1997 AFLR Season: Footscray Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Footscray Reserves for the 1997 season of the Australian Football League Reserves. The team used Optus Oval as their home ground, playing five matches there (four as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating the Richmond Reserves in the qualifying final and being defeated by the Hawthorn Reserves in the second semi final, the Footscray Reserves were defeated by the Richmond Reserves in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1997 AFLR Season
Team:
Footscray Reserves
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Optus Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-6, P%: 135.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Richmond (R) (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal, Brian | 23 | 15 | -0- | 8 | R01-06, R08-15, R17-22, QF, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1997 | Round 1 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 3 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 05/04/1997 | Round 2 | Sydney (R) | HOME | LOSS | SYDR by 10 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 12/04/1997 | Round 3 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 51 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 18/04/1997 | Round 4 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 49 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 26/04/1997 | Round 5 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | LOSS | STKR by 18 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 8 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| Round 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 16/05/1997 | Round 8 | Collingwood (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 70 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 9 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 91 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 01/06/1997 | Round 10 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 65 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 07/06/1997 | Round 11 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 75 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 12 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 67 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 28/06/1997 | Round 13 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 30 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 05/07/1997 | Round 14 | Carlton (R) | HOME | LOSS | CARR by 2 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 12/07/1997 | Round 15 | Collingwood (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 30 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| Round 16 | BYE | ||||||
| 26/07/1997 | Round 17 | Sydney (R) | AWAY | LOSS | SYDR by 59 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 02/08/1997 | Round 18 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 16 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 3 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 16/08/1997 | Round 20 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 85 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | FOOR by 84 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 30/08/1997 | Round 22 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 85 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 06/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | Richmond (R) | AWAY | WIN | FOOR by 51 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 13/09/1997 | Semi Final | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | LOSS | HWTR by 4 | Brian Royal | unknown |
| 20/09/1997 | Preliminary Final | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 5 | Brian Royal | unknown |