1997 AFL Season: Port Adelaide

Season Team Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Team: Port Adelaide
Home Ground: Football Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 10-1-11, P%: 91.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 35
Brownlow Leader(s): Gavin Wanganeen (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Scott Cummings (70)
John Cahill Medal Recipient(s): Darren Mead

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Gavin Wanganeen

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Bond, Shane #5 22 R01-R22 7 7
Breuer, Shayne #3 21 R01-R17, R19-R22 17 5
Brown, David #21 18 R01-R11, R13-R14, R18-R22 17 0
Burgoyne, Peter #26 15 R01-R09, R12, R17-R18, R20-R22 12 0
Carr, Tom #42 2 R04, R18 0 0
Carter, Stephen #36 10 R01, R03, R06-R10, R16-R18 0 0
Conway, Mark #35 1 R14 0 0
Cotton, Jarrod #44 4 R10-R11, R16-R17 4 0
Cummings, Scott #6 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 70 2
Daniels, Stephen #28 10 R04-R05, R15-R22 1 0
Dew, Stuart #37 1 R15 0 0
Dickie, Don #19 22 R01-R22 6 3
Downsborough, Ian #4 7 R01, R03-R05, R19-R21 2 0
Eagleton, Nathan #25 18 R05-R22 10 0
Fiegert, Nigel #17 4 R02, R12-R14 3 0
Francis, Fabian #8 15 R01-R04, R09-R17, R20-R21 5 0
Francou, Josh #10 22 R01-R22 16 1
Geister, Paul #31 1 R22 0 0
Heaver, Brent #12 8 R01, R12-R18 9 0
Heuskes, Adam #39 22 R01-R22 0 4
James, Roger #38 17 R05-R20, R22 5 0
Kingsley, Adam #29 12 R01-R12 2 0
Lade, Brendon #20 22 R01-R22 14 8
Lockwood, Bowen #22 13 R02-R11, R15, R18-R19 8 0
Lyle, Brayden #9 20 R01-R16, R19-R22 5 6
Mead, Darren #33 22 R01-R22 1 3
Paxman, Stephen #14 22 R01-R22 0 5
Poole, Darryl #30 10 R01-R03, R06-R08, R16-R18, R22 8 0
Primus, Matthew #2 22 R01-R22 6 9
Rombotis, John #7 9 R08, R11-R15, R18-R19, R22 5 0
Squire, Damian #24 5 R01, R13, R19-R21 4 0
Steinberner, Nathan #34 1 R21 0 0
Tredrea, Warren #16 1 R02 0 0
Wanganeen, Gavin #1 20 R02-R17, R19-R22 14 11
Wilson, Michael #15 22 R01-R22 13 6

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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)
Cahill, John 22 10 -1- 11 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
29/03/1997 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 79 John Cahill unknown
06/04/1997 Round 2 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 33 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
12/04/1997 Round 3 Geelong HOME WIN POR by 39 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
20/04/1997 Round 4 Adelaide AWAY WIN POR by 11 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
27/04/1997 Round 5 Brisbane Lions HOME WIN POR by 2 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
04/05/1997 Round 6 Richmond HOME WIN POR by 64 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
10/05/1997 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 65 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
17/05/1997 Round 8 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 28 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
23/05/1997 Round 9 Melbourne HOME WIN POR by 51 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
30/05/1997 Round 10 Carlton HOME WIN POR by 38 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
07/06/1997 Round 11 Sydney HOME LOSS SYD by 35 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
14/06/1997 Round 12 Western Bulldogs AWAY WIN POR by 12 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
28/06/1997 Round 13 Fremantle HOME WIN POR by 15 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
06/07/1997 Round 14 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 32 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
13/07/1997 Round 15 West Coast AWAY LOSS WCE by 18 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
19/07/1997 Round 16 Collingwood HOME WIN POR by 53 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
25/07/1997 Round 17 Essendon AWAY WIN POR by 50 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
02/08/1997 Round 18 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 85 John Cahill unknown
10/08/1997 Round 19 Adelaide HOME LOSS ADE by 7 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
16/08/1997 Round 20 Brisbane Lions AWAY DRAW drawn John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
24/08/1997 Round 21 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 85 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen
31/08/1997 Round 22 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 33 John Cahill Gavin Wanganeen