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1997 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | North Melbourne | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7.13 | (55) | lost to | Melbourne | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 10.10 | (70) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Mar 27 (Thu) | |
| R2 | Melbourne | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 7.14 | (56) | lost to | Collingwood | 6.1 | 12.6 | 15.12 | 24.19 | (163) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 4 (Fri) | |
| R3 | Sydney | 6.3 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 15.9 | (99) | dftd | Melbourne | 2.4 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 14.7 | (91) | Sydney Cricket Ground | Apr 11 (Fri) | |
| 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 | 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 | St Kilda | 6.5 | 9.8 | 14.12 | 17.19 | (121) | dftd | Melbourne | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 4.11 | (35) | AFL Park | May 4 (Sun) | |
| R7 | Fremantle | 4.8 | 7.9 | 14.16 | 17.22 | (124) | dftd | Melbourne | 1.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.9 | (69) | W.A.C.A. | May 10 (Sat) | |
| R8 | Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | (49) | lost to | Geelong | 5.2 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 19.14 | (128) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 17 (Sat) | |
| R9 | Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.13 | 10.18 | (78) | dftd | Melbourne | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.9 | (27) | Football Park | May 23 (Fri) | |
| R10 | Richmond | 3.5 | 7.11 | 9.11 | 9.13 | (67) | lost to | Melbourne | 4.2 | 6.2 | 11.6 | 14.8 | (92) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 31 (Sat) | |
| R11 | Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 5.15 | (45) | lost to | Adelaide | 6.4 | 8.6 | 11.11 | 14.13 | (97) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 8 (Sun) | |
| R12 | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 7.8 | (50) | lost to | Brisbane Lions | 5.1 | 10.4 | 17.8 | 21.9 | (135) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 15 (Sun) | |
| R13 | Hawthorn | 3.1 | 7.6 | 12.11 | 17.16 | (118) | dftd | Melbourne | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 7.13 | (55) | AFL Park | Jun 29 (Sun) | |
| R14 | Essendon | 4.5 | 8.7 | 13.11 | 18.12 | (120) | dftd | Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.9 | (57) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 6 (Sun) | |
| R15 | Melbourne | 4.3 | 10.7 | 16.8 | 18.11 | (119) | dftd | Carlton | 5.0 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 15.10 | (100) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 12 (Sat) | |
| R16 | Melbourne | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.15 | 7.16 | (58) | lost to | North Melbourne | 3.5 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 17.12 | (114) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 20 (Sun) | |
| R17 | Collingwood | 3.3 | 4.6 | 13.10 | 20.14 | (134) | dftd | Melbourne | 5.3 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 12.10 | (82) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 27 (Sun) | |
| R18 | Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 7.11 | (53) | lost to | Sydney | 10.5 | 14.11 | 21.16 | 25.19 | (169) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 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 | 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 | Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 8.14 | (62) | lost to | St Kilda | 7.1 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 17.12 | (114) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 22 (Fri) | |
| R22 | Melbourne | 1.4 | 5.8 | 12.9 | 18.11 | (119) | dftd | Fremantle | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 11.13 | (79) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 30 (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 | 5 | David Schwarz | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 18 | 1.8 | 75 | 7.5 | 37 | 3.7 | 16 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.8 | 15 | 123 | 473 | 47.3 |
| 2 | 33 | Jeff Farmer | 17 | 115 | 6.8 | 63 | 3.7 | 178 | 10.5 | 40 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.8 | 17 | 197 | 852 | 50.1 |
| 3 | 9 | David Neitz | 17 | 129 | 7.6 | 34 | 2 | 163 | 9.6 | 77 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.8 | 22 | 202 | 941 | 55.4 |
| 4 | 42 | Russell Robertson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 4.3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 33 | 170 | 56.7 |
| 5 | 3 | Garry Lyon | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 33 | 6.6 | 13 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.4 | 8 | 50 | 196 | 39.2 |
| 6 | 1 | Sean Charles | 18 | 120 | 6.7 | 36 | 2 | 156 | 8.7 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.9 | 17 | 119 | 745 | 41.4 |
| 7 | 54 | James McDonald | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 9.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 19 | 160 | 40 |
| 8 | 29 | Shaun Smith | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 29 | 2.4 | 96 | 8 | 43 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.8 | 4 | 58 | 492 | 41 |
| 9 | 48 | Brent Grgic | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 20 | 2.2 | 78 | 8.7 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 33 | 343 | 38.1 |
| 10 | 23 | Alastair Clarkson | 19 | 202 | 10.6 | 88 | 4.6 | 290 | 15.3 | 61 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.6 | 1 | 67 | 1145 | 60.3 |
| 11 | 14 | Leigh Newton | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 25 | 1.9 | 89 | 6.8 | 29 | 2.2 | 18 | 1.4 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 | 7 | 43 | 430 | 33.1 |
| 12 | 13 | Adem Yze | 19 | 203 | 10.7 | 34 | 1.8 | 237 | 12.5 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.5 | 16 | 70 | 1017 | 53.5 |
| 13 | 18 | Craig Nettelbeck | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 54 | 4.2 | 148 | 11.4 | 46 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 6 | 36 | 614 | 47.2 |
| 14 | 35 | Anthony McDonald | 19 | 187 | 9.8 | 106 | 5.6 | 293 | 15.4 | 63 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | 16 | 58 | 1172 | 61.7 |
| 15 | 16 | Robert Pyman | 19 | 198 | 10.4 | 130 | 6.8 | 328 | 17.3 | 63 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 9 | 57 | 1215 | 63.9 |
| 16 | 31 | Don Cockatoo-Collins | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 7 | 1.8 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 153 | 38.3 |
| 17 | 12 | Todd Viney | 22 | 261 | 11.9 | 235 | 10.7 | 496 | 22.5 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.3 | 2 | 44 | 1721 | 78.2 |
| 18 | 27 | Anthony Ingerson | 22 | 89 | 4 | 80 | 3.6 | 169 | 7.7 | 81 | 3.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 27 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 | 26 | 813 | 37 |
| 19 | 38 | Darren O'Brien | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 33 | 3 | 107 | 9.7 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 16 | 429 | 39 |
| 20 | 7 | Darren Kowal | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 29 | 4.8 | 66 | 11 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 7 | 235 | 39.2 |
| 21 | 4 | Andrew Obst | 18 | 132 | 7.3 | 82 | 4.6 | 214 | 11.9 | 38 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 5 | 23 | 767 | 42.6 |
| 22 | 22 | Shane Woewodin | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 79 | 3.6 | 248 | 11.3 | 74 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 28 | 1006 | 45.7 |
| 23 | 17 | Brett Lovett | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 110 | 6.1 | 245 | 13.6 | 61 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 28 | 877 | 48.7 |
| 24 | 6 | Glenn Lovett | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 127 | 9.1 | 256 | 18.3 | 37 | 2.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 19 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 21 | 851 | 60.8 |
| 25 | 15 | Paul Hopgood | 20 | 159 | 8 | 93 | 4.7 | 252 | 12.6 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 13 | 860 | 43 |
| 26 | 36 | Andrew Leoncelli | 12 | 105 | 8.8 | 56 | 4.7 | 161 | 13.4 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 586 | 48.8 |
| 27 | 21 | Steven Febey | 20 | 215 | 10.8 | 132 | 6.6 | 347 | 17.4 | 51 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 18 | 1172 | 58.6 |
| 28 | 11 | Jim Stynes | 22 | 279 | 12.7 | 172 | 7.8 | 451 | 20.5 | 126 | 5.7 | 320 | 14.5 | 16 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 22 | 1965 | 89.3 |
| 29 | 30 | David Cockatoo-Collins | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | 44 | Alistair Nicholson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | 45 | Todd McHardy | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 22 |
| 32 | 37 | Andrew Lamprill | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1.3 | 19 | 6.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 |
| 33 | 28 | Nick Pesch | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 7.3 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 34 | 32 | Damien Gaspar | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 27 | 2.3 | 104 | 8.7 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 35.3 |
| 35 | 34 | Dean Irving | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 36 | 10 | Marcus Seecamp | 15 | 112 | 7.5 | 60 | 4 | 172 | 11.5 | 47 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 | 43.1 |
| 37 | 20 | Matthew Febey | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 81 | 7.4 | 181 | 16.5 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 618 | 56.2 |
| 38 | 2 | Stephen Tingay | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 5.7 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 59.7 |
| Totals | 462 | 3756 | 8.1 | 2123 | 4.6 | 5879 | 12.7 | 1422 | 3.1 | 413 | 0.9 | 496 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0.4 | 184 | 1426 | 23603 | 51.1 |
1997 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 22 | Fremantle | 18.11 (119) | 11.13 (79) | 40 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | Richmond | 14.8 (92) | 9.13 (67) | 25 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 15 | Carlton | 18.11 (119) | 15.10 (100) | 19 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 1 | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 7.13 (55) | 15 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 24.8 | |||||
1997 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 18 | Sydney | 7.11 (53) | 25.19 (169) | 116 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 2 | Collingwood | 7.14 (56) | 24.19 (163) | 107 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 6 | St Kilda | 4.11 (35) | 17.19 (121) | 86 | AFL Park | |
| Round 12 | Brisbane Lions | 7.8 (50) | 21.9 (135) | 85 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 8 | Geelong | 7.7 (49) | 19.14 (128) | 79 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 13 | Hawthorn | 7.13 (55) | 17.16 (118) | 63 | AFL Park | |
| Round 14 | Essendon | 8.9 (57) | 18.12 (120) | 63 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 16 | North Melbourne | 7.16 (58) | 17.12 (114) | 56 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 7 | Fremantle | 10.9 (69) | 17.22 (124) | 55 | W.A.C.A. | |
| Round 11 | Adelaide | 5.15 (45) | 14.13 (97) | 52 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 17 | Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | 20.14 (134) | 52 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 21 | St Kilda | 8.14 (62) | 17.12 (114) | 52 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | Port Adelaide | 3.9 (27) | 10.18 (78) | 51 | Football Park | |
| Round 5 | West Coast | 12.6 (78) | 19.12 (126) | 48 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 19 | Western Bulldogs | 9.10 (64) | 14.18 (102) | 38 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 20 | West Coast | 7.17 (59) | 15.7 (97) | 38 | W.A.C.A. | |
| Round 3 | Sydney | 14.7 (91) | 15.9 (99) | 8 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Round 4 | Western Bulldogs | 13.9 (87) | 13.11 (89) | 2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 58.4 | |||||
1997 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 0 | 16 | 43.66 (324) | 101.64 (670) | 48.36 |
| 2nd | 7 | 0 | 15 | 56.62 (398) | 72.73 (505) | 78.81 |
| 3rd | 6 | 0 | 16 | 63.51 (429) | 93.81 (639) | 67.14 |
| 4th | 4 | 0 | 18 | 45.56 (326) | 88.87 (615) | 53.01 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 65 | 207.235 (1477) | 354.305 (2429) | 60.81 |
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