Corio Oval · Sat 3 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 15 |
| MelbourneMELB | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 15 and 10.
Geelong won by 5 points.
1.9 (15) — 0.10 (10)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 0 |
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cecil Sandford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Barling | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
James 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Fry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Healing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lew Massey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill McCulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Moodie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Strahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Wardill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Watson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |