East Melbourne · Sat 15 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 30 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 50 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 30 and 50.
Collingwood won by 20 points.
4.6 (30) — 8.2 (50)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bert Salkeld | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| George Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gus Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Darcy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lardie Tulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jim Gregory | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Archie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wal Gillard | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Callesen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gibbs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hailwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rhoda McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Monohan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Proudfoot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sime | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alby Tame | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |