski
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
| first = Michael
{{Infobox rugby league team season
| coauthors =
| year = 1997
| title = Field of teams
| team_colour = navy
| work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| font_colour = white
| place = Australia
| page = 6
| league = NRL
| league_link = [[1997 Super League (Australia) season|Super League]]
| language =
| league_rank = 10th
| publisher = [[Fairfax Media]]
| league_wins = 5
| date = 25 September 1997
| league_draws = 2
| url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news970925_0130_8090
| league_losses = 11
| accessdate = 6 February 2011}}</ref>
| points_for = 328
| points_against = 452
| playoff_result = Missed finals
| CEO_title =
| CEO =
| coach_title = Coach
| coach = [[Tim Sheens]]
| captain = [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]]
| stadium = [[Stockland Stadium]]
| avg_attendance = 17,539
| high_attendance = 30,122 (vs. [[Brisbane Broncos]], Rd 6)
| top_tries = [[Luke Phillips]] (8)
| top_goals = [[Luke Phillips]] (45)
| top_points = [[Luke Phillips]] (122)
| prev_season = [[1996 North Queensland Cowboys season|1996]]
| next_season = [[1998 North Queensland Cowboys season|1998]]
}}


This year the Cowboys also provided their first representative players, when [[Steve Walters]] and [[Owen Cunningham]] were selected to play for Queensland, [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]] was selected to play for New South Wales and [[Tyran Smith]] and [[John Lomax (rugby league)|John Lomax]] were selected to play for New Zealand. Walters also represented Australia.
The '''1997 North Queensland Cowboys season''' was the 3rd in [[North Queensland Cowboys|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Tim Sheens]] and captained by [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]], they competed in the breakaway [[News Limited]]-run competition, the [[1997 Super League (Australia) season|Telstra Cup]].


== Season summary ==
==Ladder==
After an improved 1996 season, the club pulled off a major coup in signing three-time premiership winning coach [[Tim Sheens]] from the [[Canberra Raiders]], who brought five players with him from his old club, including [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] and [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] representative hooker [[Steve Walters]]. Former [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] and [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] prop [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]] was brought in as captain as part of a major off-season rebuild in which 20 players were let go, including a number of foundation players.
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The club, who were competing in [[News Limited]]'s breakaway [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]] competition, got off to a promising start after defeating the newly formed [[Adelaide Rams]] in the opening round of the season. The good times under Sheens and his new signings were short lived, as a four game losing streak followed. A win over the [[Auckland Warriors]] in Round 9 was followed by two consecutive draws, which included a 20-all draw against arch-rivals [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]], their best ever result against them at the time.

Back-to-back wins in Round 14 and 15 had the Cowboys sitting just four points outside the Top 5, but a three-game losing streak to end the season left the club languishing in last place. The Cowboys recorded their second [[wooden spoon (award)|wooden spoon]] in three seasons, with just five wins from 18 games. Despite the disappointing year, Tim Sheens signed a five-year contract renewal with the club. [[Owen Cunningham]], an off-season recruit from [[Manly Sea Eagles|Manly]], was named the club's Player of the Year.

Towards the end of the season, the club took part in the [[1997 World Club Championship|World Club Championship]]. The tournament featured all 22 clubs from the [[Super League (Australia)|Australasian]] and [[Super League]] competitions and was contested over six rounds in two hemispheres. The Cowboys played home and away games against three [[Super League]] clubs; ([[Leeds Rhinos]], [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham Bears]] and [[Salford Red Devils|Salford Reds]]), winning all but once (a 16-20 loss to Oldham at [[Boundary Park]]). Despite the great results, the Cowboys missed out on the finals, while clubs in other pools got through without even winning a game. It would be the last time the club would face a [[Super League]] side or play a game in [[England]] until the [[2016 World Club Challenge]].

=== Milestones ===
* '''Round 1:''' [[Dion Cope]], [[Owen Cunningham]], [[Jason Ferris]], [[John Lomax]], [[Scott Mahon]], [[Ray Mercy]], [[Luke Phillips]], [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]], [[Tyran Smith]], [[Bert Tabuai]] and [[Steve Walters]] made their debuts for the club.
* '''Round 1:''' [[Kyle Warren]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 2:''' [[Jimmy Ahmat]] and [[Mark Shipway]] made their first grade debuts.
* '''Round 4:''' [[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 6:''' [[Luke Scott (rugby league)|Luke Scott]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 7:''' [[Jason Ryan (rugby league)|Jason Ryan]] made his debut for the club.
* '''Round 7:''' [[Adam Warwick]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 11:''' [[Shane Vincent]] made his debut for the club.
* '''Round 14:''' [[Ray Mercy]] became the first player to score three tries in a match for the club.

== Squad list ==
In [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]], players were able to choose their own jersey number (regardless of their starting position), which they wore for the entire season.
{{Rls
|squadname=North Queensland Cowboys Super League Squad 1997
|BC1=navy
|FC1=white
|BC2=#c0c0c0
|FC2=black
|source=
|date=
|list1a={{Rls player|no=38|pos=WG|name=[[Jimmy Ahmat]]}}
|list1b={{Rls player|no= 3|pos=CE|name=[[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player|no=15|pos=PR|name=[[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|John Buttigieg]]}}
|list1d={{Rls player|no= –|pos=SR|name=[[Michael Coorey]]}}
|list1e={{Rls player|no=25|pos=CE|name=[[Dion Cope]]}}
|list1f={{Rls player|no=14|pos=FB|name=[[Reggie Cressbrook]]}}
|list1g={{Rls player|no=13|pos=SR|name=[[Owen Cunningham]]}}
|list1h={{Rls player|no= 9|pos=HK|name=[[Jason Death]]}}
|list1i={{Rls player|no=24|pos=FE|name=[[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]]}}
|list1j={{Rls player|no= 6|pos=HB|name=[[Andrew Dunemann]]}}
|list1k={{Rls player|no=23|pos=FE|name=[[Ian Dunemann]]}}
|list1l={{Rls player|no= 7|pos=HB|name=[[Jason Ferris]]}}

|list2a={{Rls player|no= 9|pos=SR|name=[[Paul Galea]]}}
|list2b={{Rls player|no= –|pos=SR|name=[[Liam Johnson (rugby league, born 1977)|Liam Johnson]]}}
|list2c={{Rls player|no=21|pos=SR|name=[[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Peter Jones]]}}
|list2d={{Rls player|no= –|pos=PR|name=[[Aaron Ketchell]]}}
|list2e={{Rls player|no=10|pos=PR|name=[[Martin Locke]]}}
|list2f={{Rls player|no= 8|pos=PR|name=[[John Lomax (rugby league)|John Lomax]]}}
|list2g={{Rls player|no= 5|pos=WG|name=[[Justin Loomans]]}}
|list2h={{Rls player|no=22|pos=FB|name=[[Scott Mahon]]}}
|list2i={{Rls player|no=34|pos=CE|name=[[Ray Mercy]]}}
|list2j={{Rls player|no=32|pos=WG|name=[[Marshall Miller]]}}
|list2k={{Rls player|no=27|pos=SR|name=[[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Glen Murphy]]}}
|list2l={{Rls player|no=28|pos=WG|name=[[Luke Phillips]]}}

|list3a={{Rls player|no=31|pos=PR|name=[[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]]|captain=y}}
|list3b={{Rls player|no= 4|pos=SR|name=[[Jason Ryan (rugby league)|Jason Ryan]]}}
|list3c={{Rls player|no=17|pos=SR|name=[[Luke Scott (rugby league)|Luke Scott]]}}
|list3d={{Rls player|no=20|pos=CE|name=[[Mark Shipway]]}}
|list3e={{Rls player|no=35|pos=HK|name=[[John Skardon]]}}
|list3f={{Rls player|no=12|pos=SR|name=[[Tyran Smith]]}}
|list3g={{Rls player|no=30|pos=CE|name=[[Bert Tabuai]]}}
|list3h={{Rls player|no= 2|pos=WG|name=[[Kris Tassell]]}}
|list3i={{Rls player|no=41|pos=CE|name=[[Shane Vincent]]}}
|list3j={{Rls player|no=49|pos=HK|name=[[Steve Walters]]}}
|list3k={{Rls player|no= 1|pos=LK|name=[[Kyle Warren]]}}
|list3l={{Rls player|no=16|pos=WG|name=[[Adam Warwick]]}}

|coach= [[Tim Sheens]]
|assistant=[[Mark Graham (rugby league)|Mark Graham]] (assistant coach)
}}

== Squad movement ==

=== 1997 Gains ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:120px;"| Player
! style="width:210px;"| Signed From
|-
|-
| [[Dion Cope]] ||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]
!width=20 abbr="Position" |
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF
!width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA
!width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Brisbane colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|18||14||1||3||481||283||+198||'''29'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Cronulla colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla]]
|18||12||0||6||403||230||+173||'''24'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Canberra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
|18||11||0||7||436||337||+99||'''22'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Canterbury colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury]]
|18||10||0||8||453||447||+6||'''20'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Penrith colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
|18||9||0||9||431||462||-31||'''18'''
|-
|-
| [[Owen Cunningham]] ||{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Sea Eagles]]
|6||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Hunter Mariners|Hunter]]
|18||7||0||11||350||363||-13||'''14'''
|-
|-
| [[Jason Ferris]] ||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|7||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Auckland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors|Auckland]]
|18||7||0||11||332||406||-74||'''14'''
|-
|-
| [[John Lomax]] ||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|8||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Western Reds colours.svg|16x16px]] [[WA Reds|Perth]]
|18||7||0||11||321||456||-135||'''14'''
|-
|-
| [[Scott Mahon]] ||{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|9||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Adelaide colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Adelaide Rams|Adelaide]]
|18||6||1||11||303||402||-99||'''13'''
|-
|-
| [[Ray Mercy]] ||{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Atherton Roosters]]
|10||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:North Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
|18||5||2||11||328||452||-124||'''12'''
|-
|-
| [[Luke Phillips]] ||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|-
| [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]] ||{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Sea Eagles]]
|-
| [[Jason Ryan (rugby league)|Jason Ryan]] ||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|-
| [[Tyran Smith]] ||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|-
| [[Bert Tabuai]] ||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|-
| [[Shane Vincent]] ||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|-
| [[Steve Walters]] ||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]
|}
|}


==Squad (Partial)==
=== 1997 Losses ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
{{Expand section|date=April 2008}}
|- style="background:#efefef;"
*[[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]
! style="width:120px;"| Player
*[[Scott Brown (rugby league)|Scott Brown]]
! style="width:210px;"| Signed To
*[[Andrew Bulmer]]
|-
*[[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|John Buttigieg]]
| [[David Bouveng]] ||{{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax Blue Sox]]
*[[Jason Death]]
|-
*[[Andrew Dunemann]]
| [[Steve Edmed]] ||{{leagueicon|Sheffield|16}} [[Sheffield Eagles]]
*[[Ian Dunemann]]
|-
*[[Steve Edmed]]
| [[Damian Gibson]] ||{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
*[[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]]
|-
*[[Jason Ferris]]
| [[Shane Howarth]] ||{{leagueicon|Gloucester|16}} [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Auckland Blues]]
*[[Paul Galea]]
|-
*[[Liam Johnson]]
| [[Jason Martin (rugby league)|Jason Martin]] ||{{leagueicon|France|16}} [[Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League|Paris Saint-Germain]]
*[[Peter Jones (rugby league)|Peter Jones]]
|-
*[[Aaron Ketchell]]
| [[Jamie Mathiou]] ||{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
*[[Martin Locke]]
|-
*[[John Lomax (rugby league)|John Lomax]]
| [[Willie Morganson]] ||{{leagueicon|Sheffield|16}} [[Sheffield Eagles]]
*[[Justin Loomans]]
|-
*[[Scott Mahon]]
| [[Willie Poching]] ||{{leagueicon|Hunter Mariners|16}} [[Hunter Mariners]]
*[[Ray Mercy]]
|-
*[[Marshall Miller]]
| [[Dean Schifilliti]] ||{{leagueicon|Adelaide|16}} [[Adelaide Rams]]
*[[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Glen Murphy]]
|-
*[[Luke Phillips]]
| [[Wayne Sing]] ||{{leagueicon|France|16}} [[Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League|Paris Saint-Germain]]
*[[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]]*
|-
*[[Luke Scott (rugby league)|Luke Scott]]
| [[Tyran Smith]] ||{{leagueicon|Hunter Mariners|16}} [[Hunter Mariners]] (mid-season)
*[[Mark Shipway]]
|-
*[[John Skardon]]
| [[Whetu Taewa]] ||{{leagueicon|Sheffield|16}} [[Sheffield Eagles]]
*[[Tyran Smith]]
|-
*[[Bert Tabuai]]
| [[Adrian Vowles]] ||{{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers]]
*[[Kris Tassell]]
|}
*[[Shane Vincent]]
*[[Steve Walters]]*
*[[Adam Warwick]]


== Ladder ==
(*) Ian Roberts captained 10 games and Steve Walters captained 8 games.
{{#section:1997 Super League (Australia) season|ladder}}


==Coach==
== Fixtures ==
*Tim Sheens


=== Regular season ===
==Statistics==
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*Won 5; Lost 11
WIN = #CCFFCC
*PF: 328; PA: 452
LOSS = #FFBBBB
DRAW = #FFFFCC
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;"
==Club honours==
|-
*Player of the year: [[Owen Cunningham]]<ref>[http://www.cowboys.com.au/default.aspx?s=honours Honours] at ''cowboys.com.au''</ref>
! style="width:75px;"| Date
! style="width:75px;"| Round
! style="width:170px;"| Opponent
! style="width:115px;"| Venue
! style="width:50px;"| Score
! style="width:300px;"| Tries
! style="width:170px;"| Goals
! style="width:60px;"| Attendance
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|1 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 1||{{leagueicon|Adelaide|16}} [[Adelaide Rams]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|24 – 16|| [[Steve Walters|Walters]] (2), [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Tyran Smith|Smith]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (4/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|17,738
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|7 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 2||{{leagueicon|Western Reds|16}} [[Perth Reds]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|20 – 22|| [[Jim Ahmat|Ahmat]], [[Jason Ferris|Ferris]], [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Roberts]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (4/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|15,745
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|15 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 3||{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|12 – 19|| [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|18,003
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|22 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 4||{{leagueicon|Hunter|16}} [[Hunter Mariners]]||[[Topper Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 38|| [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|6,090
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|31 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 5||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||[[Belmore Oval]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 14|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Scott Mahon|Mahon]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|9,830
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|5 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 6||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 42|| [[Jason Death|Death]] (2), [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]] || [[John Doyle (rugby league)|Doyle]] (2/2), [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (0/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|30,122
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|12 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 7||{{leagueicon|Western Reds|16}} [[Perth Reds]]||[[WACA Ground|WACA]]||style="text-align:center;"|4 – 6|| || [[John Doyle (rugby league)|Doyle]] (2/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|9,701
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|20 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 8||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Bruce Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 40|| [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Steve Walters|Walters]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|10,071
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|27 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 9||{{leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[Auckland Warriors]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|30 – 22|| [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]], [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]], [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Luke Scott (rugby league)|Scott]], [[Steve Walters|Walters]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (5/6) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,464
|- style="background:#FFFFCC
|2 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 10||{{leagueicon|Adelaide|16}} [[Adelaide Rams]]||[[Adelaide Oval]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 14|| [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]], [[Ian Dunemann|I. Dunemann]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (1/4) ||style="text-align:center;"|15,970
|- style="background:#FFFFCC
|25 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 11||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[QSAC|ANZ Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|20 – 20|| [[Andrew Dunemann|A. Dunemann]], [[Ian Dunemann|I. Dunemann]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (4/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|14,167
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|31 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 12||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 24|| [[Scott Mahon|Mahon]] (2) || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|16,095
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|28 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 13||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|22 – 29|| [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Roberts]], [[Kris Tassell|Tassell]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]], [[Adam Warwick|Warwick]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (3/6) ||style="text-align:center;"|14,176
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|4 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 14||{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Penrith Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|33 – 26|| [[Ray Mercy|Mercy]] (3), [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2), [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (4/7), [[Andrew Dunemann|A. Dunemann]] (1 FG) ||style="text-align:center;"|5,335
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|13 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 15||{{leagueicon|Hunter|16}} [[Hunter Mariners]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|33 – 14|| [[Andrew Dunemann|A. Dunemann]] (2), [[Ray Mercy|Mercy]] (2), [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]], [[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Murphy]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (4/7), [[Andrew Dunemann|A. Dunemann]] (1 FG) ||style="text-align:center;"|11,480
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|9 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 16||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 22|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[John Lomax|Lomax]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (3/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|22,026
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|16 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 17||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Shark Park]]||style="text-align:center;"|12 – 34|| [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Luke Scott (rugby league)|Scott]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|11,640
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|24 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 18||{{leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[Auckland Warriors]]||[[Mt Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|22 – 50|| [[Ray Mercy|Mercy]], [[Luke Scott (rugby league)|Scott]], [[John Skardon|Skardon]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (3/4) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,000
|-
! colspan="11" | '''Legend''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#cfecec|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}


=== World Club Championship ===
==See also==
{{main|1997 World Club Championship}}
*[[North Queensland Cowboys]]
The [[1997 World Club Championship|World Club Championship]] was a mid-season tournament featuring all 22 clubs from the [[Super League (Australia)|Australasian]] and [[Super League]] competitions. It was contested over six rounds in two hemispheres from 6 June to 11 October.


==== Pool Play ====
{{NthQldCowboys}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Club !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! For !! Against !! Diff. !! Points
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| [[File:Hunter colours.svg|16px]] [[Hunter Mariners]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 226 || 50 || 176 || 12
|-
| [[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16px]] '''[[North Queensland Cowboys]]''' || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 228 || 92 || 136 || 10
|-
| [[File:Adelaide colours.svg|16px]] [[Adelaide Rams]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 170 || 68 || 102 || 8
|-
| [[File:Western Reds colours.svg|16px]] [[Perth Reds]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 148 || 104 || 44 || 8
|}


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==References==
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! style="width:55px;"| Round
! style="width:140px;"| Opponent
! style="width:115px;"| Venue
! style="width:50px;"| Score
! style="width:380px;"| Tries
! style="width:150px;"| Goals
! style="width:60px;"| Attendance
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|7 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 1||{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|42 – 20|| [[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Murphy]] (2), [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]], [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]], [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]], [[Bert Tabuai|Tabuai]], [[Adam Warwick|Warwick]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (5/8) ||style="text-align:center;"|14,561
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|14 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 2||{{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham Bears]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|54 – 16|| [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]] (2), [[Shane Vincent|Vincent]] (2), [[Steve Walters|Walters]] (2), [[Andrew Dunemann|A. Dunemann]], [[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Murphy]], [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (7/10) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,600
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|21 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 3||{{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford Reds]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|44 – 8|| [[Adam Warwick|Warwick]] (2), [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]], [[Owen Cunningham|Cunningham]], [[Ian Dunemann|I. Dunemann]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]], [[Bert Tabuai|Tabuai]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (6/8) ||style="text-align:center;"|15,508
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|18 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 4||{{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham Bears]]||[[Boundary Park]]||style="text-align:center;"|20 – 16|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Ray Mercy|Mercy]], [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|2,691
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|27 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 5||{{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford Reds]]||[[The Willows, Salford|The Willows]]||style="text-align:center;"|24 – 14|| [[Owen Cunningham|Cunningham]], [[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Murphy]], [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]], [[John Skardon|Skardon]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (4/4) ||style="text-align:center;"|7,448
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|3 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 6||{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]||[[Headingley Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|48 – 14|| [[Andrew Dunemann|A. Dunemann]] (2), [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (2), [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]], [[Ray Mercy|Mercy]], [[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Murphy]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]] || [[Luke Phillips|Phillips]] (8/8) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,224
|-
! colspan="11" | '''Legend''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#cfecec|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!style="width:10em"|Name!!style="width:3em"|[[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Try (rugby)|T]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Goal (sport)#Rugby league and rugby union|G]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Drop goal|FG]]!!style="width:3em"|Pts
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Ahmat}}||2||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Bowman|Paul Bowman (rugby league)}}||10||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Buttigieg|John Buttigieg (rugby league)}}||5||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Dion|Cope}}||7||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Reggie|Cressbrook}}||11||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Owen|Cunningham}}||18||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Death}}||20||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Doyle|John Doyle (rugby league)}}||12||-||4||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Dunemann}}||14||3||-||2||14
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ian|Dunemann}}||6||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Ferris}}||7||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Galea}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Peter|Jones|Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)}}||15||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Ketchell}}||3||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Martin|Locke}}||11||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Lomax}}||15||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Justin|Loomans}}||7||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Scott|Mahon}}||14||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ray|Mercy}}||6||6||-||-||24
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Marshall|Miller}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Glen|Murphy|Glen Murphy (rugby league)}}||11||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Luke|Phillips}}||17||8||45||-||122
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ian|Roberts|Ian Roberts (rugby league)}}||17||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Ryan|Jason Ryan (rugby league)}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Luke|Scott|Luke Scott (rugby league)}}||12||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mark|Shipway}}||13||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Skardon}}||3||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tyran|Smith}}||9||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Bert|Tabuai}}||5||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kris|Tassell}}||3||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shane|Vincent}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Steve|Walters}}||15||4||-||-||16
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kyle|Warren}}||14||5||-||-||20
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Adam|Warwick}}||6||1||-||-||4
|- class="sortbottom"
! Totals !! !! 57 !! 49 !! 2 !! 328
|}
''Source:''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-1997/north-queensland/summary.html|title = Super League 1997 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project}}</ref>

== Representatives ==
The following players played a representative match in 1997.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! !! [[1997 Anzac Test|Anzac Test]] !! [[Super League Tri-series]] !! End of Year Test !! [[Super League Test series|SL Test Series]]
|-
|[[Owen Cunningham]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|-}}
|-
|[[John Lomax]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|New Zealand}} || {{center|-}}
|-
|[[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|New South Wales}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|-}}
|-
|[[Tyran Smith]]|| {{center|New Zealand}} || {{center|New Zealand}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|-}}
|-
|[[Steve Walters]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|Australia}}
|}

== Honours ==

=== Club ===
* '''Player of the Year:''' [[Owen Cunningham]]
* '''Players' Player:''' [[John Lomax]]
* '''Club Person of the Year:''' [[Ian Roberts (rugby league)|Ian Roberts]]

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:1997 North Queensland Cowboys Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997 North Queensland Cowboys Season}}

Latest revision as of 23:48, 19 January 2024

1997 North Queensland Cowboys season
Super League Rank10th
Play-off resultMissed finals
1997 recordWins: 5; draws: 2; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 328; against: 452
Team information
CoachTim Sheens
Captain
StadiumStockland Stadium
Avg. attendance17,539
High attendance30,122 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Rd 6)
Top scorers
TriesLuke Phillips (8)
GoalsLuke Phillips (45)
PointsLuke Phillips (122)
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 3rd in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by Ian Roberts, they competed in the breakaway News Limited-run competition, the Telstra Cup.

Season summary

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After an improved 1996 season, the club pulled off a major coup in signing three-time premiership winning coach Tim Sheens from the Canberra Raiders, who brought five players with him from his old club, including Australia and Queensland representative hooker Steve Walters. Former Australia and New South Wales prop Ian Roberts was brought in as captain as part of a major off-season rebuild in which 20 players were let go, including a number of foundation players.

The club, who were competing in News Limited's breakaway Super League competition, got off to a promising start after defeating the newly formed Adelaide Rams in the opening round of the season. The good times under Sheens and his new signings were short lived, as a four game losing streak followed. A win over the Auckland Warriors in Round 9 was followed by two consecutive draws, which included a 20-all draw against arch-rivals Brisbane, their best ever result against them at the time.

Back-to-back wins in Round 14 and 15 had the Cowboys sitting just four points outside the Top 5, but a three-game losing streak to end the season left the club languishing in last place. The Cowboys recorded their second wooden spoon in three seasons, with just five wins from 18 games. Despite the disappointing year, Tim Sheens signed a five-year contract renewal with the club. Owen Cunningham, an off-season recruit from Manly, was named the club's Player of the Year.

Towards the end of the season, the club took part in the World Club Championship. The tournament featured all 22 clubs from the Australasian and Super League competitions and was contested over six rounds in two hemispheres. The Cowboys played home and away games against three Super League clubs; (Leeds Rhinos, Oldham Bears and Salford Reds), winning all but once (a 16-20 loss to Oldham at Boundary Park). Despite the great results, the Cowboys missed out on the finals, while clubs in other pools got through without even winning a game. It would be the last time the club would face a Super League side or play a game in England until the 2016 World Club Challenge.

Milestones

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Squad list

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In Super League, players were able to choose their own jersey number (regardless of their starting position), which they wore for the entire season.

North Queensland Cowboys Super League Squad 1997
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Squad movement

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1997 Gains

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Player Signed From
Dion Cope Cronulla Sharks
Owen Cunningham Manly Sea Eagles
Jason Ferris Canberra Raiders
John Lomax Canberra Raiders
Scott Mahon Parramatta Eels
Ray Mercy Atherton Roosters
Luke Phillips Canberra Raiders
Ian Roberts Manly Sea Eagles
Jason Ryan South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tyran Smith South Sydney Rabbitohs
Bert Tabuai Canberra Raiders
Shane Vincent South Sydney Rabbitohs
Steve Walters Canberra Raiders

1997 Losses

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Player Signed To
David Bouveng Halifax Blue Sox
Steve Edmed Sheffield Eagles
Damian Gibson Leeds Rhinos
Shane Howarth Auckland Blues
Jason Martin Paris Saint-Germain
Jamie Mathiou Leeds Rhinos
Willie Morganson Sheffield Eagles
Willie Poching Hunter Mariners
Dean Schifilliti Adelaide Rams
Wayne Sing Paris Saint-Germain
Tyran Smith Hunter Mariners (mid-season)
Whetu Taewa Sheffield Eagles
Adrian Vowles Castleford Tigers

Ladder

[edit]
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


Fixtures

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
1 March Round 1 Adelaide Rams Stockland Stadium 24 – 16 Walters (2), Phillips, Smith Phillips (4/5) 17,738
7 March Round 2 Perth Reds Stockland Stadium 20 – 22 Ahmat, Ferris, Roberts Phillips (4/5) 15,745
15 March Round 3 Penrith Panthers Stockland Stadium 12 – 19 Phillips, Warren Phillips (2/3) 18,003
22 March Round 4 Hunter Mariners Topper Stadium 10 – 38 Phillips, Warren Phillips (1/3) 6,090
31 March Round 5 Canterbury Bulldogs Belmore Oval 16 – 14 Bowman, Mahon, Shipway Phillips (2/3) 9,830
5 April Round 6 Brisbane Broncos Stockland Stadium 16 – 42 Death (2), Cressbrook Doyle (2/2), Phillips (0/1) 30,122
12 April Round 7 Perth Reds WACA 4 – 6 Doyle (2/2) 9,701
20 April Round 8 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium 16 – 40 Phillips, Walters, Warren Phillips (2/3) 10,071
27 April Round 9 Auckland Warriors Stockland Stadium 30 – 22 Cressbrook, Jones, Phillips, Scott, Walters Phillips (5/6) 12,464
2 May Round 10 Adelaide Rams Adelaide Oval 14 – 14 Cressbrook, I. Dunemann, Shipway Phillips (1/4) 15,970
25 May Round 11 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium 20 – 20 A. Dunemann, I. Dunemann, Shipway Phillips (4/5) 14,167
31 May Round 12 Cronulla Sharks Stockland Stadium 10 – 24 Mahon (2) Phillips (1/3) 16,095
28 June Round 13 Canterbury Bulldogs Stockland Stadium 22 – 29 Roberts, Tassell, Warren, Warwick Phillips (3/6) 14,176
4 July Round 14 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 33 – 26 Mercy (3), Phillips (2), Loomans Phillips (4/7), A. Dunemann (1 FG) 5,335
13 July Round 15 Hunter Mariners Stockland Stadium 33 – 14 A. Dunemann (2), Mercy (2), Loomans, Murphy Phillips (4/7), A. Dunemann (1 FG) 11,480
9 August Round 16 Canberra Raiders Stockland Stadium 14 – 22 Bowman, Lomax Phillips (3/3) 22,026
16 August Round 17 Cronulla Sharks Shark Park 12 – 34 Phillips, Scott Phillips (2/3) 11,640
24 August Round 18 Auckland Warriors Ericsson Stadium 22 – 50 Mercy, Scott, Skardon, Warren Phillips (3/4) 12,000
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

World Club Championship

[edit]
Main article: 1997 World Club Championship

The World Club Championship was a mid-season tournament featuring all 22 clubs from the Australasian and Super League competitions. It was contested over six rounds in two hemispheres from 6 June to 11 October.

Pool Play

[edit]
Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points
Hunter Mariners 6 6 0 0 226 50 176 12
North Queensland Cowboys 6 5 1 0 228 92 136 10
Adelaide Rams 6 4 2 0 170 68 102 8
Perth Reds 6 4 2 0 148 104 44 8
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
7 June Round 1 Leeds Rhinos Stockland Stadium 42 – 20 Murphy (2), Cressbrook, Jones, Phillips, Shipway, Tabuai, Warwick Phillips (5/8) 14,561
14 June Round 2 Oldham Bears Stockland Stadium 54 – 16 Cressbrook (2), Vincent (2), Walters (2), A. Dunemann, Murphy, Phillips, Shipway Phillips (7/10) 12,600
21 June Round 3 Salford Reds Stockland Stadium 44 – 8 Warwick (2), Bowman, Cressbrook, Cunningham, I. Dunemann, Shipway, Tabuai Phillips (6/8) 15,508
18 July Round 4 Oldham Bears Boundary Park 20 – 16 Bowman, Mercy, Phillips Phillips (2/3) 2,691
27 July Round 5 Salford Reds The Willows 24 – 14 Cunningham, Murphy, Phillips, Skardon Phillips (4/4) 7,448
3 August Round 6 Leeds Rhinos Headingley Stadium 48 – 14 A. Dunemann (2), Phillips (2), Cressbrook, Mercy, Murphy, Shipway Phillips (8/8) 12,224
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

[edit]
Name App T G FG Pts
Jimmy Ahmat 2 1 - - 4
Paul Bowman 10 2 - - 8
John Buttigieg 5 - - - -
Dion Cope 7 - - - -
Reggie Cressbrook 11 3 - - 12
Owen Cunningham 18 - - - -
Jason Death 20 3 - - 12
John Doyle 12 - 4 - 8
Andrew Dunemann 14 3 - 2 14
Ian Dunemann 6 2 - - 8
Jason Ferris 7 1 - - 4
Paul Galea 1 - - - -
Peter Jones 15 1 - - 4
Aaron Ketchell 3 - - - -
Martin Locke 11 - - - -
John Lomax 15 1 - - 4
Justin Loomans 7 2 - - 8
Scott Mahon 14 3 - - 12
Ray Mercy 6 6 - - 24
Marshall Miller 1 - - - -
Glen Murphy 11 1 - - 4
Luke Phillips 17 8 45 - 122
Ian Roberts 17 2 - - 8
Jason Ryan 1 - - - -
Luke Scott 12 3 - - 12
Mark Shipway 13 3 - - 12
John Skardon 3 1 - - 4
Tyran Smith 9 1 - - 4
Bert Tabuai 5 - - - -
Kris Tassell 3 1 - - 4
Shane Vincent 2 - - - -
Steve Walters 15 4 - - 16
Kyle Warren 14 5 - - 20
Adam Warwick 6 1 - - 4
Totals 57 49 2 328

Source:[1]

Representatives

[edit]

The following players played a representative match in 1997.

Anzac Test Super League Tri-series End of Year Test SL Test Series
Owen Cunningham
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Queensland
-
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John Lomax
-
-
Neuseeland
-
Ian Roberts
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New South Wales
-
-
Tyran Smith
Neuseeland
Neuseeland
-
-
Steve Walters
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Queensland
-
Australien

Honours

[edit]

Club

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Super League 1997 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project".

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