| Round |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Venue |
Crowd |
| 1997 - Rnd 1 |
Adelaide 20-12 (132) |
d Brisbane 14-12 (96) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 36,632 |
| 1997 - Rnd 2 |
Richmond 19-14 (128) |
d Adelaide 15-10 (100) |
MCG |
Crowd - 61,138 |
| 1997 - Rnd 3 |
Carlton 15-8 (98) |
d Adelaide 12-8 (80) |
Optus Oval |
Crowd - 22,145 |
| 1997 - Rnd 4 |
Port Adelaide 11-17 (83) |
d Adelaide 11-6 (72) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 47,256 |
| 1997 - Rnd 5 |
Adelaide 19-7 (121) |
d West. Bulldogs 9-17 (71) |
Optus Oval |
Crowd - 13,570 |
| 1997 - Rnd 6 |
Collingwood 13-6 (84) |
d Adelaide 11-17 (83) |
Victoria Park |
Crowd - 24,633 |
| 1997 - Rnd 7 |
Adelaide 18-18 (126) |
d Essendon 11-7 (73) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 38,725 |
| 1997 - Rnd 8 |
Adelaide 22-12 (144) |
d Sydney 8-7 (55) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 40,047 |
| 1997 - Rnd 9 |
Adelaide 14-18 (102) |
d Hawthorn 13-10 (88) |
Waverley Park |
Crowd - 23,463 |
| 1997 - Rnd 10 |
Adelaide 16-9 (105) |
d Fremantle 10-12 (72) |
Subiaco |
Crowd - 22,464 |
| 1997 - Rnd 11 |
Adelaide 14-13 (97) |
d Melbourne 5-15 (45) |
MCG |
Crowd - 27,463 |
| 1997 - Rnd 12 |
Nth Melbourne 16-9 (105) |
d Adelaide 12-11 (83) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 43,345 |
| 1997 - Rnd 13 |
Geelong 17-8 (110) |
d Adelaide 7-12 (54) |
Kardinia Park |
Crowd - 20,236 |
| 1997 - Rnd 14 |
Adelaide 16-10 (106) |
d West Coast 4-7 (31) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 39,221 |
| 1997 - Rnd 15 |
Adelaide 10-16 (76) |
d St Kilda 9-12 (66) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 39,921 |
| 1997 - Rnd 16 |
Brisbane 17-16 (118) |
d Adelaide 13-9 (87) |
GABBA |
Crowd - 21,348 |
| 1997 - Rnd 17 |
Adelaide 29-11 (185) |
d Richmond 7-6 (48) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 36,297 |
| 1997 - Rnd 18 |
Adelaide 18-19 (127) |
d Carlton 13-8 (86) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 42,458 |
| 1997 - Rnd 19 |
Adelaide 9-11 (65) |
d Port Adelaide 9-4 (58) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 45,498 |
| 1997 - Rnd 20 |
West. Bulldogs 16-7 (103) |
d Adelaide 7-18 (60) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 39,632 |
| 1997 - Rnd 21 |
Adelaide 6-12 (48) |
d Collingwood 5-9 (39) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 37,661 |
| 1997 - Rnd 22 |
Essendon 16-6 (102) |
d Adelaide 14-14 (98) |
Optus Oval |
Crowd - 25,164 |
| 1st Qualifying Final |
Adelaide 14-15 (99) |
d West Coast 9-12 (66) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 43,671 |
| 2nd Semi Final |
Adelaide 11-10 (76) |
d Geelong 9-14 (68) |
Football Park |
Crowd - 46,101 |
| 2nd Preliminary Final |
Adelaide 12-21 (93) |
d West. Bulldogs 13-13 (91) |
MCG |
Crowd - 70,088 |
| Grand Final |
Adelaide 19-11 (125) |
d St Kilda 13-16 (94) |
MCG |
Crowd - 99,645 |