M.C.G. · Sat 10 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 53 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 26 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 53 and 26.
Melbourne won by 27 points.
8.5 (53) — 3.8 (26)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Steele | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Bill McCulloch | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Moodie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Strahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Wardill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Healing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lew Massey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Kiernan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pat Descrimes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ted Staniland | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Cleary | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tim Curran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Dalton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Grace | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Kerrigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam McMichael | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill McSpeerin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dan Moriarty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Moriarty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jerry Nolan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Noonan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Peppard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Reid | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Sharpe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |