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Encyclopedia > 1997 AFL season

Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997. The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Premiership season

Round 1

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
North Melbourne Kangaroos 7.13 (55) Melbourne Demons 10.10 (70) MCG 35,802 Thursday, 27 March
Collingwood Magpies 26.10 (166) Port Adelaide Power 13.9 (87) MCG 51,883 Saturday, 29 March
Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) Fremantle Dockers 10.20 (80) Princes Park 8,664 Saturday, 29 March
West Coast Eagles 12.6 (78) Sydney Swans 5.7 (37) Subiaco Oval 29,965 Saturday, 29 March
St Kilda Saints 10.11 (71) Hawthorn Hawks 11.11 (77) Waverley Park 35,732 Saturday, 29 March
Adelaide Crows 20.12 (132) Brisbane Lions 14.12 (96) Football Park 36,602 Sunday, 30 March
Richmond Tigers 15.14 (104) Geelong Cats 13.17 (95) MCG 48,358 Sunday, 30 March
Essendon Bombers 16.10 (106) Carlton Blues 15.9 (99) MCG 82,363 Monday, 31 March

The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and known unofficially as the Fremantle Dockers and informally as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... Princes Park, Liverpool A park in Liverpool. ... The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed chokers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. ... AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is the home of Australian rules football in South Australia. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ...

Round 2

Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance Date
Melbourne Demons 7.14 (56) Collingwood Magpies 24.19 (163) MCG 61,138 Friday, 4 April
Richmond Tigers 19.14 (128) Adelaide Crows 15.10 (100) MCG 32,880 Saturday, 5 April
Geelong Cats 11.12 (78) West Coast Eagles 11.6 (72) Kardinia Park 17,988 Saturday, 5 April
Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) Sydney Swans 12.11 (83) Princes Park 12,604 Saturday, 5 April
Brisbane Lions 23.16 (154) St Kilda Saints 7.15 (57) Gabba 17,123 Sunday, 6 April
Port Adelaide Power 8.12 (60) Essendon Bombers 14.9 (93) Football Park 32,747 Sunday, 6 April
Fremantle Dockers 13.9 (87) Hawthorn Hawks 10.13 (73) Subiaco Oval 19,057 Sunday, 6 April
North Melbourne Kangaroos 12.14 (86) Carlton Blues 8.12 (60) MCG 38,170 Monday, 7 April
The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed chokers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ... Skilled Stadium is located in Geelong, Victoria and is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, an Australian Rules Football team. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Princes Park, Liverpool A park in Liverpool. ... The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Brisbane Cricket Ground, colloquially The Gabba, is a major sports arena in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. ... The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is the home of Australian rules football in South Australia. ... Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and known unofficially as the Fremantle Dockers and informally as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos Football Club plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... There are other articles with similar names; see MCG (disambiguation). ...


 
 

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