Brunswick St · Sat 8 May 1897 · 3,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FitzroyFITZ | 0.5 | 0.11 | 5.13 | 49 |
| CarltonCARL | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 16 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 49 and 16.
Fitzroy won by 33 points.
6.13 (49) — 2.4 (16)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Lamley | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chris Kiernan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arch Muirhead | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Jim Grace | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ted Staniland | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill McSpeerin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dick McCabe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam McMichael | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dan Moriarty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Moriarty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jerry Nolan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Whelan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ivan Astruc | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Banks | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Dalton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Descrimes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Grace | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ern Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Kimberley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally OCock | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Weir | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Ahern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Aitken | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Otto Buck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Casey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cummins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brook Hannah | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Heffernan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Johnston | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McPetrie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Paton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Reekie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charles Sweatman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Walton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Woodhouse | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |