1997 AFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1997 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 111.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Gavin Brown
Vice-Captain:
Damian Monkhorst
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Nathan Buckley
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AhMat, Robbie | #7 | 14 | 16 | R01-10, R12, R15-16, R19 |
| Barnett, John | #11 | 8 | 4 | R01-04, R07, R13-14, R22 |
| Brown, Gavin | #26 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Buckley, Nathan | #5 | 22 | 20 | R01-22 |
| Burns, Scott | #17 | 14 | 6 | R01-03, R06-10, R13-18 |
| Cassidy, Brad | #38 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Crosisca, Gavin | #28 | 21 | 6 | R01-11, R13-22 |
| Crow, Scott | #39 | 14 | 8 | R01-03, R05-06, R09-17 |
| Curran, Chris | #24 | 12 | 8 | R01-12 |
| Francis, Matthew | #9 | 15 | 8 | R04-09, R13-17, R19-22 |
| Francis, Tony | #2 | 10 | 8 | R04, R06, R14-21 |
| Fuller, Brad | #37 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Godden, Luke | #43 | 3 | 0 | R18-20 |
| Griffin, Dwayne | #32 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| James, Aaron | #4 | 5 | 0 | R10-11, R20-22 |
| Liddell, Chad | #33 | 8 | 6 | R11, R14, R17-22 |
| Mahoney, Josh | #8 | 8 | 4 | R12-16, R18, R21-22 |
| McDonald, Alex | #27 | 19 | 3 | R01-16, R19-21 |
| Michael, Mal | #48 | 13 | 0 | R07-08, R12-22 |
| Monkhorst, Damian | #1 | 20 | 6 | R01-20 |
| Osborne, Richard | #44 | 15 | 20 | R01, R05-13, R18-22 |
| Patterson, Stephen | #6 | 18 | 14 | R01-02, R04-13, R17-22 |
| Prestigiacomo, Simon | #35 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R11, R13 |
| Richardson, Mark | #3 | 17 | 6 | R01-17 |
| Rocca, Anthony | #23 | 21 | 34 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Rocca, Sav | #36 | 21 | 76 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Russell, Scott | #29 | 22 | 11 | R01-22 |
| Schauble, Andrew | #12 | 20 | 1 | R01-05, R08-22 |
| Sharkey, Paul | #30 | 5 | 1 | R05, R12, R20-22 |
| Taylor, Jason | #15 | 4 | 0 | R02-03, R17-18 |
| Walker, Lee | #18 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Watson, Shane | #14 | 21 | 6 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Wild, Jason | #22 | 19 | 6 | R02-12, R14-19, R21-22 |
| Williams, Paul | #10 | 22 | 28 | R01-22 |
| Wright, Graham | #19 | 18 | 6 | R03-20 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw, Tony | 22 | 10 | -0- | 12 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1997 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | COLL by 79 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 04/04/1997 | Round 2 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 107 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 12/04/1997 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 19/04/1997 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 17 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 25/04/1997 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 29 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | COLL by 1 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 09/05/1997 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 43 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 16/05/1997 | Round 8 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | COLL by 46 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 24/05/1997 | Round 9 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 37 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 31/05/1997 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 53 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 06/06/1997 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 6 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 14/06/1997 | Round 12 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 16 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 28/06/1997 | Round 13 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 15 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 05/07/1997 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 12/07/1997 | Round 15 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | COLL by 100 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 19/07/1997 | Round 16 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 53 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 27/07/1997 | Round 17 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 52 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 03/08/1997 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 22 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 16/08/1997 | Round 20 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 10 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 25/08/1997 | Round 21 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 9 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
| 31/08/1997 | Round 22 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 11 | Tony Shaw | Gavin Brown |
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.