The 8 teams chosen to compete in the inaugural CBT season were:
Adelaide Ravens
Adelaide Thunderbirds
Melbourne Kestrels
Melbourne Phoenix
Perth Orioles
Queensland Firebirds
Sydney Sandpipers
Sydney Swifts
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1997 COMMONWEALTH BANK TROPHY
Round 1
Thunderbirds 56 vs Kestrels 33
Phoenix 66 v Ravens 49
Swifts 62 v Firebirds 49
Sandpipers 53 v Orioles 45
Round 2
Phoenix 52 v Orioles 32
Swifts 57 v Ravens 48
Kestrels 64 v Firebirds 59
Thunderbirds 67 v Sandpipers 46
Round 3
Swifts 51 v Phoenix 51
Kestrels 51 v Sandpipers 72
Orioles 39 v Thunderbirds 55
Ravens 76 v Firebirds 54
Round 4
Ravens 45 v Thunderbirds 64
Firebirds 47 v Orioles 46
Swifts 55 v Sandpipers 45
Phoenix 79 v Kestrels 30
Round 5
Sandpipers 55 v Firebirds 58
Ravens 63 v Kestrels 55
Phoenix 53 v Thunderbirds 47
Orioles 35 v Swifts 43
Round 6
Ravens 47 v Orioles 48
Phoenix 65 v Sandpipers 45
Swifts 49 v Kestrels 49
Firebirds 44 v Thunderbirds 43
Round 7
Phoenix 72 v Firebirds 39
Thunderbirds 53 v Swifts 40
Ravens 67 v Sandpipers 46
Orioles 47 v Kestrels 41
Round 8
Swifts 61 v Firebirds 51
Kestrels 36 v Thunderbirds 76
Orioles 53 v Sandpipers 35
Ravens 51 v Phoenix 62
Round 9
Kestrels 59 v Firebirds 64
Ravens 52 v Swifts 55
Thunderbirds 51 v Sandpipers 46
Orioles 40 v Phoenix 64
Round 10
Firebirds 49 v Ravens 58
Sandpipers 71 v Kestrels 49
Phoenix 57 v Swifts 49
Thunderbirds 61 v Orioles 39
Round 11
Thunderbirds 60 v Ravens 46
Sandpipers 52 v Swifts 48
Kestrels 47 v Phoenix 61
Orioles 57 v Firebirds 48
Round 12
Firebirds 45 v Sandpipers 64
Thunderbirds 67 v Phoenix 54
Kestrels 67 v Ravens 64
Swifts 46 v Orioles 47
Round 13
Kestrels 44 v Swifts 64
Sandpipers 61 v Phoenix 53
Orioles 52 v Ravens 57
Thunderbirds 60 v Firebirds 43
Round 14
Kestrels 70 v Orioles 35
Swifts 40 v Thunderbirds 55
Firebirds 42 v Phoenix 61
Ravens 52 v Sandpipers 59
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LADDER
TEAM . . . . . P . . W . . L . . D . . . F . . . A . . . .+/- . . . . % . . . . Pts
T’BIRDS .. .. 14 . .12 . . 2 . . 0 . . 815 . . 639 . +176 . . 127.54 . . 24
PHOENIX .. 14 . .11 . . 2 . . 1 . . 850 . . 650 . +200 . . 130.77 . . 23
SWIFTS .. .. 14 . .. 7 . . 5 . . 2 . . 720 . . 689 . . .+31 . . 104.50 . . 16
S’PIPERS … 14 . .. 7 . . 7 . . 0 . . 752 . . 759 . . . .-7 . . ..99.08 . . 14
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RAVENS .. . 14 . .. 5 . . 9 . . 0 . . 775 . . 794 . . .-19 . . ..97.61 . . 10
ORIOLES … 14 . .. 5 . . 9 . . 0 . . 615 . . 704 . . .-89 . . ..87.36 . . 10
FIREBIRDS. 14 . .. 4 . 10 . . 0 . . 692 . . 838 . . -146 . . ..82.58 . . .8
KESTRELS . 14 . .. 3 . 10 . . 1 . . 695 . . 860 . . -165 . . ..80.81 . . .7