1997 AFL Preliminary Final 2: St Kilda v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1997 between St Kilda and North Melbourne in the second preliminary final of the 1997 AFL season.
St Kilda "hosted" North Melbourne at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Stan Alves and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
St Kilda
T. Brown, N. Burke, B. Cook, J. Cripps, J. Daniels, B. Hall, R. Harvey, J. Heatley, M. Hudghton, A. Jones, R. Keogh, M. Lappin, S. Loewe, J. Peckett, J. Shanahan, D. Sierakowski, S. Sziller, A. Thompson, D. Wakelin, N. Winmar, M. Young
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, D. Crocker, J. Daniltchenko, G. Freeborn, B. Harvey, D. King, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens
St Kilda (15.14.104) defeated North Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. Heatley (7), S. Loewe (3), N. Winmar (3), R. Harvey, A. Thompson
North Melbourne: D. Crocker (4), B. Allison (3), W. Carey (2), G. Freeborn, C. Sholl
As a result of this match, St Kilda faced Adelaide in the grand final and North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 2
Teams:
St Kilda
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Friday 19 September 1997
Time:
7:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
77,531
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.14.104 - 11.7.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | STKL by 15 | STKL by 10 | STKL by 38 | STKL by 31 | STKL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Stan Alves
(St Kilda),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
D. Howlett
(#1),
M. Nash
(#14), E:
D. Goldspink
(#32)
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brown, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Burke, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Cook, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Cripps, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Daniels, Jayson | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Hall, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Harvey, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Heatley, Jason | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hudghton, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Jones, Aussie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Keogh, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Lappin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Loewe, Stewart | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Peckett, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Shanahan, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sierakowski, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Sziller, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Thompson, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Wakelin, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Winmar, Nicky | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Young, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 14 | 309 | 216 | 93 | 72 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Daniltchenko, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 7 | 265 | 199 | 66 | 46 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 19 | |||