1997 VFL season

none December 2017 December 2017 January 2017 vfl 1997 5 April – 21 September 1997 11 6 3 2 Justin Crough() Shayne Smith(Springvale – 107 goals) white 1996 VFL season 1996 white 1998 VFL season 1998 The 1997 Victorian Football League season was the 116th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club, after it defeated Frankston by 29 points in the Grand Final on 21 September. Ladder main WDL 5 Ladder true points y 4 2 FRA Frankston SPR Springvale SAN Sandringham WER Werribee PMB Port Melbourne WIL Williamstown NBU Preston NBR North Ballarat BOX Box Hill TRA Traralgon COB Coburg 17 1 0 1966 1174 14 4 0 2006 1256 14 4 0 1677 1075 P 12 6 0 1883 1366 10 8 0 1660 1430 8 8 2 1544 1662 7 11 0 1360 1618 6 12 0 1358 1539 5 12 1 1324 1521 3 14 1 1199 2071 1 17 0 1084 2349 #CCFFCC Finals QF QF QF QF QF 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. Premiers complete AustralianFootball.com Finals series Qualifying and elimination finals Qualifying final Saturday, 30 August(2:00 pm) Springvale 14.6 (90) A Sandringham 17.13 (115) North Port Oval Elimination final Sunday, 31 August(2:00 pm) Werribee 14.16 (100) A Port Melbourne 17.14 (116) North Port Oval Semi-finals First semi-final Sunday, 7 September(2:00pm) Springvale 16.7 (103) H Port Melbourne 13.6 (84) North Port Oval Second semi-final Saturday, 6 September(2:00pm) Frankston 10.7 (67) A Sandringham 16.12 (108) North Port Oval Preliminary final Preliminary final Sunday, 14 September(2:00pm) Frankston 14.17 (101) H Springvale 9.8 (62) North Port Oval Grand Final 1997 VFL Grand Final Sunday, 21 September (2:00pm) Sandringham 3.1 (19) 5.6 (36) 7.10 (52) 10.13 (73) H Frankston 1.3 (9) 4.3 (27) 4.9 (33) 5.14 (44) North Port Oval 10,000 Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC Collins earns his stripes 22 September 1997 54 Tim Stoney M. Vozzo, W. Mann, M. James Norm Goss Memorial Medal Tim Scott-Branagan (Sandringham) Amiet 4, Templeton 2, Scott-Branagan 2, Frater, Dear R. Stubbs 3, S. Ryan, Cummings Pickering, for striking Mann in the first quarterR. Stubbs, for striking Grant in the first quarterGoodwin, for striking Dear in the first quarter Awards The leading goalkicker for the season was Shayne Smith (Springvale), who kicked 107 goals. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Justin Crough (Sandringham). The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by James Puli (Werribee).http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834467 Fothergill–Round Medallists 20 December 2014 29 October 2014 Sportingpulse Frankston won the reserves premiership. Frankston 13.15 (93) defeated Port Melbourne 11.7 (73) in the Grand Final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 21 September. Notable events The VFL adopted two rule changes which had been incorporated into the Australian Football League in 1994: the size of the interchange bench was increased from two to three, and the length of a quarter was reduced from 25 minutes to 20 minutes with extra provisions for time on.Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995; p. 45 References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL