East Melbourne · Mon 24 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 5.2 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 78 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 41 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 78 and 41.
Essendon won by 37 points.
12.6 (78) — 6.5 (41)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bert Salkeld | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Ball | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Darcy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Caffery | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Wally OCock | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chic Breese | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charles Sweatman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Casey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Chapman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cummins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brook Hannah | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Howard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McPetrie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Paton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Reekie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Walton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Weir | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Aitken | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |