East Melbourne · Sat 31 Jul 1897
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EssendonESS | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 49 |
| SydneySYD | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 45 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 49 and 45.
Essendon won by 4 points.
8.1 (49) — 6.9 (45)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Moore | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dave Adamson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Archie Swannie | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Michael OGorman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dinny McKay | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dick Doran | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Fleming | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Gilligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Howson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie McCartney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim OHara | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Mick Pleass | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Purdy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sigmont | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Southern | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Windley | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |