May 12, 1997: Hunter Mariners scored 36 points in a defeat
The Monday Night Football clash was a new record for a beaten team since 1908.
In Monday Night Football 25 years ago, the Hunter Mariners scored 36 points against Canterbury at Belmore Sports Ground - and lost.
It set a new record and is still the equal-highest score by a losing team in premiership history, and it raised some serious questions about how Super League was being played.
Then again, two weeks earlier Manly and Illawarra…