1997 AFL Season: West Coast
Season Team Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
West Coast
Home Ground:
Subiaco Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 111.2%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
Players:
37
Brownlow Leader(s):
Peter Matera (21)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Peter Sumich (32)
John Worsfold Medal Recipient(s):
Peter Matera
Team Leaders
Captain(s): John Worsfold
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Ball, Jason | #26 | 14 | R01-R09, R13, R16, R20-R21, SF | 7 | 3 |
| Banfield, Drew | #6 | 21 | R01-R07, R09-R18, R21-R22, QF, SF | 14 | 4 |
| Blurton, Ashley | #32 | 3 | R14-R16 | 0 | 0 |
| Braun, Michael | #38 | 7 | R11-R17 | 1 | 0 |
| Cousins, Ben | #35 | 18 | R01-R09, R16-R22, QF, SF | 22 | 1 |
| Cummings, Trent | #20 | 2 | R09-R10 | 1 | 0 |
| Donnelly, Andrew | #29 | 10 | R01, R07-R12, R14, R22, QF | 8 | 0 |
| Evans, Tony | #18 | 14 | R01, R06, R09, R12-R19, R22, QF, SF | 7 | 0 |
| Fewster, Brendon | #23 | 3 | R09, R11, SF | 6 | 0 |
| Gardiner, Michael | #19 | 10 | R04, R15-R22, SF | 9 | 1 |
| Gehrig, Fraser | #7 | 22 | R01-R13, R15-R22, QF | 31 | 5 |
| Grgic, Ilija | #14 | 22 | R01-R21, QF | 15 | 5 |
| Hart, David | #36 | 7 | R05, R07-R08, R10-R11, R17-R18 | 1 | 0 |
| Heady, Brett | #1 | 21 | R01-R04, R06-R08, R10-R22, QF | 23 | 3 |
| Jakovich, Glen | #27 | 16 | R06-R15, R19-R22, QF, SF | 3 | 2 |
| Kemp, Dean | #2 | 22 | R01-R05, R07, R09-R22, QF, SF | 13 | 7 |
| Lewis, Chris | #28 | 15 | R01-R09, R17-R19, R22, QF, SF | 23 | 7 |
| Lovell, Andy | #5 | 16 | R01-R08, R10-R13, R16, R20-R21, SF | 6 | 0 |
| Mainwaring, Chris | #3 | 1 | R02 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall, Neil | #43 | 2 | R16, R20 | 0 | 0 |
| Matera, Peter | #30 | 21 | R01-R03, R05-R14, R17-R22, QF, SF | 7 | 21 |
| Matera, Phillip | #33 | 19 | R02-R14, R19-R22, QF, SF | 30 | 0 |
| McIntosh, Ashley | #11 | 19 | R01-R03, R05-R15, R17-R19, R21, SF | 5 | 0 |
| McKenna, Guy | #17 | 20 | R01-R04, R06-R15, R18-R22, QF | 1 | 4 |
| Metropolis, Daniel | #8 | 3 | R01-R03 | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison, Chad | #42 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 9 | 0 |
| Schofield, Jarrad | #21 | 20 | R04-R16, R18-R22, QF, SF | 5 | 3 |
| Spinks, Brett | #25 | 2 | R10, R14 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone, Nicholas | #22 | 14 | R04-R06, R12-R19, R22, QF, SF | 4 | 0 |
| Sumich, Peter | #4 | 13 | R02-R06, R15-R20, R22, QF | 33 | 0 |
| Symmons, Paul | #16 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 15 | 6 |
| Turnbull, Ryan | #50 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 6 | 0 |
| Waterman, Chris | #39 | 12 | R01, R14-R22, QF, SF | 0 | 0 |
| White, Mitchell | #12 | 5 | R01-R05 | 4 | 0 |
| Wirrpanda, David | #44 | 6 | R03-R05, R08, R10, R15 | 2 | 0 |
| Wooden, Josh | #13 | 18 | R01-R02, R08-R22, SF | 3 | 0 |
| Worsfold, John | #24 | 14 | R03-R08, R11-R13, R17, R20-R21, QF, SF | 0 | 1 |
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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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| Malthouse, Mick | 24 | 13 | -0- | 11 | R01-R22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 29/03/1997 | Round 1 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | WCE by 41 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 05/04/1997 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 6 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WCE by 40 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 19/04/1997 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | WCE by 24 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 26/04/1997 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 48 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 02/05/1997 | Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | BUL by 14 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 11/05/1997 | Round 7 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 79 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 19/05/1997 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 52 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | WCE by 25 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 31/05/1997 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 45 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 08/06/1997 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 16 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 14/06/1997 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 16 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 27/06/1997 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 7 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 04/07/1997 | Round 14 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 75 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 13/07/1997 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WCE by 18 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 19/07/1997 | Round 16 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYD by 37 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 27/07/1997 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | WCE by 47 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 03/08/1997 | Round 18 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 33 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | WCE by 21 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 15/08/1997 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WCE by 38 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | BUL by 18 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 29/08/1997 | Round 22 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | WCE by 39 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 07/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADE by 33 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 13/09/1997 | Semi Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 13 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
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