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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

first-grade début under coach Tommy Raudonikis in round 11 of the 1997 ARL season, when Wests met the South Queensland Crushers at Campbelltown Stadium...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

appearances for them in 1997. Bai then moved to the Gold Coast Chargers in Australia. He played the final 18 games of the 1997 ARL season, scoring five tries...

action, when the ARL tried to block the new league, Super League ran one season parallel to the ARL's in 1997. At the conclusion of that season a peace deal...

Premierships and 116 overall, including the competition's predecessors (NSWRL and ARL). This is a list of all the grand finals that were played to decide those...

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...

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 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...

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...

Jarrod Mullen, Paul Dan and Anthony Tupou. In Round 3 of the 1997 ARL season Buderus made his ARL début for the Newcastle Knights against the South Queensland...

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...

Crushers in the 1997 ARL season, winning the club's rookie of the year honour, before joining Melbourne Storm for the 1998 NRL season. Moule played at...

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...