Gould and Daley's appointment proved to be a masterstroke for the Blues, who kick-started their return to form with a 14-6 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium. Rugby League underwent a major development in 1993, with the five-metre defensive line extended to 10 metres, but NSW responded positively to the change. Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round, This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 02:20. At the end of this time, the scores were 22–22, and Queensland captain Allan Langer is said to have asked the referee, "Should we toss a coin to see who wins?" Queensland were coached by Wayne Bennett. Gone were established players Laurie Daley, Allan Langer, Ricky Stuart, Wendell Sailor, Glenn Lazarus, Bradley Clyde, Gorden Tallis and Kevin Walters- a… A high elbow later in the game, however, would ultimately spell the end to Geyer's three-game Origin career, with Lewis victorious in his own finale a game later. Despite the game being played in Brisbane, NSW were the home team as it was the Final of the series. It was run by the breakaway Super League organisation as an alternative to the Australian Rugby League's traditional State of Origin series, with each of the two series involving exclusively players contracted to clubs of their respective League. The tables had turned - and it took a legendary speech to return glory to NSW. 2039, rival Australian Rugby League competition, Super League (Australia) season 1997 at rl1908.com, Super League (Australia) season 1997 stats at rugbyleagueproject.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1997_Super_League_(Australia)_season&oldid=978127420, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
The other international football that Super League staged in 1997 was the dismal World Club Challenge.
That series saw Origin return to Melbourne, this time in front of 87,161 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and NSW ruin Meninga's farewell with wins at the MCG and Lang Park. The same result followed in 1994, as NSW achieved three consecutive Origin series wins for the first time. With the formation of the National Rugby League in 1998, however, results would appear to swing back the way of Queensland the following year. The series defeat resulted in the sacking of NSW coach Tim Sheens, with Bulldogs and Panthers premiership-winning mentor Phil Gould taking the reins for the 1992 series, while Daley (aged 22) was named captain. After NSW lost 6-4 in the series opener, intensely physical tactics were employed by front-rower Mark Geyer in Game Two - and his confrontation with Queensland captain Wally Lewis maintained the interstate rivalry. Replay of the Game III 1997 match between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons. The side also included eventual Rugby League Immortal Andrew Johns, who began to make his mark after an unsuccessful 1995 series. 1997 Super League Tri-series - NSW vs Qld, "Try, try and try again, but Kiwis denied by ref", Complete Statistics and Players of the Super League Tri-Series, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Super_League_Tri-series&oldid=941212422, Articles to be expanded from December 2018, Articles with empty sections from December 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 February 2020, at 06:39. It resulted in two versions of State of Origin, with the Super League staging a tri-series involving NSW, Queensland and New Zealand. The Tri-series final was held on 19 May 1997, and won by New South Wales, who defeated Queensland 23–22 at ANZ Stadium in the longest-ever game of first class rugby league. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. Though the competition begins again this week, it has already been deemed a failure by most people in Rugby League. The game then moved into golden point extra time, and after 104 minutes, Noel Goldthorpe kicked a field goal for New South Wales, and won the match. The format also is questionable. The Tommy Raudonikis-coached Blues defeated the Maroons by just two and one points in the first two games of 1997, but in doing so achieved their longest winning streak of five games. After eligible players were limited by the Super League War in 1995, selection was opened up to all players again in 1996, helping NSW return to Origin glory. The side was coached by Graeme Norton and he served as a selector alongside Frank Endacott and Gary Kemble. As the state's greats began to retire, Queensland had been struggling to keep up with the never-ending talent south of the border – but the game-wide upheaval of the Super League War allowed the Maroons' fresh faces to do the unthinkable in 1995. The 1997 Super League season was a breakaway professional rugby league football competition in Australia and the only one to be run by the News Limited-controlled Super League organisation. Eight teams which had broken away from the existing Australian Rugby League, in addition to the newly created Hunter Mariners and Adelaide Rams, competed over eighteen weekly rounds of the regular … It was run by the breakaway Super League organisation as an alternative to the Australian Rugby League's traditional State of Origin series, with each of the two series involving exclusively players contracted to clubs of their respective League. So that the competition didn’t wind up with all Australian teams playing … A 5-4 loss in Brisbane was followed by a series-deciding win at home again a fortnight later, with Gould's coaching, Daley's captaincy and Stuart's individual performance largely accredited to the result.
Like the 1995 State of Origin series, players from clubs aligned with Super League were not eligible for selection. Mark Geyer and Wally Lewis come together in a famous confrontation at the Sydney Football Stadium in Origin II, 1991. Our long and proud history of interstate clashes - both before and after the Origin concept. The Australian teams were far too dominant, and 95% of the results were predicted. The 1991 series is still considered one of the closest of all time, with just two points separating all three of the games, but ultimately the result fell the way of Queensland with a 2-1 victory. The 1997 season saw the height of the Super League War, with Rugby League divided into two directly-opposed competitions throughout Australia. Once again, a relatively new-look NSW side was brought in with the aim of returning the shield in 1990, with Ricky Stuart partnering Raiders teammate Laurie Daley in the halves for the first time.
The state narrowly won that tournament and a separate team followed it with another close win in the ARL-aligned series, which is the officially-recognised title. In 1995 and 1997 Super League players were made ineligible for the ARL State of Origin series selection. New South Wales were overall winners of the Tri-series, defeating Queensland in the final. New South Wales were overall winners of the Tri-series, defeating Queensland in th… New Zealand restricted their selections to players based in Australia and New Zealand and did not recognize the matches as international games. This included most of Queensland's usual team, who now plays for the Super League affiliated Brisbane Broncos . The 1997 season saw the height of the Super League War, with Rugby League divided into two directly-opposed competitions throughout Australia. The series started well for the Blues with an 8-0 win – their first in three years and first ever at the Sydney Football Stadium – with Ben Elias earning Man-of-the-Match honours.
Coming up against Raiders captain Mal Meninga (aged 31), the pair became the first club teammates to lead their respective states against each other. It resulted in two versions of State of Origin, with the Super League staging a tri-series involving NSW, Queensland and New Zealand. The Super League Tri-series was an international rugby league football tournament contested in 1997 between Queensland, New South Wales, and New Zealand representative rugby league teams. The contest then headed further south in Game Two; Melbourne's Olympic Park hosted its first Origin and another close Blues victory as they finally enjoyed a well-deserved series win. Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round. The Super League Tri-series was an international rugby league football tournament contested in 1997 between Queensland, New South Wales, and New Zealand representative rugby league teams. This commercially disastrous final looked like becoming a reality when New Zealand winger Sean Hoppe scored a try in the dying minutes of the 14 May match against New South Wales, but the try was controversially disallowed.[4]. Fittler Debuts as NSW Claims 1992 Origin Series. After 80 minutes, the scores were locked at 18–18, and a further 20 minutes were played. Coach Paul Vautin took over and the side dubbed 'Fatty's Nobodies' managed a 3-0 whitewash. Once again, Daley overcame club captain Meninga to lead the Blues to a 2-1 victory, clinching the first and second games of the series. Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 5. The "NSW Tooheys Blues" celebrate an Origin series win in 1994 (left) and captain Laurie Daley celebrates in 1993 (right). The 1997 State of Origin series was the 16th year that the annual best-of-three series of interstate rugby league football matches between the Queensland and New South Wales representative teams was contested entirely under 'state of origin' selection rules. For the first time ever, the Brad Fittler-captained Blues remained unchanged for the entire series, with the 17 players delivering on an impressive 3-0 triumph. After New South Wales defeated Queensland on 11 April 1997 it was possible for New Zealand to make the final if they defeated New South Wales. The turn of the millennium brought with it unprecedented results.