1997 AFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing thirteen matches there (eight as hosts and five as visitors). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
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 |