1997 AFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League. The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (nine as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
13th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 83.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Jason | #32 | 2 | 0 | R11, R21 |
| Bond, Chris | #35 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Bourke, David | #30 | 13 | 9 | R01-02, R07-13, R15-18 |
| Bowden, Joel | #11 | 13 | 21 | R01-08, R18-22 |
| Bower, Nathan | #22 | 3 | 2 | R08-10 |
| Broderick, Paul | #17 | 22 | 7 | R01-22 |
| Bulluss, Paul | #21 | 17 | 6 | R01, R06-11, R13-22 |
| Campbell, Wayne | #9 | 21 | 4 | R01-18, R20-22 |
| Chaffey, Mark | #40 | 12 | 2 | R04-08, R11-17 |
| Charles, Justin | #15 | 13 | 14 | R01-03, R08-10, R12, R15-20 |
| Daffy, Nick | #10 | 22 | 26 | R01-22 |
| Donati, Daniel | #42 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Evans, Brett | #19 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Funcke, Ross | #27 | 11 | 0 | R03-10, R20-22 |
| Gale, Brendon | #25 | 19 | 12 | R01-03, R06-19, R21-22 |
| Gale, Michael | #1 | 18 | 3 | R01-14, R18-20, R22 |
| Gaspar, Darren | #2 | 21 | 0 | R01-16, R18-22 |
| Harrison, Ben | #20 | 16 | 16 | R03-06, R11-22 |
| Holland, Ben | #16 | 16 | 13 | R01-09, R11-14, R20-22 |
| Jewell, Nick | #39 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Jurica, Stephen | #23 | 3 | 0 | R04-05, R07 |
| Kellaway, Duncan | #3 | 22 | 1 | R01-22 |
| Knights, Matthew | #33 | 11 | 2 | R12-22 |
| Manfield, Matthew | #36 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Merenda, Mark | #8 | 16 | 18 | R01-03, R06-08, R11-12, R15-22 |
| Moore, Ben | #28 | 8 | 5 | R09, R11-12, R18-22 |
| Naish, Chris | #6 | 12 | 12 | R01-06, R09-10, R13, R17-19 |
| Nichols, Trent | #26 | 12 | 16 | R01-05, R07-13 |
| Powell, Robert | #13 | 13 | 18 | R01-02, R10-16, R19-22 |
| Prescott, Ashley | #7 | 19 | 3 | R03-05, R07-22 |
| Richardson, Matthew | #12 | 19 | 47 | R01-06, R10-22 |
| Rogers, Matthew | #4 | 14 | 10 | R01-03, R05, R13-22 |
| Ryan, Damien | #37 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R15-17 |
| Tape, Jamie | #5 | 8 | 0 | R04-10, R17 |
| Thompson, Ewan | #34 | 4 | 1 | R14-17 |
| Torney, Jason | #29 | 12 | 0 | R04-06, R14-22 |
| Turner, Scott | #41 | 13 | 0 | R02-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls, Robert | 17 | 6 | -0- | 11 | R01-17 |
| Gieschen, Jeff | 5 | 4 | -0- | 1 | R18-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/1997 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 9 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 05/04/1997 | Round 2 | Adelaide | HOME | WIN | RICH by 28 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 12/04/1997 | Round 3 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 19 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 19/04/1997 | Round 4 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | RICH by 5 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 27/04/1997 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 95 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 04/05/1997 | Round 6 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 64 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 10/05/1997 | Round 7 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 19/05/1997 | Round 8 | West Coast | HOME | WIN | RICH by 52 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 47 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 31/05/1997 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 25 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 06/06/1997 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 6 | Robert Walls | Wayne Campbell |
| 13/06/1997 | Round 12 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 54 | Robert Walls | Matthew Knights |
| 28/06/1997 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 93 | Robert Walls | Matthew Knights |
| 06/07/1997 | Round 14 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | LOSS | BRIL by 18 | Robert Walls | Matthew Knights |
| 13/07/1997 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 76 | Robert Walls | Matthew Knights |
| 19/07/1997 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | Robert Walls | Matthew Knights |
| 26/07/1997 | Round 17 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 137 | Robert Walls | Matthew Knights |
| 02/08/1997 | Round 18 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | WIN | RICH by 15 | Jeff Gieschen | Matthew Knights |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | FREM by 43 | Jeff Gieschen | Matthew Knights |
| 17/08/1997 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 1 | Jeff Gieschen | Matthew Knights |
| 24/08/1997 | Round 21 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | RICH by 85 | Jeff Gieschen | Matthew Knights |
| 30/08/1997 | Round 22 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 2 | Jeff Gieschen | Matthew Knights |