Corio Oval · Sat 8 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 24 |
| EssendonESS | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 47 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 24 and 47.
Essendon won by 23 points.
3.6 (24) — 7.5 (47)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0 |
| Bill McKay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Mullen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Leahy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Lucas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Johnny Graham | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Darcy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob McCormick | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gus Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Salkeld | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |