East Melbourne · Sat 17 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 62 |
| FitzroyFITZ | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 30 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 62 and 30.
Essendon won by 32 points.
9.8 (62) — 4.6 (30)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Leach | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Grace | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ern Jenkins | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jim Grace | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Cleary | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Dalton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alex Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Descrimes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Kerrigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh McEwen | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam McMichael | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dan Moriarty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Geoff Moriarty | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jerry Nolan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Noonan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Peppard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stan Reid | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Sharpe | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alec Sloan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |