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1997 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | West Coast | 2.1 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 78 | dftd | Sydney | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 37 | Subiaco Oval | Mar 29 (Sat) | |
| R2 | Geelong | 0.6 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 11.12 | 78 | dftd | West Coast | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 72 | Shell Stadium | Apr 5 (Sat) | |
| R3 | West Coast | 5.2 | 10.8 | 12.10 | 16.15 | 111 | dftd | Fremantle | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.12 | 9.17 | 71 | Subiaco Oval | Apr 13 (Sun) | |
| R4 | West Coast | 6.3 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 17.10 | 112 | dftd | Hawthorn | 3.1 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 13.10 | 88 | Subiaco Oval | Apr 19 (Sat) | |
| R5 | Melbourne | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 78 | lost to | West Coast | 4.1 | 10.4 | 18.7 | 19.12 | 126 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 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 | Brisbane Lions | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.12 | 8.12 | 60 | lost to | West Coast | 3.3 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 21.13 | 139 | Gabba | May 11 (Sun) | |
| R8 | Richmond | 4.2 | 12.4 | 15.10 | 18.11 | 119 | dftd | West Coast | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.11 | 9.13 | 67 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 19 (Mon) | |
| R9 | West Coast | 2.4 | 7.9 | 11.12 | 16.14 | 110 | dftd | Essendon | 3.0 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 85 | Subiaco Oval | May 25 (Sun) | |
| R10 | North Melbourne | 4.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 15.13 | 103 | dftd | West Coast | 2.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 58 | Optus Oval | May 31 (Sat) | |
| R11 | West Coast | 3.0 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 73 | lost to | St Kilda | 7.2 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 13.11 | 89 | Subiaco Oval | Jun 8 (Sun) | |
| R12 | Collingwood | 4.1 | 4.8 | 6.12 | 7.13 | 55 | lost to | West Coast | 2.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 71 | Victoria Park | Jun 14 (Sat) | |
| R13 | West Coast | 1.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 11.13 | 79 | lost to | Carlton | 6.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 12.14 | 86 | Subiaco Oval | Jun 27 (Fri) | |
| R14 | Adelaide | 4.2 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 16.10 | 106 | dftd | West Coast | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 31 | Football Park | Jul 4 (Fri) | |
| R15 | West Coast | 5.3 | 5.7 | 9.10 | 12.13 | 85 | dftd | Port Adelaide | 2.6 | 5.9 | 7.11 | 9.13 | 67 | Subiaco Oval | Jul 13 (Sun) | |
| R16 | Sydney | 3.7 | 5.10 | 11.18 | 15.22 | 112 | dftd | West Coast | 3.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 75 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jul 19 (Sat) | |
| R17 | West Coast | 2.4 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 20.9 | 129 | dftd | Geelong | 4.1 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 12.10 | 82 | Subiaco Oval | Jul 27 (Sun) | |
| R18 | Fremantle | 2.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 49 | lost to | West Coast | 2.0 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 13.4 | 82 | Subiaco Oval | Aug 3 (Sun) | |
| R19 | Hawthorn | 2.4 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 66 | lost to | West Coast | 2.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 87 | AFL Park | Aug 9 (Sat) | |
| R20 | West Coast | 6.1 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 97 | dftd | Melbourne | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.14 | 7.17 | 59 | W.A.C.A. | Aug 15 (Fri) | |
| 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 | West Coast | 2.2 | 6.6 | 12.10 | 18.12 | 120 | dftd | Brisbane Lions | 2.6 | 6.11 | 7.13 | 11.15 | 81 | W.A.C.A. | Aug 29 (Fri) | |
| QF | Adelaide | 4.4 | 6.10 | 10.10 | 14.15 | 99 | dftd | West Coast | 3.1 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 9.12 | 66 | Football Park | Sep 7 (Sun) | |
| SF | West Coast | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 12.13 | 85 | lost to | North Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 98 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Sep 13 (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 | 14 | Ilija Grgic | 22 | 130 | 5.9 | 102 | 4.6 | 232 | 10.5 | 71 | 3.2 | 150 | 6.8 | 28 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.7 | 9 | 99 | 1168 | 53.1 |
| 2 | 50 | Ryan Turnbull | 24 | 161 | 6.7 | 58 | 2.4 | 219 | 9.1 | 55 | 2.3 | 123 | 5.1 | 19 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 1 | 37 | 1000 | 41.7 |
| 3 | 19 | Michael Gardiner | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 47 | 4.7 | 116 | 11.6 | 54 | 5.4 | 85 | 8.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9 | 5 | 59 | 611 | 61.1 |
| 4 | 26 | Jason Ball | 14 | 87 | 6.2 | 81 | 5.8 | 168 | 12 | 58 | 4.1 | 55 | 3.9 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 6 | 48 | 784 | 56 |
| 5 | 27 | Glen Jakovich | 16 | 187 | 11.7 | 92 | 5.8 | 279 | 17.4 | 66 | 4.1 | 24 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | 1063 | 66.4 |
| 6 | 7 | Fraser Gehrig | 22 | 223 | 10.1 | 80 | 3.6 | 303 | 13.8 | 115 | 5.2 | 16 | 0.7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.4 | 17 | 203 | 1477 | 67.1 |
| 7 | 22 | Nicholas Stone | 14 | 84 | 6 | 63 | 4.5 | 147 | 10.5 | 40 | 2.9 | 11 | 0.8 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 26 | 687 | 49.1 |
| 8 | 11 | Ashley McIntosh | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 65 | 3.4 | 177 | 9.3 | 55 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 32 | 720 | 37.9 |
| 9 | 29 | Andrew Donnelly | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 31 | 3.1 | 105 | 10.5 | 44 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 | 4 | 52 | 501 | 50.1 |
| 10 | 30 | Peter Matera | 21 | 336 | 16 | 132 | 6.3 | 468 | 22.3 | 93 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.2 | 39 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.3 | 8 | 50 | 1762 | 83.9 |
| 11 | 17 | Guy McKenna | 20 | 177 | 8.9 | 145 | 7.3 | 322 | 16.1 | 89 | 4.5 | 4 | 0.2 | 58 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 1330 | 66.5 |
| 12 | 25 | Brett Spinks | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 13 | 42 | Chad Morrison | 24 | 282 | 11.8 | 126 | 5.3 | 408 | 17 | 103 | 4.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 29 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 | 11 | 65 | 1591 | 66.3 |
| 14 | 16 | Paul Symmons | 24 | 255 | 10.6 | 168 | 7 | 423 | 17.6 | 92 | 3.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 41 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.6 | 9 | 99 | 1642 | 68.4 |
| 15 | 2 | Dean Kemp | 22 | 296 | 13.5 | 192 | 8.7 | 488 | 22.2 | 69 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 63 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.6 | 7 | 85 | 1818 | 82.6 |
| 16 | 44 | David Wirrpanda | 6 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 3.5 | 51 | 8.5 | 11 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 14 | 212 | 35.3 |
| 17 | 39 | Chris Waterman | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 68 | 5.7 | 182 | 15.2 | 41 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 663 | 55.3 |
| 18 | 21 | Jarrad Schofield | 20 | 202 | 10.1 | 111 | 5.6 | 313 | 15.7 | 53 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | 9 | 39 | 1139 | 57 |
| 19 | 35 | Ben Cousins | 18 | 149 | 8.3 | 114 | 6.3 | 263 | 14.6 | 48 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.3 | 13 | 151 | 1055 | 58.6 |
| 20 | 3 | Chris Mainwaring | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 21 | 20 | Trent Cummings | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 22 | 32 | Ashley Blurton | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 7.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 26.7 |
| 23 | 36 | David Hart | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 24 | 3.4 | 54 | 7.7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 223 | 31.9 |
| 24 | 13 | Josh Wooden | 18 | 119 | 6.6 | 62 | 3.4 | 181 | 10.1 | 32 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | 685 | 38.1 |
| 25 | 24 | John Worsfold | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 68 | 4.9 | 148 | 10.6 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 38.9 |
| 26 | 43 | Neil Marshall | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 39.5 |
| 27 | 8 | Daniel Metropolis | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 31 | 10.3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 40 |
| 28 | 4 | Peter Sumich | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 13 | 1 | 77 | 5.9 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2.5 | 17 | 215 | 554 | 42.6 |
| 29 | 23 | Brendon Fewster | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3.3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 133 | 44.3 |
| 30 | 38 | Michael Braun | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 33 | 4.7 | 94 | 13.4 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 372 | 53.1 |
| 31 | 18 | Tony Evans | 14 | 125 | 8.9 | 66 | 4.7 | 191 | 13.6 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 47 | 769 | 54.9 |
| 32 | 5 | Anthony Lovell | 16 | 165 | 10.3 | 74 | 4.6 | 239 | 14.9 | 39 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 4 | 40 | 904 | 56.5 |
| 33 | 12 | Mitchell White | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 27 | 5.4 | 69 | 13.8 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 27 | 285 | 57 |
| 34 | 33 | Phillip Matera | 19 | 182 | 9.6 | 66 | 3.5 | 248 | 13.1 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.6 | 23 | 203 | 1223 | 64.4 |
| 35 | 1 | Brett Heady | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 112 | 5.3 | 370 | 17.6 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 146 | 1548 | 73.7 |
| 36 | 6 | Drew Banfield | 21 | 229 | 10.9 | 176 | 8.4 | 405 | 19.3 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 8 | 92 | 1553 | 74 |
| 37 | 28 | Chris Lewis | 15 | 236 | 15.7 | 81 | 5.4 | 317 | 21.1 | 61 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.5 | 13 | 151 | 1316 | 87.7 |
| Totals | 504 | 4625 | 9.2 | 2546 | 5.1 | 7171 | 14.2 | 1725 | 3.4 | 497 | 1 | 747 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 0.6 | 202 | 2086 | 29713 | 59 |
1997 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 7 | Brisbane Lions | 21.13 (139) | 8.12 (60) | 79 | Gabba | |
| Round 5 | Melbourne | 19.12 (126) | 12.6 (78) | 48 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 17 | Geelong | 20.9 (129) | 12.10 (82) | 47 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 1 | Sydney | 12.6 (78) | 5.7 (37) | 41 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 3 | Fremantle | 16.15 (111) | 9.17 (71) | 40 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 22 | Brisbane Lions | 18.12 (120) | 11.15 (81) | 39 | W.A.C.A. | |
| Round 20 | Melbourne | 15.7 (97) | 7.17 (59) | 38 | W.A.C.A. | |
| Round 18 | Fremantle | 13.4 (82) | 7.7 (49) | 33 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 9 | Essendon | 16.14 (110) | 13.7 (85) | 25 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 4 | Hawthorn | 17.10 (112) | 13.10 (88) | 24 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 19 | Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | 10.6 (66) | 21 | AFL Park | |
| Round 15 | Port Adelaide | 12.13 (85) | 9.13 (67) | 18 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 12 | Collingwood | 11.5 (71) | 7.13 (55) | 16 | Victoria Park | |
| Average margin: | 36.1 | |||||
1997 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 14 | Adelaide | 4.7 (31) | 16.10 (106) | 75 | Football Park | |
| Round 8 | Richmond | 9.13 (67) | 18.11 (119) | 52 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | North Melbourne | 9.4 (58) | 15.13 (103) | 45 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 16 | Sydney | 11.9 (75) | 15.22 (112) | 37 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Finals Week 1 | Adelaide | 9.12 (66) | 14.15 (99) | 33 | Football Park | |
| Round 21 | Western Bulldogs | 10.8 (68) | 12.14 (86) | 18 | Whitten Oval | |
| Round 11 | St Kilda | 11.7 (73) | 13.11 (89) | 16 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 6 | Western Bulldogs | 14.15 (99) | 17.11 (113) | 14 | W.A.C.A. | |
| Finals Week 2 | North Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | 15.8 (98) | 13 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 13 | Carlton | 11.13 (79) | 12.14 (86) | 7 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 2 | Geelong | 11.6 (72) | 11.12 (78) | 6 | Shell Stadium | |
| Average margin: | 28.7 | |||||
1997 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 0 | 16 | 68.50 (458) | 74.68 (512) | 89.45 |
| 2nd | 14 | 1 | 9 | 75.75 (525) | 65.73 (463) | 113.39 |
| 3rd | 14 | 1 | 9 | 90.49 (589) | 67.81 (483) | 121.95 |
| 4th | 12 | 1 | 11 | 81.62 (548) | 75.59 (509) | 107.66 |
| Total | 48 | 3 | 45 | 314.236 (2120) | 281.281 (1967) | 107.78 |
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