Corio Oval · Sat 21 Aug 1897 · 5,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeelongGEEL | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.10 | 29 |
| EssendonESS | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 35 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 29 and 35.
Essendon won by 6 points.
3.11 (29) — 5.5 (35)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred White | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Eddy James | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jack Quinn | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |
| Firth McCallum | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe McShane | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Parkin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Billy Pincott | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Alf Pontin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Rankin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Henry Young | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Sam Brockwell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Peter Burns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Coles | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Conway | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Flynn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddy Holligan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom Maguire | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tod Collins | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Arthur Cleghorn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Harry Wright | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Son Barry | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Edgar Croft | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Charlie Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh Gavin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Groves | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Hastings | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gus Kearney | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ted Kinnear | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Martin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Ned Officer | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Pat OLoughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Stuckey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Archie Sykes | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Vautin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Waugh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |