Junction Oval · Sat 17 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St KildaSTK | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 13 |
| MelbourneMELB | 2.3 | 3.5 | 7.11 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 13 and 71.
Melbourne won by 58 points.
1.7 (13) — 10.11 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Hall | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arch Lowe | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0 |
| Bill Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe OGrady | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syd Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Rutherford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Shaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Whitelaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Aylwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Beggs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Duigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Danny Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Hall 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Wardill | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wally Steele | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Walter Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Lew Massey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Moodie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Timothee | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Stewart Geddes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |