1997 AFL Season: West Coast
These are the details of the premiership results of West Coast for the 1997 AFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Adelaide in a qualifying final, West Coast were defeated by North Melbourne in a semi final, resulting in finishing in sixth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.