Lake Oval · Sat 29 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.11 | 41 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 33 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 41 and 33.
Sydney won by 8 points.
5.11 (41) — 5.3 (33)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael OGorman | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Allen Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mick Pleass | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Tom Gilligan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Purdy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Southern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Swannie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Toms | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Windley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Adamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Blackwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Howson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie McCartney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dinny McKay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lardie Tulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Archie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Frank Hailwood | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Callesen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gibbs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gregory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Hall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Kay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rhoda McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Monohan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Paterson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Proudfoot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sime | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alby Tame | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |