South Queensland Crushers - History - The Final Season

The Final Season

The 1997 season was not much better for the Crushers, again taking the wooden spoon for the second year running. Major sponsor XXXX was replaced as the major sponsor by AVJennings. The club only won four games of the twenty-two match season. The 1997 season for the Crushers saw their home game attendances dwindle to an average of 7,000 and even with free days, which allowed supporters to come to the games free of charge, the club didn’t gather support as it had in its inaugural season. The Crushers did however win their final match of the season convincingly 39-18 over the Western Suburbs Magpies and along with the North Sydney Bears and Newtown Jets, the South Queensland Crushers remain one of the few defunct clubs to have won their final game.

Round Home Score Away Date Venue Crowd
1 Sydney City Roosters 34–10 South Queensland Crushers 01997-03-099 March 1997 Sydney Football Stadium 8,475
2 South Queensland Crushers 23–6 Parramatta Eels 01997-03-1616 March 1997 Lang Park 9,523
3 Newcastle Knights 44–0 South Queensland Crushers 01997-03-2323 March 1997 Marathon Stadium 15,114
4 South Queensland Crushers 16–36 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 01997-03-2929 March 1997 Lang Park 9,147
5 Illawarra Steelers 14–6 South Queensland Crushers 01997-04-066 April 1997 WIN Stadium 6,144
6 South Queensland Crushers 14–22 Gold Coast Chargers 01997-04-1313 April 1997 Lang Park 5,290
7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24–20 South Queensland Crushers 01997-04-2020 April 1997 Sydney Football Stadium 4,353
8 South Queensland Crushers 16–18 Balmain Tigers 01997-04-2525 April 1997 Lang Park 5,998
9 St. George Dragons 32–22 South Queensland Crushers 01997-05-044 May 1997 Kogarah Oval 5,003
10 South Queensland Crushers 22–36 North Sydney Bears 01997-05-1010 May 1997 Lang Park 5,447
11 Western Suburbs Magpies 32–12 South Queensland Crushers 01997-05-1818 May 1997 Campbelltown Stadium 5,732
12 South Queensland Crushers 28–14 Sydney City Roosters 01997-05-2323 May 1997 Lang Park 5,518
13 Parramatta Eels 52–10 South Queensland Crushers 01997-06-088 June 1997 Parramatta Stadium 10,009
14 South Queensland Crushers 6–24 Newcastle Knights 01997-06-2828 June 1997 Lang Park 4,769
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 46–12 South Queensland Crushers 01997-07-066 July 1997 Brookvale Oval 5,055
16 South Queensland Crushers 8–34 Illawarra Steelers 01997-07-1919 July 1997 Lang Park 2,364
17 Gold Coast Chargers 40–18 South Queensland Crushers 01997-07-2727 July 1997 Carrara Stadium 8,392
18 South Queensland Crushers 17–16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 01997-08-033 August 1997 Lang Park 3,545
19 Balmain Tigers 32–14 South Queensland Crushers 01997-08-1010 August 1997 Leichhardt Oval 5,101
20 South Queensland Crushers 0–14 St. George Dragons 01997-08-1717 August 1997 Lang Park 13,845
21 North Sydney Bears 42–8 South Queensland Crushers 01997-08-2424 August 1997 North Sydney Oval 7,308
22 South Queensland Crushers 39–18 Western Suburbs Magpies 01997-08-3131 August 1997 Lang Park 11,588

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