Lake Oval · Mon 24 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 2.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 59 |
| St KildaSTK | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 59 and 2.
Sydney won by 57 points.
8.11 (59) — 0.2 (2)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinny McKay | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Michael OGorman | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dick Gibson | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Archie Swannie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Gilligan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie McCartney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Pleass | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Purdy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Southern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Toms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Windley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Adamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Blackwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Howson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ahern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Aylwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Beggs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dan Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Danny Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Hall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Algy Hay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernest Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jerry McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Newton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |