▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁the ▁Blues ▁scored ▁two ▁tries , ▁including ▁one ▁by ▁Bro oke , ▁who ▁was ▁later ▁susp ended ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁for ▁the ▁shoulder ▁charge . ▁In ▁their ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁beat ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Red s ▁ 4 8 – 3 ▁at ▁Lanc aster ▁Park , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁A MI ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Hat ▁trick : ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁The ▁Cr us aders ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁despite ▁starting ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁three ▁losses ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁four ▁games . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁round - ro bin ▁by ▁winning ▁their ▁last ▁seven ▁games , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁a ▁last - round ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Sh arks ▁( now ▁the ▁) ▁that ▁gave ▁them ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁round - ro bin ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁Their ▁second - pla cing ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁host ▁their ▁semi - final ▁at ▁Lanc aster ▁Park , ▁where ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 3 6 – 3 2 ▁against ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Sh arks . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁E den ▁Park , ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁faced ▁the ▁Blues , ▁who ▁were ▁heavy ▁favour ites . ▁According ▁to ▁Cr us aders ' ▁hook er ▁Mark ▁Hamm ett , ▁" If ▁we ' d ▁been ▁pol led ▁in ▁that ▁week , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁honest ▁answer , ▁most ▁of ▁the