1997 AFLR Season

These are the results for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League Reserves.

It featured twenty-two rounds. Each team received two byes. Richmond Reserves were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second McIntyre Final Six system. Richmond Reserves were the premiers, with Tony Free as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1997 AFLR Season
Teams: 11
Rounds: 22
Finals System: Second McIntyre Final Six System
Matches: 117

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Reserves Optus Oval Wayne Brittain
Collingwood Reserves Victoria Park Danny Frawley
Essendon Reserves Windy Hill Mark Thompson
Footscray Reserves Optus Oval Brian Royal
Geelong Reserves Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Reserves Waverley Park Chris Connolly
Melbourne Reserves Punt Road Oval Greg Hutchison Matthew Rendell
North Melbourne Reserves MCG Tony Elshaug
Richmond Reserves Punt Road Oval Jeff Gieschen Tony Free
St Kilda Reserves Waverley Park Peter Russo
Sydney Reserves SCG Dennis Carroll

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond Reserves
Runners-Up: Hawthorn Reserves
Minor Premiers: Richmond Reserves

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond Reserves 1st 16 -0- 4 64 140.8% 2,078 1,476 305 248 212 204
Footscray Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 6 56 135.1% 2,269 1,680 329 295 244 216
Sydney Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 125.0% 2,222 1,777 328 254 262 205
St Kilda Reserves 4th 13 -0- 7 52 117.1% 1,888 1,612 268 280 236 196
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 8 48 109.3% 1,883 1,722 278 215 244 258
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 11 -0- 9 44 104.5% 1,918 1,836 282 226 271 210
Carlton Reserves 7th 11 -0- 9 44 99.1% 1,953 1,971 281 267 291 225
Collingwood Reserves 8th 7 -0- 13 28 89.2% 1,798 2,015 266 202 290 275
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -0- 14 24 79.9% 1,640 2,053 244 176 297 271
Essendon Reserves 10th 4 -0- 16 16 71.7% 1,488 2,074 213 210 306 238
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 18 8 58.7% 1,307 2,228 184 203 325 278

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Richmond Reserves 1st Premiers
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd Runners-Up
Footscray Reserves 3rd Defeated by Richmond Reserves (Preliminary Final)
North Melbourne Reserves 4th Defeated by Richmond Reserves (Semi Final)
Sydney Reserves 5th Defeated by North Melbourne Reserves (Elimination Final)
St Kilda Reserves 6th Defeated by Hawthorn Reserves (Elimination Final)
Carlton Reserves 7th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood Reserves 8th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Reserves 9th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Reserves 10th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Reserves 11th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 27/03/1997 4:35 PM North Melbourne (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 77 - 80
SAT 29/03/1997 11:00 AM Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) Punt Road Oval 121 - 124
SAT 29/03/1997 4:30 PM St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) Waverley Park 138 - 87
SUN 30/03/1997 11:00 AM Richmond (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 112 - 82
MON 31/03/1997 11:00 AM Essendon (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 98 - 89

Round 1 Bye: Sydney Reserves

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Reserves 1st 1 -0- 0 4 158.6% 138 87
Richmond Reserves 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 136.6% 112 82
Essendon Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 110.1% 98 89
Melbourne Reserves 4th 1 -0- 0 4 103.9% 80 77
Footscray Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 102.5% 124 121
Sydney Reserves 6th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Collingwood Reserves 7th 0 -0- 1 0 97.6% 121 124
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 0 -0- 1 0 96.3% 77 80
Carlton Reserves 9th 0 -0- 1 0 90.8% 89 98
Geelong Reserves 10th 0 -0- 1 0 73.2% 82 112
Hawthorn Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 63.0% 87 138

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 04/04/1997 4:45 PM Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 61 - 103
SAT 05/04/1997 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 114 - 83
SAT 05/04/1997 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v Sydney (R) Optus Oval 124 - 134
SAT 05/04/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 97 - 147
MON 07/04/1997 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 106 - 80

Round 2 Bye: Hawthorn Reserves

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Reserves 1st 2 -0- 0 8 154.9% 285 184
Richmond Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 137.0% 226 165
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 121.1% 224 185
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 1 -0- 1 4 114.4% 183 160
Sydney Reserves 5th 1 -0- 0 4 108.1% 134 124
Footscray Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 97.3% 248 255
Essendon Reserves 7th 1 -0- 1 4 89.2% 181 203
Melbourne Reserves 8th 1 -0- 1 4 78.3% 141 180
Carlton Reserves 9th 0 -0- 2 0 82.8% 169 204
Geelong Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 69.1% 179 259
Hawthorn Reserves 11th 0 -0- 1 0 63.0% 87 138

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/04/1997 4:30 PM Sydney (R) v Melbourne (R) SCG 88 - 83
SAT 12/04/1997 10:45 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) Punt Road Oval 78 - 129
SAT 12/04/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Collingwood (R) Waverley Park 81 - 135
SUN 13/04/1997 11:10 AM Hawthorn (R) v Carlton (R) Waverley Park 146 - 47
SUN 13/04/1997 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 64 - 142

Round 3 Bye: Geelong Reserves

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 146.1% 355 243
North Melbourne Reserves 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 145.1% 325 224
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 135.0% 359 266
St Kilda Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 114.7% 366 319
Sydney Reserves 5th 2 -0- 0 8 107.2% 222 207
Hawthorn Reserves 6th 1 -0- 1 4 125.9% 233 185
Footscray Reserves 7th 1 -0- 2 4 84.9% 326 384
Melbourne Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 83.6% 224 268
Essendon Reserves 9th 1 -0- 2 4 71.0% 245 345
Geelong Reserves 10th 0 -0- 2 0 69.1% 179 259
Carlton Reserves 11th 0 -0- 3 0 61.7% 216 350

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 18/04/1997 4:30 PM Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 62 - 111
SAT 19/04/1997 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 109 - 121
SAT 19/04/1997 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) Optus Oval 45 - 107
SAT 19/04/1997 4:45 PM St Kilda (R) v Sydney (R) Waverley Park 52 - 101
SUN 20/04/1997 10:45 AM Geelong (R) v Essendon (R) Punt Road Oval 111 - 67

Round 4 Bye: North Melbourne Reserves

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sydney Reserves 1st 3 -0- 0 12 124.7% 323 259
Richmond Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 114.3% 400 350
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 147.8% 340 230
North Melbourne Reserves 4th 2 -0- 1 8 145.1% 325 224
Collingwood Reserves 5th 2 -0- 2 8 120.9% 468 387
St Kilda Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 99.5% 418 420
Footscray Reserves 7th 2 -0- 2 8 98.0% 437 446
Geelong Reserves 8th 1 -0- 2 4 89.0% 290 326
Melbourne Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 75.5% 286 379
Carlton Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 73.4% 337 459
Essendon Reserves 11th 1 -0- 3 4 68.4% 312 456

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1997 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v St Kilda (R) Optus Oval 98 - 116
SAT 26/04/1997 2:10 PM Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) Windy Hill 73 - 106
SAT 26/04/1997 4:25 PM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Waverley Park 81 - 59
SUN 27/04/1997 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) Optus Oval 131 - 58
SUN 27/04/1997 11:15 AM North Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 70 - 141

Round 5 Bye: Melbourne Reserves

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 4 -0- 1 16 128.8% 541 420
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 145.7% 421 289
Collingwood Reserves 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 124.8% 574 460
Sydney Reserves 4th 3 -0- 1 12 112.4% 382 340
St Kilda Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 103.1% 534 518
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 2 -0- 2 8 108.2% 395 365
Footscray Reserves 7th 2 -0- 3 8 95.2% 535 562
Carlton Reserves 8th 2 -0- 3 8 90.5% 468 517
Geelong Reserves 9th 1 -0- 3 4 76.1% 348 457
Melbourne Reserves 10th 1 -0- 3 4 75.5% 286 379
Essendon Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 68.5% 385 562

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1997 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Punt Road Oval 50 - 58
SAT 03/05/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 21 - 52
SAT 03/05/1997 4:30 PM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 116 - 81
SUN 04/05/1997 9:35 AM Sydney (R) v Carlton (R) SCG 138 - 89
SUN 04/05/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 111 - 31

Round 6 Bye: Collingwood Reserves

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 5 -0- 1 20 134.5% 593 441
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 145.1% 537 370
Sydney Reserves 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 121.2% 520 429
St Kilda Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 117.5% 645 549
Collingwood Reserves 5th 3 -0- 2 12 124.8% 574 460
Footscray Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 96.9% 593 612
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 2 -0- 3 8 99.0% 476 481
Carlton Reserves 8th 2 -0- 4 8 85.0% 557 655
Geelong Reserves 9th 1 -0- 4 4 72.5% 369 509
Essendon Reserves 10th 1 -0- 5 4 70.2% 435 620
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 4 4 64.7% 317 490

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 09/05/1997 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 104 - 107
SAT 10/05/1997 10:30 AM Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Optus Oval 59 - 78
SAT 10/05/1997 10:55 AM Geelong (R) v Sydney (R) Kardinia Park 86 - 101
SAT 10/05/1997 11:05 AM Richmond (R) v Carlton (R) MCG 161 - 52
SAT 10/05/1997 4:45 PM St Kilda (R) v Essendon (R) Waverley Park 63 - 80

Round 7 Bye: Footscray Reserves

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 6 -0- 1 24 152.9% 754 493
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 143.4% 615 429
Sydney Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 120.6% 621 515
Collingwood Reserves 4th 4 -0- 2 16 120.7% 681 564
St Kilda Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 112.6% 708 629
Footscray Reserves 6th 3 -0- 3 12 96.9% 593 612
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 2 -0- 4 8 98.6% 580 588
Essendon Reserves 8th 2 -0- 5 8 75.4% 515 683
Carlton Reserves 9th 2 -0- 5 8 74.6% 609 816
Geelong Reserves 10th 1 -0- 5 4 74.6% 455 610
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 5 4 66.2% 376 568

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 16/05/1997 4:45 PM Collingwood (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 67 - 137
SAT 17/05/1997 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) Punt Road Oval 47 - 117
SUN 18/05/1997 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Hawthorn (R) Optus Oval 73 - 113
SUN 18/05/1997 11:15 AM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 79 - 97
MON 19/05/1997 4:45 PM Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 154 - 59

Round 8 Bye: Sydney Reserves

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 7 -0- 1 28 164.5% 908 552
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 145.0% 728 502
Sydney Reserves 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 120.6% 621 515
St Kilda Reserves 4th 5 -0- 3 20 113.7% 805 708
Footscray Reserves 5th 4 -0- 3 16 107.5% 730 679
Collingwood Reserves 6th 4 -0- 3 16 106.7% 748 701
Geelong Reserves 7th 2 -0- 5 8 87.1% 572 657
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 2 -0- 5 8 86.1% 639 742
Essendon Reserves 9th 2 -0- 6 8 76.2% 594 780
Carlton Reserves 10th 2 -0- 6 8 73.4% 682 929
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 6 4 61.8% 423 685

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Geelong (R) Waverley Park 115 - 37
SAT 24/05/1997 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Melbourne (R) Optus Oval 121 - 78
SAT 24/05/1997 4:30 PM Sydney (R) v Collingwood (R) SCG 102 - 60
SUN 25/05/1997 10:45 AM Footscray (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 149 - 58
SUN 25/05/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) Waverley Park 91 - 47

Round 9 Bye: Essendon Reserves

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Hawthorn Reserves 1st 7 -0- 1 28 156.4% 843 539
Richmond Reserves 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 148.5% 955 643
Sydney Reserves 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 125.7% 723 575
St Kilda Reserves 4th 6 -0- 3 24 118.7% 896 755
Footscray Reserves 5th 5 -0- 3 20 119.3% 879 737
Collingwood Reserves 6th 4 -0- 4 16 100.6% 808 803
Carlton Reserves 7th 3 -0- 6 12 79.7% 803 1,007
Geelong Reserves 8th 2 -0- 6 8 78.9% 609 772
North Melbourne Reserves 9th 2 -0- 6 8 78.2% 697 891
Essendon Reserves 10th 2 -0- 6 8 76.2% 594 780
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 7 4 62.2% 501 806

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Collingwood (R) Waverley Park 91 - 83
SAT 31/05/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v St Kilda (R) Kardinia Park 46 - 86
SAT 31/05/1997 11:15 AM North Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Optus Oval 100 - 118
SAT 31/05/1997 4:45 PM Richmond (R) v Melbourne (R) MCG 142 - 69
SUN 01/06/1997 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Footscray (R) Punt Road Oval 75 - 140

Round 10 Bye: Carlton Reserves

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 8 -0- 2 32 154.1% 1,097 712
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 150.2% 934 622
Sydney Reserves 3rd 7 -0- 1 28 124.6% 841 675
St Kilda Reserves 4th 7 -0- 3 28 122.6% 982 801
Footscray Reserves 5th 6 -0- 3 24 125.5% 1,019 812
Collingwood Reserves 6th 4 -0- 5 16 99.7% 891 894
Carlton Reserves 7th 3 -0- 6 12 79.7% 803 1,007
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 2 -0- 7 8 79.0% 797 1,009
Geelong Reserves 9th 2 -0- 7 8 76.3% 655 858
Essendon Reserves 10th 2 -0- 7 8 72.7% 669 920
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 8 4 60.1% 570 948

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 06/06/1997 4:45 PM Collingwood (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 85 - 92
SAT 07/06/1997 10:45 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Punt Road Oval 81 - 110
SAT 07/06/1997 11:15 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Optus Oval 143 - 68
SUN 08/06/1997 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Punt Road Oval 50 - 144
MON 09/06/1997 10:40 AM North Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Optus Oval 102 - 94

Round 11 Bye: St Kilda Reserves

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 9 -0- 2 36 149.2% 1,189 797
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 1 36 148.5% 1,044 703
Sydney Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 1 32 135.9% 985 725
Footscray Reserves 4th 7 -0- 3 28 132.0% 1,162 880
St Kilda Reserves 5th 7 -0- 3 28 122.6% 982 801
Collingwood Reserves 6th 4 -0- 6 16 99.0% 976 986
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 3 -0- 7 12 81.5% 899 1,103
Carlton Reserves 8th 3 -0- 7 12 80.9% 897 1,109
Essendon Reserves 9th 2 -0- 8 8 72.8% 750 1,030
Geelong Reserves 10th 2 -0- 8 8 72.2% 723 1,001
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 9 4 56.8% 620 1,092

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 13/06/1997 4:30 PM Sydney (R) v Richmond (R) SCG 82 - 146
SAT 14/06/1997 10:30 AM Essendon (R) v Collingwood (R) Windy Hill 89 - 103
SAT 14/06/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Hawthorn (R) Kardinia Park 78 - 69
SUN 15/06/1997 11:15 AM Melbourne (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 73 - 140
SUN 15/06/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Carlton (R) Waverley Park 90 - 89

Round 12 Bye: North Melbourne Reserves

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 10 -0- 2 40 151.9% 1,335 879
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 142.5% 1,113 781
Footscray Reserves 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 136.6% 1,302 953
Sydney Reserves 4th 8 -0- 2 32 122.5% 1,067 871
St Kilda Reserves 5th 8 -0- 3 32 120.4% 1,072 890
Collingwood Reserves 6th 5 -0- 6 20 100.4% 1,079 1,075
Carlton Reserves 7th 3 -0- 8 12 82.2% 986 1,199
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 3 -0- 7 12 81.5% 899 1,103
Geelong Reserves 9th 3 -0- 8 12 74.9% 801 1,070
Essendon Reserves 10th 2 -0- 9 8 74.1% 839 1,133
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 10 4 56.3% 693 1,232

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1997 10:45 AM Carlton (R) v Geelong (R) Optus Oval 121 - 93
SAT 28/06/1997 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 123 - 61
SAT 28/06/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) Waverley Park 70 - 100
SUN 29/06/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 97 - 44
SUN 29/06/1997 11:00 AM Sydney (R) v North Melbourne (R) SCG 37 - 64

Round 13 Bye: Collingwood Reserves

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 11 -0- 2 44 155.1% 1,458 940
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 146.7% 1,210 825
Footscray Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 137.0% 1,402 1,023
Sydney Reserves 4th 8 -0- 3 32 118.1% 1,104 935
St Kilda Reserves 5th 8 -0- 4 32 115.4% 1,142 990
Collingwood Reserves 6th 5 -0- 6 20 100.4% 1,079 1,075
Carlton Reserves 7th 4 -0- 8 16 85.7% 1,107 1,292
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 4 -0- 7 16 84.5% 963 1,140
Geelong Reserves 9th 3 -0- 9 12 75.1% 894 1,191
Essendon Reserves 10th 2 -0- 10 8 71.7% 900 1,256
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 11 4 55.5% 737 1,329

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1997 10:30 AM Footscray (R) v Carlton (R) Whitten Oval 70 - 72
SAT 05/07/1997 10:45 AM Geelong (R) v Collingwood (R) Punt Road Oval 71 - 109
SAT 05/07/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v North Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 93 - 110
SAT 05/07/1997 2:10 PM Essendon (R) v Melbourne (R) Windy Hill 107 - 60
SUN 06/07/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Sydney (R) Waverley Park 111 - 84

Round 14 Bye: Richmond Reserves

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 11 -0- 2 44 155.1% 1,458 940
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 145.3% 1,321 909
Footscray Reserves 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 134.4% 1,472 1,095
Sydney Reserves 4th 8 -0- 4 32 113.6% 1,188 1,046
St Kilda Reserves 5th 8 -0- 5 32 112.3% 1,235 1,100
Collingwood Reserves 6th 6 -0- 6 24 103.7% 1,188 1,146
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 5 -0- 7 20 87.0% 1,073 1,233
Carlton Reserves 8th 5 -0- 8 20 86.6% 1,179 1,362
Essendon Reserves 9th 3 -0- 10 12 76.5% 1,007 1,316
Geelong Reserves 10th 3 -0- 10 12 74.2% 965 1,300
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 12 4 55.5% 797 1,436

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 11/07/1997 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Geelong (R) MCG 74 - 86
SAT 12/07/1997 10:30 AM Footscray (R) v Collingwood (R) Whitten Oval 123 - 93
SAT 12/07/1997 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Carlton (R) Punt Road Oval 61 - 140
SAT 12/07/1997 12:00 PM Essendon (R) v Sydney (R) Windy Hill 53 - 148
SUN 13/07/1997 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v Hawthorn (R) Punt Road Oval 130 - 126

Round 15 Bye: St Kilda Reserves

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 12 -0- 2 48 149.0% 1,588 1,066
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 139.3% 1,447 1,039
Footscray Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 134.3% 1,595 1,188
Sydney Reserves 4th 9 -0- 4 36 121.6% 1,336 1,099
St Kilda Reserves 5th 8 -0- 5 32 112.3% 1,235 1,100
Collingwood Reserves 6th 6 -0- 7 24 100.9% 1,281 1,269
Carlton Reserves 7th 6 -0- 8 24 92.7% 1,319 1,423
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 5 -0- 8 20 87.0% 1,147 1,319
Geelong Reserves 9th 4 -0- 10 16 76.5% 1,051 1,374
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 11 12 72.4% 1,060 1,464
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 13 4 54.4% 858 1,576

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v St Kilda (R) Waverley Park 23 - 152
SAT 19/07/1997 11:15 AM Carlton (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 110 - 69
SAT 19/07/1997 11:15 AM Collingwood (R) v Sydney (R) Victoria Park 73 - 117
SAT 19/07/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Richmond (R) Kardinia Park 84 - 100
SUN 20/07/1997 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 68 - 123

Round 16 Bye: Footscray Reserves

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 13 -0- 2 52 146.8% 1,688 1,150
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 123.4% 1,470 1,191
Footscray Reserves 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 134.3% 1,595 1,188
Sydney Reserves 4th 10 -0- 4 40 124.0% 1,453 1,172
St Kilda Reserves 5th 9 -0- 5 36 123.5% 1,387 1,123
Carlton Reserves 6th 7 -0- 8 28 95.8% 1,429 1,492
Collingwood Reserves 7th 6 -0- 8 24 97.7% 1,354 1,386
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 6 -0- 8 24 91.6% 1,270 1,387
Geelong Reserves 9th 4 -0- 11 16 77.0% 1,135 1,474
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 12 12 71.7% 1,129 1,574
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 14 4 54.5% 926 1,699

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1997 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v North Melbourne (R) Optus Oval 104 - 83
SAT 26/07/1997 11:00 AM Essendon (R) v Hawthorn (R) Waverley Park 63 - 89
SAT 26/07/1997 2:00 PM Sydney (R) v Footscray (R) SCG 172 - 113
SUN 27/07/1997 11:00 AM Collingwood (R) v Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 107 - 52
SUN 27/07/1997 12:00 PM St Kilda (R) v Richmond (R) Waverley Park 64 - 72

Round 17 Bye: Geelong Reserves

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 14 -0- 2 56 145.0% 1,760 1,214
Hawthorn Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 124.3% 1,559 1,254
Sydney Reserves 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 126.5% 1,625 1,285
Footscray Reserves 4th 10 -0- 5 40 125.6% 1,708 1,360
St Kilda Reserves 5th 9 -0- 6 36 121.4% 1,451 1,195
Carlton Reserves 6th 8 -0- 8 32 97.3% 1,533 1,575
Collingwood Reserves 7th 7 -0- 8 28 101.6% 1,461 1,438
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 6 -0- 9 24 90.7% 1,353 1,491
Geelong Reserves 9th 4 -0- 11 16 77.0% 1,135 1,474
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 13 12 71.7% 1,192 1,663
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 15 4 54.2% 978 1,806

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 01/08/1997 4:45 PM North Melbourne (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 117 - 91
SAT 02/08/1997 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Sydney (R) Punt Road Oval 63 - 139
SAT 02/08/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 154 - 68
SAT 02/08/1997 11:15 AM Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) Optus Oval 70 - 54
SUN 03/08/1997 10:45 AM Collingwood (R) v St Kilda (R) Punt Road Oval 90 - 94

Round 18 Bye: Hawthorn Reserves

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 15 -0- 2 60 144.3% 1,830 1,268
Sydney Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 130.9% 1,764 1,348
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 124.3% 1,559 1,254
Footscray Reserves 4th 10 -0- 6 40 123.2% 1,762 1,430
St Kilda Reserves 5th 10 -0- 6 40 120.2% 1,545 1,285
Carlton Reserves 6th 8 -0- 9 32 92.6% 1,601 1,729
Collingwood Reserves 7th 7 -0- 9 28 101.2% 1,551 1,532
North Melbourne Reserves 8th 7 -0- 9 28 92.9% 1,470 1,582
Geelong Reserves 9th 5 -0- 11 20 83.6% 1,289 1,542
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 14 12 72.1% 1,283 1,780
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 16 4 53.5% 1,041 1,945

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1997 11:00 AM Carlton (R) v Collingwood (R) MCG 118 - 80
SAT 09/08/1997 11:00 AM Essendon (R) v Geelong (R) Windy Hill 77 - 112
SAT 09/08/1997 11:00 AM Footscray (R) v Melbourne (R) Optus Oval 99 - 96
SAT 09/08/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v North Melbourne (R) Waverley Park 94 - 95
SUN 10/08/1997 11:00 AM Sydney (R) v St Kilda (R) SCG 95 - 117

Round 19 Bye: Richmond Reserves

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 15 -0- 2 60 144.3% 1,830 1,268
Sydney Reserves 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 126.9% 1,859 1,465
Hawthorn Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 122.5% 1,653 1,349
Footscray Reserves 4th 11 -0- 6 44 122.0% 1,861 1,526
St Kilda Reserves 5th 11 -0- 6 44 120.4% 1,662 1,380
Carlton Reserves 6th 9 -0- 9 36 95.0% 1,719 1,809
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 8 -0- 9 32 93.4% 1,565 1,676
Collingwood Reserves 8th 7 -0- 10 28 98.8% 1,631 1,650
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -0- 11 24 86.5% 1,401 1,619
Essendon Reserves 10th 3 -0- 15 12 71.9% 1,360 1,892
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 17 4 55.6% 1,137 2,044

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1997 11:00 AM Collingwood (R) v Essendon (R) MCG 62 - 65
SAT 16/08/1997 11:15 AM Geelong (R) v Carlton (R) Kardinia Park 79 - 118
SAT 16/08/1997 11:15 AM St Kilda (R) v Footscray (R) Waverley Park 21 - 106
SUN 17/08/1997 9:35 AM Sydney (R) v Hawthorn (R) SCG 106 - 94
SUN 17/08/1997 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 47 - 48

Round 20 Bye: Melbourne Reserves

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 15 -0- 3 60 142.6% 1,877 1,316
Sydney Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 126.0% 1,965 1,559
Footscray Reserves 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 127.1% 1,967 1,547
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 12 -0- 6 48 120.1% 1,747 1,455
St Kilda Reserves 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.3% 1,683 1,486
Carlton Reserves 6th 10 -0- 9 40 97.3% 1,837 1,888
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 9 -0- 9 36 93.6% 1,613 1,723
Collingwood Reserves 8th 7 -0- 11 28 98.7% 1,693 1,715
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -0- 12 24 85.2% 1,480 1,737
Essendon Reserves 10th 4 -0- 15 16 72.9% 1,425 1,954
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 17 4 55.6% 1,137 2,044

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
FRI 22/08/1997 4:30 PM Melbourne (R) v St Kilda (R) MCG 63 - 85
SAT 23/08/1997 10:45 AM Carlton (R) v Sydney (R) Optus Oval 116 - 83
SAT 23/08/1997 10:45 AM Footscray (R) v Geelong (R) Whitten Oval 142 - 58
SAT 23/08/1997 10:45 AM North Melbourne (R) v Hawthorn (R) Punt Road Oval 107 - 61
SUN 24/08/1997 10:45 AM Richmond (R) v Collingwood (R) Punt Road Oval 102 - 53

Round 21 Bye: Essendon Reserves

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 16 -0- 3 64 144.6% 1,979 1,369
Footscray Reserves 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 131.4% 2,109 1,605
Sydney Reserves 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 122.3% 2,048 1,675
Hawthorn Reserves 4th 12 -0- 7 48 115.7% 1,808 1,562
St Kilda Reserves 5th 12 -0- 7 48 114.1% 1,768 1,549
Carlton Reserves 6th 11 -0- 9 44 99.1% 1,953 1,971
North Melbourne Reserves 7th 10 -0- 9 40 96.4% 1,720 1,784
Collingwood Reserves 8th 7 -0- 12 28 96.1% 1,746 1,817
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -0- 13 24 81.9% 1,538 1,879
Essendon Reserves 10th 4 -0- 15 16 72.9% 1,425 1,954
Melbourne Reserves 11th 1 -0- 18 4 56.4% 1,200 2,129

Round 22

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1997 10:45 AM Melbourne (R) v Richmond (R) Punt Road Oval 107 - 99
SAT 30/08/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Footscray (R) Waverley Park 75 - 160
SAT 30/08/1997 2:10 PM Essendon (R) v St Kilda (R) Windy Hill 63 - 120
SAT 30/08/1997 4:30 PM Sydney (R) v Geelong (R) SCG 174 - 102
SUN 31/08/1997 10:45 AM Collingwood (R) v North Melbourne (R) Punt Road Oval 52 - 198

Round 22 Bye: Carlton Reserves

Round 22 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Reserves 1st 16 -0- 4 64 140.8% 2,078 1,476
Footscray Reserves 2nd 14 -0- 6 56 135.1% 2,269 1,680
Sydney Reserves 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 125.0% 2,222 1,777
St Kilda Reserves 4th 13 -0- 7 52 117.1% 1,888 1,612
Hawthorn Reserves 5th 12 -0- 8 48 109.3% 1,883 1,722
North Melbourne Reserves 6th 11 -0- 9 44 104.5% 1,918 1,836
Carlton Reserves 7th 11 -0- 9 44 99.1% 1,953 1,971
Collingwood Reserves 8th 7 -0- 13 28 89.2% 1,798 2,015
Geelong Reserves 9th 6 -0- 14 24 79.9% 1,640 2,053
Essendon Reserves 10th 4 -0- 16 16 71.7% 1,488 2,074
Melbourne Reserves 11th 2 -0- 18 8 58.7% 1,307 2,228

Final Round 1

Elimination Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SUN 07/09/1997 11:30 AM St Kilda (R) v Hawthorn (R) Waverley Park 55 - 63
SUN 07/09/1997 4:00 PM Sydney (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 75 - 90

Qualifying Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1997 11:20 AM Richmond (R) v Footscray (R) MCG 88 - 139

Final Round 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1997 11:05 AM Footscray (R) v Hawthorn (R) Waverley Park 78 - 82
SAT 13/09/1997 11:20 AM Richmond (R) v North Melbourne (R) MCG 149 - 48

Final Round 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1997 11:30 AM Footscray (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 77 - 82

Final Round 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1997 11:00 AM Hawthorn (R) v Richmond (R) MCG 70 - 114