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Unofficial VFL/AFL record book. Not affiliated with the AFL. Historical stats may be incomplete for early seasons; coverage currently runs through the end of 2025.

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Season

1997

PremiersAdelaide

Final ladder

#TeamPWLD%Pts
1St Kilda221570119.660
2Geelong221570117.960
3Western Bulldogs221480101.856
4Adelaide221390121.652
5West Coast221390111.252
6Sydney2212100116.248
7North Melbourne2212100111.848
8Brisbane Lions2210111105.242
9Port Adelaide221011191.842
10Collingwood2210120111.440
11Carlton221012096.740
12Fremantle221012091.940
13Richmond221012083.640
14Essendon22913092.336
15Hawthorn22814087.432
16Melbourne22418060.816

Finals

Qualifying Final
Western Bulldogs119
Sydney84
M.C.G.
Qualifying Final
Adelaide99
West Coast66
Football Park
Qualifying Final
St Kilda135
Brisbane Lions89
Waverley Park
Qualifying Final
Geelong61
North Melbourne79
M.C.G.
Semi Final
North Melbourne98
West Coast85
M.C.G.
Semi Final
Geelong68
Adelaide76
Football Park
Preliminary Final
St Kilda104
North Melbourne73
M.C.G.
Preliminary Final
Western Bulldogs91
Adelaide93
M.C.G.
Grand Final
St Kilda94
Adelaide125
M.C.G.

Leaders

Home & away · 176 matches

Open a round to see results

▸Round 18 matches
North Melbourne55
Melbourne70
Thu 27 Mar 1997
M.C.G.
Collingwood166
Port Adelaide87
Sat 29 Mar 1997
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs76
Fremantle80
Sat 29 Mar 1997
Princes Park
St Kilda71
Hawthorn77
Sat 29 Mar 1997
Waverley Park
West Coast78
Sydney37
Sat 29 Mar 1997
Subiaco
Adelaide132
Brisbane Lions96
Sun 30 Mar 1997
Football Park
Richmond104
Geelong95
Sun 30 Mar 1997
M.C.G.
Essendon106
Carlton99
Mon 31 Mar 1997
M.C.G.
▸Round 28 matches
Melbourne56
Collingwood163
Fri 4 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Richmond128
Adelaide100
Sat 5 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs90
Sydney83
Sat 5 Apr 1997
Princes Park
Geelong78
West Coast72
Sat 5 Apr 1997
Kardinia Park
Brisbane Lions154
St Kilda57
Sun 6 Apr 1997
Gabba
Port Adelaide60
Essendon93
Sun 6 Apr 1997
Football Park
Fremantle87
Hawthorn73
Sun 6 Apr 1997
Subiaco
North Melbourne86
Carlton60
Mon 7 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
▸Round 38 matches
Sydney99
Melbourne91
Fri 11 Apr 1997
S.C.G.
St Kilda125
Collingwood118
Sat 12 Apr 1997
Waverley Park
Western Bulldogs105
Richmond86
Sat 12 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide129
Geelong90
Sat 12 Apr 1997
Football Park
Carlton108
Adelaide80
Sun 13 Apr 1997
Princes Park
Essendon122
North Melbourne80
Sun 13 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
West Coast111
Fremantle71
Sun 13 Apr 1997
Subiaco
Hawthorn87
Brisbane Lions75
Sun 13 Apr 1997
Waverley Park
▸Round 48 matches
Melbourne87
Western Bulldogs89
Fri 18 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Collingwood84
Carlton101
Sat 19 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Richmond72
Fremantle67
Sat 19 Apr 1997
Princes Park
St Kilda81
Sydney127
Sat 19 Apr 1997
Waverley Park
West Coast112
Hawthorn88
Sat 19 Apr 1997
Subiaco
Brisbane Lions109
North Melbourne83
Sun 20 Apr 1997
Gabba
Geelong85
Essendon78
Sun 20 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Adelaide72
Port Adelaide83
Sun 20 Apr 1997
Football Park
▸Round 58 matches
Essendon70
Collingwood99
Fri 25 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Fremantle107
St Kilda101
Fri 25 Apr 1997
Subiaco
Western Bulldogs71
Adelaide121
Sat 26 Apr 1997
Princes Park
Melbourne78
West Coast126
Sat 26 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Hawthorn99
Sydney74
Sat 26 Apr 1997
Waverley Park
Carlton86
Geelong94
Sun 27 Apr 1997
Princes Park
North Melbourne141
Richmond46
Sun 27 Apr 1997
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide73
Brisbane Lions71
Sun 27 Apr 1997
Football Park
▸Round 68 matches
West Coast99
Western Bulldogs113
Fri 2 May 1997
W.A.C.A.
Collingwood84
Adelaide83
Sat 3 May 1997
Victoria Park
Essendon102
Brisbane Lions71
Sat 3 May 1997
M.C.G.
Geelong97
Fremantle43
Sat 3 May 1997
Kardinia Park
Hawthorn93
North Melbourne103
Sat 3 May 1997
Waverley Park
Sydney142
Carlton83
Sun 4 May 1997
S.C.G.
St Kilda121
Melbourne35
Sun 4 May 1997
Waverley Park
Port Adelaide122
Richmond58
Sun 4 May 1997
Football Park
▸Round 78 matches
North Melbourne68
Collingwood111
Fri 9 May 1997
M.C.G.
Richmond76
Carlton98
Sat 10 May 1997
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs133
Hawthorn88
Sat 10 May 1997
Princes Park
Geelong76
Sydney44
Sat 10 May 1997
Kardinia Park
St Kilda126
Port Adelaide61
Sat 10 May 1997
Waverley Park
Fremantle124
Melbourne69
Sat 10 May 1997
W.A.C.A.
Brisbane Lions60
West Coast139
Sun 11 May 1997
Gabba
Adelaide126
Essendon73
Sun 11 May 1997
Football Park
▸Round 88 matches
Collingwood129
Western Bulldogs83
Fri 16 May 1997
M.C.G.
Melbourne49
Geelong128
Sat 17 May 1997
M.C.G.
North Melbourne128
Port Adelaide100
Sat 17 May 1997
Princes Park
Adelaide144
Sydney55
Sat 17 May 1997
Football Park
Carlton106
Hawthorn81
Sun 18 May 1997
Princes Park
Essendon100
St Kilda124
Sun 18 May 1997
M.C.G.
Fremantle98
Brisbane Lions93
Sun 18 May 1997
Subiaco
Richmond119
West Coast67
Mon 19 May 1997
M.C.G.
▸Round 98 matches
Port Adelaide78
Melbourne27
Fri 23 May 1997
Football Park
Hawthorn88
Adelaide102
Sat 24 May 1997
Waverley Park
Carlton105
Fremantle88
Sat 24 May 1997
Princes Park
Sydney111
Collingwood74
Sat 24 May 1997
S.C.G.
Brisbane Lions126
Geelong98
Sun 25 May 1997
Gabba
Western Bulldogs103
North Melbourne71
Sun 25 May 1997
M.C.G.
St Kilda141
Richmond94
Sun 25 May 1997
Waverley Park
West Coast110
Essendon85
Sun 25 May 1997
Subiaco
▸Round 108 matches
Port Adelaide93
Carlton55
Fri 30 May 1997
Football Park
Hawthorn108
Collingwood55
Sat 31 May 1997
Waverley Park
Geelong107
St Kilda79
Sat 31 May 1997
Kardinia Park
North Melbourne103
West Coast58
Sat 31 May 1997
Princes Park
Richmond67
Melbourne92
Sat 31 May 1997
M.C.G.
Essendon114
Western Bulldogs136
Sun 1 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions92
Sydney89
Sun 1 Jun 1997
Gabba
Fremantle72
Adelaide105
Mon 2 Jun 1997
Subiaco
▸Round 118 matches
Collingwood71
Richmond77
Fri 6 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
Essendon91
Hawthorn124
Sat 7 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs96
Geelong75
Sat 7 Jun 1997
Princes Park
Port Adelaide41
Sydney76
Sat 7 Jun 1997
Football Park
Melbourne45
Adelaide97
Sun 8 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
West Coast73
St Kilda89
Sun 8 Jun 1997
Subiaco
Carlton84
Brisbane Lions63
Mon 9 Jun 1997
Princes Park
North Melbourne105
Fremantle79
Mon 9 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
▸Round 128 matches
Sydney164
Richmond110
Fri 13 Jun 1997
S.C.G.
Collingwood55
West Coast71
Sat 14 Jun 1997
Victoria Park
Western Bulldogs82
Port Adelaide94
Sat 14 Jun 1997
Princes Park
Geelong82
Hawthorn88
Sat 14 Jun 1997
Kardinia Park
St Kilda116
Carlton85
Sun 15 Jun 1997
Waverley Park
Fremantle157
Essendon60
Sun 15 Jun 1997
Subiaco
Melbourne50
Brisbane Lions135
Sun 15 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
Adelaide83
North Melbourne105
Sun 15 Jun 1997
Football Park
▸Round 138 matches
West Coast79
Carlton86
Fri 27 Jun 1997
Subiaco
Geelong110
Adelaide54
Sat 28 Jun 1997
Kardinia Park
Richmond34
Essendon127
Sat 28 Jun 1997
M.C.G.
St Kilda84
Western Bulldogs101
Sat 28 Jun 1997
Waverley Park
Brisbane Lions88
Collingwood73
Sat 28 Jun 1997
Gabba
Port Adelaide69
Fremantle54
Sat 28 Jun 1997
Football Park
Hawthorn118
Melbourne55
Sun 29 Jun 1997
Waverley Park
Sydney65
North Melbourne55
Sun 29 Jun 1997
S.C.G.
▸Round 148 matches
Adelaide106
West Coast31
Fri 4 Jul 1997
Football Park
Carlton74
Western Bulldogs110
Sat 5 Jul 1997
Princes Park
Geelong80
Collingwood72
Sat 5 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
St Kilda133
North Melbourne79
Sat 5 Jul 1997
Waverley Park
Fremantle48
Sydney33
Sat 5 Jul 1997
W.A.C.A.
Essendon120
Melbourne57
Sun 6 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
Hawthorn124
Port Adelaide92
Sun 6 Jul 1997
Waverley Park
Brisbane Lions68
Richmond50
Sun 6 Jul 1997
Gabba
▸Round 158 matches
North Melbourne92
Geelong102
Fri 11 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
Melbourne119
Carlton100
Sat 12 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
Collingwood160
Fremantle60
Sat 12 Jul 1997
Victoria Park
Western Bulldogs73
Brisbane Lions137
Sat 12 Jul 1997
Princes Park
Adelaide76
St Kilda66
Sat 12 Jul 1997
Football Park
Sydney79
Essendon78
Sun 13 Jul 1997
S.C.G.
Richmond145
Hawthorn69
Sun 13 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
West Coast85
Port Adelaide67
Sun 13 Jul 1997
Subiaco
▸Round 168 matches
Brisbane Lions118
Adelaide87
Fri 18 Jul 1997
Gabba
Carlton165
Essendon87
Sat 19 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
Geelong110
Richmond78
Sat 19 Jul 1997
Kardinia Park
Hawthorn62
St Kilda141
Sat 19 Jul 1997
Waverley Park
Sydney112
West Coast75
Sat 19 Jul 1997
S.C.G.
Port Adelaide111
Collingwood58
Sat 19 Jul 1997
Football Park
Fremantle97
Western Bulldogs91
Sun 20 Jul 1997
Subiaco
Melbourne58
North Melbourne114
Sun 20 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
▸Round 178 matches
Essendon72
Port Adelaide122
Fri 25 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
Carlton58
North Melbourne96
Sat 26 Jul 1997
Princes Park
Hawthorn62
Fremantle71
Sat 26 Jul 1997
Waverley Park
Sydney149
Western Bulldogs52
Sat 26 Jul 1997
S.C.G.
Adelaide185
Richmond48
Sat 26 Jul 1997
Football Park
Collingwood134
Melbourne82
Sun 27 Jul 1997
M.C.G.
West Coast129
Geelong82
Sun 27 Jul 1997
Subiaco
St Kilda92
Brisbane Lions44
Sun 27 Jul 1997
Waverley Park
▸Round 188 matches
North Melbourne83
Essendon64
Fri 1 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Richmond115
Western Bulldogs100
Sat 2 Aug 1997
Princes Park
Geelong159
Port Adelaide74
Sat 2 Aug 1997
Kardinia Park
Melbourne53
Sydney169
Sat 2 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions141
Hawthorn71
Sat 2 Aug 1997
Gabba
Adelaide127
Carlton86
Sun 3 Aug 1997
Football Park
Collingwood89
St Kilda111
Sun 3 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Fremantle49
West Coast82
Sun 3 Aug 1997
Subiaco
▸Round 198 matches
North Melbourne116
Brisbane Lions59
Fri 8 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Carlton107
Collingwood91
Sat 9 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Western Bulldogs102
Melbourne64
Sat 9 Aug 1997
Princes Park
Hawthorn66
West Coast87
Sat 9 Aug 1997
Waverley Park
Fremantle85
Richmond42
Sat 9 Aug 1997
W.A.C.A.
Sydney119
St Kilda128
Sun 10 Aug 1997
S.C.G.
Essendon73
Geelong68
Sun 10 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide58
Adelaide65
Sun 10 Aug 1997
Football Park
▸Round 208 matches
West Coast97
Melbourne59
Fri 15 Aug 1997
W.A.C.A.
Geelong95
Carlton67
Sat 16 Aug 1997
Kardinia Park
Collingwood91
Essendon81
Sat 16 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
St Kilda77
Fremantle64
Sat 16 Aug 1997
Waverley Park
Brisbane Lions93
Port Adelaide93
Sat 16 Aug 1997
Gabba
Sydney135
Hawthorn77
Sun 17 Aug 1997
S.C.G.
Richmond97
North Melbourne96
Sun 17 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Adelaide60
Western Bulldogs103
Sun 17 Aug 1997
Football Park
▸Round 218 matches
Melbourne62
St Kilda114
Fri 22 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Carlton76
Sydney41
Sat 23 Aug 1997
Princes Park
Western Bulldogs86
West Coast68
Sat 23 Aug 1997
Western Oval
North Melbourne81
Hawthorn43
Sat 23 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Brisbane Lions102
Essendon106
Sat 23 Aug 1997
Gabba
Fremantle68
Geelong100
Sun 24 Aug 1997
Subiaco
Richmond146
Port Adelaide61
Sun 24 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Adelaide48
Collingwood39
Mon 25 Aug 1997
Football Park
▸Round 228 matches
West Coast120
Brisbane Lions81
Fri 29 Aug 1997
W.A.C.A.
Carlton89
Richmond91
Sat 30 Aug 1997
Princes Park
Hawthorn87
Western Bulldogs105
Sat 30 Aug 1997
Waverley Park
Melbourne119
Fremantle79
Sat 30 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Sydney90
Geelong100
Sat 30 Aug 1997
S.C.G.
Essendon102
Adelaide98
Sun 31 Aug 1997
Princes Park
Collingwood122
North Melbourne111
Sun 31 Aug 1997
M.C.G.
Port Adelaide84
St Kilda117
Sun 31 Aug 1997
Football Park

Leaders

Season totals from player match stats held in the record.

Goals
1Tony ModraAdelaide84
2Saverio RoccaCollingwood76
3Jason HeatleySt Kilda73
4Scott CummingsPort Adelaide70
5Matthew LloydEssendon63
6Stewart LoeweSt Kilda54
7Ronnie BurnsGeelong50
8Justin LeppitschBrisbane Lions50
9Matthew RichardsonRichmond47
10Peter EverittSt Kilda44
11Brett AllisonNorth Melbourne43
12Simon Minton-ConnellWestern Bulldogs43
Disposals
1Robert HarveySt Kilda756
2Nathan BurkeSt Kilda669
3Daryn CresswellSydney611
4Craig BradleyCarlton587
5Anthony StevensNorth Melbourne582
6Paul KellySydney554
7Nathan BuckleyCollingwood550
8Mark BickleyAdelaide548
9Darren JarmanAdelaide506
10Brad JohnsonWestern Bulldogs500
11Paul WilliamsCollingwood495
12Austinn JonesSt Kilda490