Match Recap
Round 2·Sun, 6-Apr-1997 2:50 PM (3:20 PM)·Football Park·32,747 att.
Port Adelaide
8.12 (60)
vs
Essendon
14.9 (93)
Essendon won by 33

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Port Adelaide3.8 (26)3.9 (27)4.11 (35)8.12 (60)8.12 (60)
Essendon1.4 (10)5.6 (36)10.7 (67)14.9 (93)14.9 (93)

Port Adelaide — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Shane Bond106163212
#3 Shayne Breuer1151611111
#21 David Brown18927111
#26 Peter Burgoyne87152
#6 Scott Cummings718714
#19 Donald Dickie9716421
#17 Nigel Fiegert4262
#8 Fabian Francis9413321
#10 Josh Francou98173
#39 Adam Heuskes8917231
#29 Adam Kingsley124162
#20 Brendon Lade31416
#22 Bowen Lockwood639411
#9 Brayden Lyle231235531233
#33 Darren Mead841212
#14 Stephen Paxman36941
#30 Darryl Poole39125415
#2 Matthew Primus775215
#16 Warren Tredrea2241
#1 Gavin Wanganeen83113
#15 Michael Wilson325

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#27 Steven Alessio882138
#16 Paul Barnard6171
#20 Peter Berbakov9312122
#32 Justin Blumfield5381411
#14 David Calthorpe95142
#9 Che Cockatoo-Collins7613311
#7 Chris Daniher63922
#38 Sean Denham951422
#31 Dustin Fletcher9413342
#30 Mark Fraser34721
#5 James Hird96154121
#13 Michael Long117188222
#25 Scott Lucas101115112
#2 Mark Mercuri18422733
#24 Joe Misiti207271011
#3 Ryan OConnor3251112
#10 Gary ODonnell105153111
#15 Michael Prior8412421
#12 Michael Symons85134
#21 Dean Wallis33
#6 Sean Wellman94136