Victoria Park · Sat 22 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 41 |
| GeelongGEEL | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 37 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 41 and 37.
Collingwood won by 4 points.
6.5 (41) — 5.7 (37)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| George Callesen | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Lardie Tulloch | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Jim Gregory | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rhoda McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Monohan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Proudfoot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alby Tame | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gibbs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wal Gillard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hailwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Enfield | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |