| Clubname: | CAIRNS CYCLONES |
| Fullname: | Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club |
| Colours: | Green, white and gold |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Exited: | 2000 |
| Sport: | Rugby League |
| League: | Queensland Cup |
| Ground: | Barlow Park |
| Capacity: | seating 1,700, standing 15,000 |
| Premierships: | Nil |
| Runners: | Nil |
| Minors: | Nil |
| Spoons: | Nil |
| Win: | 48-0 v Bundaberg Grizzlies at Salter Oval, 1998 |
| Loss: | 78-4 v Easts Tigers at Langlands Park, 2000 |
| Homejersey: | Cairns Cyclones 1997 jersey.png |
The 1997 Cairns Cyclones season was the second season that the Cairns Cyclones rugby league team competed in the Channel Nine Queensland Cup. The Queensland Cup was the second tier competition under the Brisbane Rugby League. The Cyclones were one of fourteen clubs competing in the eighteen-week-long competition. Three teams had left the competition at the end of the 1996 season, the Bundaberg Grizzlies, Mackay Sea Eagles and the Sunshine Coast Falcons and one team, the Gold Coast Burleigh Bears had joined.
The Cairns Cyclones team was managed by Nigel Tillett and coached by Gary Smith.
1. Shannon Van Balen (Fullback)
2. Richard Murgha (Threequarters)
3. Craig Cygler (Threequarters)
4. David Maiden (Threequarters)
5. Peter Dangerfield (Threequarters)
6. Paul Fowler (Halves)
7. Robbie Schmidt (captain) (Halves)
8. Scott Manns (Forwards)
9. Shane Vivian (Forwards)
10. Gavin Sant (Forwards)
11. Peter Deaves (Forwards)
12. Andy Henley (Forwards)
13. Shane Medhurst (Forwards)
14. Mick Skardon (Replacements)
15. Ben Zammataro (Replacements)
16. Nathan Woods (Replacements)
17. Nathan Butterworth (Replacements)
Other players
| Pos. | Team | W | L | D | P/F | P/A | P/D | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 14 | 3 | 1 | 498 | 235 | +263 | 29 | ||
| 2 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 14 | 4 | 0 | 573 | 271 | +302 | 28 | ||
| 3 | Easts Tigers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 521 | 328 | +193 | 27 | ||
| 4 | Gold Coast Burleigh Bears | 13 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 347 | +80 | 27 | ||
| 5 | Wests Panthers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 468 | 271 | +197 | 26 | ||
| 6 | Central Capras | 10 | 6 | 2 | 455 | 398 | +57 | 22 | ||
| 7 | Norths Devils | 9 | 9 | 0 | 460 | 346 | +114 | 18 | ||
| 8 | Port Moresby Vipers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 433 | 518 | align = center | -85 | 18 | |
| 9 | Cairns Cyclones | 7 | 10 | 1 | 318 | 352 | align = center | -34 | 15 | |
| 10 | Toowoomba Clydesdales | 6 | 11 | 1 | 312 | 354 | align = center | -42 | 13 | |
| 11 | Souths Magpies | 6 | 11 | 1 | 315 | 424 | align = center | -109 | 13 | |
| 12 | Past Brothers | 6 | 12 | 0 | 391 | 524 | align = center | -133 | 12 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Jets | 1 | 16 | 1 | 276 | 657 | align = center | -381 | 3 | |
| 14 | Logan Scorpions | 0 | 17 | 1 | 226 | 648 | align = center | -422 | 1 |
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