1997 AFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1997 AFL Season
Team(s): 16
Round(s): 22
Finals System: McIntyre Final Eight System
Match(es): 185

Season Results

Premiers: Adelaide
Runners-Up: St Kilda
Minor Premiers: St Kilda
Brownlow Medallist(s): Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
Coleman Medallist(s): Tony Modra (Adelaide)
Norm Smith Medallist(s): Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
Leigh Matthews Trophy Winner(s): Robert Harvey (St Kilda)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
St Kilda (R) 1st 15 -0- 7 119.6% Robert Harvey (26) Jason Heatley (62)
Geelong 2nd 15 -0- 7 117.9% Brad Sholl (16) Ronnie Burns (49)
Western Bulldogs 3rd 14 -0- 8 101.8% Chris Grant (27) Simon Minton-Connell (43)
Adelaide (P) 4th 13 -0- 9 121.6% Mark Ricciuto (18) Tony Modra (81)
West Coast 5th 13 -0- 9 111.2% Peter Matera (21) Peter Sumich (32)
Sydney 6th 12 -0- 10 116.2% Paul Kelly (21) Tony Lockett (34)
North Melbourne 7th 12 -0- 10 111.8% David King (12) Craig Sholl (36)
Brisbane Lions 8th 10 -1- 11 105.2% Nigel Lappin (11) Justin Leppitsch (49)
Port Adelaide 9th 10 -1- 11 91.8% Gavin Wanganeen (11) Scott Cummings (70)
Collingwood 10th 10 -0- 12 111.4% Nathan Buckley (13) Sav Rocca (76)
Carlton 11th 10 -0- 12 96.7% Craig Bradley (15) Anthony Koutoufides (28)
Fremantle 12th 10 -0- 12 91.9% Andrew Wills (15) Kingsley Hunter (32)
Richmond 13th 10 -0- 12 83.6% Darren Gaspar (12) Matthew Richardson (47)
Essendon 14th 9 -0- 13 92.4% Matthew Lloyd (7) Matthew Lloyd (63)
Hawthorn 15th 8 -0- 14 87.4% Paul Salmon (13) Nick Holland (29)
Melbourne 16th 4 -0- 18 60.8% Todd Viney (9) Jeff Farmer, David Neitz (30)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 46
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 27/03/1997 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 55 - 70 35,802
SAT 29/03/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v Port Adelaide MCG 166 - 87 51,883
SAT 29/03/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Optus Oval 76 - 80 8,664
SAT 29/03/1997 6:40 PM West Coast v Sydney Subiaco Oval 78 - 37 29,965
SAT 29/03/1997 7:40 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Waverley Park 71 - 77 35,732
SUN 30/03/1997 1:40 PM Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Football Park 132 - 96 36,602
SUN 30/03/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 104 - 95 48,358
MON 31/03/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton MCG 106 - 99 82,363

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/04/1997 7:40 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 56 - 163 61,138
SAT 05/04/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v West Coast Kardinia Park 78 - 72 17,988
SAT 05/04/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney Optus Oval 90 - 83 12,604
SAT 05/04/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Adelaide MCG 128 - 100 32,880
SUN 06/04/1997 2:10 PM Fremantle v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 87 - 73 19,057
SUN 06/04/1997 2:45 PM Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Gabba 154 - 57 17,123
SUN 06/04/1997 3:10 PM Port Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 60 - 93 32,747
MON 07/04/1997 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 86 - 60 38,170

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/04/1997 7:40 PM Sydney v Melbourne SCG 99 - 91 23,598
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Waverley Park 125 - 118 54,699
SAT 12/04/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Richmond MCG 105 - 86 35,438
SAT 12/04/1997 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 129 - 90 32,074
SUN 13/04/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Adelaide Optus Oval 108 - 80 25,966
SUN 13/04/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v North Melbourne MCG 122 - 80 57,978
SUN 13/04/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Waverley Park 87 - 75 27,947
SUN 13/04/1997 2:10 PM West Coast v Fremantle Subiaco Oval 111 - 71 39,294

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/04/1997 7:40 PM Melbourne v Western Bulldogs MCG 87 - 89 28,043
SAT 19/04/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 84 - 101 78,704
SAT 19/04/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Fremantle Optus Oval 72 - 67 15,461
SAT 19/04/1997 6:40 PM West Coast v Hawthorn Subiaco Oval 112 - 88 38,222
SAT 19/04/1997 7:40 PM St Kilda v Sydney Waverley Park 81 - 127 35,061
SUN 20/04/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon MCG 85 - 78 54,922
SUN 20/04/1997 2:45 PM Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Gabba 109 - 83 18,575
SUN 20/04/1997 3:10 PM Adelaide v Port Adelaide Football Park 72 - 83 47,256

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/04/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 70 - 99 83,271
FRI 25/04/1997 6:45 PM Fremantle v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 107 - 101 23,504
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v West Coast MCG 78 - 126 19,655
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Optus Oval 71 - 121 12,694
SAT 26/04/1997 7:40 PM Hawthorn v Sydney Waverley Park 99 - 74 37,576
SUN 27/04/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Optus Oval 86 - 94 25,801
SUN 27/04/1997 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond MCG 141 - 46 44,449
SUN 27/04/1997 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions Football Park 73 - 71 31,757

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 02/05/1997 6:40 PM West Coast v Western Bulldogs WACA 99 - 113 29,838
SAT 03/05/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Fremantle Kardinia Park 97 - 43 16,467
SAT 03/05/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Brisbane Lions MCG 102 - 71 37,642
SAT 03/05/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v Adelaide Victoria Park 84 - 83 24,663
SAT 03/05/1997 7:40 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Waverley Park 93 - 103 38,953
SUN 04/05/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Waverley Park 121 - 35 21,104
SUN 04/05/1997 2:45 PM Sydney v Carlton SCG 142 - 83 37,933
SUN 04/05/1997 3:10 PM Port Adelaide v Richmond Football Park 122 - 58 36,090

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/05/1997 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 68 - 111 54,901
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Sydney Kardinia Park 76 - 44 22,151
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 76 - 98 48,833
SAT 10/05/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Optus Oval 133 - 88 18,860
SAT 10/05/1997 6:40 PM Fremantle v Melbourne WACA 124 - 69 18,198
SAT 10/05/1997 7:40 PM St Kilda v Port Adelaide Waverley Park 126 - 61 17,752
SUN 11/05/1997 2:45 PM Brisbane Lions v West Coast Gabba 60 - 139 17,524
SUN 11/05/1997 3:10 PM Adelaide v Essendon Football Park 126 - 73 39,275

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/05/1997 7:40 PM Collingwood v Western Bulldogs MCG 129 - 83 61,014
SAT 17/05/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 49 - 128 28,989
SAT 17/05/1997 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 128 - 100 13,056
SAT 17/05/1997 8:10 PM Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 144 - 55 40,147
SUN 18/05/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Optus Oval 106 - 81 29,783
SUN 18/05/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda MCG 100 - 124 51,928
SUN 18/05/1997 2:10 PM Fremantle v Brisbane Lions Subiaco Oval 98 - 93 14,721
MON 19/05/1997 7:40 PM Richmond v West Coast MCG 119 - 67 26,721

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 23/05/1997 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Melbourne Football Park 78 - 27 32,958
SAT 24/05/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Fremantle Optus Oval 105 - 88 18,187
SAT 24/05/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Adelaide Waverley Park 88 - 102 23,463
SAT 24/05/1997 7:40 PM Sydney v Collingwood SCG 111 - 74 39,780
SUN 25/05/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Waverley Park 141 - 94 52,257
SUN 25/05/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne MCG 103 - 71 29,307
SUN 25/05/1997 2:20 PM West Coast v Essendon Subiaco Oval 110 - 85 38,984
SUN 25/05/1997 2:45 PM Brisbane Lions v Geelong Gabba 126 - 98 19,828

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 30/05/1997 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 93 - 55 40,116
SAT 31/05/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 107 - 79 22,731
SAT 31/05/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Waverley Park 108 - 55 51,494
SAT 31/05/1997 2:10 PM North Melbourne v West Coast Optus Oval 103 - 58 13,614
SAT 31/05/1997 7:40 PM Richmond v Melbourne MCG 67 - 92 28,879
SUN 01/06/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Western Bulldogs MCG 114 - 136 50,138
SUN 01/06/1997 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Sydney Gabba 92 - 89 20,403
MON 02/06/1997 6:40 PM Fremantle v Adelaide Subiaco Oval 72 - 105 22,464

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/06/1997 7:40 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 71 - 77 70,350
SAT 07/06/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Geelong Optus Oval 96 - 75 24,897
SAT 07/06/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Hawthorn MCG 91 - 124 60,594
SAT 07/06/1997 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Sydney Football Park 41 - 76 35,669
SUN 08/06/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v Adelaide MCG 45 - 97 27,463
SUN 08/06/1997 2:10 PM West Coast v St Kilda Subiaco Oval 73 - 89 29,390
MON 09/06/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 84 - 63 27,904
MON 09/06/1997 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 105 - 79 20,585

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/06/1997 7:40 PM Sydney v Richmond SCG 164 - 110 35,033
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 82 - 88 22,871
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v West Coast Victoria Park 55 - 71 25,323
SAT 14/06/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Optus Oval 82 - 94 14,025
SUN 15/06/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG 50 - 135 13,392
SUN 15/06/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Waverley Park 116 - 85 44,883
SUN 15/06/1997 2:10 PM Fremantle v Essendon Subiaco Oval 157 - 60 21,956
SUN 15/06/1997 3:10 PM Adelaide v North Melbourne Football Park 83 - 105 43,345

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 27/06/1997 6:40 PM West Coast v Carlton Subiaco Oval 79 - 86 37,854
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Adelaide Kardinia Park 110 - 54 20,236
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon MCG 34 - 127 58,812
SAT 28/06/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Western Bulldogs Waverley Park 84 - 101 32,370
SAT 28/06/1997 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Collingwood Gabba 88 - 73 19,560
SAT 28/06/1997 8:10 PM Port Adelaide v Fremantle Football Park 69 - 54 30,827
SUN 29/06/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Waverley Park 118 - 55 31,517
SUN 29/06/1997 2:10 PM Sydney v North Melbourne SCG 65 - 55 30,160

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/07/1997 8:10 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 106 - 31 39,221
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood MCG 80 - 72 65,228
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Western Bulldogs Optus Oval 74 - 110 32,183
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Waverley Park 133 - 79 32,635
SAT 05/07/1997 6:40 PM Fremantle v Sydney WACA 48 - 33 19,290
SUN 06/07/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 120 - 57 44,803
SUN 06/07/1997 2:10 PM Brisbane Lions v Richmond Gabba 68 - 50 19,155
SUN 06/07/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Adelaide Waverley Park 124 - 92 29,886

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/07/1997 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Geelong MCG 92 - 102 45,120
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 119 - 100 27,992
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fremantle Victoria Park 160 - 60 23,433
SAT 12/07/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Optus Oval 73 - 137 16,430
SAT 12/07/1997 8:10 PM Adelaide v St Kilda Football Park 76 - 66 39,921
SUN 13/07/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Hawthorn MCG 145 - 69 49,217
SUN 13/07/1997 2:20 PM West Coast v Port Adelaide Subiaco Oval 85 - 67 29,723
SUN 13/07/1997 2:45 PM Sydney v Essendon SCG 79 - 78 36,077

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/07/1997 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Gabba 118 - 87 21,348
SAT 19/07/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 110 - 78 24,099
SAT 19/07/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 165 - 87 58,512
SAT 19/07/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Waverley Park 62 - 141 43,181
SAT 19/07/1997 7:40 PM Sydney v West Coast SCG 112 - 75 39,318
SAT 19/07/1997 8:40 PM Port Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 111 - 58 37,790
SUN 20/07/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 58 - 114 23,309
SUN 20/07/1997 2:10 PM Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Subiaco Oval 97 - 91 18,392

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 25/07/1997 7:40 PM Essendon v Port Adelaide MCG 72 - 122 33,076
SAT 26/07/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Optus Oval 58 - 96 27,689
SAT 26/07/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Fremantle Waverley Park 62 - 71 15,939
SAT 26/07/1997 4:40 PM Sydney v Western Bulldogs SCG 149 - 52 32,534
SAT 26/07/1997 8:10 PM Adelaide v Richmond Football Park 185 - 48 36,297
SUN 27/07/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 134 - 82 37,779
SUN 27/07/1997 2:10 PM West Coast v Geelong Subiaco Oval 129 - 82 34,565
SUN 27/07/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Waverley Park 92 - 44 34,859

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/08/1997 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 83 - 64 38,614
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v Sydney MCG 53 - 169 26,901
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Port Adelaide Kardinia Park 159 - 74 21,867
SAT 02/08/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Western Bulldogs Optus Oval 115 - 100 18,373
SAT 02/08/1997 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Gabba 141 - 71 19,635
SUN 03/08/1997 2:10 PM Adelaide v Carlton Football Park 127 - 86 42,548
SUN 03/08/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda MCG 89 - 111 68,036
SUN 03/08/1997 4:10 PM Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco Oval 49 - 82 39,711

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 08/08/1997 7:40 PM North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions MCG 116 - 59 27,021
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v Melbourne Optus Oval 102 - 64 13,058
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 107 - 91 61,650
SAT 09/08/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v West Coast Waverley Park 66 - 87 20,517
SAT 09/08/1997 6:40 PM Fremantle v Richmond WACA 85 - 42 15,757
SUN 10/08/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong MCG 73 - 68 53,901
SUN 10/08/1997 2:45 PM Sydney v St Kilda SCG 119 - 128 39,287
SUN 10/08/1997 3:10 PM Port Adelaide v Adelaide Football Park 58 - 65 45,498

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 15/08/1997 6:40 PM West Coast v Melbourne WACA 97 - 59 21,164
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 95 - 67 23,007
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 91 - 81 50,944
SAT 16/08/1997 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fremantle Waverley Park 77 - 64 26,201
SAT 16/08/1997 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Gabba 93 - 93 20,835
SUN 17/08/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne MCG 97 - 96 29,620
SUN 17/08/1997 2:45 PM Sydney v Hawthorn SCG 135 - 77 34,111
SUN 17/08/1997 3:10 PM Adelaide v Western Bulldogs Football Park 60 - 103 39,632

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/08/1997 7:40 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 62 - 114 32,935
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Sydney Optus Oval 76 - 41 27,375
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 81 - 43 26,393
SAT 23/08/1997 2:10 PM Western Bulldogs v West Coast Whitten Oval 86 - 68 26,704
SAT 23/08/1997 7:40 PM Brisbane Lions v Essendon Gabba 102 - 106 21,065
SUN 24/08/1997 2:10 PM Fremantle v Geelong Subiaco Oval 68 - 100 28,751
SUN 24/08/1997 2:10 PM Richmond v Port Adelaide MCG 146 - 61 22,516
MON 25/08/1997 8:10 PM Adelaide v Collingwood Football Park 48 - 39 37,661

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 29/08/1997 6:40 PM West Coast v Brisbane Lions WACA 120 - 81 29,402
SAT 30/08/1997 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fremantle MCG 119 - 79 15,036
SAT 30/08/1997 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Optus Oval 89 - 91 34,922
SAT 30/08/1997 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs Waverley Park 87 - 105 35,706
SAT 30/08/1997 7:40 PM Sydney v Geelong SCG 90 - 100 46,168
SUN 31/08/1997 2:10 PM Essendon v Adelaide Optus Oval 102 - 98 25,636
SUN 31/08/1997 2:10 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne MCG 122 - 111 43,660
SUN 31/08/1997 5:40 PM Port Adelaide v St Kilda Football Park 84 - 117 38,589

Finals Week 1

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1997 2:30 PM Western Bulldogs v Sydney MCG 119 - 84 62,432
SUN 07/09/1997 2:30 PM St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Waverley Park 135 - 89 50,035
SUN 07/09/1997 2:30 PM Adelaide v West Coast Football Park 99 - 66 43,831
SUN 07/09/1997 7:00 PM Geelong v North Melbourne MCG 61 - 79 55,561

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1997 2:30 PM North Melbourne v West Coast MCG 98 - 85 55,781
SAT 13/09/1997 7:45 PM Adelaide v Geelong Football Park 76 - 68 46,319

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 19/09/1997 7:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne MCG 104 - 73 77,531
SAT 20/09/1997 2:30 PM Western Bulldogs v Adelaide MCG 91 - 93 70,088

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1997 2:45 PM St Kilda v Adelaide MCG 94 - 125 99,645