Junction Oval · Sat 5 Jun 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 26 |
| EssendonESS | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 63 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 26 and 63.
Essendon won by 37 points.
3.8 (26) — 9.9 (63)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ernie Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Matthews | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 0 |
| Jerry McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe OGrady | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syd Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Ahern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Aylwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Beggs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Danny Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Hall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Algy Hay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jim White | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harold Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Ball | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Park | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Salkeld | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Thurgood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |