General 2016 World Club Series

[mt.wellington]

Wasn't the old format pretty much always played in England during their season but our offseason(pretty much a trial)?

Not taking away the wins but odds were stacked in favour of the ESL clubs

As stated above the odds were always stacked in the Super League teams favour. NRL teams would come in cold whilst the SL teams already had 2-3 regular games to be match fit. There is nothing in this world that gets you match fit apart from playing in real contests. Also have to remember that NRL teams would often treat the WCC as an inconvenient distraction and send B grade teams...

 

[Lord Gnome of Howick MBE]

Anothrt largely unmentioned problem that the super league teams is the European economy in the post GFC world.

Thier currencies are hugely devalued against the NZ$ and the AUD compared to ten years ago and austerity measures have pushed their taxes up even further.

They simply can't match the wages of European club rugby or the NRL anymore and are now almost totally reliant on their youth developmemt and over the hill NRL imports for players.

 

[surfin]

In one off finals matches across all the incarnations of best in ESL vs best in NRL finals.

Yeah, one offs maybe be but in the only format competition were the two comps aren't playing staggered season, preseason games , like a WCC final piss trip to England the northern hemisphere got owned and if it was ever played again they would get owned a again. In the past there have been good individuals but it has still been more misses than hits.
Round 1[edit]
June 6, 1997
Brisbane Broncos 42 – 22 London Broncos ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 18,193
St Helens 12 – 42 Auckland Warriors Knowsley Road, St. Helens Attendance: 8,911
June 7, 1997
North Queensland Cowboys 42 – 20 Leeds Rhinos Stockland Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 14,561
June 8, 1997
Adelaide Rams 50 – 8 Salford Reds Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 11,346
Canberra Raiders 70 – 6 Halifax Blue Sox Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 7,780
Paris St-Germain 12 – 28 Hunter Mariners Charlety Stadium, Paris Attendance: 3,500
Castleford Tigers 16 – 24 Perth Reds Wilderspool Stadium,Warrington Attendance: 3,378
June 9, 1997
Canterbury Bulldogs 18 – 22 Wigan Warriors Belmore Sports Ground,Sydney Attendance: 10,680
Bradford Bulls 16 – 20 Penrith Panthers Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 14,378
Round 2[edit]
June 13, 1997
Adelaide Rams 34 – 8 Leeds Rhinos Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 14,630
Castleford Tigers 12 – 42 Hunter Mariners Wheldon Road, Castleford Attendance: 3,087
June 14, 1997
North Queensland Cowboys 54 – 16 Oldham Bears Stockland Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 12,631
Bradford Bulls 16 – 20 Auckland Warriors Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 13,133
June 15, 1997
Canterbury Bulldogs 58 – 6 Halifax Blue Sox Belmore Sports Ground,Sydney Attendance: 5,034
Canberra Raiders 66 – 20 London Broncos Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 6,471
Sheffield Eagles 26 – 22 Perth Reds Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield Attendance: 3,000
Warrington Wolves 22 – 52 Penrith Panthers Wilderspool Stadium,Warrington Attendance: 3,850
June 16, 1997
Brisbane Broncos 34 – 0 Wigan Warriors ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 14,833
Round 3[edit]
June 20, 1997
Adelaide Rams 42 – 14 {Oldham Bears Adelaide Rams, Adelaide Attendance: 13,852
Bradford Bulls 10 – 30 Cronulla Sharks Odsal Stadium, Bradford Attendance: 10,756
June 21, 1997
North Queensland Cowboys 44 – 8 Salford Reds Stockland Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 15,508
Paris St-Germain 24 – 0 Perth Reds Charlety Stadium, Paris Attendance: 2,500
June 22, 1997
Brisbane Broncos 76 – 0 Halifax Blue Sox ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 11,358
Canberra Raiders 42 – 6 Wigan Warriors Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 9,098
Canterbury Bulldogs 34 – 18 London Broncos Belmore Sports Ground,Sydney Attendance: 4,000
June 23, 1997
Warrington Wolves 28 – 56 Auckland Warriors Wilderspool Stadium,Warrington Attendance: 4,428
Sheffield Eagles 4 – 40 Hunter Mariners Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield Attendance: 2,500
Round 4[edit]
July 18, 1997
Penrith Panthers 48 – 12 Warrington Wolves Penrith Football Stadium,Penrith Attendance: 5,642
Leeds Rhinos 22 – 14 Adelaide Rams Headlingley, Leeds Attendance: 11,269
Oldham Bears 20 – 16 North Queensland Cowboys Boundary Park, Oldham Attendance: 2,961
July 19, 1997
Perth Reds 48 – 12 Sheffield Eagles WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 7,429
July 20, 1997
Auckland Warriors 64 – 14 Bradford Bulls Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 13,000
Hunter Mariners 26 – 8 Castleford Tigers Topper Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 3,379
Halifax Blue Sox 22 – 40 Canterbury Bulldogs Thrum Hall, Halifax Attendance: 3,500
Wigan Warriors 4 – 30 Brisbane Broncos Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 12,816
July 21, 1997
Cronulla Sharks 28 – 12 St Helens Shark Park, Sydney Attendance: 7,751
London Broncos 38 – 18 Canberra Raiders The Stoop, London Attendance: 7,819
Round 5[edit]
July 25, 1997
Auckland Warriors 70 – 6 St Helens Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 8,500
Oldham Bears 2 – 18 Adelaide Rams Boundary Park, Oldham Attendance: 3,315
July 26, 1997
Cronulla Sharks 44 – 0 Warrington Wolves Shark Park, Sydney Attendance: 6,112
July 27, 1997
Hunter Mariners 32 – 0 Paris St-Germain Topper Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 2,210
Perth Reds 24 – 14 Castleford Tigers WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 6,114
London Broncos 16 – 34 Brisbane Broncos The Stoop, London Attendance: 9,846
Salford Reds 14 – 24 North Queensland Cowboys The Willows, Salford Attendance: 7,448
Halifax Blue Sox 12 – 42 Canberra Raiders Thrum Hall, Halifax Attendance: 3,620
July 28, 1997
Penrith Panthers 54 – 14 Bradford Bulls Penrith Football Stadium,Penrith Attendance: 5,332
Wigan Warriors 31 – 24 Canterbury Bulldogs Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 10,280
Round 6[edit]
August 1, 1997
Perth Reds 18 – 8 Paris St-Germain WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 5,160
London Broncos 22 – 44 Canterbury Bulldogs The Stoop, London Attendance: 6,923
August 2, 1997
Cronulla Sharks 40 – 12 Bradford Bulls Shark Park, Sydney Attendance: 8,272
August 3, 1997
Auckland Warriors 16 – 4 Warrington Wolves Lancaster Park,Christchurch Attendance: 6,500
Hunter Mariners 58 – 12 Sheffield Eagles Topper Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 1,965
Leeds Rhinos 14 – 48 North Queensland Cowboys Headlingley, Leeds Attendance: 12,224
Salford Reds 14 – 12 Adelaide Rams The Willows, Salford Attendance: 6,995
Wigan Warriors 10 – 50 Canberra Raiders Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 12,504
August 4, 1997
Penrith Panthers 32 – 26 St Helens Penrith Football Stadium,Penrith Attendance: 5,000
Halifax Blue Sox 10 – 54 Brisbane Broncos Thrum Hall, Halifax Attendance: 3,255
Playoff[edit]
August 20, 1997
St Helens 42 – 4 Paris St-Germain Knowsley Road, St Helens Attendance: -
Quarter-finals[edit]
3 October 1997
Auckland Warriors 62 - 14 Bradford Bulls Ericsson Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 9,553
Wigan Warriors 18 - 22 Hunter Mariners Central Park, Wigan Attendance: 9,553
4 October 1997
Brisbane Broncos 66 - 12 St Helens ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 6,438
6 October 1997
London Broncos 16 - 40 Cronulla Sharks The Stoop, London Attendance: 6,239
Semi-finals[edit]
10 October 1997
Brisbane Broncos 22 - 16 Auckland Warriors ANZ Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 9,686
11 October 1997
Cronulla Sharks 18 - 22 Hunter Mariners Shark Park, Sydney