1997 AFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for North Melbourne for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing seventeen matches there (ten as hosts and seven as visitors). The team finished the regular season in seventh place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the third qualifying final and defeating West Coast in the first semi final, North Melbourne were defeated by St Kilda in the second preliminary final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Club:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 111.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Brett | #33 | 24 | 43 | R01-10, R12-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Anderson, Stuart | #5 | 20 | 7 | R01-03, R06-14, R16-21, SF, PF |
| Archer, Glenn | #11 | 21 | 15 | R01-14, R16-19, R21-22, QF |
| Bell, Peter | #26 | 25 | 24 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Blakey, John | #12 | 24 | 6 | R01-15, R17-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Carey, Wayne | #18 | 14 | 25 | R01, R13-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Chandler, Brett | #9 | 24 | 4 | R01-14, R16-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Crocker, Darren | #27 | 9 | 10 | R01-02, R15-18, QF, SF, PF |
| Daniltchenko, Jason | #25 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, PF |
| Freeborn, Glenn | #17 | 18 | 5 | R01-11, R14-17, QF, SF, PF |
| Groom, Chris | #23 | 2 | 0 | R20-21 |
| Harvey, Brent | #29 | 17 | 10 | R05-06, R08-15, R18-22, SF, PF |
| Hewitt, Evan | #21 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| King, David | #34 | 23 | 8 | R01-17, R20-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Kirzner, Julian | #48 | 3 | 5 | R08-10 |
| Laidley, Dani | #7 | 11 | 1 | R01-05, R10-13, R21-22 |
| Longmire, John | #35 | 25 | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Martyn, Mick | #4 | 25 | 0 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| McKernan, Corey | #31 | 22 | 22 | R01-12, R14-19, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Mellington, Anthony | #20 | 14 | 17 | R04-09, R13-16, R19-22 |
| Pickett, Byron | #28 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Pike, Martin | #13 | 24 | 6 | R01-12, R14-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Roberts, Mark | #22 | 22 | 17 | R01-04, R07-20, R22, QF, SF, PF |
| Rock, Anthony | #3 | 22 | 14 | R01-16, R18-20, QF, SF, PF |
| Schwass, Wayne | #2 | 20 | 7 | R03-09, R11-22, QF |
| Scott, Robert | #8 | 25 | 14 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Sholl, Craig | #24 | 25 | 40 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Simpson, Adam | #37 | 19 | 5 | R03-07, R10-12, R15-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Stevens, Anthony | #10 | 25 | 10 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
| Stevens, Danny | #38 | 8 | 4 | R17-22, QF, SF |
| Stevens, Mark | #36 | 5 | 1 | R02-06 |
| Welsh, Scott | #30 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Wynd, Paul | #32 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagan, Denis | 25 | 14 | -0- | 11 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/1997 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 07/04/1997 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 20/04/1997 | Round 4 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 26 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 27/04/1997 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 95 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 10 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 09/05/1997 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 43 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 17/05/1997 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 28 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 32 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 31/05/1997 | Round 10 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 45 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 09/06/1997 | Round 11 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 12 | Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 22 | Denis Pagan | unknown |
| 29/06/1997 | Round 13 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 10 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 05/07/1997 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 54 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 11/07/1997 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 10 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 20/07/1997 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 56 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 26/07/1997 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 38 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 01/08/1997 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 19 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 08/08/1997 | Round 19 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 57 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 17/08/1997 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 1 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 38 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 31/08/1997 | Round 22 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 11 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 07/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 18 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 13/09/1997 | Semi Final | West Coast | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 13 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |
| 19/09/1997 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 31 | Denis Pagan | Wayne Carey |