East Melbourne · Sat 24 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.6 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 94 |
| St KildaSTK | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 94 and 3.
Essendon won by 91 points.
13.16 (94) — 0.3 (3)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Arthur Leach | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gus Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alby Stamp | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ahern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Aylwin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Beggs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Blake | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dan Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Dunne | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Hall | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Howell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McNamara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick OHagan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syd Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Rutherford | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Emery Staines | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ernie Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Whitelaw | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |