1997 AFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1997 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in sixteenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
16th (W-D-L: 4-0-18, P%: 60.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles, Sean | #1 | 18 | 17 | R01-02, R07-22 |
| Clarkson, Alastair | #23 | 19 | 11 | R01-17, R19, R22 |
| Cockatoo-Collins, David | #30 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Cockatoo-Collins, Don | #31 | 4 | 1 | R07-09, R14 |
| Farmer, Jeff | #33 | 17 | 30 | R01-04, R07-15, R19-22 |
| Febey, Matthew | #20 | 11 | 0 | R01-09, R21-22 |
| Febey, Steven | #21 | 20 | 2 | R01-08, R10-11, R13-22 |
| Gaspar, Damien | #32 | 12 | 0 | R01-12 |
| Grgic, Brent | #48 | 9 | 5 | R14-22 |
| Hopgood, Paul | #15 | 20 | 2 | R01-02, R05-22 |
| Ingerson, Anthony | #27 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Irving, Dean | #34 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Kowal, Darren | #7 | 6 | 1 | R05-06, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Lamprill, Andrew | #37 | 3 | 0 | R19-21 |
| Leoncelli, Andrew | #36 | 12 | 1 | R01-03, R05-13 |
| Lovett, Brett | #17 | 18 | 4 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Lovett, Glenn | #6 | 14 | 3 | R01-04, R06, R13-21 |
| Lyon, Garry | #3 | 5 | 7 | R01, R03-05, R10 |
| McDonald, Anthony | #35 | 19 | 7 | R04-22 |
| McDonald, James | #54 | 4 | 3 | R17-18, R21-22 |
| McHardy, Todd | #45 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Neitz, David | #9 | 17 | 30 | R01-07, R13-22 |
| Nettelbeck, Craig | #18 | 13 | 5 | R01-13 |
| Newton, Leigh | #14 | 13 | 6 | R03-05, R07, R09-10, R14-20 |
| Nicholson, Alistair | #44 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| O'Brien, Darren | #38 | 11 | 2 | R08-14, R16, R20-22 |
| Obst, Andrew | #4 | 18 | 3 | R01-04, R06-18, R20 |
| Pesch, Nick | #28 | 4 | 0 | R03-06 |
| Pyman, Robert | #16 | 19 | 8 | R01-12, R15-16, R18-22 |
| Robertson, Russell | #42 | 3 | 5 | R20-22 |
| Schwarz, David | #5 | 10 | 18 | R11-20 |
| Seecamp, Marcus | #10 | 15 | 0 | R05-13, R15-19, R22 |
| Smith, Shaun | #29 | 12 | 9 | R01-03, R13-18, R20-22 |
| Stynes, Jim | #11 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Tingay, Stephen | #2 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R04 |
| Viney, Todd | #12 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Woewodin, Shane | #22 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Yze, Adem | #13 | 19 | 9 | R02-05, R08-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balme, Neil | 9 | 1 | -0- | 8 | R01-09 |
| Hutchison, Greg | 13 | 3 | -0- | 10 | R10-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1997 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 04/04/1997 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 107 | Neil Balme | Glenn Lovett |
| 11/04/1997 | Round 3 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 8 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 18/04/1997 | Round 4 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 2 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 26/04/1997 | Round 5 | West Coast | HOME | LOSS | WCST by 48 | Neil Balme | Garry Lyon |
| 04/05/1997 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 86 | Neil Balme | Glenn Lovett |
| 10/05/1997 | Round 7 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 55 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 17/05/1997 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 79 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 23/05/1997 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 51 | Neil Balme | unknown |
| 31/05/1997 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 25 | Greg Hutchison | Garry Lyon |
| 08/06/1997 | Round 11 | Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | ADEL by 52 | Greg Hutchison | unknown |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 12 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | LOSS | BRIL by 85 | Greg Hutchison | unknown |
| 29/06/1997 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 63 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 06/07/1997 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 63 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 12/07/1997 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 19 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 20/07/1997 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 56 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 27/07/1997 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 02/08/1997 | Round 18 | Sydney | HOME | LOSS | SYDN by 116 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 38 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 15/08/1997 | Round 20 | West Coast | AWAY | LOSS | WCST by 38 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 22/08/1997 | Round 21 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 52 | Greg Hutchison | Glenn Lovett |
| 30/08/1997 | Round 22 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | MELB by 40 | Greg Hutchison | unknown |
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.