1997 AFL Season: North Melbourne

Season Team Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Team: North Melbourne
Home Ground: MCG

Team Results

Ladder Position: 7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 111.8%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by St Kilda (Preliminary Final)
Players: 33
Brownlow Leader(s): David King (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Craig Sholl (36)
Syd Barker Medal Recipient(s): Anthony Stevens

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Wayne Carey

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Allison, Brett #33 24 R01-R10, R12-R22, QF, SF, PF 43 0
Anderson, Stuart #5 20 R01-R03, R06-R14, R16-R21, SF, PF 7 0
Archer, Glenn #11 21 R01-R14, R16-R19, R21-R22, QF 15 4
Bell, Peter #26 25 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF 24 2
Blakey, John #12 24 R01-R15, R17-R22, QF, SF, PF 6 0
Carey, Wayne #18 14 R01, R13-R22, QF, SF, PF 25 3
Chandler, Brett #9 24 R01-R14, R16-R22, QF, SF, PF 4 0
Crocker, Darren #27 9 R01-R02, R15-R18, QF, SF, PF 10 0
Daniltchenko, Jason #25 3 R01-R02, PF 1 0
Freeborn, Glenn #17 18 R01-R11, R14-R17, QF, SF, PF 5 0
Groom, Chris #23 2 R20-R21 0 0
Harvey, Brent #29 17 R05-R06, R08-R15, R18-R22, SF, PF 10 0
Hewitt, Evan #21 1 R13 0 0
King, David #34 23 R01-R17, R20-R22, QF, SF, PF 8 12
Kirzner, Julian #48 3 R08-R10 5 0
Laidley, Dani #7 11 R01-R05, R10-R13, R21-R22 1 0
Longmire, John #35 25 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF 10 3
Martyn, Mick #4 25 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF 0 0
McKernan, Corey #31 22 R01-R12, R14-R19, R22, QF, SF, PF 22 10
Mellington, Anthony #20 14 R04-R09, R13-R16, R19-R22 17 0
Pickett, Byron #28 1 R15 0 0
Pike, Martin #13 24 R01-R12, R14-R22, QF, SF, PF 6 7
Roberts, Mark #22 22 R01-R04, R07-R20, R22, QF, SF, PF 17 3
Rock, Anthony #3 22 R01-R16, R18-R20, QF, SF, PF 14 0
Schwass, Wayne #2 20 R03-R09, R11-R22, QF 7 8
Scott, Robert #8 25 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF 14 3
Sholl, Craig #24 25 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF 40 1
Simpson, Adam #37 19 R03-R07, R10-R12, R15-R22, QF, SF, PF 5 0
Stevens, Anthony #10 25 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF 10 7
Stevens, Danny #38 8 R17-R22, QF, SF 4 0
Stevens, Mark #36 5 R02-R06 1 0
Welsh, Scott #30 1 R07 0 0
Wynd, Paul #32 3 R11-R13 0 0

Team Line-Up

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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)
Pagan, Denis 25 14 -0- 11 R01-R22, QF, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/03/1997 Round 1 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 15 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
07/04/1997 Round 2 Carlton HOME WIN NOR by 26 Denis Pagan unknown
13/04/1997 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 42 Denis Pagan unknown
20/04/1997 Round 4 Brisbane Lions AWAY LOSS BRI by 26 Denis Pagan unknown
27/04/1997 Round 5 Richmond HOME WIN NOR by 95 Denis Pagan unknown
03/05/1997 Round 6 Hawthorn AWAY WIN NOR by 10 Denis Pagan unknown
09/05/1997 Round 7 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 43 Denis Pagan unknown
17/05/1997 Round 8 Port Adelaide HOME WIN NOR by 28 Denis Pagan unknown
25/05/1997 Round 9 Western Bulldogs AWAY LOSS BUL by 32 Denis Pagan unknown
31/05/1997 Round 10 West Coast HOME WIN NOR by 45 Denis Pagan unknown
09/06/1997 Round 11 Fremantle HOME WIN NOR by 26 Denis Pagan unknown
15/06/1997 Round 12 Adelaide AWAY WIN NOR by 22 Denis Pagan unknown
29/06/1997 Round 13 Sydney AWAY LOSS SYD by 10 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
05/07/1997 Round 14 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 54 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
11/07/1997 Round 15 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 10 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
20/07/1997 Round 16 Melbourne AWAY WIN NOR by 56 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
26/07/1997 Round 17 Carlton AWAY WIN NOR by 38 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
01/08/1997 Round 18 Essendon HOME WIN NOR by 19 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
08/08/1997 Round 19 Brisbane Lions HOME WIN NOR by 57 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
17/08/1997 Round 20 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 1 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
23/08/1997 Round 21 Hawthorn HOME WIN NOR by 38 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
31/08/1997 Round 22 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 11 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
07/09/1997 Qualifying Final Geelong AWAY WIN NOR by 18 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
13/09/1997 Semi Final West Coast HOME WIN NOR by 13 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey
19/09/1997 Preliminary Final St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 31 Denis Pagan Wayne Carey