While several clubs had left the League to compete in the 1997 Super League season, twelve ARL-loyal teams – eight from across Sydney, two from greater...

The 1996 ARL premiership (also known as the 1996 Optus Cup due to sponsorship from Optus) was the 89th season of professional rugby league football in...

The 1995 ARL premiership was the 88th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the first to be run by the Australian Rugby League...

Newcastle Knights, the 1997 ARL season's premiers was mooted, but did not eventuate. With twenty-two teams playing in two competitions in 1997 crowd attendances...

The ARL Premiership was Australia's first grade rugby league competition between 1995 and 1997. It replaced the previous competition, the New South Wales...

was retired by the AFL in 2005. Optus was the main sponsor of the 1997 ARL season.[citation needed] In 2016, Optus signed a 10-year partnership agreement...

five-eighth, Brad Fittler. September 28 at Sydney, Australia – the 1997 ARL season culminates in the Newcastle Knights' 22-16 win over the Manly-Warringah...

reserves. He featured as a centre in the first five rounds of the 1997 ARL season, taking the role of South Sydney's goal-kicker in all games. "South...

the 1996 season as North Sydney's top try scorer. Ikin played in the club's shock preliminary final loss to St. George. In the 1997 ARL season, Ikin made...

Gold Coast Chargers in a 18–12 win in round 4 of the 1997 ARL season. He scored again later that season against the North Sydney Bears in a 54–14 loss three...

for Illawarra in the ARL and NRL competitions. Clifford made his first-grade debut for Illawarra in round 6 of the 1996 ARL season against South Queensland...

missing out on a Blues or Australian cap due to injury. During the 1997 ARL season Johns played a pivotal role in guiding the Knights to their first grand...

from the already-existing ARL to prevent it from happening, Super League ran one premiership season parallel to the ARL's in 1997 after signing enough clubs...

for Illawarra in the ARL and NRL competitions. Moon made his first grade debut for Illawarra in round 5 of the 1995 ARL season against the Gold Coast...

Without making a first-grade appearance, he moved to St. George for the 1997 ARL season and made his premiership debut in the final round, which they drew...

start of the 1998 season. The NRL was established as a company owned in partnership between the ARL and News Limited. In 2013 the ARL was reconstituted...

South Queensland in the ARL competition. Wendt made his first grade debut for South Queensland in round 10 of the 1996 ARL season against Newcastle at Marathon...

Tri-series 1997 ARL season Big League's 25 Years of Origin Collectors' Edition, News Magazines, Surry Hills, Sydney State Of Origin 1997 FIGHT - Johns...

the 1997 ARL season, and reached the grand final, in which he scored a try, but it was not enough to defeat Newcastle. At the end of the 1997 season, Innes...

for Manly-Warringah in the ARL/NRL competitions. Hunter made his first grade debut for Manly in round 1 of the 1997 ARL season against Balmain at Leichhardt...

ball forwards to himself – even in the absence of markers. 1997 ARL Implemented: 1997 ARL season. Striking by the defending marker at the play-the-ball was...

rival competition in 1997. Both the ARL and Super League competitions ran parallel to each other that year. At the close of the season, despite having the...

competitions from the 1921 until the 1997 ARL season, as well as the unified 1998 National Rugby League season. On 23 September 1998, the club formed...

debut for South Queensland in round 20 of the 1996 ARL season against St. George. In the 1997 ARL season, Antonik played 19 games alternating between halfback...

the 1997 ARL season. Despite only 24 National Rugby League appearances, Fletcher was selected for the Australian team to compete in the end of season 1999...

Stadium before a crowd of 58,912. 28 September – Sydney, Australia: The 1997 ARL season's grand final is won by the Newcastle Knights who defeated the Manly-Warringah...

Slockee made his first grade debut for South Sydney in round 13 of the 1997 ARL season against the Gold Coast Chargers. Slockee played off the bench in a...

Vautin's Maroons in the 1997 State of Origin series. At the end of the 1997 ARL season, he played in his second consecutive grand final for Manly, which was...

the 1997 ARL season with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He gained selection for Queensland, playing from the interchange bench in Game II of the 1997 State...

as gay. 1997 was unique in Australian rugby league's history as it was split into two separate competitions: the 1997 ARL season and the 1997 Super League...