Lake Oval · Sat 24 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 32 |
| GeelongGEEL | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 44 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 32 and 44.
Geelong won by 12 points.
5.2 (32) — 6.8 (44)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Blackwood | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dinny McKay | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bill Windley | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Archie Swannie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie McCartney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Pleass | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Purdy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Southern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Adamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Allen Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Doran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Fleming | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Gilligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Howson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred White | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Mac Armstrong | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |