M.C.G. · Sat 29 May 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 2.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 76 |
| St KildaSTK | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 46 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 76 and 46.
Melbourne won by 30 points.
11.10 (76) — 7.4 (46)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| George Moodie | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Bert Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lew Massey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alf Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Kirk | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Steele | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Strahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Timothee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Watson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ahern | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Mick Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Reg Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Algy Hay | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Joe Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Aylwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Beggs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Danny Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Hall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernest Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jerry McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syd Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Whitelaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |