1997 VFL Season: Werribee
These are the details of the premiership results for Werribee for the 1997 season of the Victorian Football League. The team used Chirnside Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Werribee were defeated by Port Melbourne in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1997 VFL Season
Team:
Werribee
Home Ground:
Chirnside Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 137.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Port Melbourne (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, Donald | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | R02-08, R10-20, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 12/04/1997 | Round 2 | Preston | AWAY | LOSS | PRST by 44 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 20/04/1997 | Round 3 | Coburg | HOME | WIN | WERB by 85 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 25/04/1997 | Round 4 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 15 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 04/05/1997 | Round 5 | North Ballarat | HOME | WIN | WERB by 74 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 11/05/1997 | Round 6 | Frankston | AWAY | LOSS | FRNK by 51 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 17/05/1997 | Round 7 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | WERB by 87 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 25/05/1997 | Round 8 | Traralgon | AWAY | WIN | WERB by 24 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| Round 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 08/06/1997 | Round 10 | Springvale | HOME | LOSS | SPRN by 40 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 21/06/1997 | Round 11 | Sandringham | HOME | WIN | WERB by 30 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 29/06/1997 | Round 12 | Box Hill | AWAY | WIN | WERB by 87 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 06/07/1997 | Round 13 | Preston | HOME | WIN | WERB by 87 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 13/07/1997 | Round 14 | Coburg | AWAY | WIN | WERB by 125 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 20/07/1997 | Round 15 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | WERB by 54 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 27/07/1997 | Round 16 | North Ballarat | AWAY | WIN | WERB by 30 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 03/08/1997 | Round 17 | Frankston | HOME | LOSS | FRNK by 2 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 09/08/1997 | Round 18 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | WERB by 25 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 16/08/1997 | Round 19 | Traralgon | HOME | WIN | WERB by 18 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 24/08/1997 | Round 20 | Springvale | AWAY | LOSS | SPRN by 57 | Donald McDonald | unknown |
| 31/08/1997 | Elimination Final | Port Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | PMLB by 16 | Donald McDonald | unknown |