Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Match Centre

Saturday 20-Sep-1997
Final Preliminary Final
Western Bulldogs Coach: Terry Wallace
91 13.13
93 12.21
Adelaide Coach: Malcolm Blight
M.C.G. Adelaide by 2

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
WBD2.28.43.10.691
ADE0.74.44.44.693

Match Leaders

Goals
6
James CookWBD
Behinds
5
Ben HartADE
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
5
Kane JohnsonADE

Team Stats

WBDADE

Scoring / Attack

13Goals12
13Behinds21
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

302Disposals291
193Kicks197
109Handballs94

Clearance / Contest

17Tackles43
16Hitouts21

Other

85Marks88
17Frees For19
19Frees Against17

How the match finished

Adelaide beat Western Bulldogs by 2 points, 93–91.

Adelaide came from 22 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Western Bulldogs 30–6 in the final term to take the win.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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