1997 AFL Season: Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Adelaide for the 1997 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Coast in a qualifying final, defeating Geelong in a semi final and defeating Western Bulldogs in a preliminary final, Adelaide defeated St Kilda in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.