The Brisbane Lions' 1997 season was its first season in the Australian Football League (AFL) after its merger.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Recruited from 1 3 Rory Hilton Murray Bushrangers 2 26 Tim Notting North Ballarat Rebels
Players
Season summary Premiership Season Home and away season
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance Brisbane Opponent 1 30 March (1:40 pm) 96 132 Football Park (A) 36,602 2 6 April (2:45 pm) 154 57 The Gabba (H) 17,123 3 13 April (2:10 pm) 75 87 Waverley Park (A) 27,947 4 20 April (2:45 pm) 109 83 The Gabba (H) 18,575 5 27 April (2:10 pm) 71 73 Football Park (A) 31,757 6 3 May (2:10 pm) 71 102 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 37,642 7 11 May (2:45 pm) 60 139 The Gabba (H) 17,524 8 18 May (2:10 pm) 93 98 Subiaco Oval (A) 14,721 9 25 May (2:45 pm) 126 98 The Gabba (H) 19,828 10 1 June (2:10 pm) 92 89 The Gabba (H) 20,403 11 9 June (2:10 pm) 63 84 Princes Park (A) 27,904 12 15 June (2:10 pm) 135 50 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 13,392 13 28 June (7:40 pm) 88 73 The Gabba (H) 19,560 14 6 July (2:10 pm) 68 50 The Gabba (H) 19,155 15 12 July (2:10 pm) 137 73 Princes Park (A) 16,430 16 18 July (7:40 pm) 118 87 The Gabba (H) 21,348 17 27 July (2:10 pm) 44 92 Waverley Park (A) 34,859 18 2 August (7:40 pm) 141 71 The Gabba (H) 19,635 19 8 August (7:40 pm) 59 116 Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) 27,021 20 16 August (7:40 pm) 93 93 The Gabba (H) 20,835 21 23 August (7:40 pm) 102 106 The Gabba (H) 21,065 22 29 August (6:40 pm) 81 120 WACA (A) 29,402
Finals series
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance Brisbane Opponent Second qualifying final 7 September (2:30 pm) 89 135 Waverley Park 50,035
Ladder
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