1997 AFL Season: West Coast
These are the details of the premiership results for West Coast for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League. The team used Subiaco Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (eight as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Adelaide in the first qualifying final, West Coast were defeated by North Melbourne in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in sixth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
West Coast
Club:
West Coast
Home Ground:
Subiaco Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 111.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Jason | #26 | 14 | 7 | R01-09, R13, R16, R20-21, SF |
| Banfield, Drew | #6 | 21 | 14 | R01-07, R09-18, R21-22, QF, SF |
| Blurton, Ashley | #32 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Braun, Michael | #38 | 7 | 1 | R11-17 |
| Cousins, Ben | #35 | 18 | 22 | R01-09, R16-22, QF, SF |
| Cummings, Trent | #20 | 2 | 1 | R09-10 |
| Donnelly, Andrew | #29 | 10 | 8 | R01, R07-12, R14, R22, QF |
| Evans, Tony | #18 | 14 | 7 | R01, R06, R09, R12-19, R22, QF, SF |
| Fewster, Brendon | #23 | 3 | 6 | R09, R11, SF |
| Gardiner, Michael | #19 | 10 | 9 | R04, R15-22, SF |
| Gehrig, Fraser | #7 | 22 | 31 | R01-13, R15-22, QF |
| Grgic, Ilija | #14 | 22 | 15 | R01-21, QF |
| Hart, David | #36 | 7 | 1 | R05, R07-08, R10-11, R17-18 |
| Heady, Brett | #1 | 21 | 23 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-22, QF |
| Jakovich, Glen | #27 | 16 | 3 | R06-15, R19-22, QF, SF |
| Kemp, Dean | #2 | 22 | 13 | R01-05, R07, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Lewis, Chris | #28 | 15 | 23 | R01-09, R17-19, R22, QF, SF |
| Lovell, Andy | #5 | 16 | 6 | R01-08, R10-13, R16, R20-21, SF |
| Mainwaring, Chris | #3 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Marshall, Neil | #43 | 2 | 0 | R16, R20 |
| Matera, Peter | #30 | 21 | 7 | R01-03, R05-14, R17-22, QF, SF |
| Matera, Phillip | #33 | 19 | 30 | R02-14, R19-22, QF, SF |
| McIntosh, Ashley | #11 | 19 | 5 | R01-03, R05-15, R17-19, R21, SF |
| McKenna, Guy | #17 | 20 | 1 | R01-04, R06-15, R18-22, QF |
| Metropolis, Daniel | #8 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Morrison, Chad | #42 | 24 | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Schofield, Jarrad | #21 | 20 | 5 | R04-16, R18-22, QF, SF |
| Spinks, Brett | #25 | 2 | 0 | R10, R14 |
| Stone, Nicholas | #22 | 14 | 4 | R04-06, R12-19, R22, QF, SF |
| Sumich, Peter | #4 | 13 | 33 | R02-06, R15-20, R22, QF |
| Symmons, Paul | #16 | 24 | 15 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Turnbull, Ryan | #50 | 24 | 6 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Waterman, Chris | #39 | 12 | 0 | R01, R14-22, QF, SF |
| White, Mitchell | #12 | 5 | 4 | R01-05 |
| Wirrpanda, David | #44 | 6 | 2 | R03-05, R08, R10, R15 |
| Wooden, Josh | #13 | 18 | 3 | R01-02, R08-22, SF |
| Worsfold, John | #24 | 14 | 0 | R03-08, R11-13, R17, R20-21, QF, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malthouse, Mick | 24 | 13 | -0- | 11 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1997 | Round 1 | Sydney | HOME | WIN | WCST by 41 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 05/04/1997 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 6 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WCST by 40 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 19/04/1997 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | WCST by 24 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 26/04/1997 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 48 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 02/05/1997 | Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | HOME | LOSS | WBUL by 14 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 11/05/1997 | Round 7 | Brisbane Lions | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 79 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 19/05/1997 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 52 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | WCST by 25 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 31/05/1997 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 45 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 08/06/1997 | Round 11 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 16 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 14/06/1997 | Round 12 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 16 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 27/06/1997 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 7 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 04/07/1997 | Round 14 | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 75 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 13/07/1997 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WCST by 18 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 19/07/1997 | Round 16 | Sydney | AWAY | LOSS | SYDN by 37 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 27/07/1997 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | WCST by 47 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 03/08/1997 | Round 18 | Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 33 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | WCST by 21 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 15/08/1997 | Round 20 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WCST by 38 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | AWAY | LOSS | WBUL by 18 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 29/08/1997 | Round 22 | Brisbane Lions | HOME | WIN | WCST by 39 | Mick Malthouse | unknown |
| 07/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | ADEL by 33 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |
| 13/09/1997 | Semi Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Mick Malthouse | John Worsfold |