1997 AFL Season: Brisbane Lions
These are the details of the premiership results for the Brisbane Lions for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the Gabba as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place, securing a place in the finals series. The Brisbane Lions were defeated by St Kilda in the fourth qualifying final, resulting in finishing in eighth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Brisbane Lions
Club:
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 |