1997 AFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
14th (W-D-L: 9-0-13, P%: 92.4%)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Players:
41
Brownlow Leader(s):
Matthew Lloyd (7)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Matthew Lloyd (63)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Sean Denham
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Gary O'Donnell
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Alessio, Steven | #27 | 9 | R01-R04, R08-R12 | 11 | 0 |
| Banks, Matthew | #48 | 2 | R05, R07 | 1 | 0 |
| Barnard, Paul | #16 | 5 | R01-R02, R09-R11 | 0 | 0 |
| Berbakov, Peter | #20 | 11 | R01-R08, R10, R12, R21 | 10 | 0 |
| Bewick, Darren | #8 | 5 | R15-R19 | 2 | 0 |
| Blumfield, Justin | #32 | 15 | R01-R07, R09, R12-R13, R16-R18, R20, R22 | 5 | 1 |
| Bomford, Andrew | #28 | 3 | R03-R04, R08 | 2 | 0 |
| Calthorpe, David | #14 | 8 | R01-R07, R11 | 4 | 0 |
| Caracella, Blake | #33 | 17 | R03, R05-R07, R10-R22 | 25 | 3 |
| Cockatoo-Collins, Che | #9 | 17 | R01-R07, R13-R22 | 17 | 0 |
| Cransberg, Peter | #23 | 14 | R05-R07, R12-R22 | 14 | 0 |
| Daniher, Chris | #7 | 17 | R01-R11, R17-R22 | 4 | 3 |
| Denham, Sean | #38 | 22 | R01-R22 | 8 | 0 |
| Doolan, Ben | #22 | 11 | R06-R10, R12-R17 | 1 | 0 |
| Fletcher, Dustin | #31 | 16 | R01-R04, R06-R11, R13-R15, R17-R19 | 9 | 4 |
| Fraser, Mark | #30 | 11 | R02, R04-R05, R09-R10, R12, R15, R17, R19-R21 | 5 | 0 |
| Hardwick, Damien | #39 | 15 | R03-R06, R09-R11, R13-R17, R20-R22 | 3 | 3 |
| Harvey, Mark | #1 | 6 | R08, R11-R12, R17, R20, R22 | 1 | 0 |
| Heffernan, Chris | #26 | 3 | R19-R20, R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Hird, James | #5 | 7 | R01-R04, R08-R10 | 18 | 3 |
| Johnson, Jason | #42 | 3 | R18-R20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd, Matthew | #18 | 20 | R03-R22 | 63 | 7 |
| Long, Michael | #13 | 5 | R01-R04, R08 | 4 | 2 |
| Lucas, Scott | #25 | 22 | R01-R22 | 23 | 3 |
| McAlister, Daniel | #4 | 2 | R21-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercuri, Mark | #2 | 11 | R01-R02, R06-R08, R13-R17, R21 | 12 | 2 |
| Misiti, Joe | #24 | 18 | R01-R16, R18-R19 | 4 | 6 |
| Moorcroft, Gary | #46 | 11 | R08, R10-R14, R18-R22 | 7 | 2 |
| Morgan, Danny | #36 | 5 | R05, R08-R09, R11-R12 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Connor, Ryan | #3 | 16 | R01-R11, R14, R16-R18, R20 | 12 | 2 |
| O'Donnell, Gary | #10 | 20 | R01-R07, R09, R11-R22 | 8 | 1 |
| Olarenshaw, Ricky | #47 | 15 | R01, R07-R18, R21-R22 | 2 | 0 |
| Prior, Michael | #15 | 22 | R01-R22 | 10 | 0 |
| Somerville, Peter | #19 | 13 | R09-R16, R18-R22 | 1 | 1 |
| Stevenson, Robert | #17 | 5 | R18-R22 | 0 | 0 |
| Symons, Michael | #12 | 15 | R01-R08, R13-R19 | 2 | 4 |
| Ukovic, Andrew | #37 | 5 | R12-R16 | 2 | 0 |
| Wallis, Dean | #21 | 11 | R01-R02, R05-R06, R12-R16, R19, R22 | 0 | 3 |
| Watson, Matthew | #44 | 1 | R21 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellman, Sean | #6 | 22 | R01-R22 | 2 | 0 |
| Young, Barry | #35 | 6 | R09-R11, R20-R22 | 3 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Sheedy, Kevin | 22 | 9 | -0- | 13 | R01-R22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 31/03/1997 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESS by 7 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 06/04/1997 | Round 2 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 42 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 20/04/1997 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 7 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 25/04/1997 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 29 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ESS by 31 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 11/05/1997 | Round 7 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 53 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 18/05/1997 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 24 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCE by 25 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 01/06/1997 | Round 10 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 22 | Kevin Sheedy | unknown |
| 07/06/1997 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 33 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 12 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FRE by 97 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 28/06/1997 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 93 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 06/07/1997 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 63 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 13/07/1997 | Round 15 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 1 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 19/07/1997 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 78 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 25/07/1997 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | POR by 50 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 01/08/1997 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 19 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 10/08/1997 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESS by 5 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 16/08/1997 | Round 20 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COL by 10 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 4 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
| 31/08/1997 | Round 22 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | ESS by 4 | Kevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell |
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