East Melbourne · Tue 22 Jun 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 63 |
| MelbourneMELB | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 27 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 63 and 27.
Essendon won by 36 points.
8.15 (63) — 3.9 (27)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alf Healing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lew Massey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill McCulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Moodie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wally Steele | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Strahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Wardill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Watson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |