1997 AFL Season: Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for Adelaide for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Football Park as their home ground, playing fourteen matches there (thirteen as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Coast in the first qualifying final, defeating Geelong in the second semi final and defeating the Western Bulldogs in the first preliminary final, Adelaide defeated St Kilda in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Adelaide
Club:
Adelaide
Home Ground:
Football Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 121.6)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickley, Mark | #26 | 26 | 12 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Bond, Troy | #18 | 18 | 20 | R01, R04-06, R13-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Caven, Peter | #44 | 22 | 6 | R04-19, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Chalmers, Brett | #19 | 8 | 2 | R10-12, R18-22 |
| Collins, Matthew | #17 | 6 | 0 | R15-20 |
| Connell, Matt | #14 | 17 | 6 | R01-03, R12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cook, Tim | #2 | 4 | 3 | R02, R14-16 |
| Edwards, Tyson | #9 | 17 | 5 | R01-13, R21, QF, PF, GF |
| Ellen, Shane | #13 | 10 | 5 | R12-14, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Gilligan, Tom | #31 | 3 | 1 | R03-04, R13 |
| Goodwin, Simon | #36 | 10 | 4 | R01, R14-18, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hart, Ben | #34 | 26 | 2 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| James, Brett | #11 | 17 | 3 | R01-11, R13, R17-20, GF |
| Jameson, Rod | #35 | 22 | 9 | R01-04, R08-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Jarman, Darren | #3 | 24 | 39 | R01-02, R05-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Johnson, Kane | #28 | 23 | 7 | R01-13, R15-16, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Keating, Aaron | #20 | 3 | 0 | R01, PF, GF |
| Koster, Kym | #5 | 24 | 12 | R03-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Liptak, Matthew | #27 | 7 | 9 | R07-13 |
| McCartney, Jason | #8 | 6 | 3 | R01-06 |
| McLeod, Andrew | #23 | 26 | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Modra, Tony | #6 | 25 | 84 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Ormond-Allen, Trent | #21 | 18 | 0 | R02-15, R17-18, SF, PF |
| Pittman, David | #15 | 23 | 4 | R01-02, R05-22, QF, SF, GF |
| Rehn, Shaun | #52 | 22 | 11 | R05-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Ricciuto, Mark | #32 | 21 | 6 | R01-20, R22 |
| Rintoul, Chad | #42 | 11 | 8 | R01-04, R17, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Robran, Matthew | #10 | 19 | 24 | R07-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Sampson, Clay | #24 | 10 | 5 | R17-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Smart, Nigel | #7 | 22 | 13 | R01-11, R13-14, R16, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Standfield, Barry | #16 | 13 | 23 | R01-09, R13-16 |
| Tregenza, Simon | #12 | 10 | 1 | R03-12 |
| Vardy, Peter | #30 | 24 | 28 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Viska, Mark | #49 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Williams, Brent | #29 | 7 | 4 | R01-07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blight, Malcolm | 26 | 17 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1997 | Round 1 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 36 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 05/04/1997 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 28 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 20/04/1997 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 11 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 26/04/1997 | Round 5 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 50 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 11/05/1997 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 53 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 17/05/1997 | Round 8 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 89 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 24/05/1997 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 14 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 02/06/1997 | Round 10 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 33 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 08/06/1997 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 52 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 22 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 28/06/1997 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 56 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 04/07/1997 | Round 14 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 75 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 12/07/1997 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 10 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 18/07/1997 | Round 16 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 31 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 26/07/1997 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 137 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 03/08/1997 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 41 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 10/08/1997 | Round 19 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 7 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 17/08/1997 | Round 20 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 43 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 25/08/1997 | Round 21 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 9 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 31/08/1997 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 07/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | West Coast | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 33 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 13/09/1997 | Semi Final | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ADEL by 8 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 20/09/1997 | Preliminary Final | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 2 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |
| 27/09/1997 | Grand Final | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ADEL by 31 | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bickley |