1997 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide Magpies
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide Magpies for the 1997 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Central District in the qualifying final and defeating Norwood in a semi final, Port Adelaide Magpies were defeated by Norwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1997 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide Magpies
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-1-7, P%: 51.9)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr, Tom | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Evans, Paul | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Shaw, Damen | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Stephen | 23 | 14 | -1- | 8 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-17, R19-23, QF, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1997 | Round 1 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADM by 7 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 05/04/1997 | Round 2 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADM by 100 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 13/04/1997 | Round 3 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADM by 35 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| Round 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 25/04/1997 | Round 5 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 122 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 03/05/1997 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADM by 32 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 10/05/1997 | Round 7 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADM by 22 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 18/05/1997 | Round 8 | Woodville-West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADM by 96 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| Round 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 07/06/1997 | Round 10 | Sturt | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 15/06/1997 | Round 11 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADM by 3 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 21/06/1997 | Round 12 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADM by 27 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 29/06/1997 | Round 13 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADM by 53 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 05/07/1997 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 58 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 12/07/1997 | Round 15 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADM by 16 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 19/07/1997 | Round 16 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 77 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 26/07/1997 | Round 17 | Woodville-West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADM by 10 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| Round 18 | BYE | ||||||
| 09/08/1997 | Round 19 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 14 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 16/08/1997 | Round 20 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 2 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 23/08/1997 | Round 21 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 33 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 30/08/1997 | Round 22 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADM by 55 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 06/09/1997 | Round 23 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 27 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 14/09/1997 | Qualifying Final | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADM by 17 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 21/09/1997 | Semi Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADM by 22 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
| 05/10/1997 | Grand Final | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 73 | Stephen Williams | unknown |
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.