1997 AFL Season: Brisbane Lions
These are the details of the premiership results of Brisbane Lions for the 1997 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place, securing a place in the finals series. Brisbane Lions were defeated by St Kilda in a qualifying final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Lions
Home Ground:
Gabba
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 10-1-11, P%: 105.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (Qualifying Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akermanis, Jason | #12 | 17 | 20 | R03-05, R08-09, R12-22, QF |
| Ashcroft, Marcus | #10 | 23 | 18 | R01-22, QF |
| Bamford, Scott | #34 | 11 | 7 | R02-05, R07, R18-22, QF |
| Barker, John | #26 | 8 | 1 | R06-08, R17-21 |
| Bews, Andrew | #25 | 13 | 0 | R02-03, R06-10, R12-17 |
| Boyd, Brad | #9 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Bradshaw, Daniel | #36 | 16 | 35 | R08-22, QF |
| Carter, Nick | #37 | 2 | 1 | R07, R11 |
| Champion, Richard | #1 | 21 | 9 | R01-10, R12-22 |
| Chapman, Nathan | #5 | 11 | 1 | R04-06, R10-11, R18-22, QF |
| Clarke, Matthew | #16 | 21 | 9 | R01-08, R10-19, R21-22, QF |
| Clayton, Shane | #40 | 3 | 0 | R07-09 |
| Dickfos, Danny | #14 | 22 | 0 | R01-07, R09-22, QF |
| Fletcher, Adrian | #6 | 21 | 4 | R01-08, R11-22, QF |
| Gowers, Andrew | #8 | 8 | 2 | R01-03, R19-22, QF |
| Green, Brent | #21 | 2 | 0 | R07, R20 |
| Hart, Shaun | #32 | 19 | 11 | R01-17, R22, QF |
| Johnson, Chris | #2 | 19 | 11 | R01-09, R11-14, R18-22, QF |
| Keating, Clark | #27 | 20 | 15 | R01-20 |
| Kennedy, Matthew | #41 | 12 | 1 | R01-08, R10-11, R15-16 |
| Lambert, Craig | #18 | 16 | 5 | R02-14, R16-17, QF |
| Lappin, Nigel | #44 | 21 | 10 | R01-02, R04-18, R20-22, QF |
| Lawrence, Steven | #15 | 9 | 12 | R15-22, QF |
| Leppitsch, Justin | #23 | 22 | 50 | R01-02, R04-22, QF |
| Lynch, Alastair | #11 | 20 | 12 | R01, R03-06, R09-22, QF |
| Lynch, Tristan | #42 | 21 | 5 | R01, R04-22, QF |
| McIvor, Scott | #7 | 7 | 4 | R01-05, R08, R19 |
| McLean, Michael | #19 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McRae, Craig | #4 | 18 | 19 | R03-04, R06, R08-22 |
| Molloy, Jarrod | #20 | 10 | 21 | R01-03, R12-18 |
| Robbins, Ben | #28 | 12 | 3 | R01-06, R18-22, QF |
| Scott, Chris | #22 | 5 | 3 | R06, R09-10, R14-15 |
| Scott, Dion | #38 | 7 | 7 | R01-02, R09-10, R21-22, QF |
| Trask, Nick | #35 | 5 | 2 | R10-13, QF |
| Voss, Brett | #13 | 3 | 0 | R05, R07, R11 |
| Voss, Michael | #3 | 17 | 9 | R01-17 |
| White, Darryl | #33 | 19 | 3 | R01-03, R08-22, QF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northey, John | 23 | 10 | -1- | 12 | R01-22, QF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1997 | Round 1 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 36 | John Northey | unknown |
| 06/04/1997 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 97 | John Northey | Michael Voss |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 12 | John Northey | unknown |
| 20/04/1997 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 26 | John Northey | unknown |
| 27/04/1997 | Round 5 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 2 | John Northey | unknown |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 31 | John Northey | unknown |
| 11/05/1997 | Round 7 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 79 | John Northey | Michael Voss |
| 18/05/1997 | Round 8 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 5 | John Northey | Michael Voss |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 28 | John Northey | unknown |
| 01/06/1997 | Round 10 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 3 | John Northey | unknown |
| 09/06/1997 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 21 | John Northey | unknown |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 85 | John Northey | unknown |
| 28/06/1997 | Round 13 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 15 | John Northey | unknown |
| 06/07/1997 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 18 | John Northey | unknown |
| 12/07/1997 | Round 15 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | WIN | BRIL by 64 | John Northey | unknown |
| 18/07/1997 | Round 16 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 31 | John Northey | unknown |
| 27/07/1997 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 48 | John Northey | unknown |
| 02/08/1997 | Round 18 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | BRIL by 70 | John Northey | Alastair Lynch |
| 08/08/1997 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 57 | John Northey | Alastair Lynch |
| 16/08/1997 | Round 20 | Port Adelaide | HOME | DRAW | drawn | John Northey | Alastair Lynch |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | John Northey | Alastair Lynch |
| 29/08/1997 | Round 22 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 39 | John Northey | Alastair Lynch |
| 07/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 46 | John Northey | Alastair Lynch |
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.