M.C.G. · Sat 21 Aug 1897 · 7,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 47 |
| CollingwoodCOLL | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 51 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 47 and 51.
Collingwood won by 4 points.
7.5 (47) — 7.9 (51)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Leith | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Stewart Geddes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Young | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Fred McGinis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wally Steele | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dave Strahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Dick Wardill | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Watson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Wood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Herb Fry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Healing | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Maurie Herring | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edwin Jenkyn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Austin Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm McLeod | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Moysey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Fred Sheahan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Eddie Sholl | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Dowdall | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dick Condon | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Kay | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tom Lee | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fred Leach | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rhoda McDonald | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlie Dow | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Arthur Gibbs | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Wal Gillard | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Gregory | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Hailwood | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Denis Lanigan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Monohan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Pannam | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Proudfoot | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Sime | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Strickland | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Williams | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |