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1997 Fixture
| Rnd | Home Team | Away Team | Ground | Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Essendon | 5.2 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 16.10 | 106 | dftd | Carlton | 2.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 15.9 | 99 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Mar 31 (Mon) | |
| R2 | Port Adelaide | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.11 | 8.12 | 60 | lost to | Essendon | 1.4 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 93 | Football Park | Apr 6 (Sun) | |
| R3 | Essendon | 3.6 | 9.8 | 11.13 | 18.14 | 122 | dftd | North Melbourne | 2.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 80 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 13 (Sun) | |
| R4 | Geelong | 2.4 | 2.11 | 8.17 | 11.19 | 85 | dftd | Essendon | 4.4 | 5.8 | 10.10 | 11.12 | 78 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 20 (Sun) | |
| R5 | Essendon | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 10.10 | 70 | lost to | Collingwood | 3.9 | 6.12 | 8.14 | 14.15 | 99 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Apr 25 (Fri) | |
| R6 | Essendon | 1.5 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 15.12 | 102 | dftd | Brisbane Lions | 2.5 | 4.11 | 6.14 | 9.17 | 71 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 3 (Sat) | |
| R7 | Adelaide | 4.8 | 8.12 | 9.13 | 18.18 | 126 | dftd | Essendon | 3.2 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 73 | Football Park | May 11 (Sun) | |
| R8 | Essendon | 2.4 | 9.11 | 12.14 | 14.16 | 100 | lost to | St Kilda | 6.8 | 7.9 | 11.13 | 18.16 | 124 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 18 (Sun) | |
| 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 | 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 | Essendon | 3.0 | 7.4 | 8.10 | 13.13 | 91 | lost to | Hawthorn | 3.7 | 5.14 | 12.16 | 17.22 | 124 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 7 (Sat) | |
| R12 | Fremantle | 5.6 | 11.8 | 18.10 | 24.13 | 157 | dftd | Essendon | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 60 | Subiaco Oval | Jun 15 (Sun) | |
| R13 | Richmond | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.10 | 34 | lost to | Essendon | 3.5 | 7.8 | 14.12 | 19.13 | 127 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jun 28 (Sat) | |
| 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 | Sydney | 2.4 | 5.7 | 6.12 | 11.13 | 79 | dftd | Essendon | 2.3 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 11.12 | 78 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Jul 13 (Sun) | |
| R16 | Carlton | 7.3 | 11.9 | 17.14 | 25.15 | 165 | dftd | Essendon | 5.2 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 87 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 19 (Sat) | |
| R17 | Essendon | 2.4 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 10.12 | 72 | lost to | Port Adelaide | 5.3 | 8.6 | 14.9 | 18.14 | 122 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Jul 25 (Fri) | |
| R18 | North Melbourne | 5.7 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 11.17 | 83 | dftd | Essendon | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.10 | 8.16 | 64 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 1 (Fri) | |
| R19 | Essendon | 0.1 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 73 | dftd | Geelong | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.12 | 9.14 | 68 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 10 (Sun) | |
| R20 | Collingwood | 2.2 | 9.6 | 13.10 | 13.13 | 91 | dftd | Essendon | 1.4 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 81 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Aug 16 (Sat) | |
| R21 | Brisbane Lions | 2.4 | 8.7 | 11.11 | 15.12 | 102 | lost to | Essendon | 2.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 16.10 | 106 | Gabba | Aug 23 (Sat) | |
| R22 | Essendon | 4.0 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 102 | dftd | Adelaide | 6.4 | 8.9 | 10.11 | 14.14 | 98 | Optus Oval | Aug 31 (Sun) | |
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 | 18 | Matthew Lloyd | 20 | 212 | 10.6 | 60 | 3 | 272 | 13.6 | 125 | 6.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3.2 | 33 | 411 | 1613 | 80.7 |
| 2 | 25 | Scott Lucas | 22 | 241 | 11 | 85 | 3.9 | 326 | 14.8 | 123 | 5.6 | 5 | 0.2 | 24 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 149 | 1512 | 68.7 |
| 3 | 38 | Sean Denham | 22 | 242 | 11 | 208 | 9.5 | 450 | 20.5 | 54 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 5 | 53 | 1498 | 68.1 |
| 4 | 24 | Joe Misiti | 18 | 238 | 13.2 | 203 | 11.3 | 441 | 24.5 | 69 | 3.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 25 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 28 | 1459 | 81.1 |
| 5 | 15 | Michael Prior | 22 | 264 | 12 | 86 | 3.9 | 350 | 15.9 | 105 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.5 | 5 | 65 | 1417 | 64.4 |
| 6 | 33 | Blake Caracella | 17 | 187 | 11 | 103 | 6.1 | 290 | 17.1 | 84 | 4.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.5 | 18 | 168 | 1249 | 73.5 |
| 7 | 6 | Sean Wellman | 22 | 208 | 9.5 | 81 | 3.7 | 289 | 13.1 | 100 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 14 | 1169 | 53.1 |
| 8 | 10 | Gary O'Donnell | 20 | 211 | 10.6 | 116 | 5.8 | 327 | 16.4 | 44 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 27 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 3 | 51 | 1159 | 58 |
| 9 | 31 | Dustin Fletcher | 16 | 175 | 10.9 | 62 | 3.9 | 237 | 14.8 | 76 | 4.8 | 10 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.6 | 2 | 56 | 999 | 62.4 |
| 10 | 39 | Damien Hardwick | 15 | 177 | 11.8 | 87 | 5.8 | 264 | 17.6 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | 994 | 66.3 |
| 11 | 9 | Che Cockatoo-Collins | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 74 | 4.4 | 220 | 12.9 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 113 | 975 | 57.4 |
| 12 | 7 | Chris Daniher | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 103 | 6.1 | 240 | 14.1 | 62 | 3.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 28 | 970 | 57.1 |
| 13 | 47 | Ricky Olarenshaw | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 117 | 7.8 | 258 | 17.2 | 52 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 14 | 920 | 61.3 |
| 14 | 12 | Michael Symons | 15 | 134 | 8.9 | 88 | 5.9 | 222 | 14.8 | 74 | 4.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 3 | 15 | 906 | 60.4 |
| 15 | 2 | Mark Mercuri | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 66 | 6 | 202 | 18.4 | 47 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 15 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.1 | 10 | 82 | 825 | 75 |
| 16 | 3 | Ryan O'Connor | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 84 | 5.3 | 158 | 9.9 | 40 | 2.5 | 81 | 5.1 | 26 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.8 | 13 | 85 | 780 | 48.8 |
| 17 | 32 | Justin Blumfield | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 86 | 5.7 | 190 | 12.7 | 54 | 3.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 | 6 | 36 | 745 | 49.7 |
| 18 | 22 | Ben Doolan | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 90 | 8.2 | 203 | 18.5 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 8 | 714 | 64.9 |
| 19 | 23 | Peter Cransberg | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 38 | 2.7 | 149 | 10.6 | 49 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 94 | 703 | 50.2 |
| 20 | 46 | Gary Moorcroft | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 53 | 4.8 | 155 | 14.1 | 36 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 | 5 | 47 | 677 | 61.5 |
| 21 | 19 | Peter Somerville | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 46 | 3.5 | 122 | 9.4 | 52 | 4 | 137 | 10.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 639 | 49.2 |
| 22 | 5 | James Hird | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 47 | 6.7 | 122 | 17.4 | 31 | 4.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.6 | 9 | 117 | 576 | 82.3 |
| 23 | 27 | Steven Alessio | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 43 | 4.8 | 104 | 11.6 | 37 | 4.1 | 75 | 8.3 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.2 | 5 | 71 | 558 | 62 |
| 24 | 20 | Peter Berbakov | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 41 | 3.7 | 115 | 10.5 | 25 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 12 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.9 | 2 | 62 | 491 | 44.6 |
| 25 | 14 | David Calthorpe | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 55 | 6.9 | 124 | 15.5 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 27 | 449 | 56.1 |
| 26 | 30 | Mark Fraser | 11 | 66 | 6 | 40 | 3.6 | 106 | 9.6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 30 | 442 | 40.2 |
| 27 | 21 | Dean Wallis | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 26 | 2.4 | 89 | 8.1 | 27 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 354 | 32.2 |
| 28 | 1 | Mark Harvey | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 25 | 4.2 | 80 | 13.3 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 8 | 312 | 52 |
| 29 | 36 | Danny Morgan | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 38 | 7.6 | 81 | 16.2 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 294 | 58.8 |
| 30 | 13 | Michael Long | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 39 | 7.8 | 76 | 15.2 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | 6 | 30 | 288 | 57.6 |
| 31 | 35 | Barry Young | 6 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 63 | 10.5 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 21 | 281 | 46.8 |
| 32 | 8 | Darren Bewick | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 22 | 4.4 | 70 | 14 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 16 | 255 | 51 |
| 33 | 16 | Paul Barnard | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 14 | 2.8 | 48 | 9.6 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 36.4 |
| 34 | 37 | Andrew Ukovic | 5 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 1.8 | 39 | 7.8 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 14 | 164 | 32.8 |
| 35 | 28 | Andrew Bomford | 3 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2.7 | 29 | 9.7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 14 | 131 | 43.7 |
| 36 | 17 | Robert Stevenson | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 1.4 | 24 | 4.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 37 | 42 | Jason Johnson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 4.3 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 38 | 26 | Chris Heffernan | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 39 | 4 | Daniel McAlister | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 7.5 | 23 | 11.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |
| 40 | 48 | Matthew Banks | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 33.5 |
| 41 | 44 | Matthew Watson. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Totals | 462 | 4202 | 9.1 | 2425 | 5.2 | 6627 | 14.3 | 1711 | 3.7 | 353 | 0.8 | 563 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 0.6 | 194 | 1964 | 27158 | 58.8 |
1997 Wins
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 13 | Richmond | 19.13 (127) | 4.10 (34) | 93 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 14 | Melbourne | 18.12 (120) | 8.9 (57) | 63 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 3 | North Melbourne | 18.14 (122) | 12.8 (80) | 42 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 2 | Port Adelaide | 14.9 (93) | 8.12 (60) | 33 | Football Park | |
| Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | 15.12 (102) | 9.17 (71) | 31 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 1 | Carlton | 16.10 (106) | 15.9 (99) | 7 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 19 | Geelong | 11.7 (73) | 9.14 (68) | 5 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 22 | Adelaide | 16.6 (102) | 14.14 (98) | 4 | Optus Oval | |
| Round 21 | Brisbane Lions | 16.10 (106) | 15.12 (102) | 4 | Gabba | |
| Average margin: | 31.3 | |||||
1997 Losses
| Round | Opposition | For | Against | Margin | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 12 | Fremantle | 9.6 (60) | 24.13 (157) | 97 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 16 | Carlton | 13.9 (87) | 25.15 (165) | 78 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 7 | Adelaide | 11.7 (73) | 18.18 (126) | 53 | Football Park | |
| Round 17 | Port Adelaide | 10.12 (72) | 18.14 (122) | 50 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 11 | Hawthorn | 13.13 (91) | 17.22 (124) | 33 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 5 | Collingwood | 10.10 (70) | 14.15 (99) | 29 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 9 | West Coast | 13.7 (85) | 16.14 (110) | 25 | Subiaco Oval | |
| Round 8 | St Kilda | 14.16 (100) | 18.16 (124) | 24 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 10 | Western Bulldogs | 17.12 (114) | 20.16 (136) | 22 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 18 | North Melbourne | 8.16 (64) | 11.17 (83) | 19 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 20 | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | 13.13 (91) | 10 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 4 | Geelong | 11.12 (78) | 11.19 (85) | 7 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Round 15 | Sydney | 11.12 (78) | 11.13 (79) | 1 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Average margin: | 34.5 | |||||
1997 Quarter Statistics
| Quarter | W | D | L | For | Against | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 0 | 16 | 58.62 (410) | 76.102 (558) | 73.48 |
| 2nd | 9 | 0 | 13 | 68.59 (467) | 69.81 (495) | 94.34 |
| 3rd | 13 | 0 | 9 | 82.59 (551) | 70.65 (485) | 113.61 |
| 4th | 11 | 0 | 11 | 87.54 (576) | 95.62 (632) | 91.14 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 49 | 295.234 (2004) | 310.310 (2170) | 92.35 |
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