1997 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide Magpies
These are the details of the premiership results for the Port Adelaide Magpies for the 1997 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Alberton Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). 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 the second semi final, the Port Adelaide Magpies were defeated by Norwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1997 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide Magpies
Club:
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 |