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1997 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Western Bulldogs | 0.1 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 11.10 | 76 | lost to | Fremantle | 3.4 | 5.8 | 6.13 | 10.20 | 80 | Optus Oval | Mar 29 (Sat) | |
| R2 | Western Bulldogs | 1.3 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 13.12 | 90 | dftd | Sydney | 4.4 | 8.5 | 12.7 | 12.11 | 83 | Optus Oval | Apr 5 (Sat) | |
| R3 | Richmond | 5.3 | 7.6 | 10.12 | 12.14 | 86 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 16.9 | 105 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 12 (Sat) | |
| R4 | Melbourne | 3.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 87 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 2.2 | 5.6 | 9.8 | 13.11 | 89 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 18 (Fri) | |
| R5 | Western Bulldogs | 2.3 | 3.11 | 4.13 | 9.17 | 71 | lost to | Adelaide | 5.3 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 19.7 | 121 | Optus Oval | Apr 26 (Sat) | |
| R6 | West Coast | 3.4 | 7.7 | 8.11 | 14.15 | 99 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 4.1 | 8.4 | 14.11 | 17.11 | 113 | W.A.C.A. | May 2 (Fri) | |
| R7 | Western Bulldogs | 2.3 | 8.10 | 11.13 | 19.19 | 133 | dftd | Hawthorn | 6.4 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 13.10 | 88 | Optus Oval | May 10 (Sat) | |
| R8 | Collingwood | 4.4 | 10.6 | 13.11 | 19.15 | 129 | dftd | Western Bulldogs | 4.3 | 6.11 | 7.14 | 11.17 | 83 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 16 (Fri) | |
| R9 | Western Bulldogs | 3.1 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 103 | dftd | North Melbourne | 4.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 10.11 | 71 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 25 (Sun) | |
| R10 | Essendon | 3.3 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 17.12 | 114 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 8.4 | 13.8 | 15.11 | 20.16 | 136 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 1 (Sun) | |
| R11 | Western Bulldogs | 2.5 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 14.12 | 96 | dftd | Geelong | 3.1 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 75 | Optus Oval | Jun 7 (Sat) | |
| R12 | Western Bulldogs | 8.2 | 8.5 | 10.10 | 12.10 | 82 | lost to | Port Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.7 | 8.10 | 14.10 | 94 | Optus Oval | Jun 14 (Sat) | |
| R13 | St Kilda | 0.6 | 4.8 | 8.12 | 11.18 | 84 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 4.4 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 15.11 | 101 | AFL Park | Jun 28 (Sat) | |
| R14 | Carlton | 3.1 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 74 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 2.2 | 5.8 | 12.11 | 16.14 | 110 | Optus Oval | Jul 5 (Sat) | |
| R15 | Western Bulldogs | 4.1 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 73 | lost to | Brisbane Lions | 4.4 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 21.11 | 137 | Optus Oval | Jul 12 (Sat) | |
| R16 | Fremantle | 5.2 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 97 | dftd | Western Bulldogs | 3.1 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 13.13 | 91 | Subiaco Oval | Jul 20 (Sun) | |
| R17 | Sydney | 6.2 | 10.10 | 16.14 | 22.17 | 149 | dftd | Western Bulldogs | 1.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 7.10 | 52 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jul 26 (Sat) | |
| R18 | Western Bulldogs | 5.4 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 15.10 | 100 | lost to | Richmond | 4.3 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 17.13 | 115 | Optus Oval | Aug 2 (Sat) | |
| R19 | Western Bulldogs | 4.5 | 6.10 | 9.15 | 14.18 | 102 | dftd | Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 9.10 | 64 | Optus Oval | Aug 9 (Sat) | |
| R20 | Adelaide | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.12 | 7.18 | 60 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 6.0 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 16.7 | 103 | Football Park | Aug 17 (Sun) | |
| R21 | Western Bulldogs | 4.3 | 6.8 | 8.12 | 12.14 | 86 | dftd | West Coast | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 68 | Whitten Oval | Aug 23 (Sat) | |
| R22 | Hawthorn | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 87 | lost to | Western Bulldogs | 3.4 | 8.8 | 12.12 | 15.15 | 105 | AFL Park | Aug 30 (Sat) | |
| QF | Western Bulldogs | 9.2 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 18.11 | 119 | dftd | Sydney | 0.5 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 12.12 | 84 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 6 (Sat) | |
| PF | Western Bulldogs | 2.2 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 13.13 | 91 | lost to | Adelaide | 0.7 | 4.11 | 8.15 | 12.21 | 93 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 20 (Sat) | |
1997 Player Statistics
| Pos | Num | Player | MT | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | SC | Rat | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | James Cook | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 31 | 2.2 | 116 | 8.3 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.6 | 20 | 236 | 750 | 53.6 |
| 2 | 1 | Simon Minton-Connell | 17 | 90 | 5.3 | 25 | 1.5 | 115 | 6.8 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.5 | 26 | 284 | 814 | 47.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Chris Grant | 23 | 281 | 12.2 | 148 | 6.4 | 429 | 18.7 | 170 | 7.4 | 10 | 0.4 | 29 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.6 | 22 | 244 | 2019 | 87.8 |
| 4 | 9 | Paul Hudson | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 78 | 3.9 | 232 | 11.6 | 75 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.4 | 25 | 187 | 1090 | 54.5 |
| 5 | 10 | Brett Montgomery | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 48 | 3 | 187 | 11.7 | 79 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.1 | 18 | 126 | 936 | 58.5 |
| 6 | 5 | Rohan Smith | 24 | 318 | 13.3 | 145 | 6 | 463 | 19.3 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.1 | 13 | 169 | 1827 | 76.1 |
| 7 | 14 | Luke Darcy | 23 | 208 | 9 | 92 | 4 | 300 | 13 | 131 | 5.7 | 123 | 5.3 | 14 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 157 | 1537 | 66.8 |
| 8 | 16 | Matthew Croft | 20 | 129 | 6.5 | 81 | 4.1 | 210 | 10.5 | 73 | 3.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 23 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.9 | 4 | 106 | 969 | 48.5 |
| 9 | 37 | Daniel Hargraves | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 19 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 10 | 2 | Steven Kolyniuk | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 44 | 2.6 | 188 | 11.1 | 38 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 | 11 | 95 | 817 | 48.1 |
| 11 | 17 | Nathan G. Brown | 14 | 107 | 7.6 | 35 | 2.5 | 142 | 10.1 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.7 | 11 | 71 | 592 | 42.3 |
| 12 | 29 | Stephen Powell | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 14 | 153 | 51 |
| 13 | 6 | Brad Johnson | 24 | 375 | 15.6 | 125 | 5.2 | 500 | 20.8 | 122 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.7 | 15 | 111 | 1952 | 81.3 |
| 14 | 30 | Scott Allen | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 13 |
| 15 | 25 | Jason Watts | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.5 | 17 | 4.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 14 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 16 | 36 | Jose Romero | 24 | 298 | 12.4 | 138 | 5.8 | 436 | 18.2 | 80 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 76 | 1602 | 66.8 |
| 17 | 28 | Paul Dimattina | 17 | 221 | 13 | 93 | 5.5 | 314 | 18.5 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 11 | 59 | 1221 | 71.8 |
| 18 | 18 | Leon Cameron | 17 | 207 | 12.2 | 59 | 3.5 | 266 | 15.6 | 62 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 10 | 46 | 999 | 58.8 |
| 19 | 34 | Mark West | 7 | 49 | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 76 | 10.9 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 16 | 310 | 44.3 |
| 20 | 27 | Tyson Lane | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8 | 2.7 | 34 | 11.3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 9 | 141 | 47 |
| 21 | 26 | Simon Cox | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 38 | 3.8 | 129 | 12.9 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 2 | 20 | 506 | 50.6 |
| 22 | 22 | Peter Quill | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 30 | 7.5 | 60 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 224 | 56 |
| 23 | 21 | Matthew Dent | 20 | 189 | 9.5 | 126 | 6.3 | 315 | 15.8 | 76 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | 1 | 31 | 1194 | 59.7 |
| 24 | 39 | Tony Liberatore | 24 | 237 | 9.9 | 196 | 8.2 | 433 | 18 | 40 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.3 | 4 | 52 | 1655 | 69 |
| 25 | 23 | Michael Martin | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 16 | 2.7 | 45 | 7.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 9 | 179 | 29.8 |
| 26 | 11 | Todd Curley | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 37 | 3.7 | 139 | 13.9 | 37 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 14 | 570 | 57 |
| 27 | 7 | Scott West | 24 | 367 | 15.3 | 240 | 10 | 607 | 25.3 | 58 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 33 | 2017 | 84 |
| 28 | 24 | Brad Wira | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 85 | 5.3 | 203 | 12.7 | 43 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 687 | 42.9 |
| 29 | 8 | Daniel Southern | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 81 | 4.8 | 181 | 10.6 | 67 | 3.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 12 | 754 | 44.4 |
| 30 | 15 | Scott Wynd | 23 | 97 | 4.2 | 194 | 8.4 | 291 | 12.7 | 83 | 3.6 | 350 | 15.2 | 30 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 20 | 1418 | 61.7 |
| 31 | 41 | David Round | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 32 | 38 | Sedat Sir | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 10 | 1.3 | 49 | 6.1 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 27.4 |
| 33 | 4 | Nigel Kellett | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 11 | 2.8 | 34 | 8.5 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 33.3 |
| 34 | 43 | Adam Contessa | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 35 | 35 | Steven Kretiuk | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 64 | 4.3 | 152 | 10.1 | 38 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 567 | 37.8 |
| 36 | 32 | Craig Ellis | 24 | 227 | 9.5 | 111 | 4.6 | 338 | 14.1 | 109 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1345 | 56 |
| Totals | 504 | 4644 | 9.2 | 2451 | 4.9 | 7095 | 14.1 | 1835 | 3.6 | 518 | 1 | 602 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 0.7 | 244 | 2260 | 29525 | 58.6 |
1997 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 7 | Hawthorn | 19.19 (133) | 13.10 (88) | 45 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 20 | Adelaide | 16.7 (103) | 7.18 (60) | 43 | Football Park | |
| Round 19 | Melbourne | 14.18 (102) | 9.10 (64) | 38 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 14 | Carlton | 16.14 (110) | 11.8 (74) | 36 | Optus Oval | |
| Finals Week 1 | Sydney | 18.11 (119) | 12.12 (84) | 35 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | North Melbourne | 16.7 (103) | 10.11 (71) | 32 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | Essendon | 20.16 (136) | 17.12 (114) | 22 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 11 | Geelong | 14.12 (96) | 11.9 (75) | 21 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 3 | Richmond | 16.9 (105) | 12.14 (86) | 19 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Hawthorn | 15.15 (105) | 13.9 (87) | 18 | AFL Park | |
| Round 21 | West Coast | 12.14 (86) | 10.8 (68) | 18 | Whitten Oval | |
| Round 13 | St Kilda | 15.11 (101) | 11.18 (84) | 17 | AFL Park | |
| Round 6 | West Coast | 17.11 (113) | 14.15 (99) | 14 | W.A.C.A. | |
| Round 2 | Sydney | 13.12 (90) | 12.11 (83) | 7 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 4 | Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | 13.9 (87) | 2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 24.5 | |||||
1997 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 17 | Sydney | 7.10 (52) | 22.17 (149) | 97 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Round 15 | Brisbane Lions | 11.7 (73) | 21.11 (137) | 64 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 5 | Adelaide | 9.17 (71) | 19.7 (121) | 50 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 8 | Collingwood | 11.17 (83) | 19.15 (129) | 46 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 18 | Richmond | 15.10 (100) | 17.13 (115) | 15 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 12 | Port Adelaide | 12.10 (82) | 14.10 (94) | 12 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 16 | Fremantle | 13.13 (91) | 15.7 (97) | 6 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 1 | Fremantle | 11.10 (76) | 10.20 (80) | 4 | Optus Oval | |
| Finals Week 3 | Adelaide | 13.13 (91) | 12.21 (93) | 2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 32.9 | |||||
1997 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 0 | 14 | 87.58 (580) | 73.78 (516) | 112.40 |
| 2nd | 14 | 2 | 8 | 87.94 (616) | 79.64 (538) | 114.50 |
| 3rd | 8 | 1 | 15 | 76.74 (530) | 78.71 (539) | 98.33 |
| 4th | 10 | 0 | 14 | 86.68 (584) | 94.82 (646) | 90.40 |
| Total | 42 | 3 | 51 | 336.294 (2310) | 324.295 (2239) | 103.17 |
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