Awards and Representative Honours for 1997

Awards

Optus Cup
J.J. Giltinan Shield for minor premiership: Manly-Warringah
Runners-up: Manly-Warringah

State of Origin I
Man of the match: Geoff Toovey

Representative Honours

City vs Country
City: Mark Carroll, Craig Field (reserve), Daniel Gartner, Craig Hancock, Terry Hill, John Hopoate, Steven Menzies, Geoff Toovey
Country: David Gillespie, Nik Kosef

State of Origin
NSW: Geoff Toovey (3; captain), Terry Hill (3), Nik Kosef (3), Steve Menzies (3), Mark Carroll (3)
Queensland: Danny Moore (1), Neil Tierney (3)

Australia v Rest of the World
Australia: Geoff Toovey, Terry Hill, Steve Menzies, Mark Carroll, Nik Kosef (reserve)
Rest of World: Craig Innes