Princes Park · Sat 17 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarltonCARL | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 16 |
| GeelongGEEL | 0.5 | 4.7 | 6.11 | 66 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 16 and 66.
Geelong won by 50 points.
2.4 (16) — 9.12 (66)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Caffery | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bobby Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brook Hannah | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0 |
| Herbie Lowenthal | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Oscar Manchester | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Reekie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Reid | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charles Sweatman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Walton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Aitken | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Chic Breese | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Otto Buck | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bob Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Casey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Chapman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Crane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Frost | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred White | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bert Barling | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cecil Sandford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mac Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |