Year: | 1997 |
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Font Colour: | gold |
League: | Super League |
League Rank: | 2nd |
League Wins: | 15 |
League Draws: | 3 |
League Losses: | 5 |
Points For: | 692 |
Points Against: | 515 |
Playoff Result: | Premiership Trophy quarter final |
Cup: | Challenge Cup |
Cup Result: | Fifth round |
Cup Wins: | 1 |
Cup Losses: | 1 |
Cup2: | World Club Championship |
Cup2 Result: | Quarter-final |
Cup2 Wins: | 1 |
Cup2 Draws: | 0 |
Cup2 Losses: | 6 |
Coach Title: | Head Coach |
Avg Attendance: | 4,941 |
High Attendance: | 9,166 |
Top Tries: | Scott Roskell - 19 |
Top Goals: | Greg Barwick - 85 |
Top Points: | Greg Barwick - 198 |
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List Link: | List of London Broncos seasons |
The 1997 London Broncos season was the eighteenth in the club's history and their second season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Currie, the Broncos competed in Super League II and finished in 2nd place. The club also reached the fifth round of the 1997 Challenge Cup and the Quarter Finals in the 1997 World Club Championship.
Squad Number | Name | Representative country | Position | Age | Previous club | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points 1 |
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1 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ||||
2 | 25 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
4 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
5 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ||||
6 | 24 | >6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | ||||
7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 45 | ||||
8 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||
9 | 32 | >7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||||
10 | 27 | >7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
11 | 30 | >3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
12 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
13 | 30 | >7 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 122 | ||||
14 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
15 | 24 | London Broncos Academy | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
17 | 20 | London Broncos Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
20 | 29 | >5 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 198 | ||||
21 | 20 | London Broncos Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | 28 | >7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 | ||||
24 | 24 | >7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
25 | 20 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
26 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
27 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
29 | 27 | Australia | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
31 | 18 | London Broncos Academy | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | |||
33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
34 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
35 | 18 | London Broncos Academy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
The London Broncos progressed to the fifth round of the Cup, before losing to the Bradford Bulls at The Stoop.[5] [6]
Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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Fourth round | 9 February 1997 | Lancashire Lynx | 5–48 | London Broncos | 713 |
Fifth Round | 22 February 1997 | London Broncos | 12–34 | Bradford Bulls | 6,102 |
Pool A
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 212 | -123 | 4 | ||
London Broncos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 238 | -102 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 228 | -146 | 0 | ||
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 270 | -174 | 0 | ||
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 256 | -178 | 0 | ||
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 340 | -284 | 0 |
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6 June 1997 | |||||
42 – 22 | London Broncos | ANZ Stadium, Brisbane | Attendance: 18,193 |
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15 June 1997 | |||||
Canberra Raiders | 66 – 20 | London Broncos | Bruce Stadium, Canberra | Attendance: 6,471 |
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22 June 1997 | |||||
Canterbury Bulldogs | 34 – 18 | London Broncos | Belmore Sports Ground, Sydney | Attendance: 4,000 |
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21 July 1997 | |||||
London Broncos | 38 – 18 | Canberra Raiders | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 7,819 |
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27 July 1997 | |||||
London Broncos | 16 – 34 | Brisbane Broncos | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 9,846 |
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1 August 1997 | |||||
London Broncos | 22 – 44 | Canterbury Bulldogs | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,923 |
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6 October 1997 | |||||
London Broncos | 16 – 40 | Cronulla Sharks | The Stoop, London | Attendance: 6,239 |