| Year: | 1997 |
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| League: | Super League (Australia) |
| League Rank: | 1st |
| League Wins: | 14 |
| League Draws: | 1 |
| League Losses: | 3 |
| Points For: | 481 |
| Points Against: | 283 |
| Playoff Result: | Premiers |
| Cup: | World Club Challenge |
| Cup Result: | Champions |
| Cup Wins: | 9 |
| Cup Losses: | 0 |
| Avg Attendance: | 19,298 |
| High Attendance: | 42,361 (Round 1) |
| Top Tries: | Steve Renouf (27) |
| Top Goals: | Darren Lockyer (105) |
| Top Points: | Darren Lockyer (254) |
The 1997 Brisbane Broncos season was the tenth in the history of the Brisbane Broncos club. This season was unique in that they participated in the Australian Super League's 1997 Telstra Cup premiership and 1997 World Club Championship, winning both competitions.
The Broncos again won their first seven matches, before finally losing to the Penrith Panthers in round 8. Brisbane won their final three regular season games to capture their second minor premiership. In the major semi-final against Cronulla the Broncos thrashed the Sharks to move into the Super League Grand Final to be played at their home venue, ANZ Stadium. The Sharks recovered to make the big one, but they were no match for the Broncos. Despite being without key forward Glenn Lazarus and hampered by a troublesome groin injury, Allan Langer led his side to victory 26–8 for their third premiership in front of almost 60,000 home fans. Steve Renouf scored a hat-trick in the match.[1]
Following the premiership win, the Broncos also won the 1997 World Club Championship which involved clubs from the Super League as well.
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | Position | |
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| 1 | Auckland Warriors | Win | 14 | 2 | 1 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 42,361 | 2/10 | |
| 2 | Adelaide Rams | Win | 28 | 12 | 9 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 16,279 | 1/10 | |
| 3 | Perth Reds | Win | 26 | 16 | 16 Mar | WACA Ground | 11,109 | 2/10 | |
| 4 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 24 | 8 | 24 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 26,103 | 2/10 | |
| 5 | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 14 | 12 | 31 Mar | ANZ Stadium | 17,294 | 1/10 | |
| 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win | 42 | 16 | 5 Apr | Stockland Stadium | 30,122 | 1/10 | |
| 7[2] | Adelaide Rams | Win | 20 | 10 | 13 Apr | Adelaide Oval | 17,633 | 1/10 | |
| 8 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 26 | 27 | 21 Apr | Penrith Football Stadium | 12,648 | 1/10 | |
| 9[3] | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 34 | 16 | 28 Apr | ANZ Stadium | 17,921 | 1/10 | |
| 10 | Auckland Warriors | Win | 34 | 18 | 4 May | Mt Smart Stadium | 16,471 | 1/10 | |
| 11[4] | North Queensland Cowboys | Draw | 20 | 20 | 25 May | ANZ Stadium | 14,167 | 1/10 | |
| 12 | Hunter Mariners | Loss | 6 | 24 | 30 May | Topper Stadium | 7,124 | 1/10 | |
| 13 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 4 | 32 | 30 Jun | Endeavour Field | 12,240 | 1/10 | |
| 14 | WA Reds#The Perth Reds (1997) | Perth Reds | Win | 50 | 14 | 6 Jul | ANZ Stadium | 11,806 | 1/10 |
| 15 | Canberra Raiders | Win | 19 | 4 | 14 Jul | Bruce Stadium | 13,067 | 1/10 | |
| 16 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 54 | 12 | 10 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 13,921 | 1/10 | |
| 17 | Hunter Mariners | Win | 34 | 16 | 18 Aug | ANZ Stadium | 13,830 | 1/10 | |
| 18 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Win | 32 | 24 | 25 Aug | Belmore Oval | 9,781 | 1/10 | |
| Semi Final | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 34 | 2 | 6 Sep | Stockland Stadium | 26,256 | ||
| GRAND FINAL | Cronulla Sharks | Win | 26 | 8 | 20 Sep | ANZ Stadium | 58,912 |
| Round | Opponent | Result | Bro. | Opp. | Date | Venue | Crowd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCC 1 | London Broncos | Win | 42 | 22 | 6 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 18,193 | |
| WCC 2 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 34 | 0 | 16 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 14,833 | |
| WCC 3 | Halifax Blue Sox | Win | 76 | 0 | 24 Jun | ANZ Stadium | 11,358 | |
| WCC 4 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 30 | 4 | 20 Jul | Central Park | 12,816 | |
| WCC 5 | London Broncos | Win | 34 | 16 | 27 Jul | The Stoop | 9,846 | |
| WCC 6 | Halifax Blue Sox | Win | 54 | 10 | 4 Aug | Thrum Hall | 3,255 | |
| WCC Quarter Final | St. Helens | Win | 66 | 12 | 4 Oct | ANZ Stadium | 6,438 | |
| WCC Semi Final | Auckland Warriors | Win | 22 | 16 | 10 Oct | ANZ Stadium | 9,686 | |
| WCC Final | Hunter Mariners | Win | 36 | 12 | 17 Oct | 12,000 |
| width=20 abbr="Position" | width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=20 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 52 | +218 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 82 | +186 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 54 | +176 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 120 | +136 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 108 | +194 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 121 | +97 | 8 |
| Player | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 70/109 | 0 | 168 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| 7 | 2/2 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |