1997 AFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1997 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in thirteenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.