Princes Park · Sat 10 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13 |
| EssendonESS | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 42 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 13 and 42.
Essendon won by 29 points.
2.1 (13) — 5.12 (42)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Walton | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sam Chapman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Henry Dunne | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0 |
| Jack Frost | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Brook Hannah | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Oscar Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Reekie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Reid | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bobby Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Weir | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Aitken | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chic Breese | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Caffery | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Casey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Moore | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gus Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Darcy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Leach | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Thurgood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |