Corio Oval · Sat 29 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 44 |
| CarltonCARL | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 22 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 44 and 22.
Geelong won by 22 points.
5.14 (44) — 3.4 (22)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stan Enfield | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chic Breese | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Cummins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wally OCock | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jimmy Aitken | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Caffery | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Casey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Chapman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brook Hannah | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McPetrie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Paton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Reekie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bobby Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Walton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Woodhouse | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |