Match Recap
Grand Final·Sat, 27-Sep-1997 2:45 PM·M.C.G.·99,645 att.
St Kilda
13.16 (94)
vs
Adelaide
19.11 (125)
Adelaide won by 31

Adelaide defeated St Kilda 125–94, by 31 points. The match turned in the third quarter, when Adelaide outscored St Kilda 37–14; St Kilda led disposals 292–253 while Adelaide edged tackles 58–41.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda3.6 (24)7.11 (53)9.13 (67)13.16 (94)13.16 (94)
Adelaide3.8 (26)5.10 (40)11.11 (77)19.11 (125)19.11 (125)

St Kilda — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Tony Brown7292———————————
#3 Nathan Burke2013331311————————
#42 Brett Cook34733—111———————
#18 Jason Cripps841212——————————
#34 Jayson Daniels881625——————————
#25 Barry Hall89175131————————
#35 Robert Harvey231336311—————————
#24 Jason Heatley73103—33————————
#8 Max Hudghton18923——————————
#5 Austinn Jones1712294411————————
#17 Rod Keogh971622—1————————
#22 Matthew Lappin32511—1————————
#23 Stewart Loewe82104—224———————
#16 Robert Neill1231———————————
#1 Justin Peckett8614311—————————
#31 Jamie Shanahan72932——————————
#13 David Sierakowski32521——1———————
#19 Steven Sziller1091915——————————
#29 Andrew Thompson781512—2————————
#15 Darryl Wakelin32515——————————
#7 Nicky Winmar94131—11————————

Adelaide — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#26 Mark Bickley62826—1————————
#18 Troy Bond7185—4—————————
#44 Peter Caven114156—1—————————
#14 Matthew Connell931222——————————
#9 Tyson Edwards921111—1————————
#13 Shane Ellen841263511———————
#36 Simon Goodwin16319451—————————
#34 Ben Hart93123———————————
#11 Brett James961525——————————
#35 Rod Jameson1—1————————————
#3 Darren Jarman1541957621———————
#28 Kane Johnson10112122——1———————
#20 Aaron Keating————1——3———————
#5 Kym Koster951417—1————————
#23 Andrew McLeod181331113——————————
#15 David Pittman31421——2———————
#52 Shaun Rehn1251764——16———————
#42 Chad Rintoul65111311————————
#10 Matthew Robran54944——5———————
#24 Clay Sampson—11—1——————————
#7 Nigel Smart9413531—1———————