East Melbourne · Sat 26 Jun 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 32 |
| GeelongGEEL | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 57 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 32 and 57.
Geelong won by 25 points.
5.2 (32) — 8.9 (57)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Park | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harold Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Darcy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Fred White | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Palmer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Barling | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |